Member name: PokerPrincess
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• Thu Mar 15 23:18:55 2007:
  Problem_Employees Comment

  It is the same here in Canada. There is an automatic three month probation period where the employer AND the employee... don't want to take the chance of missing out on a "real" job to take something you might be out of in a 3 month period....

• Thu Mar 15 23:14:32 2007:
  Insurance Comment

  I have a tendency to agree with you River because I have worked for a lot of companies and never in all of my working... dental work or medical assistance that they need by covering the bills and then letting the employees pay it over time....

• Wed Mar 7 23:00:44 2007:
  Income_Tax Comment

  I remember when I was a District Sales Manager for Sarah Coventry Jewellery and I used to buy the "give-aways" from the... and all the other legitimate expenses my income was so low that I got money back even though I hadn't paid any taxes. ...

• Wed Mar 7 22:56:53 2007:
  7_Top_Home_Business_Time_Wasters Comment

  One of the things you need to do before you "go to the office" is to sit down with the family and ask them one... young children and then maybe you need to look at hiring a retired lady to some in and act as a granny to the kids....

• Tue Mar 6 23:15:42 2007:
  Snopes.com Message

  Whenever you get an e-mail asking for any pertinent information go to Snopes.com online. Snopes is a website that will... from one of your friends or customers always check it out a Snopes before forwarding to all your friends as well....

• Tue Mar 6 23:13:11 2007:
  3_Pervasive_Phishing_Scams Comment

  I had a friend who was using PayPal for her e-bay and she got a phishing e-mail. Thank heaven's she asked me to take a... bank account information to ANYONE ASKING ONLINE.

  One of the ways to make sure it is real or not is to use Snopes....

• Tue Mar 6 23:07:33 2007:
  Thieves in the office Message

  One thing that everyone should be aware of is that even though you work with people you "think" you know they can be... different than a stranger on the street. You don't really know who they are only ther personna they want to show you....

• Tue Mar 6 23:00:50 2007:
  Ads in School Papers Message

  One of the ways to reach out to the public is through the local school newspapers. Most of them have a page of ads at... where you can stick up a flyer.

  These are a couple of suggestions for marketing a small business for little bucks....

• Tue Mar 6 22:57:49 2007:
  Storing_Inventory Comment

  One of the best things to use for storing your Avon products is a pantry cupboard. Usually they are about 8 feet high... them keep the same things in the same box and also allowed for things that didn't stand up on shelves to be stored....

• Tue Mar 6 22:54:22 2007:
  Too_many Comment

  The right number of small businesses is the number of businesses that keep you busy but not crazy. You need to have... any of them.

  So limit your intake until you know what kind of output it is going to require of you and your time....

• Tue Mar 6 22:50:37 2007:
  Catalogs Comment

  I used to be an Avon Sales Manager and I would suggest that you talk to as many people as you can. You don't have to be... Have a wonderful day and hope to hear from you."

  I feel the personal touch is much better than just a brochure....

• Tue Mar 6 22:41:53 2007:
  Cheap_ways_to_promote_a_local_business Comment

  Definitely creating a website on the internet is the cheapest form of advertising. You can get a free website and then... is not so easy to throw out and small enough to put in a little box of cards and that's why I think they work better....

• Sun Feb 25 20:11:32 2007:
  Cell_Phone_at_Work Comment

  Any company I have worked with have had no problem with personal calls as long as you didn't abuse the situation. As... it and as an employee I would be really pissed off hearing the cell phone ring all the time and causing a disturbance....

• Sun Feb 25 20:06:47 2007:
  Motivating_Employees Comment

  When I was a district Sales Manager for Avon I motivated the representatives by treating them like people and thanking... want to up the $20 gift certificate to $50 once a month. With $50 they can actually buy something nice for themselves....

• Sun Feb 25 20:02:18 2007:
  Master_of_Office_Politics Comment

  I absolutely hate office politics and I make sure I stay as far away from it as possible. There isn't an office in the... for the women with children because there is really nothing you can do there but take the scorn and look after them....

• Sun Feb 25 19:54:24 2007:
  Bankrupt Businesses Message

  If you are looking for office furniture to buy you should look for bankrupt businesses or businesses who are... and if you contact them they can tell you what there is to be had from that business.

  Just a couple of suggestions....

• Sun Feb 25 19:48:47 2007:
  Forgot_the_combination_too_safe Comment

  Do you actually read what is being said on here? Sentinal, Chubb or any other safe company will not give you a... just chuck your safe in the garbage because that's how useless it is to you or anyone else who isn't a safe cracker....