Is my business future really all about the internet? (personal, technical, philosophical details inside)
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posted by Classic Diner
on Jun 13, 2012 -
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I started a company, but it probably would have been better to co-found. Do people ever do this sort of thing? How?
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posted by piato
on Jun 8, 2012 -
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I want to understand the TV industry from a business perspective. Things like, the relationship between production companies, networks, cable channels, and cable providers. Are there any (recent) books, as well as particularly insightful blogs or other online resources that get into the economic side of television?
posted by coffee and minarets
on Jun 6, 2012 -
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How do I recruit a coffeeshop or small restaurant for my gentrifying neighborhood?
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posted by mmiddle
on Jun 6, 2012 -
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Manners-filter: Is it bad form to ask an ex-vendor about previously promised tickets from a few months ago?
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posted by windbox
on May 30, 2012 -
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My mother is 60, has 40k cash on hand, but she has no income. Can you help me brainstorm businesses that she could buy or launch for about 30K (so she can live on the remaining 10K)?
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posted by ohyouknow
on May 29, 2012 -
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How do you help guide others to recognize, accept, and work towards a unified vision resulting in orgazational change?
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posted by meta.mark
on May 28, 2012 -
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My store has three locations. People often call the wrong location. Is there a low-cost way to transfer or forward a call to the correct location without forcing the customer to hang up and dial a new number?
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posted by Night_owl
on May 26, 2012 -
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May be let go for sales performance, company wrote "general misconduct for not achieving monthly target"...is this a play on words to deny me unemployment insurance?
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posted by Wazooga
on May 26, 2012 -
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Are there any good documentaries, books, or other media that portray the
logistics of how businesses go from startup to large company? When I say logistics, I mean everything from finding and leasing real estate to hiring employees to accounting systems to inventory management to computer backup -- all the grittiest of the nitty details of how the large trains are made to run on time, for the first time, by a growing organization? I want to see how the infrastructure is built that makes large organizations work.
posted by shivohum
on May 21, 2012 -
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I really need help figuring out my new career track. I want to take "the next step" and don't know where to start.
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posted by wolfdreams01
on May 20, 2012 -
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How difficult is it to switch to Microsoft Exchange? And is it worth it for my needs?
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posted by gman
on May 18, 2012 -
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My company lost its largest customer due to a freight forwarder screwing up and delivering an order a month late. Can I sue the freight company?
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posted by PSB
on May 17, 2012 -
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I run a electronic music blog and we are in the works of snagging some pretty big deals. A number of my partners mentioned forming an LLC. While our profit is low, we are potentially entering some big contracts in the future and need some credibility and protection. What is the most basic, simple form of corporation we can form?
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posted by ascetic
on May 15, 2012 -
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With so many customers using non-cash methods of payment and customers getting cash back via debit purchases, are grocery stores becoming cash-negative operations?
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posted by rmd1023
on May 14, 2012 -
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I need a free online bookkeeping / accounting website, can anyone suggest one for a small business?
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posted by ascetic
on Apr 30, 2012 -
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Can you write off renovations to your home on your taxes for a home based business if you don't own or rent the residence?
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posted by blubutterfly
on Apr 29, 2012 -
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Help me find stock music that is royalty free? Need to have a license that allows lifetime use after a one time fee and that I can use on DVDs that are reproduced. Details inside.
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posted by ss448
on Apr 18, 2012 -
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Dress Code Filter: How do I make the jump from business casual to full business dress code with the clothes that I have? What are some pieces that I need to have?
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posted by koucha
on Apr 13, 2012 -
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Does anyone have a film recommendation that links cooperative business and community to telecomm industry / Internet / broadband?
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posted by franklen
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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[business attire filter]: I can't find a business pants/jacket or skirt/jacket combo that fits me. Can you tell me where to look?
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posted by paindemie
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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Asking for a redheaded friend in Birmingham, AL: Please help name my personal shopping/errands business!
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posted by jocelmeow
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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I just hit the two month mark at my new job. I am miserable, due primarily to doing the work of about 3 people and the company culture (it's a small, family run business, and the two sons who are taking over the company in the next 2 years ran down the public hallway cursing each other out and hitting one another yesterday, to the point that one of them left with his face bleeding and we had to talk a tenant down the hall out of calling the cops). I've decided to leave, despite not having another job lined up. a) What's the best way to do this, and b) How do I spin it to potential employers?
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posted by firei
on Mar 27, 2012 -
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I am trying to help a good cause that books talent once a year for a fund raiser. They would like to try book John Mayer, the singer, if possible, but need an agent to get in touch with; how do I find the person or agency represent this performer?
posted by Postroad
on Mar 26, 2012 -
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Should I drop my profitable, very low maintenance, but unfulfilling online business, in order to get a full time job?
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posted by choppyes
on Mar 25, 2012 -
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You have a business. One of your customers has a business. He wants to cross-promote, co-produce events, etc. He subscribes to the "there's a sucker born every minute" business model, charging way too much for crap. He could bring you lots of new customers, but you don't want to give him any more "marks." How do you proceed? Or do you?
posted by thrasher
on Mar 25, 2012 -
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I'm looking for good first-person non-fiction accounts of how people rationalize their descent into bad behavior. I'm particularly interested in business or organizational contexts in which unethical behavior or corrupt behavior has occurred. Anything come to mind? Thanks!
posted by langedon
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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In startup businesses, how much funding is required, on average, to create one job? I'm looking for hard data, ideally broken out for different industries.
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posted by beagle
on Mar 18, 2012 -
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