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The Committee on Small Business will meet for a hearing titled, “Taking Care of Small Business: Working Together for a Better SBA.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Room …
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Did you catch the Sci-Fi flick, Arrival, with Amy Adams? (If not, I promise not to spoil the ending.)
The movie, based on a short story, dramatically illustrates the importance of communication. …
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Alice Waagen regularly answers workplace and management questions from reader s.
Q. Any advice on how to deal with younger employees who are constantly looking for training programs to increase their leadership and …
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Entrepreneurs know that every small business starts with taking a risk.
We have an idea for a product or service, but even the best ideas require a leap of faith. Whether it is our money or time or …
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Plenty of people work in fields where new client acquisition is a major part of their job. Realtors, financial advisors and insurance agents are obvious examples.
Attorneys, accountants and business owners also need …
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Many people offer advice about what it takes to be good at networking (myself among them). One thing that is left out of that equation, however, is what the average person thinks about what it …
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For most organizations, training leadership is similar to building culture — both are nice to have, but usually lost amid day-to-day operations.
In the Fortune 100 company I recently visited, things were different.…
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In just a few short years, “impact investing” – or “socially responsible investment” – has come into vogue as a way to encourage more firms to think about generating social good as well as financial …
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I was one of the first people in the United States to own a Blackberry.
I’ll never forget the first conversation I had with the Blackberry salesperson. He said, “Lee, get this… Email …
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To qualify as a women-owned small business (WOSB), a business must meet the following requirements identified in 13 CFR 127.200, 201, and 202:
