Monthly Archives: May 2009

Universal Healthcare & Entreprenuership

Matthew Yglesias has written an interesting piece on his blog about Universal Healthcare and Entreprenuership.  No matter where your opinions lie on the Universal Healthcare controversy, this is worth a read. “I’m the sort of person who’s prone to saying … Continue reading

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Miserable Much?

From Dumb Little Man Have you been miserable lately? Got the hump, feeling down, worrying, stressing? Whatever’s got you down – swine flu, the credit crunch, the weather, a busy time at work — you might as well milk it … Continue reading

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7 Ways To Transform E-Mail Into Tasks

If you’re like me, it’s not unusual to have a pile of emails, documents and other information each day that need to be translated into tasks that you can actually move forward on. Learning to manage communications for any entrepreneur, … Continue reading

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What Are Your Hidden Talents?

From Skelliewag How To Find Your Hidden Talent In the past hidden talents have commonly been defined as things you are great at but nobody knows about, or things that you would be immediately great at if you tried them, … Continue reading

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Scholarships Available To PWD for Self-Employment Webcast Series

Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Workplace Supports and Job Retention are offering scholarships to people with disabilities for their entrepreneur training webcast series entitled, 2009 Self-Employment Webcast Series sponsored by Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources, & … Continue reading

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Textbooks Will Speak on New Kindle DX

Amazon’s new Kindle DX, designed for reading textbooks and newspapers, will include text-to-speech to allow students with print disabilities to read textbooks out loud. Amazon’s Director of Kindle Books, Laura Porco, said the company is working with three of the … Continue reading

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4 Tips For Social Media Beginners

Always tell the truth about yourself. Social networks are experiential. You need to jump in and experience it. If you are serious about establishing a social internet presence and networking, you have to be prepared to tell the truth about … Continue reading

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10 Productivity Tips for Self-Employed People

Staying productive is one of those skills no one teaches you in school but you have to learn. It’s especially important if you’re self-employed or a telecommuter because you usually find yourself performing many different jobs, each with their own … Continue reading

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