Here we are 2 months into 2016, how's it going? Is this the year you plan to soar to the top in your industry?We often start with goals or intentions, but how often do we…
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How is 2016 going so far?
by Janet Benedict

Selling Smarter
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
In sales, your customers are your toughest critics. Wary that they may be charmed into purchasing snake oil, they immediately put up their guard and find any excuse not to…

What is Group Insurance
by Norby Bandan
Group InsuranceWe hear a lot about group insurance but we don’t hear about the basics. So let’s jump right in and start with what is group insurance? Group insurance is insurance…

Comparing Group Insurance Plans
by Norby Bandan
Comparing Group Insurance PlanGroup insurance plans traditionally help reduce costly out-of-pocket expenses for medical, dental or vision treatment. However, with add-on options…

Valentines month and More
by Karen Egoff
My SoulbalanceFebruary, 2016 Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad…

Quitting Corporate
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
The world is filled with people grousing about their corporate jobs and dreaming of going out on their own as small business owners, but relatively few take the plunge. The…

Winter Tips for those in Direct Sales
by Janet Benedict
Baby It’s Cold Outside, but DIRECT SALES are HOT! HOT! HOT!Let’s face it, cold, windy, snow, and nobody wants to go outside once home for the evening. So how do you get…

Why Waste Your Valuable Resources?
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
You are moving forward with your business, you have invested time and money into building the foundations, and then you make the mistake of your life - you failed to use the…

Being a New Small Business Owner Can be Lonely
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
When you start your own, very new, small business your passion takes over, you are very excited and then WHAM! It's as if you walked into a door it hurts so much.Being the new boy…

ADP Small Business Grant Content
by Anonymous
Do you own a small business or know someone that does? Could your business benefit from a boost to realize its true potential?Well…how about entering the ADP Small Business Grant…

Cash Flow Critical
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company. The lag between the time you have to pay your suppliers and employees and the time you collect from…

Sabotaging Your Success
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
What is success? For some, it’s a feeling you get when you’ve done the best you can and you feel good about the outcome. For others, it’s something tangible, materialistic, or…