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How Your Values Drive Your Business – Part 2, by Renate Donnovan

Submitted by Renate Donnovan on

(First of all, I would like to apologize for the uncaught typo in Part 1 of this article. Our five senses receive 2 million bits of information per second (not 200 million). The typo was caught in a couple of places and missed in a couple of others after the article was published.)

Step Back to See Ahead

Submitted by Carol Glover on

Last week I was hiking along a stretch of the Bruce Trail I hadn’t discovered before. Often, I had to watch the ground directly in front of me so I could see where to put my next step; parts of the trail were a little rough and overgrown. Then I’d notice that my strategy would catch me in a tricky predicament – I couldn’t see where the trail was actually taking me (that can be scary at the edge of the escarpment). Then I started thinking…

Last to Die Life Insurance Policies

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Usually, the death benefit from a last-to-die life insurance policy is intended to go to the children, a charity or pay taxes owed after both spouses pass away.

In the U.S. there is a marital deduction permitting you to leave an unlimited amount of assets to your surviving spouse with no taxes payable at your death. Those assets then become part of the estate of the spouse and if it includes a second to die life insurance polciy it could help pay any taxes. In Canada, there is more lenient tax treatment.

Is Debt A Good For Your Financial Health?

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Some may well say that it all depends on what side of the fence - or the counter of the bank or desk in the car dealership you are on. That is true, however, even if you are a borrower debt can be a good thing for your financial health and growth.

What's Up With Hosted VoIP Phone Service?

Submitted by Ronald Cherry on

"The Cloud" is the rage right now. From completing your tax return to converting one document type to another, from document storage and backup to document creation, from web site management for small business to customer relationship management using CRM software in "the cloud", "the cloud" keeps on getting bigger and bigger.... and more enticing. It's enticing because IF it's out in the cloud, then it's managed by someone else and you don't have to manage or install any software on your own computer. That is the main benefit of "the cloud" as I see it.

Add Internet Marketing To Your Marketing Plan

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The importance of internet marketing is continuing to expand. Surveys of all kinds show a major transformation in traditional marketing budgets to dollars being spent online to market all types of products and services.

Internet Marketing Defined.

Top 7 Small Business Tax Hints

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Here we go seven ways for owners of small companies to save money on their taxes.

1. Incorporate Yourself: If you are still a proprietor or partner of a business, it is time to incorporate the business. Not only will you limit your liability, but you may enjoy lower tax rates on small business income and other tax benefits as well.

Disability Insurance To Protect Your Way Of Life

Submitted by Guest on

The idea of being sick, out of work, and inmobile is not pleasant, but hey, stuff like that happens to the best of us. And that's precisely why you may want to consider purchasing disability insurance. What if an ordinary trip down the road on a sunny day leaves you twisted up like a pretezel and being cut from the wreckage of a your brand new vehcile? How will you support yourself and family? Do you have enough money saved to cover three or four months worth of rent, mortgage payments, ultilities, and credit card bills? What if you are unable to work for a nine months, or even a year?

Gold, a Hedge Against the Hazards of Interesting Times

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While paper-based investments and real estate are vulnerable to effects of changing times, gold soars. A precious metals investment may save a portfolio when all else fails.

Telemarketing: Does Your Business Organization Really Need It?

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Telemarketing can be very helpful when it comes to gathering sales income for a business. No matter what kind of telephone marketing procedure a business needs, either inbound or outbound, having this as marketing method will enable companies to get ahead of their competition.

In a sense, not all businesses can run a telephone marketing operation within their in-house operations. There are a number of factors that can prevent them in doing so. So the question here is:  Does your business really need this campaign?

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