Carol Roth's done it again...  She's gathered 58 business owners who submitted their best travel tips.   19. Find Additional Revenue Being hired as a Keynoter or Workshop Leader does not mean that you only have one opportunity to work.  Once you have a signed contract, look for other opportunities to speak. Chambers, Business Incubators, other conferences or chapter meetings would welcome the opportunity to have a "non-local" speak and as a bonus, they won't have to pay your airfare.  Bonus Tip: Add packages of instant oatmeal to your luggage for a healthier breakfast or snack. Thanks to: Maria Marsala of Act Now Seminars     Read more tips at http://www.carolroth.com/blog/traveling-great-business-travel-tips/

One-hundred sixty business building blog posts were created for the the Marketing with Integrity Blog in 2011. Topics ranged from social networking to marketing to business development to life skills. But 7 of those articles garnered a "10.0" ranking by Post Rank, a WordPress Plug in we started using in April of 2011. Today, you can read the best of the best. Enjoy these 10.0 tips and use our ideas and the knowledge you gain to build your business in 2012. If you get stuck, we're here to help you refocus, take your business up the steps of success, and create a life you love. BONUS: We're also providing you with a few articles that we believe

Become a Member of our GROUP on LinkedIn. We're a GROUP of senior women CEOs, business owners, practitioners, entrepreneurs, micro-business owners, and executive advisors (advisers), focused on opportunities of significant business growth and result$. Increase and improved: sales, cash flow, productivity, action, execution, alliances, etc. Our members have been in their professions at least 3 years, achieved a high level of success and want more in business and life. They run a service related business and advise their clients. We're building a North American community of smart accomplished women who love the independence that running a business provides their lives. And we're making the shift or have made the shift from "employee" to "business owner" within

Ya, the library. You know, the poster-festooned encyclopedia vault from school days past? You probably spent a lot of time there, researching for science projects and book reports. Remember reaching up on tiptoes to hand your library card to the librarian at the check-out desk? This should bring you back – Encyclopedia Britannica! It’s never too late to join the "look it up club" whose motto was "we never guess, we look it up." Use the library’s valuable resources-even when you can see over the librarian’s desk. Today, make an appointment with your local business or reference librarian, and then do it again three years. If you move, do it again. This person is a wealth

It's interesting how the answers to the questions  I was sent from Quint Careers  back in 2001 are still the same answers I give my clients today! Original article:  http://www.quintcareers.com/career_experts/Maria_Marsala.html   Q: What do you feel is the most effective setting/venue/situation in a job-seeker can network?  A: I suggest a mixture -- meetings to help job-seekers stay focused on gaining that exceptional next "job" that will help them in their career, attending professional associations where they let others in their field know they're looking for work, and the organization/seminars/meetings their potential employers attend. Q: Roughly what percentage of a job-seeker's job-hunting time should be spent in networking activities?  A: Two-thirds of the day should be spent on