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POPSBuying Postage Stamps at a Discount! Now heres an extremely clever idea. In order to beat USPS rate hikes, buy old stamps at a discount from Stamp and Coin Dealers! Dan Pritchett at Logos Bible Software found a creative way to make a deal with a local stamp and coin dealer to not only buy old stamps at a discount but get his invoices hand stamped to boot! This idea wouldn't work for large businesses, but if you're an entrepreneur with more modest billing and invoicing needs, this idea has merit.
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POPSThe Truck Driver who Reinvented Shipping Malcolm McLean was a pioneer in ocean transportation. He founded McLean Trucking, then ported that experience into founding Sea-Land Service Company, then sold that to take over United States Lines. A great man who revolutionized a business. Without his singular invention, the ocean container, the China Import revolution couldn't have occurred. Wal*Mart would still be a sleepy general store in Arkansas.
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POPSCharacter:: The Single Most Important Factor Character is the single most important factor in life. What do you do when nobody is looking? Its also a huge factor in whether you get promoted, or even considered for a job. Its the basis on which your parents taught you made real.
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POPSWhy Blogging is good for your Career An article that helped influence an old school guy like me that blogging is critical to personal branding. If you have something to say, SAY IT! A blo g can be a clutter buster in your particular industry or field of interest.
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POPSHow some Hippies got Rich... Cool story of how 3 folks with a good idea backed into a business that made them into millionaires. Kinda like the Ben and Jerry story.
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POPS6 Startup Lessons For The Year 2007 A short history of startups on the Internet suggests that everything starts off with a single category, which is then naturally subdivided into more categories as the number of competitors rise. Division is a process that is unstoppable. To survive, startups must position themselves to be different, and the only way to do that today is to carve as narrow a niche as possible. The article that follows dictates the immutable laws all startups must follow for the sake of survival.
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POPSManaging Knowledge Means Managing Oneself Drucker is a genius. Basic sense of the article is that to manage organizational knowledge, you need to know what to value. Values are personal. Its an intriguing and thoughtful article worth reading.
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POPSENTREPRENEURIAL DEATH TRAPS How to avoid the classic entrepreneurial mistakes. Scary accurate real life advice on how to avoid fundamental mistakes in startup businesses.
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POPSStartup Venture Toolbox A great site for evaluating starting your own business. From proof of concent to soliciting VC funding, good practical advice.
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POPSFire Your Bad Clients! Not every client is a good client. The advice in this column applies to both small companies and mega corporations a like. Firms that are losing money should consider this strategy early.
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POPSBizStats.com Outstanding site for statistical analysis and information on various industries.
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