Apple Inc is hosting a media event next Wednesday, where it is expected to unveil a faster, better-equipped version of its popular iPad tablet to thwart increasing competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. The invitation-only event will be held at 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT) on March 7 (read more…)
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Great employees are reliable, dependable, proactive, diligent, great leaders and great followers…they possess a wide range of easily-defined—but hard to find—qualities. A few hit the next level. Some employees are remarkable, possessing qualities that may not appear on performance appraisals but nonetheless make a major impact on performance. Here are eight (read more…)
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Every time a new founder/billionaire is minted—and there have been plenty lately—people who aren’t entrepreneurs tend to lose sight of what this calling is really about. One social entrepreneur we interviewed for our book Breakthrough Entrepreneurship, an Episcopal bishop named Rev. William Swing, put it this way: “There are two (read more…)
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Like many girls her age, 11-year-old Maya Penn loves arts and crafts. But unlike most girls her age, she’s taken her passion to new heights and transformed it into a lucrative and innovate online business. The home-schooled seventh grader is the CEO and owner of Maya’s Ideas, where her handmade (read more…)
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The image above features an image and some details on the much-rumored about BlackBerry 10 “London”. The story here isn’t cut and dry though. Back in November a first photo of a BlackBerry London dummy unit hit the internet (see image below), but that BBX phone — it wasn’t re-labeled (read more…)
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These 12 easily implemented steps will help you cut sales costs and increase profitability. 1. Hone your sales lead criteria. Confirm that you’re going after the right leads. Revisit how you score your sales leads and observe—based on your current experience—what’s working and what’s not. Make changes as necessary. 2. (read more…)
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They seem like friendly, harmless queries, but they can land you in a serious legal tar pit. Here’s how to learn safely what you need to know. With success come headaches. More employees, for example. The more employees you have, the more responsibility for you and the more potential legal (read more…)
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Bizness Apps is making mobile apps affordable and simple for small businesses. They’re a do-it-yourself iPhone, iPad, HTML5, and Android app platform that allows any small business to simultaneously create, edit, and manage mobile apps online without any programming knowledge needed. This webinar will teach you: How to create beautiful (read more…)
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A new career website that launched on Monday aims to be a one-stop shop for hiring managers and job seekers. GetHired.com was co-founded by Suki Shah, 28, who was inspired to create the integrated site after running his own medical diagnostics company and experiencing difficulties with the hiring process. “We (read more…)
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All children have an insatiable appetite to learn. Between birth and six years of age, the ability to absorb information is unparalleled, and the desire to do so is stronger than it will ever be again. Here’s a collection of educational, but kid-friendly, tech toys that will have your child (read more…)
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