By ptiarticle on October 11, 2008
You may not realize it at the time, but your business credit is just as important to the overall health of your business as your personal credit is to your private life. Many creative people will rush headlong into starting their own business without any inkling on how to create a healthy business credit profile. [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 11, 2008
The first thing they teach you in business school is to pay attention to the wants and demands of your customer base, otherwise, you may not have a customer base at all. Short of simply asking each and every customer who comes into your business what they think at the check out counter, it can [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 11, 2008
Many people love to read, but in some cases, it’s just a chore. For example, lots of individuals have to read as part of their employment. From reviewing technical manuals to physically editing texts, many people often think that their lives would be easier if they could read faster. It can be easy to read [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 11, 2008
Today’s business person will spend hours at the tailor crafting a fine business suit, hours at a power lunch sweet talking their next big client and hours pouring over proposals or negotiations to try to get every last penny they can, and then spend 30 seconds banging out an important email that will single handedly [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 11, 2008
One of the first hires that every successful businessman makes is a good lawyer. A good business man puts in long hours year round and is constantly thinking about the next sale, the next client or the next merger. Our lawyers, on the other hand, are quietly looking out for us the whole way, but [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 11, 2008
There are many reasons why people quit law school – it’s a difficult and taxing time for any students, and thousands quit at the start of their first year. Let’s look at the top 10 reasons why students drop out of law school. 1. Cost – The primary reason that people leave law school is [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 8, 2008
A careful analysis of your discovery needs and available discovery tools can protect your client against undue expense. First decide what you hope to achieve through discovery: Do you want to push the case to trial, or are you simply trying to force a settlement? How you answer that question will determine the scope and [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 7, 2008
For some people, the thrill of the negotiation is akin to the thrill the rest of us receive on a giant roller coaster. When asked why they majored in business, droves of successful businessmen routinely answer, “to negotiate.” The key, of course, to successful negotiating is knowing when you have your opponent on the ropes. [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 2, 2008
By now, you should know that copying and distributing any copyrighted material is illegal and is called piracy. You should also know that having any of these pirated materials in your possession is also illegal. While there are some differences in the types of piracy, the end of the line is that it is illegal [...]
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By ptiarticle on October 2, 2008
When it comes to going green at work, you have two main options: green options that can legitimately save your company money and ones that won’t. The good news is that even with the green options that will cost your firm, you can utilize them in PR campaigns that could pay off mightily down the [...]
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