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Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
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Join our June 24th teleclass at 4pm CST and learn how Alicia Marie got started. Enjoy a lively Q/A session. Alicia Marie has been a professional coach for more than 10 years . She has more than 34,000 coaching hours. Find out more here:
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| | | | Alicia Marie interviews Brian Walters on Pricing For Profit - June 23rd at 2pm CST. | | | | | Brian Walters is the co-founder and CEO of Brian Walters and Associates, a management consulting firm based in Austin, Tx. Mr. Walters has successfully changed the operations and guided the financial performance of businesses all over North America. The company's commitment is to be an advocate and resource for small, privately held businesses in Central Texas and beyond; to this end, Brian Walters has been instrumental in assisting |
small businesses to improve their operations and profitability by implementing solutions to issues that typically plague entrepreneurs.
Mr. Walters holds a BBA in Human Resources Management and an MBA in Finance from the University of Houston, University Park. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for 3 companies, and is a member of the Society for Industry Leaders at both Vista Research and the Gerson Lehrman Consulting Group.
Mr. Walters also serves the greater Austin are by holding a seat on the Minority Business Enterprise/Women-owned Business Enterprise/Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee. In this role, he works alongside the other committee members within the structure of the Advisory Committee to positively impact the landscape for small businesses in the Austin metropolitan area.
Specializations: Small Business Turnaround; Pricing And Bidding Issues; Budgeting, Cash Flow, And Financial Management; KPI Management; Business Valuations; Comprehensive HR Management; Organizational Structure; and much more. www.bwaconsultants.com
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Upcoming Events. | | | | | | Online Courses | | Introduction to Entrepreneurship - $129
This course explores the different aspects of entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs create and establish successful new ventures. It reviews issues and activities involved in starting a new business, including the decisions that must be made before an enterprise can be launched and established...more | | | | | Strategic Marketing for Entrepreneurs - $129
This course reviews the strategic issues that an entrepreneur faces while starting a new venture or business, and highlights the questions about market acceptance that must be answered during every stage of the entrepreneurial process After completing this course,...more | | |  | | | Call for a Complimentary Coaching Session! | 512-989-2230 | | |
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| | | Ask An Expert - Carol Adler
Do you Really Need to Write a Book? | | |  | Carol Adler, MFA's first ghost-written book listing her name as co-editor, Why Am I Still Addicted? A Holistic Approach to Recovery, was endorsed by Deepak Chopra, M.D., and published by McGraw-Hill. Other publications include three novels, four books of poetry, and well over 200 poems in literary journals. She has ghostwritten over 40 non-fiction and fiction works for a number of professionals in the education, health care and human potential industries.
Carol is President of Dandelion Books, LLC, www.dandelion-books.com of Tempe, Arizona; a
full service publishing company. She is also President and CEO of Dandelion Enterprises, |
Inc., www.write-to-publish-for-profit.com and President of the International Arts & Media Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of Dandelion Enterprises, Inc.
Her business experience includes co-ownership of a Palm Beach, FL public relations company and executive management positions in two U.S. rejuvenation and mind/body wellness corporations, for which she founded publishing divisions.
Carol has served as editor of several poetry and literary magazines. Her career experience includes extensive teaching of college-level creative and business writing, and conducting of writing workshops in prisons, libraries, elementary, junior and high schools, and senior citizen centers.
Date & Time: Wednesday July 21st, 2010 at 2PM CST.
Call (512) 989-2230 or email rsvp@peoplebizinc.com.
To join session, dial (724) 444-7444, call ID: 64981, pin: 1#
No cost to attend. Reserve your space today!
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| | | | | | | A Successful Recipe for Accountability | | | | Accountability is a buzzword in the business world right now. Unfortunately, most of us have negative understanding of the word. We often use the word as if it means blame and punishment. Therefore, we often attempt to avoid it. The truth is that accountability is unavoidable. In the workplace, intrinsically everyone is accountable to someone. We are accountable to our peers, managers, customers and ownership. We are accountable to our industry.
What if being accountable was empowering? Research indicates that rather than a negative force, holding people accountable for their actions and results has very positive effects on morale and performance. An environment of accountability produces vigilant problem solving, better decision-making, and greater job satisfaction. With an environment of accountability, people can be their best.
The issue I see with accountability is not the absence of accountability in business. Accountability exists regardless. The issue is how we think of and understand accountability and the environment under which accountability can thrive... more
Click here to read about how to foster accountability. |
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