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MAKING THAT TAX CHORE PAY OFF

posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Why do I hate January? Let me count the ways . . .

OK, it's dark and cold in New England. That's one. And, yeah, it can snow a lot. But that’s no so bad when you love X-country skiing as much as I do.

What’s really, really tough is facing those...

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MAKING THAT TAX CHORE PAY OFF

posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
Why do I hate January? Let me count the ways . . .

OK, it's dark and cold in New England. That's one. And, yeah, it can snow a lot. But that’s no so bad when you love X-country skiing as much as I do.

What’s really, really tough is facing thos...

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LET CUPID BUILD YOU A BUSINESS ONLINE AND OFF!

posted about 1 year ago, updated 18 minutes later | 0 comments
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OK, Valentine’s Day only comes once a year, but the stuff being peddled in the romance department can be sold all year long.

Plus, according to the National Retail Federation, consumers are expected to spe...

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Making that Computer Purchase Compute for You

posted about 1 year ago, updated 4 minutes later | 4 comments
Probably the biggest shock I faced long ago when I left full-time employment was coping with computers – any technology for that matter.

When I was in the news biz long ago I was provided a computer and proprietary software, meaning solutions cus...

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RIKK DESGRES AND FILM EDITING - FOLLOW THE $

posted about 1 year ago, updated 22 minutes later | 0 comments
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Rikk Desgres may have to hustle hard, but he no longer moonlights as a dishwasher in between video editing jobs.

This boomer with great hazel eyes and a Fu Manchu facial hair is walking evidence tha...

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AmyZ's "Accordian" Approach to Managing Growth

posted about 1 year ago, updated 14 minutes later | 3 comments
Not long ago I got really, really lucky, but in a way that could have destroyed my company if I wasn’t set up to manage growth.

Here’s what happened. As some of you already know, I was profiled on CNN.com about my work tracking the rise of the v...

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YES, VIRGINIA, YOU DO NEED A BUSINESS PLAN

posted about 1 year ago, updated about 11 hours later | 0 comments
OK, true confession time . . .

I’ve never written a formal business plan with fancy numbers and metrics. Most of my business plans sit in my brain or on “to do” lists. A – Z International Associates, my main business, has evolved over the years ...

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SURVEY FINDINGS SHOW POWER & NEEDS OF BOOMERS

posted about 1 year ago, updated 1 day later | 14 comments
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM VIRTUAL BUSINESS/CAREER SURVEY ECHO NATIONAL POLLS FOR BOOMER RETIREES

77 Percent of Boomers Plan to Operate Home-Based Companies in Retirement

The first numbers are rolling in from the ongoing Virtual Business and Care...

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A HAPPY NEW YEAR’S 2008 INSPIRATIONAL STORY

posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
I’ve only been engaged with EONS and many of you since late spring, but I already feel wonderful bonds with so many of you who write to me privately or post to the list.

One gent who has sought me out is known to you as “Doc Bob.” I found his lif...

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DECK THE HALLS CONTEST HAS THREE WINNERS!

posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
The curtains rise, the audience applauds and the orchestra opens with a resounding rendition of "Deck the Halls" as a soprano of notes trills "tra-la-la . . ."

I bounce onstage as best I can given my chronic knee and foot injuries. With microphon...

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