Business has changed a great deal over the years. We now have computers, the internet and because of the internet - web pages, email and everything else that comes with...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/05/traits-of-the-successful-entrepreneur/feed/ 1 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/recognition-a-quick-low-cost-way-to-motivate-employees/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/recognition-a-quick-low-cost-way-to-motivate-employees/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:41:01 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/recognition-a-quick-low-cost-way-to-motivate-employees/ Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to motivate people. It provides three major benefits:

1. It lets people know that their performance was valued, and increases the likelihood that they will continue to pe...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/recognition-a-quick-low-cost-way-to-motivate-employees/feed/ 1 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/difficult-staff-it-pays-to-get-to-know-them-better/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/difficult-staff-it-pays-to-get-to-know-them-better/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:14:02 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/difficult-staff-it-pays-to-get-to-know-them-better/ It's very easy for a business owner or manager to fall into the trap of condemning one of their team as a no-hoper or a problem child.

   It may turn out that this person shouldn't be on your team however as Abraham Lincoln once said about someone he had a problem with - "I don't think I ...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/04/difficult-staff-it-pays-to-get-to-know-them-better/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/entrepreneurs-just-get-better-with-age/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/entrepreneurs-just-get-better-with-age/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:50:01 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/entrepreneurs-just-get-better-with-age/ Q: I'm thinking about starting a business after I retire next month. I'll be 65. Am I too old to start a business? -- Milton A.

   A: Milton, congratulations on your pending retirement. I find it admirable that after many years of hard work you are thinking about starting a business. While ...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/entrepreneurs-just-get-better-with-age/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/what-are-the-four-types-of-negotiating-outcomes/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/what-are-the-four-types-of-negotiating-outcomes/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:18:02 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/what-are-the-four-types-of-negotiating-outcomes/ Negotiating outcomes are the types of results that can happen at the end of a negotiation. All negotiations end up with one out of four possible outcomes: one party wins and the other loses, both parties lose, they get stuck in a stalemate, or both end up winning. Obviously, the goal in a coopera...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/what-are-the-four-types-of-negotiating-outcomes/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/the-power-in-praising-people/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/the-power-in-praising-people/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:07:02 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/the-power-in-praising-people/ One of the keys to success is to have successful relationships. We are not islands and we don't get to the top by ourselves. And one of the key ways to grow successful in our relationships is to be "life-giving" people to others. Every person we meet, we either give life to or take life from. ...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/03/the-power-in-praising-people/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/using-direct-mail/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/using-direct-mail/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:18:00 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/using-direct-mail/ The advantages of using direct mail to promote your home-based or small]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/using-direct-mail/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/how-to-start-a-big-mail-service/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/how-to-start-a-big-mail-service/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:07:01 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/how-to-start-a-big-mail-service/
   A BIG MAIL SHOULD CONTAIN:
   At least three to four Mail order Magazines Circulars containing
   offers or interest to new mail order dealers. Circulars which the
   Big Mail Dealer has been to mail.

   Do you enjoy reading Mail Dealer magazines? Do you enjoy ordering
   and receiving "...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/02/how-to-start-a-big-mail-service/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/01/mail-orders-most-common-mistakes/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/01/mail-orders-most-common-mistakes/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:28:45 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/01/mail-orders-most-common-mistakes/ THE GREAT MAIL ORDER MYTH There are a number of totally unrealistic beliefs about the mail order business. To belive in any of them can be dangerous to your pocketbook. Here are some of the most common ones:

   1. It is possible to make vast amounts of money in a short period of time under th...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/08/01/mail-orders-most-common-mistakes/feed/ 0 http://www.studymoney.com/2008/07/31/in-business-image-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/ http://www.studymoney.com/2008/07/31/in-business-image-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:27:30 +0000 admin http://www.studymoney.com/2008/07/31/in-business-image-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/ We have all heard this lament, but how much do we practice it. With all the relaxed rules today, do we really present ourselves in the best light. It seems all the articles I see today are about how old fashioned today's workers find their supervisors or bosses to be in the way they dress, the p...]]> http://www.studymoney.com/2008/07/31/in-business-image-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/feed/ 0