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Twittering their productivity away

As more and more social networking, blogs, twitters and other ways to "connect" are pushed onto the market, it's harder than ever to keep team members focused.  How can you ensure your priorities stay their priorities?

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Are the kick-ass women of the bible at risk?

For all you working women - especially moms - who feel guilty about late hours and day care, just read about the Wife of Noble Character, a kick-ass woman who built her own business, written about in a biblical passage over two thousand years ago. She's a shrewd investor and is loved and respected by her kids, her husband and her community - you can't help but be inspired by her.  But is this inspirational woman straight out of the bible at risk?  A conservative group is out to re-write the bible to remove "modern emasculation of Christianity".  How will the bible's strong female characters fare?

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Twitter made easy

Want to understand what twitter is all about?  Check out these great twitter video tutorials by  Mike Klinger.

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Is your company sales pitch costing you customers?

Nearly every entrepreneur knows the importance of their elevator pitch, yet an extraordinary number of them fail this simple test.  Your pitch could be costing you investors, customers, employees and media attention just when you need them more than ever.  Consider this actual example:

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Sisters are doing it for themselves

Statistics show that women have been backsliding with regard to pay, board seats and corporate officer posts over the past 3 years.  The assumed reason is that more women are dropping out of the workforce to become moms - But it seems the real reason is they're choosing to work for themselves -

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