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Preparing Financially For A Baby

post from AL6400 Blog on 22 June 2008 11:50:13 PM. © AL6400 Blog

I recently bumped into my neighbor as we were both arriving back to our homes at the same time and[...]

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Praise the Lord and Go to Jail

post from Taxable Talk on 22 June 2008 10:06:00 PM. © Taxable Talk

Suckers are born every day, and so are the people out to fleece them. I've reported in the past on Aegis Corporation, a now defunct Chicago-based vendor of offshore...

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Completing the Circle

post from Taxable Talk on 22 June 2008 10:06:00 PM. © Taxable Talk

Last year I reported on Circle Industries, the Alpharetta, Georgia based international construction company. The father and son owners conspired with their bookkeeper to deduct personal expenses on their business...

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Susan Weber: The E-Myth Revisited - Blog Business
Success Radio

post from Blog Business World on 22 June 2008 07:01:00 PM. © Blog Business World

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Common Mistakes in Starting a Business

post from PowerHomeBiz Small & Home Business Blog on 22 June 2008 05:59:00 PM. © PowerHomeBiz Small & Home Business Blog

I've previously written about the common mistakes of startup entrepreneurs in the article Top 10 Home Business Mistakes. However, it is also interesting to see what other authors and experts consider as the most common mistakes small owners make:

Maria De Lourdes Sobrino, Founder and CEO of Lulu's Dessert Corporation and the author of Thriving Latina Entrepreneurs in America considers the following as the most common mistakes made by Latinas:

Lack of focus
Inadequate financing
Ignoring a problem
Not delegating
Inconsistency with product or service quality
Not understanding your competitors
Unwillingness to work hard

CNNMoney.com considers the following as 5 deadly mistakes when starting a business

Too little cash
Thinking small
Skimping on tech
Underestimating the importance of sales
Losing focus

Microsoft Small Business Center lists 7 biggest mistakes of business startups

Driving a fire engine without a route.
Selling way too cheap
Starting a business just for the thrill of it.
Clueless about marketing
Being a pal instead of a boss
Blowing through your capital.
Overlooking your loved ones.

Different lists, but basically the same ideas. Let me know if you have any favorite lists of small business startup mistakes.

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Am I Bored With Web 2.0

post from A VC on 22 June 2008 05:31:07 PM. © A VC

I read a comment on my ?Looking For Inspiration? post this morning that suggested I was just getting bored with Web 2.0 like many others. It?s something I?ve considered a lot lately. I am certainly not bored with the investments...

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Am I Bored With Web 2.0

post from A VC on 22 June 2008 05:31:00 PM. © A VC

I read a comment on my ???Looking For Inspiration??? post this morning that suggested I was just getting bored with Web 2.0 like many others. It???s something I???ve considered a lot lately. I am certainly not bored with the investments...

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Getting to Email Zero

Following my recent post on Minimizing Work-in-Process for Knowledge Workers, several folks wrote and asked me to write more on getting their email inbox to zero. I put together an outline for such a post.

When I discovered I didn?t need to write anything further.

In Yes, You Can Stay on Top of Email, Michael Hyatt describes all you need know to empty your email inbox. Daily. Yes, daily. Hyatt writes the blog From Where I Sit. As the CEO of a major publishing company, he?s a busy guy who also thinks a lot about process. Long time blogging buddy Frank Patrick clued me to Hyatt?s blog a while back and I?ve come to appreciate his input.

Go read Hyatt?s post. Then, start applying it. Today. Not tomorow. Now. I highly commend his outline. And add two more points.

First, find a way to turn off email. In July 2007, unannounced, I started only sending and receiving emails once an hour at work. I found the way in Outlook to automatically send and receive email once an hour. I write them anytime I need to...but they only go out once and hour. Amazingly, not one single person I work with has asked me about this. For a full year. Now maybe they think I'm a jerk and haven't told me. I suspect, though, it simply hasn't been an issue. In fact, the only way any of them will know I do this is if they read this post! Yes, you can do the same. It really eliminates a LOT of distractions.

Second, find a way to separate personal and business emails. Most of us with regular jobs have a mandated email program for work. So use it. I strongly suggest getting a web-based email for your personal use. I?ve used several and Gmail is my vastly preferred choice.

Don?t let email run your life?get on top of it. Now.

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Zakaria Quote Of The Day

Europeans prefer complexity, the Japanese revere minimalism. But Americans like size, preferably supersize.

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