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The Planning Shop Our November newsletter, "The Planning Shop Report," edited by Rhonda, went out yesterday morning. If you haven't registered yet and want practical, use-it-now advice on improving your business's efficiency and bottom line, sign up free here: http://bit.ly/4QKxgE
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The Planning Shop Does your small business need a new laptop? A printer? Software? This week in Rhonda's column in USA Today: Small Businesses Can Get Black Friday Bargains. Read it here: http://bit.ly/79y8mF
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Going shopping on Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving is a tradition in my family. No, we don't get there at 4 a.m., and we concentrate on mundane bargains (socks and kitchen gadgets are perennial choices). But Black Friday and the following...
The Planning Shop The first annual New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition kicks off January 2010. We just found out that last year, five finalist of the BrooklynPowerUP! Competition used Successful Business Plan to win cash awards. Elissa Olin, one of the five, received $5,000 for her business plan! Her business, launched on Earth ...Day April 22, 2009 can be found at http://www.greeninbklyn.com/. We would love to hear your success stories too. What Planning Shop books have you used to start or grow your business?
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Green in BKLYN, a one-stop shop for a greener home & life, provides eco-friendly solutions for daily living including green home goods, gifts & necessities.
See MoreThe Planning Shop Read Rhonda's column this week: "HP steps up its small-business offerings." This past week HP announced a whole suite of new, integrated products and services for small and medium-size companies. Small businesses will be the fastest growing segment of the economy over the next five years and HP wants to woo you--the small biz owner. http://bit.ly/3DCG58
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I've specialized in the small-business market for over 20 years, and I've seen how big corporations serve or try to serve this market. So trust me when I say we're about to enter a golden age of small-business products and services.
The Planning Shop Look at this happy baby, the adorable son of our office manager, Rosa. Michael is the latest member of our Planning Shop family. We've had a dog friendly office for years. When Rosa returns to work soon, we'll have baby friendly one too.
The Planning Shop Read Rhonda's latest column in USA Today. Strategies: It's time for a small business job creation tax credit. If a mere 1% of non-employer small businesses hired their first employee, they would create 200,000 new jobs. http://bit.ly/2l9Y1l
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Hurrah! Let's have a parade. New jobless claims declined to a mere 512,000 last week. It's supposed to be good news that another half million Americans lost their jobs in just one week. The reality is that, sure, fewer big corporations are laying...
The Planning Shop We're busy putting the finishing touches on our next book, out this December, and we want YOU to help us come up with the title! The book is a step-by-step guide to hiring your first employee. If we use your title, we'll send you a free copy of the book and another publication of your choice.
The Planning Shop Read some of the highlights from the Women's Conference in Rhonda's column in USA Today: Remarkable women who are changing the world.
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Wow! My batteries are recharged. My engine's running in overdrive. I'm not talking about my car I'm referring to my emotional power train. Why? I've just returned from The Woman's Conference in Long Beach, Calif., hosted by Gov. Arnold...
The Planning Shop Check out the pics in our album from the Women's Conference 2009, hosted by California's first lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Planning Shop Do you want to make more money? Develop a business plan. Read Rhonda's column in USA Today: http://bit.ly/NFJLE
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It's time for you to develop a business plan. No! Don't stop reading. I know the idea of working on a business plan seems yucky. After all, there's all that writing, research, working on numbers and finances. Dull and daunting. But wait! I'm going...
The Planning Shop Obama states what we've reiterated for years. Small businesses "are the engine of job growth in America." http://bit.ly/4vOR1B What do YOU think of the President's plan to refocus the bailout on small business?
The Planning Shop Today begins the final week of our Six Week Start-Up Series in USA Today. We've provided you with a wealth of information to help you launch your venture--from finding biz ideas, to figuring out your entrepreneur type, to conducting research, to working with advisers, and much, much more. Now it's time to pull together... all you've learned and polish your business plan. Watch Rhonda's last video, read her articles and download her spreadsheet http://bit.ly/3yJwbo
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See video of how two companies have benefitted from putting together a solid business plan.
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Today and every Friday, you'll find Rhonda's small business column
"Strategies" in USAToday, online and in print. This week, Rhonda discusses doing your homework before launching your startup. There's a wealth of information out there on your target customers, your competition, and your industry, and much of that info i...s free. Read Rhonda's column here: http://bit.ly/1DZDy6 You can also find an
online archive of her previous columns here: http://bit.ly/3oTFkX
The Planning Shop It's already Week Five of our Six Week Series in USAToday. This week's topic--Predict Your Success--a primer on business research. Read the articles and download the worksheets to get started http://bit.ly/4xbm6
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Key steps toward your small business success...
The Planning Shop Check out Rhonda's new video in Week Four of our Six Week Start-Up Series in USA Today. Learn how to sell yourself with a well crafted elevator pitch--a concise summary of your business that can be delivered in about thirty seconds, or the time it takes to go up an elevator. Watch Rhonda critique a real entrepreneur on his pitch. http://bit.ly/AvTc2
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Doing the details: Dig in and refine your business concept...
