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Returning To Work After Baby [Infographic]

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The editors at Human Resources MBA Degree Guide decided to research the topic of: The editors at Human Resources MBA Degree Guide decided to research the topic of: Work After Baby 62% of American women are employed after childbirth – 65.9% of women report working through their pregnancy – 70.6% take maternity leave – 29.4%…

Why Are LLCs So Popular? by @DeborahSweeney

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By: Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com Back in 2010, Assistant Professor of Law Rodney D. Chrisman published ‘LLCs are the New King of the Hill,’ a groundbreaking study on the popularity and growth of the limited liability company, in the Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law. The LLC structure is relatively novel in the…

Networking Success for Income Increase by Sponsor @AntoinetteSykes

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Sponsored Post by Antoinette Sykes, MBA Networking. Connecting. Schmoozing. All of those words lead to some level of building relationships. Unfortunately, it also a tad intimidating for some business owners; although necessary. How well do you network? Consider networking your “social capital” for business increase. Networking is a part of your marketing plan and all…

How to be a content diva by @JenKaneCo

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A diva knows that it’s not enough just to sing a song. You need to sell a song — transform it, work it, glue it to the back of your open-mouthed audience’s brain.

Creating good content to market or sell your business is no different.

It’s noisy out there – both online and off. You can’t just push out nice, safe information and education and hope someone notices you.

You need to take your brand over the top and be amazing, irrepressible and powerful.

You need to be a content diva.

Now, to paraphrase the immortal words of Sweet Brown, you may be thinking, “Be a Content Diva? Ain’t nobody got time for that.”

25 Ways to Marketing Your Business for Free by @MarleeWard

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Let me start by admitting that none of these marketing tactics are actually free.

Each one with cost you a considerable amount of time to be truly effective, but when you don’t have a lot of money, you usually have more time, so invest your time in these free marketing tactics and watch the money roll in.

Goodbye Email …. & Other Hacks to Reclaim your Productivity. by @sobeorganized

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It is easy for us to say that there is a global need to un-plug from all the electronic devices that are pinging at us for our attention. However, as you can see from the iPhone that you are reading this on while you are meant to be working on that presentation … it’s not always so easy to actually do.

Want to cry ? Grab that chocolate donut and keep on reading : If you truly want to maximize your own productivity you must unplug from those distractions you love to hate.

Woody Got it Wrong: Succeeding at Industry Trade Shows and Events by @EwingMillercom

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by Susan Ewing Miller Woody Allen famously stated that eighty percent of success in life is simply showing up. Pity those entrepreneurs that apply this Woody-ism to their trade show strategy. Attending industry shows and events is a pivotal part of building relationships and cultivating customers. However, if your participation is limited to purchasing an…

How to Boost Your Business With Link-Building by @EricajMoss

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Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most underappreciated online arts. As a business owner, it can be daunting to try to navigate Google’s latest algorithm updates and stay on top of best practices when it comes to keeping your brand top-of-mind for consumers.

That doesn’t mean, however, that you can bury your head in the sand and ignore it. With SEO, the positive impact on your bottom line will be tangible, so it’s important to either: A) hire a professional who can execute the strategy for you, or B) make it your business to know some things you can do to maximize your individual efforts with things like link-building.

Order Up: The 3 Best Legal Structures for Small Restaurants by @DeborahSweeney

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By Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com Ready to start up a restaurant or food truck this summer? Before you begin exploring empty lots and scouring the streets for high foot traffic areas in an attempt to find the perfect location for your new eatery, independently owned and small chain restaurants must look into what type…

A Moo-ving Story From Our Sponsor @UdderlySmooth

by Linda Kuzior It was the summer of 1978. The Bee Gees were popular on the radio, women were dressing like Annie Hall, Grease opened in theaters and Jimmy Buffet was singing about Cheeseburgers in paradise.  This was also the summer that my parents decided to start our business. My father, a registered pharmacist had…