Archive for October, 2009

Leadership Skills: Delegating Responsibility

by William Doyle

Support Strategic Objectives, by: identifying roles and responsibilities necessary to support strategic objectives; defining roles, responsibilities, and degrees of authority, needed by individuals and teams; designing policies and procedures for the management of delegated activities. The purpose of this is to review the distribution of roles and responsibilities at the senior level. The aim of the review is to ensure that the distribution is balanced and appropriate.

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Small Business Development Center Opens New Office

The Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, in partnership with the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, announced the opening of a full-service location in St. Johns County.

Through this partnership, small business owners in St. Johns County will have access to the resources they need to help their business start, grow and prosper.
The Small Business Development Center will operate an office in the St.

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Leading Your Organizational Members To Success

by: Dennis McCartin

Over many years holding management positions, as a business owner and a training and organizational development specialist, I have had the opportunity to work with hundreds of organizations. Those organizations ranged in size from large to small and they included those that offered products or services, at a profit or as a non-profit.

Reflecting on this experience, I see four key components to success on the organization’s human side.

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National Association of Business Economists Outlook: Recession Is Over, but a Muted Recovery to Follow



The Great Recession is over, according to NABE’s latest survey. The survey found that the vast majority of business economists believe that the recession has ended but that the economic recovery is likely to be more moderate than those typically experienced following steep declines.

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Get Your Prospects To Trust You

We all know that people usually buy from traders they are already familiar with — people they know and like. The same thing applies in email list building – your prospects need to know and like you before they try your product or service. Needless to say, trust is a very important factor to get your prospects to agree to sign up to become a part of your email list.

Take a moment to look at your list building strategy and ask yourself these questions: does it help establish the trust necessary to convince prospects to sign up and buy from you?

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Jennifer Lopez Halts Sweetface Production

After six years, Jennifer Lopez’s contemporary sportswear brand, Sweetface, has been pulled from the racks — for now. “In light of some new company strategies, we have decided to put the Sweetface line on hiatus while we prepare to reintroduce the brand in the near future with new messaging points and an entirely new fashion point of view,” a spokesperson said.

Sweetface originally launched as an urban streetwear spinoff to JLO by Jennifer Lopez and quickly became a higher-end contemporary line carried at Shopbop.com, Intermix, and the like.

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Florida Small Businesses Not Getting the Contracts They Deserve?


















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How To Build A Business Plan Geared For Success

If you have a new business in mind, you no doubt want it to turn into a successful profit-making machine. In order to get there, you will have to build a business plan that will lead you on the focused path to that success.

You should take some time preparing a plan. You may be tempted to write down a ton of smaller details mixed in with the larger ideas and options, but don’t rush it.

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