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Building your Business Reputation

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One of the most important things you can do when you’re running a business is build a reputation in the field. It helps to attract funding, build a client base, and also get you the best talent when you’re hiring. When you’re generating some buzz and excitement about your product and your working practices, talented people beat a bath to your door, so you can pick from the best rather commit to an exhausting search.

It’s difficult to bottle lightning: sometimes a reputation accumulates around you because you were in the right place, at the right time, with the right idea, and if you’re not trying to force things can damage your reputation rather than improve it.… Read the rest

Finding an Executive Search Firm

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The true cost of a bad hire is surprising. The US Department of Labour estimates that hiring the wrong person costs your company upwards of 30% of their first year’s salary. It also shakes the confidence of other employees in the robustness of your hiring process and the decision-making of the company in general. A really bad hire can cost you good employees, as they burn out trying to compensate for the new starter’s errors.

The higher up the chain of command you go, the more dramatic the impact of a new hire can be, for good or bad. A good executive can inspire people to go further and be more productive well outside their direct reporting chain, while a bad one can demoralise a whole company if something isn’t done.… Read the rest

The Times Are Changing

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If you grow up in the city you will notice a lot of changes happening around you as you get older. Buildings get torn down and others will be built up in their place. Your favorite movie theater will become a gas station will become a parking lot. The grocery store will be replaced by a restaurant or a condo. The streets might deteriorate and crime might move in, or it could go the other way around. You never really know what to expect when you live in the same place for long enough. Many people will pretend that how things are when they were young will continue to be that way for a long time to come and maybe in small communities that is more likely.… Read the rest

Fashion: Your Number One Accessory is Your Body!

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You want to look your very best each year. There’s only but so much your clothes and products can do to make you look amazing. This is why it’s so important to focus on your body. This is, after all, your number one accessory. If your body doesn’t look good, then your outfits and other accessories won’t look good. This is why you need to take good care of your body, from the inside and out. A lot of people overlook the health and fitness of their bodies, which in the long-term can lead to various problems. If you want to avoid issues with mobility and disease, then you need to start taking good care of yourself today.… Read the rest

How to Budget for Your Dream Vacation

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If you have a dream vacation, then you should know that you can make that dream a reality with the basic planning and budgeting tools you probably already use in your daily life. Whatever your dream vacation is, given enough time and with a high enough motor, you can pull it off without resorting to secured loans and other borrowing options.

Get Your Household and Savings Budget in Order

Personal or household budgets are an essential money management tool, and the chances of pulling off a vacation budget are far less if you don’t already manage a household budget. If you don’t how, learn to budget.… Read the rest