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Parasite Entrepreneurism

Starting off in business is not easy. For the author, a terrible job became an opportunity to start a small business

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Survive Or Thrive–The Choice Is Yours

This is the quiet before the storm. I just finished off a plate of chicken marsala in an Italian restaurant, enveloped in the gentle clinking of forks and knives on china, plaid tablecloths, and bottles of olive oil. It all feels so warm and civilized, except for the luggage cars racing past the window and flashing lights of airplanes reminding me I am no longer in New York.

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Are You Bad at the Internet?

A Kauffman study released Thursday illuminates how small businesses are struggling with using the Web to convert sales, while a few unlikely industries are finding success. In the world of start-ups, a website is a company's lifeblood.

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Content Is The New Currency

As Britain was dangerously close to defeat in 1940, Winston Churchill put the English language into battle. He inspired the people of Great Britain with his defiant, heroic speeches, rousing challenges that were full of hope, humor and direction.

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Your Next High-Paying Job May Be In An Industry That Was Never On Your Radar

Sit in on any meeting at Reckitt Benckiser in Slough, west of London, and you’ll get some valuable insights on the changing global workplace and the art of finding a job. This rapidly growing consumer products company prides itself on attracting top executives whose instincts are honed for mobility, global adaptation and data-driven rationality.

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Need Funding? Pawn Your Stuff

Pawngo lets entrepreneurs pawn Rolexes, gold coins, and cameras in exchange for quick business loans. And it's blowing up.

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Forget Gender Roles

Daytner Construction founder Theresa Daytner grew up spelunking with her geologist mother, and visiting her hairdresser father at a beauty salon. Today her husband works for her fast-growing contracting firm

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Do You Know Your Suppliers?

As you set your budget for 2012, it's a good time to take a fresh look at your suppliers and see if the relationship still works for you. In February, CEO of Gallaher & Associates Tom Gallaher found his business nearly a million dollars in debt thanks to a crooked accountant.

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