?The corporate rat race has

?The corporate rat race has become more stressful to its inhabitants, and more tenuous,? says Schell. ?Today?s Enrons and Worldcoms haven?t done the image of the big guys any good, either.?

Job creation is another economic change. ?Corporate and government downsizing, combined with an influx of trained and motivated entrepreneurs is resulting in the vast majority of today?s new jobs being created by the small business sector,? says Schell.

He also points to changes in technology. ?Today?s technology is allowing little companies to do big things. Small businesses are now able to compete in industries that were once only open to the big guys.?

With these and other economic changes sweeping the country, Schell believes now is the right time to become an entrepreneur. ?My advice: Go to where the action is ? make a beeline for small business.?

Jim Schell offers advice to entrepreneurs on managing a small business each week in the free audio newsletter from What?s Working in Biz, http://www.whatsworking.biz/full_story.asp?ArtID=92

About The Author

Richard Cunningham is a principal of What?s Working in Biz, http://www.whatsworking.biz, a publisher of business audiobooks and online audio programs on marketing, sales, and small business strategies..
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SBA Economic Injury Application Deadline for Last Year’s Disaster in Virginia Is August 25

SBA Economic Injury Application Deadline for Last Years Disaster in Virginia Is August 25

Business Wire, July 28, 2010

ATLANTA — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in
Virginia that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are still available to
small businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes economically
impacted by the severe Noreaster coupled with the remnants of Hurricane
Ida that occurred on November 12-15, 2009.

Businesses and non- profit organizations that suffered economic losses
as a result of the disaster and want to apply for low-interest loans
from the SBA are urged to do so before the August 25 deadline,
said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East in
Atlanta.

Small businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes in the
following are eligible to apply: independent cities of Chesapeake,
Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Poquoson, Portsmouth and
the counties of James City and York in Virginia; and Currituck County in
North Carolina.

Loans are available up to $2 million for small businesses and non-
profit organizations that suffered substantial economic injury from the
disaster. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts,
payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had
the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost
sales or profits.

The interest rate on these loans is 3 percent for non-profit
organizations and 4 percent for businesses, with a maximum term of 30
years. The SBA determines the amount of economic injury and the terms of
each loan based on the financial circumstances of each borrower
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“The cruelest lies

“The cruelest lies are often told in silence.” ? Robert Lewis Stevenson, 19th century Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist

We can’t build a team or organization that’s different from us. We can’t make them into something we’re not. Failing to follow this principle is the single biggest reason that so many team and organization change and improvement efforts flounder or fail. The changes and improvements we try to make to others must ring true to the changes and improvements we’re also trying to make to ourselves. The following is a checklist:

Are You Trying to Make Your Organization or Team Into Something You’re Not?

To What Extent am I:

Attempting to change my organization or team without changing myself?

__ Prodding my organization to be more people (customer/partner) focused when I am a Technomanager (driven by management systems and technology)?

__ Driving for industry or market leadership when I am afflicted with the Pessimism Plague and/or Victimitis Virus?

__ Striving to stimulate and energize others when I am not passionate about my own role and life’s work?

__ Promoting organization or team vision, values, and mission when my own picture of my preferred future, principles, and purpose aren’t clear and/or well aligned with where I am trying to lead others.

__ Pushing for a customer-driven organization while controlling and dominating, rather than serving (servant-leadership)?

__ Aspiring to develop new markets and fill unmet needs while spending limited time with customers, partners, or those serving them?

__ Trying to build a learning organization when my own rate of personal growth and development is low?

__ Declaring the urgency of higher levels of innovation while I stick to familiar personal methods and traditional command and control management approaches?

__ Aiming for disciplined organization or team goal and priority setting when I am not well organized, a poor personal time manager, and fuzzy about my own goals and priorities?

__ Setting organization improvement plans without an improvement process of my own?

__ Promoting teamwork and a team-based organization without providing a personal model of team leadership and team effectiveness in action?

__ Supporting high levels of skill development ? for everyone else?

__ Forcing accountability, performance appraisal, and measurement on others while I defend, avoid, or half-heartedly gather personal feedback?

__ Proclaiming empowerment and involvement while controlling and limiting people with a centralized structure and systems that constrain rather than support?

__ Talking about the need for better communications without becoming a strong and compelling communicator?

__ Establishing formal reward and recognition programs when my personal habits of giving sincere recognition and showing genuine appreciation are weak?

__ Espousing support for change champions while suppressing “off the wall” behavior and pushing people to follow my plans and stay within in my established system?

__ Advocating reviews and assessments while doing little personal reflection and contemplation?

What do my answers tell me about my leadership? Does this exercise help explain the positive, negative, or so-so results of the team and organization improvement efforts I lead? My reflections are important, but an even better source of feedback are the people on my team or those in my organization who know my leadership behavior well enough to give me some feedback.
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Therefore, the ability

Therefore, the ability to lose ten pounds will effectively result in 30 pounds of force being lifted from the knee.

4- Some rheumatoid arthritis sufferers find that applying hot or cold compresses can help to alleviate some of the pain that is associated with their condition. When using this method of pain relief, there is a simple rule to remember, ice reduces pain while the heat will loosen the joints and boost blood flow.

5- This next tip, while not an actual treatment option, is very important to your emotional well-being. Educate yourself regarding your condition, this will improve your attitude as well as eliminate the element of surprise. Many people are afraid to ask questions when they are faced with a debilitating illness, they just wait for the bad stuff to start happening and many end up depressed.
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Morning Serial; Marilyn and Me

Morning Serial; Marilyn and Me

0 Comments | Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), Sept 15, 2008

Byline: by Shanta Everington

WHITE trainers. Blue car. White van. Small fluffy black dog. Brown collar. A woman in a long coat. It is grey
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Review / Pittsburgh Tribune – Review – Historical groups left in lurch by funding cuts

Historical groups left in lurch by funding cuts

0 Comments | Tribune – Review / Pittsburgh Tribune – Review, Jul 25, 2010 | by Richard Robbins

Just two years ago, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, the Oakland landmark honoring veterans of all of America’s wars, was on the receiving end of a nice piece of change from Pennsylvania: $260,000.

In 2009, the state’s largesse shrank dramatically, to a mere $30,000.

This year, Soldiers & Sailors is in line to get nothing, a result of a state budget that eliminated grants for historical sites, from the 218-acre Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township to the smallest local historical society.

The funding cuts will have a huge impact on groups devoted to local history, according to Ronald Gancas, Soldiers & Sailors president and CEO.

He foresees severe retrenchments, including the continuation of a wage freeze in effect at Soldiers & Sailors since 2007 and the need to recruit and mobilize even more volunteers. The museum’s education department has gone from five full-time and two part-time employees a few years ago to one full-time and one part-time employee today.

“If this trend continues, it will take 50 years to put things back together,” Gancas said.

The 2009 state budget contained $1.7 million for regional and local history, a sum that the state House added after several months in which it appeared there would be no funding for historical groups.

But this time around, there was no late change to rescue local history grants, either for general operations or special projects.

There was lip-service support for public history from members of the General Assembly but nothing more, said Deborah Filipi, executive director of the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations.

“We are in a crisis, there is no doubt about it,” Filipi said. “There are some museums that are already hurting. I suspect some of these are not going to survive.”

Jeremy Burnworth, president of the Fayette County Historical Society, said the funding cuts could not come at a worse time for his group, which conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at its new museum and headquarters in a renovated 1700s building.

“This is really bad timing,” Burnworth said, adding that the historical society will be “held back without” the state dollars
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Many dentists give things like toothbrushes

Many dentists give things like toothbrushes and dental floss away free in order to encourage people to engage in a regular program of dental self-care. Dentists also have access to other oral care supplies like tooth whitening systems that are not available over the counter. If you’re interested in pursuing high-end systems of this kind, consult your dentist.

Many oral care supplies are, of course, available in pharmacies and even groceries as over the counter products. All of the basic supplies used by the average person are to be found here, and toothbrushes, in particular, are available in a very wide array of choice, from a basic toothbrush to an electric model.
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WIN the chance to be a McDonald's Player Escort at the FA Community

WIN the chance to be a McDonald’s Player Escort at the FA Community

0 Comments | People, The; London (UK), Jul 11, 2010 | by Anonymous

THE People has teamed up with the Presenting Partner of The FA Community Shield, McDonald’s, so TWENTY aspiring young footballers can escort Manchester United and Chelsea FC players onto the Wembley pitch at this year’s FA Community Shield on Sunday 8th August 2010.

This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes the exclusive opportunity to walk out, hand in hand, with some of the country’s greatest footballers -taking centre stage as the new season gets underway -and the chance to meet McDonald’s Director of Football and ’66 World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst. The prize includes an overnight stay at a London hotel with breakfast and dinner, return transfers to Wembley, goody bag and tickets for both child and guardian to the match.

McDonald’s has been The FA’s Community Partner since 2002, proudly supporting football in local communities. In that time McDonald’s has helped to create more football for all by recruiting and training more than 16,500 community coaches. One in four restaurants now supports a local football club.

Over the next four years, McDonald’s is committed to working with The FA to improve the standard of grassroots football in communities across the UK through the FA Charter Standard League programme and through continuing to support coaches, clubs, players and volunteers. Enter now.

How to enter

Correctly answer this question for a chance to win Q: What is Manchester United FC’s home ground?

a Boleyn

b Stamford Bridge

c Old Trafford

Call 0901 533 0519 press 10 for Man Utd or press 11 for Chelsea OR Text TPSPORT followed by a space and then your choice of team MAN UTD or CHELSEA followed by answer space and then your answer (a, b or c) your name, address & postcode to 84080. To receive details of goods and services which may be of interest to you start your text entry TPSPORTIN. OR visit www.people.co.uk/competitions and enter online

Terms and conditions

1. Lines close 6pm Wednesday, July 14, 2010. BT landline calls cost 50p per min, maximum two mins. Other landline operators/ payphones/mobiles may vary. Text/internet entries cost pounds 1 each plus standard network rate. Winner must be contactable by 6pm Thursday, July 15, 2010.

2. Twenty winners (18/over) selected at random after lines close from all correct entries received. Strictly only one prize per person.

3. Prize: each as described -one child aged 7-11 to walk out with Man Utd and Chelsea players on Community Shield day, 8 August 2010, no other dates apply. Each escort must be accompanied by a parent or guardian 18/over. Includes over nights accommodation at the Hilton, Wembley Plaza with breakfast and dinner, transfers to Wembley for rehearsal and full match experience, Q&A session with Sir Geoff Hurst on event day at hotel plus goody bags. Prize also includes tickets to the game for both child and guardian.

4. Winners will be required for promotional activity
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Company Watch – Azamara Club Cruises

Company Watch – Azamara Club Cruises

AirGuide Business, April 19, 2010

New York (AirGuideBusiness – Company Watch) Apr 18, 2010

Azamara Club Cruises, which is offering 2-for-1 fares on all sailings through March 2011, now is featuring a USD500 shipboard credit and a USD500 per person ChoiceAir credit on bookings for select sailings made by June 30. Meanwhile, travel professionals who book the new, limited-time offer will receive a USD200 bonus commission per booking. Late-night stays departing at 10 p.m. or later are featured in 21 European ports this year, including Dubrovnik; Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt; St. Tropez, France; Volos, Mykonos, Rhodes and Santorini, Greece; Dublin, Ireland; Ashdod and Haifa, Israel; Ravenna and Trieste, Italy; Valetta, Malta; Monte Carlo; Kotor, Montenegro; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Lisbon, Portugal; Gijn; and Bodrum and Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey. For more information, call 877-222-2526 or visit www.azamaraclubcruises.com
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Follow the Cuckoo Trail to tucked-away cottage

Follow the Cuckoo Trail to tucked-away cottage

0 Comments | Kent and Sussex Courier, The; Tunbridge Wells ed., Oct 9, 2009

A three-bedroom semi-detached cottage situated in a tucked-away position in Horam has come onto the rental market through Lampons, at Pounds 850 a month.

The property, which stands at the end of a terrace off Horebeech Lane, has neutral decor throughout, modern fittings, gas central heating and double glazing. To the rear is a lawned garden with decked area, vegetable patch and a large cabin outhouse.

Inside is a 16ft by 15ft lounge with bay window and storage cupboard. The kitchen extends to more than 16ft and has a range of units, a gas hob and electric oven. A bathroom with a white suite is also on the ground floor.

Upstairs, all three bedrooms are well proportioned
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