Software Patents Author: Michael Feigin Recent court cases may change the availability of obtaining software and business method patents. Where is the line between what is considered an abstract and unpatentable invention verses a tangible and patentable invention?
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A PR Surprise for Managers Author: Robert A. Kelly For those business, non-profit and association managers committed to PR tactics like radio and newspaper plugs, it can come as a surprise to discover where public relations value REALLY lies. Truth is, your PR budget can deliver results far beyond
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A Presidential Debate Author: Kevin Thompson Talk about a controversial topic! The recent debates were something else. The interesting thing is this, if youre like me, youd probably already decided who you were gonna vote for, long before election day ever came. And then, as you watched
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Bad Credit? Qualify Yourself For A Zero Down Mortgage Loan Author: Nick Graziano I decided to write this article today after closing a home purchase loan for a couple that had some major credit issues. They got into the house with ZERO down payment, and only had to bring $600 for the closing costs. Their situation was pretty bad,
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Societys Cancer: Unemployment Author: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. The official figures are staggering: 35% of the workforce - about 280,000 people - are unemployed and looking for a job. Each 1.43 employee support 1 unemployed person. In the USA the figure is 3.3 to 4 employees supporting all the unemployed AND all the
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7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom and Wealth Building - Step 5 Author: William Tan This is Step 5 of CashFlow Avenue's 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom and Wealth Building. STEP 5 - Arm Yourself with Options Trading Knowledge Today, we move forward to understanding the business of Options Trading. Just like when we get into
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How Credit Repair Works Author: John Mussi With personal debt at an all-time high, a number of individuals have found that they have overextended themselves and have become immersed in debt. As their debt grows, they can't help but get more and more behind... and their credit score pays the
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6 Steps To Laying Out Your Competitive Strategy Author: Jeff Schein Why do so many companies languish and watch as their business turns into a zero profit zone, while others seem to thrive? When you look at your business, whether its a new venture or a company with a long history, can you answer the following
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A Manager's PR Paradigm Author: Robert A. Kelly If you manage a department, division or subsidiary for a business, non-profit or association, your primary public relations model probably should read this way: people act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable
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A Real Estate Investing Primer Author: Adem Hamidovic There are a great many books and web sites devoted to real estate investing out there, but most of them concentrate on one specific area of investing. It's often hard to find a general description of real estate investing, one that lists the various
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Are You Sabotaging Your Career? Author: Brent Filson My experience working with thousands of leaders world wide for the past two decades teaches me that most leaders are screwing up their careers. On a daily basis, these leaders are getting the wrong results or the right results in the wrong ways.
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Are You Too Busy for Your Kids? Author: Lorraine Pirihi In his recent newsletter Happy Kids, parenting expert Michael Grose (yes he is an expert with three kids of his own) said: Australian parents currently rate achieving work-family balance as their greatest parenting challenge. Currently, 71% of
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Avoiding Credit Card Traps Author: James H. Dimmitt The next time you open your credit card statement, take a closer look at the small insert titled changes to your credit card agreement. You know the one Im speaking about. Its that small, folded paper written in legalese that you promise to read some
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Be an Entrepreneur Author: Michelle L. Casto The Department of Labor predicts that the #1 employer in 2010 will be self. A recent Internet poll of 25-44 year olds revealed that 90% of them hoped to own their own business. A survey conducted by Ernst & Young found that 75% of influential
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Belief Management - The Missing Ingredient? Author: Joan Friedlander Joan, I'm working so hard and I'm not getting anything done! I have heard some version of this cry of frustration by many an entrepreneur. It's a common complaint voiced by those of use who sought the freedom to have complete authority over our
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Creative Real Estate Investment Author: Steve Gillman An example of creative real estate investment? When I was young, I had a job that paid $3.40 an hour, and I somehow saved enough to buy my first piece of real estate - 2 acres near where I lived. It cost $3,500. I spent a few hours removing brush,
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Hot As Pancake Items To Sell On Ebay Author: David Riewe In so many instances, people would always want their food hot: hot coffee, hot-of-the-grill burgers and steaks etc. That's why even on eBay people would rather go for those items that are selling like hot pancakes, so hot that they almost
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Trade Shows Author: Matt Bacak Trade shows show promise as a golden marketing opportunity. Many business owners are stepping outside of the traditional box and investing in portable signage. Talking one-on-one with potential buyers provides an immediate gratification that is
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So Simple, Even a CEO Can Do It Author: Jesse Wacht Howard Putnam says, I always pick the 'easy' tasks. As the CEO of Southwest Airlines, during it's startup years, the team of people I worked with were 'contrarians'. We created an entirely new value proposition - then, as with many 'new ways', had
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Software Patents Author: Michael Feigin Recent court cases may change the availability of obtaining software and business method patents. Where is the line between what is considered an abstract and unpatentable invention verses a tangible and patentable invention?
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What is Pay-Per-Click? Author: F. Terrence Markle Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is when an advertiser pays for each qualified click that sends a search engine user (i.e., visitor) to the advertisers web page. PPC requires the advertiser to bid on key words or key word phrases chosen by the
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Turning Challenge Into Opportunity Author: Jeff Solochek There is a common saying that whenever you are presented with a problem or a challenge, you should turn it into an opportunity. Some of the people who have mastered this concept are; the United States Government, Large Corporations, Self Made
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Walt Disney's Failures Could Inspire Entrepreneurs Author: Stephen Schochet You are a struggling entrepreneur and sometimes it feels like you are pushing a 3 ton boulder up a steep hill. Costs keep mounting and you are considering giving up. Well before you do, check out these 10 setbacks that Walt Disney had, some were
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