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WGHubris on June 5th, 2008

Yesterday, I was handed a business card. This isn’t unusual. In fact, I get them all the time, which may be what made this one stand out so much. It was laminated. At first, I thought, “What a great idea!” After all, getting your business card to stand out is a major goal of any [...]

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Here is why I do business consulting and business coaching. I get an email today from Microsoft. I attended an event not long ago for their CRM product. Truth be told, I’m doing just fine with Zoho right now, so we’ll call it good. But, they were offering a free license of Office 2007 Professional, [...]

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WGHubris on May 13th, 2008

If I can pass rigorous tests without the help of instructor led training because I learn so well from books, maybe I can pass the CPA exams. Plenty of study guides are out there, and accounting isn’t exactly a secret. Is having CPA on my letterhead worth it?

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WGHubris on April 18th, 2008

Recently my first ill-fated attempt at a small business startup came back to memory. It could have been huge, but I was afraid. Not any more.

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WGHubris on April 13th, 2008

Most of my success can be traced to resume building and certification. Stand out on a piece of paper and someone will hire you. Now, I’m running my own business, and no one cares about my resume. Instead I need to network. Online that means social networking. I’ve never been to interested in those kind of sites, but now I’m jumping in.

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