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If you are looking to start a small business or already have a small business and are looking for some extra cash to boost your sales, I thought I would share the following Associated Press story Sam’s Club will offer small business loans by Mae Anderson…
“July 6, 2010 – BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club [...]

Here is an inspirational video about a family that is making the most of their talents and opportunities to give back to others…
“They say that “charity begins at home,” but in one family’s case, charity began with their home, after selling their house and downgrading to give the profits to charity. Mark Strassman looks at [...]

If you are looking for alternatives to traditional office space and want to save some money, then you will find the following USA Today story New trend: ‘Co-working,’ where people share office space by Jon Swartz of interest…
“March 16, 2010 – AUSTIN – While masses crammed the South by Southwest Interactive tech show over the [...]

Here is a cool trend that will likely save you time in the future when having to deposit checks.  On second thought, do people really use checks anymore?
According to the Associated Press story Deposit Checks Using Your Cell Phone Camera…
“In the near future, you might not even have to visit a bank or an ATM [...]

Do you frequently forget your username and passwords for your online accounts?  Or do you use the same simple username and password for all of your online accounts and fret over the low level of security?  If so, then check out LastPass “the last password you’ll have to remember.”
According to the LastPass website…
“LastPass is a [...]

Have you ever been in the process of purchasing something online and wondered to yourself… “I know I have done a reasonable amount of research via Dealtime.com etc., however, is this really the best price available online?”  Well fret no more… there is a great add-on for your Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome internet browser [...]

As the holidays approach and you consider getting away from the office and traveling to visit family & friends, I thought I would share 5 travel tips over the next few days from the MSNBC.com article “5 things you absolutely must know before you head out this season” by Christopher Elliott.
Tip #2: Book your trip [...]

If have an iPhone or iPod Touch, I thought I would share some tips from the USA Today story The best free apps for your iPhone or iPod by Kim Komando over the next few weeks…
Here is app #8…
Shopping apps
Snaptell helps you check prices and find online reviews. Just snap a photo of a movie, [...]

If have an iPhone or iPod Touch, I thought I would share some tips from the USA Today story The best free apps for your iPhone or iPod by Kim Komando over the next few weeks…
Here is app #7…
Finance apps
Mint helps you track your account balances. You can also create a monthly budget and see [...]

If you are big on reading like I am, over the coming weeks I thought I would share and count down Amazon’s list of the Best Business and Investing Books of 2008.
Here is book #1…
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
In this startlingly frank account of Buffett’s life, Schroeder, a former managing director [...]

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