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Archive for the ‘Career Planning’ Category

January 14th, 2008

Starting A Business - The First Thing To Do

I took a look at this insightful post that Kristen made a few weeks ago that is so true. While my wonderful co-blogger and I will be writing and offering information on business and career planning, did you know the most important thing in any successful buisness is a good business plan? Yes, it’s true. […]

By Bridget Wright -- 4 comments

January 5th, 2008

Must-Have Info for Starting Your Own Business

If you’ve decided to start your own business in 2008, these are must-reads to help you along your way:

New Business Idea Database - Springwise scans the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation. Ferociously tracking more than 400 global offline and […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

January 3rd, 2008

Your Internet Image: Smoothing the Rough Spots and Creating a Positive Online Persona

When is the last time you Googled yourself? It sounds a little silly, but try it. Google your name. I’ll wait here.
Okay, I can see that you’re back now. What did you find? Are you listed at previous places of employment? Do you see activities and affliations from college? Maybe a few professional organizations? These […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

January 2nd, 2008

Where Do I Start When I Decide To Open My Own Business?

Starting your own business can be a daunting task. Not only does it take a lot of courage, but it also requires quite a bit of business sense and resources. Thankfully, the Internet has opened up a wide assortment of references to go to when considering whether or not to open for business. But, where […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

January 1st, 2008

Tips for Setting Goals in 2008

Committed to achieving your professional goals in the new year? Follow these tips to get to the finish line:

Set specific goals. “Improve my business” is extremely vague when you consider all of the possible factors that could go into “improvement.” Try something like, “Increase client base by 20%” or “Earn a raise within 6 months.”
Break […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

December 31st, 2007

Making Plans To Have a Banner Business Year In 2008

Yes, it’s that time again. Time to write down all of my goals, resolutions, promises, “to-do’s” and want-to-do’s. Only thing is, I usually give up on them all within the first week of writing them down! So, nix on the resolution thing.
There is one thing though that I am mentally planning on doing differently in […]

By Bridget Wright -- 2 comments

December 29th, 2007

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last few years, it’s that it’s hard to reach a goal when you don’t have a good sense of what your goal actually is or what you’ve already done to get closer to it.
Here’s a non-biz example:
Say you want to drive from Point A to Albuquerque. If […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments