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01/13/2014
Six Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Taxes this Year In last week's column, I wrote about some of the recent tax law changes that you will have to deal with when filling out your tax return for the year. Is there anything you can do to minimize the impact of these changes? More >>

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01/06/2014
Getting Your Tax Checklist Put Together for 2014 Now that the holidays are over and you have (hopefully) recovered from your New Year's hangover, it is time to start thinking about:

* getting your taxes in order for 2013; and
* planning for your 2014 tax bill. More >>

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11/04/2013
How to Get Started Working from Home You've made the decision that you want to work from home, but now you're feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to start. This is where most of us begin our work at home journey. More >>

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10/14/2013
Why Social Media Marketing Is Like Driving a Car in 1915 I was privileged this week to give a keynote address on "Building a World Class e-Commerce Business" for the semiannual Sellers' Conference for Online Entrepreneurs (SCOE) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This major networking event, now in its 9th year, is one of the leading conferences for online retailers, wholesalers and distributors, but is an absolute "must attend" for third party sellers on Amazon.com. More >>

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10/01/2013
Work-at-Home Moms I am a BIG fan of yours and totally agree that the best job of all is motherhood. However, when it wasn't paying the bills, and I was offered an opportunity to work from home I jumped at it! More >>

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10/01/2013
How to Negotiate an Exclusive Distributor Agreement for Online Sales "I have been selling merchandise on eBay and Amazon for some time. I would like to build a 'brand' for the merchandise that I sell, but I'm being told that the only way to do that (since I'm not the manufacturer of these goods, only the distributor) is to get an exclusive distributor agreement with each manufacturer so that I am the only person selling these goods on eBay and Amazon..." More >>

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08/26/2013
Protecting Your Online Business With 'Exclusive' Agreements I buy a fashion accessory at the full retail price, directly from the manufacturer's own retail store, and then resell them on Amazon and eBay where, believe it or not, I make money... More >>

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07/15/2013
Before Posting on Social Media, Consider Your 'Political Opponent' If one writes in a secret Facebook group something not very complimentary about another Facebook member, and that person finds out and prints a screenshot of the posting, does one need to be concerned about legal liability? More >>

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06/27/2013
I'm Being a Better Dad Today I'm a divorced father of a beautiful 4-year-old girl. She has truly been a blessing and anchor in my life. Ever since she hit the ground she has given my life new purpose, perspective and humility. More >>

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06/18/2013
The Graduation Speech Your Kids Really,Really Need to Hear ..I was sorry to hear that the reality TV star who was to have been your commencement speaker today had to bow out at the last minute. I was delighted, however, when the Trustees called me an hour ago and asked me to fill in. More >>

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