Picking Partners
It has been said “You can not do good business with bad partners”, and for the most part this is found to be true.
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Being Prepared for 2012
When I was asked to write an article for the January issue of Prairie Business magazine, my first thought was, “How am I going to write an article about taxes without putting the readers to sleep?”
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We live in a State and Region where the unemployment rate continues to be low, and our quality of life is second to none.
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This year, a local Sioux Falls company received a fax purportedly from the credit bureau – Equifax requesting sensitive financial information such as account numbers and officer signatures.
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The hardest job any manager or business owner faces is making the decision and actually discharging an employee.
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When a business expects or attempts to grow, the owner must devote immediate expenditures for operations to cover the costs of desired growth.
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We are fortunate here in North Dakota with a healthy unemployment rate of 3.2 percent, which allows many companies to grow and hire for management and leadership positions.
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Tips to help you prepare for the business loan application process
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Your current customers are your best resource when it comes to sales.
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Personal cell phone usage, web browsing for personal needs, and constant text message “chatter” is a rapidly growing problem for businesses.
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A Rose by any other name, would be very confusing to customers
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Today, more than ever, small business owners must do more with less – find and serve more customers, produce and sell more products and services, all with fewer resources.
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