Member name: RiverQueen
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RiverQueen has posted 6 messages and replied to 15 messages.

• Thu Mar 15 23:11:16 2007:
  Insurance Comment

  I've never heard of any insurance like that. It seems to me that the company is just giving you a loan.

  An insurance... it out of your paycheck then they have to send that money to the insurance company? I question it for its validity....

• Thu Mar 15 21:32:31 2007:
  Second_Life_A_money_making_business Comment

  I know a lot of people who play in there and they say they have made a lot of profit but not having been in there it's... so I don't know if the government gets involved will they be declared bigamists? LOL

  That would be too funny to see....

• Thu Mar 15 21:23:15 2007:
  Being_a_business_partner Comment

  Sure it can work out if you are both the same type of people. I mean do you both work at about the same pace and do you... important than just thinking about giving up weekends. If you enjoy the work then you won't mind the timing of working....

• Thu Mar 15 01:26:04 2007:
  Office_Brown_Nosing Comment

  You got that right rowena.... I don't think I've ever worked anywhere there wasn't a brown noser. However, they do get... show up in how you do your job. The first thing you need to concern yourself with is your own job and doing it well....

• Thu Mar 15 01:11:41 2007:
  LCD_TV_Monitors Comment

  I don't think the work place is where you should have a TV unless of course it is in the lunch room. That way when... are working and they are distracted by it you are losing more than you are gaining no matter what your business is....

• Thu Mar 15 00:59:21 2007:
  Computer_Virus Comment

  They should be able to take everything you had on the computer off the hard drive prior to fixing the virus. They may... are even sites that will allow you to put your back ups on them for a small price which is well worth it....

• Thu Mar 15 00:46:37 2007:
  Problem_Employees Comment

  Well that is a very interesting list and I agree with most of it. However, the business about no contract can be a... leave you in the lurch and go work for the competition. You need to have a non-competition clause in the contract....

• Thu Mar 15 00:28:21 2007:
  Cheap_ways_to_promote_a_local_business Comment

  Depends a lot on where you live and what you are trying to go into business with.

  If you live in a large city or a... a cleaning business then you need to find a couple of customers and have them spread the word by word of mouth....

• Thu Mar 15 00:21:54 2007:
  Getting_a_Loan_Use_Credit_Cards Comment

  IKO Roofing was started by two brothers in their garage. They made shingles by hand. They took the business to the... and building companies with their shingles.

  The reason I know all this is cause I was once one of their sales people....

• Wed Mar 14 00:29:46 2007:
  Grants Comment

  Usually there are government agencies that will help an entrepreneur to get started by giving them grants. One of the... or Provincial government site and a lot of times the forms for applying for different things are right on the internet....

• Wed Mar 14 00:23:41 2007:
  Patents Comment

  Patents are a great way of keeping your ideas alive and well and yours.

  If you do have a good idea and you apply for... and to the bank to get financing if necessary.

  So the patent is the first step and then your real work begins....

• Wed Mar 14 00:19:42 2007:
  Are You Strong Enough Message

  Are you strong enough to work at home? This may sound like a strange question but it is something you should find out... to do it and to keep on a proper schedule no matter what might "look" like it needs to be done around the house.

  ...

• Wed Mar 14 00:09:47 2007:
  Income_Tax Comment

  Yes, of course you can. If this was a business of your own or if you had a company name that was registered you can... week or bi-monthly and you then are a contracted employee with all kinds of expenses that can be claimed on income tax....

• Wed Mar 14 00:02:38 2007:
  Professional_Business_Plan Comment

  Well that depends on you. If you feel that you can look at the business with an unbiased viewpoint and in point form... the first year and the goals set for each quarter of that year and the plan to reach your goals.

  Hope this helps....

• Tue Mar 13 23:54:15 2007:
  Vacation Time Message

  I understand that when you are just starting up your own business you have to spend many hours to get it off the... to Christmas when there are built in days off there too.

  These are necessary times off and I encourage you to do it....

• Tue Mar 13 02:30:36 2007:
  Gifts and Flowers Message

  What does your office do when someone is ill and in hospital or has just had a baby. Does the company pay for a basket... try to contribute a dollar or two but you can see that it is hard for them.

  What are your thoughts on this practice?...

• Sun Mar 4 00:04:39 2007:
  Fess_up_every_body_who_was_your_worst_boss_and_why Comment

  My worst boss was a woman who was a climber in the company. I did everything possible to try to please her but nothing... friendship just to get ahead. Oh and by the way I no longer work for that person and she was fired in the end....

• Sat Mar 3 23:59:34 2007:
  Verbally Abusive Bosses Message

  I worked in an office where one of the lawyers was constantly verbally abusive to his secretary and she would do one of... charge him with verbal abuse.

  Another lawyer came to me and said I shouldn't have done that.

  What do you think?...

• Sat Mar 3 23:56:41 2007:
  10_Tips_to_Cope_with_Negative_Emotions_at_Work Comment

  You have put in here a very valuable article. It is well worth reading and for some I'm sure it will be well worth... everyone to read. Or give it to the office manager and say that it might be a good idea to circulate it in the office....

• Sat Mar 3 23:50:17 2007:
  Dealing with Office Politics Message

  The best way to deal with office politics if you don't like playing the game is to avoid them completely.

  Become the... considered to be prompt.

  Make sure that you meet all deadlines or talk to your boss about the problem of doing so....

• Sat Mar 3 23:43:15 2007:
  Lost Combinations Retrieved Message

  Doesn't anyone here read the messages after they post. I have put this in another thread but it seems that everyone... about how you would feel if someone was able to break into your safe because the combination had been posted here....