Issue #14: Happy Holidays from Vida com Esperanca

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Welcome to the December 1, 2008 edition of social entrepreneurship today.

Tushar Mathur presents Ways To Leave Your Business posted at Small Business Resource, saying, “Selecting your successor is a fundamental objective that is decided early in the Exit Planning process. Almost all owners want to transfer the business to other family members, an employee or a co-owner; only about 5 percent want to sell to an outside third party.”

Andy presents Tax Dedcutions for Internet Marketers and Online Entrapeneurs posted at Personal Plug, saying, “Great tips to pay very little taxes and get lots of deductions.”

Matthew Paulson presents Check Applicant References Before Hiring posted at American Entrepreneurship.

DebbieDragon presents Marketing Tips That Can Make A Difference posted at Empowering Mom.

tony scott presents Free Online Advertising posted at Promote Your Business, saying, “Free classified Ads buy and sell pets computers real estate used car and general merchandise online. Promote your business for free.”

Kevin Dawson presents The 10 Commandments of Direct Marketing #2 - Your USP posted at Kevin Dawson’s Copywriting & Traffic, saying, “Value of a USP”

Sarah Scrafford presents 50 Best Social Networks for Seniors posted at Zarabianie na blogach.

Andy presents 4 More Thing You Must Know Before Starting Your Home Business posted at Personal Plug, saying, “It’s tougher and tougher to start a online home business, and yet the opportunities continue to increase. On the one hand, you have to be cautious about the business opportunity you choose; on the other hand, you have to do your due diligence to make sure you are working with a solid opportunity with a stable company.”

hank presents Dream More, Work Less posted at My Investing Blog.

Matthew Paulson presents Home Based Business Work-Life Balance Tips posted at American Entrepreneurship.

DebbieDragon presents I?ll Take Jealousy for $100, Alex posted at Empowering Mom.

Great Management presents An Easy Way To Get A Job Payrise posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “The Learning and Skills Council survey has shown that employees can increase their salary by $4,000 to $6,000 per year by getting the right training. Here’s how.”

Good Thing presents A Million Good Things posted at A Million Good Things.

debergerac78 presents When it comes to customers, don’t make the same mistake twice! posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, “Even apologies to customers lose all meaning when the cause of the trouble isn’t fixed.”

Altha Sood presents WBO Talk Radio Show » Blog Archive » Online Talk Radio Shows are Powerful Marketing Tools! posted at WBO Talk Radio Show, saying, “All carnival participants and/or members of your email list are welcomed to join as listeners on Wednesday for our radio show, www.blogtalkradio.com/wbo-radio.”

Britannica Blog presents The Need for Greater Flexibility in the Workplace posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “Reports on the falling economy and heaving financial industry are monopolizing news lately. At the same time, today’s managers are faced with continuously changing and conflicting demands: consumers want their products customized in record turn-around time while employees are faced with the impeding stress of long work hours and the resulting burnout.”

Gunvi presents 5 Hot Tips For A Big Selling Squeeze Page posted at Big Selling Website Design, saying, “Squeeze page information.”

greg Group presents A Social Media Blueprint for Your Business - Associated Content posted at Associated Content.

Andy presents Home Business Opportunities - Truth About Home Based Business Opportunities posted at Personal Plug, saying, “Research is important when looking for home based business opportunities but it takes a little more than just research to determine whether the opportunity is the right one for you.”

Anya Portnik presents Selling in Tough Markets - free special report posted at Gavin Ingham.

Don presents How To Know When It’s Time To Quit Your Day Job posted at Dawn, saying, “Many people who have the dream of working for their self have asked this question at least a thousand times. How do you know when it’s time to quit your current job and work from home? It all depends on you baby! Here are some tips and advice on when to tell the Boss “Adios”.”

Kathleen Gage presents Online market research – find out what’s hot and what’s not! posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “One of the most important things you can do as you grow your business is to know who your market is and what they want.

A great way to find out what’s “hot” is to conduct online research. Although a great recommendation, many people have no clue where to begin.

Often marketing experts tell you what to do, but not how. Learn one of the easiest ways to do your research.”

Woman Tribune presents Have You Heard about YouData Yet? posted at Woman Tribune.

Kevin Dawson presents The Important Art of Slogan Writing posted at Kevin Dawson’s Copywriting & Traffic, saying, “The importance of a good slogan”

Matthew Paulson presents Tips for Effective Office Supply Ordering Procedures posted at American Entrepreneurship.

DebbieDragon presents So, what?s your plan? posted at Empowering Mom.

The Blogger presents How to Recognize Offline and Online Money Scams posted at Debbie’s Debt Advice.

Will Edwards presents The 4 Ps of Service Strategy posted at ITIL V3 Talk, saying, “The 4 Ps of Service Strategy (after Mintzberg) are as follows: Perspective, Plan, Position and Patterns - at least according to ITIL v3. A Strategy can be any of these things or, indeed, any mixture of them.”

debergerac78 presents Should you hire a professional ethics trainer? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, “Business ethics training is not another cost; it’s an investment towards building a good workforce.”

Brian Terry presents 3 Ways To Make Money With Product Creation posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog, saying, “The popularity of online shopping has brought so many opportunities for entrepreneurs. Today, they don’t even need to build a brick and mortar business as they can serve their customers better through online transactions.”

Bhupendra Khanal presents Entrepreneurs : Don’t Do an MBA posted at Analytics Bhupe, saying, “If you have something to show to the world. Just do it. Don’t waste your time doing an MBA.”

Stefan Töpfer presents Business?09 - Win £10,000? Competition And Unleash It! Challenge Goes Live. posted at Winweb.

Helen Trump presents Customer Satisfaction AFTER the Sale posted at Social Marketing by Michelle MacPhearson, saying, “Learn more from this blog about ways to do to still satisfy the customers aftersale.”

Fiona King presents 50 Best Video Games for Your Business posted at BSchool.com Business Schools Directory.

Great Management presents The 7 Simple (but ignored) ‘Rules’ For Ensuring Your Meetings Are Productive posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “Here are 7 simple basic ideas, which are often overlooked, that can improve the quality of the meetings you organise and the meetings you attend.”

Scott Mahler presents When Is It Time To Upgrade Your Website posted at Datex Media, saying, “We live in a technology driven world. That’s why upgrading your website can be one of the most important things you can do to help your business. Among other things, a website helps promote your company’s brand image as well as brand loyalty.”

debergerac78 presents Want to stop the struggle? Start with Elfreda Pretorius’ new book posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, “Elfreda’s book, Stop Struggling and Start Living - The Rules of the Game, offers a new take on principles that make it feel downright terrific to do business in an ethical way.”

Brian Terry presents The Beginner’s Guide to Overnight Traffic | Big Marketing Secrets Blog posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog, saying, “I’m really excited about this guide because if you want to make money online, then you absolutely need the Beginner Traffic S7™ strategy as described in these pages.”

David Weeks presents The 5 Phases Of Network Marketing: Online Marketing Methods That Work posted at The 5 Phases Of Network Marketing, saying, “The author of this article is Jeff Beale”

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Become a People Person posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, ““All things being equal people will do business with people they like. All things not being equal, they still will. Learn to become a people person and become better in relationship, leadership, and influence in every part of business and life.””

Simon Stapleton presents How To Calculate Rates in a Competitive Market posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, “Are you in a freelancing niche that has a lot of competition? you certainly know your competition is vast and spread worldwide. How you perceive and react to this competition, however, is vital. Have a look at your competitors, are they undercutting you with your rates? Perhaps they charge much more but offer more services? Freelancers must take this information in and put it to an advantage and to gain more success/leads.”

Wayne John presents UserVoice is a Better Way to Obtain Customer Feedback posted at Wayne John, saying, “If you value feedback from your users, or simply want to give them an easy, professional way to let you know what they think, then you need to look at UserVoice. This is the best feedback tool I’ve seen. If you run a blog or web site, you need to look at this!”

William James presents Care for Unnecessary fights in life? posted at Internet Marketing | Information Marketing | Blog Marketing | Business Success.

JCL presents Your Real Estate Investing Team posted at The Real Estate Investing Journey, saying, “Think like an entrepreneur and surround yourself with talented people.”

Raymond presents How To Become A Millionaire and Get Rich In 10 Steps posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents Credit Card Offers For People With Bad Credit Or Poor Credit History posted at Money Blue Book.

Erika Collin presents How to Prepare for a Financial Apocalypse: 100 Tips and Tools to Secure What?s Yours posted at e-Justice Blog.

Peter Murphy presents Interesting Topics of Conversation People Love To Talk About posted at Communication Skills Power.

Businessinfoguide presents How to Launch Your Own Website Today posted at Business Info Guide.

American Entrepreneurship presents The Benefits of Attending Association Conferences posted at American Entrepreneurship.

Simon Stapleton presents 10 Big Reasons Why Freelancers Must Use Elance and Rentacoder (or Other Freelance Marketplaces) | SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, “Freelance Marketplaces, like Elance and Rentacoder, have grown very popular with freelancers and their clients because they are a ‘platform solution’ to many freelancer business problems. For a small(ish) fee, freelancers enjoy many benefits. What are they, and why use these platforms?”

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