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How to Edit the Content of PDF Files

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PDF files are quite neat and easy to read, but most users have no idea how to edit them or how to get information from them. In the end, this is a format that...

Don E. Smith, The Solutionist and Speech Wiz

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Don E. Smith is the Solutionist at Don E. Smith, LLC. Smith shows his clients how they can use communication to produce and deliver products, build lasting relationships with their clients and develop a fully...

Bill Prater’s Business Mastery

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  Bill Prater is the Founder of Business Mastery. About Business Mastery…  Prater is a coach and mentor to private business owners. 15 years ago, Prater developed a Business Alchemist’s formula for helping business owners transform their...

3rd Annual Katy Christian Ministries & Katy PD 5K Run/Walk Against Domestic Violence

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  Katy Police Department Chief Calls on Super Heroes to help raise awareness and funds for survivors. Katy, Texas (October 6, 2016) – In 2015, 996 local survivors of domestic violence were assisted through the Katy...

Our Four-Legged Team Members

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In our office, we maintain a culture that has a warm-fuzzy feeling of family, but to a greater extent than you might think. One fun and unique thing about Brilliant Energy is that we...

Hosting a Key Component in Website Analysis – Why It Matters

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Although all businesses know that the structure of a website is essential and that the content you use, both inbound and outbound, has a huge impact on your rankings with the search engines, many...

Episode 11 – Becoming More Self Sustaining – Start a Business!

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  Guests: Steven Fisher / Ja-Nae Duane with Ross Powell of Survival401k.com and Radio Host William Edmunson Authors of “The Startup Equation” ISBN 978-0-07-183236-6 1) Self-Sustaining lifestyle – hunting for your breakfast everyday 2) Shedding the employee mentality –...

Increase Download Speed

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Cloud computing has been revolutionary in allowing users to keep their information in a secure environment which can be retrieved by the user at any time on any of their digital gadgets. One of...

Meet Mark Babbitt, CEO and Founder of YouTern

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Mark Babbitt is the CEO and Founder of YouTern.   Tell us about your business. YouTern was born from what Babbitt believes was a necessity to help young professionals become more employable. “I was responsible for hiring...

Why Business Owners Should Use Unlocked Smartphones

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Chances are that if you own a smartphone, particularly an Apple iPhone, it will be ‘locked’ to the carrier from which you purchased it. This is especially true of iPhones, which will usually lock...

Episode 10: Featuring Mutual Assistance Groups with Forrest Garvin of Carolina Preparedness Academy

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Radio interview on The Price of Business with Kevin Price featuring Ross Powell of Survival 401k and Forrest Garvin of Carolina Survival Preparedness Academy. The expert in the field of MAGs is Forrest Garvin of...

Episode 5: Interview with Oklahoma Carry President Rick Hubbard with CJ Grisham of Open...

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Founder of Open Carry Texas and Membership Director for SelfDefenseFund.com, CJ Grisham goes on the air with Oklahoma Open Carry Association President Rick Hubbard. This initiative is designed to bring the open carry...

Open Carry Houston Meetup 10.16.16 at Spring Creek BBQ Cypress (SelfDefenseFund.com)

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You are invited to meet-up with fellow gun rights activists, instructors, businesses, professionals, and patriots for our next local meeting in Houston. Invite a friend. Plenty of parking and admission is free to attend....

Texas Pets Dress for Success in Our Costumed Companions Contest

At Brilliant Energy, Halloween is a pretty big deal. And as many of you know, we love pets. So we decided to combine two things that are both really exciting to us and share...

Full Spectrum Preparation: Mutual Assistance Groups

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By Ross Powell In the course of awakening to the necessity of preparation and in the process of preparation itself, many of us have reached moments of great significance. These instants can alter the course...

The Art Of The Deal Isn’t As Complicated As You Think

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    No business owner is alone on the market. We know what you’re thinking. What about solopreneurs? Well, while they might not have full-time employees, they do have freelancers or outsourcing companies. They will also...

How Does SEO Play into a Successful eCommerce Platform?

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What is the first thing you do when you need to find some information online? If you’re like most people, you probably go to a search engine and enter words that are related to...

Abuse of Power Cases – SelfDefenseFund.com with Larry Keilberg on Doc Greene Show (Interview)

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Larry Keilberg, National Director for the National Association for Legal Gun Defense or SelfDefenseFund.com  was invited on "The Amazing Doc Greene Show" yesterday, which airs on RagingElephantsRadio.com and The American Voice Radio Network nationally to talk...

Full Spectrum Preparation: Learning Through Fiction

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By Ross Powell Believe it or not, fiction is one of our most useful tools for spreading awareness about preparing for adverse scenarios and actually getting prepared ourselves. Effective, relevant fiction writing is capable of...

Meet Nisan Lerea, Co-Founder and CEO of WAZER—the First Desktop Water Jet Cutter

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Nisan Lerea is the Co-Founder and CEO of WAZER.   Tell us about your business. “WAZER has developed the first desktop water jet cutter. It’s the first time that this type of device, which can cut any...

Smart Fitness Ideas for Entrepreneurs To Stay Healthy On the Road

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  If an evil genius had designed it on purpose, he or she could not have created a more harmful environment for your health than an airport.   The food is subpar; filled with grease, sugar, and...

Here’s How to Fine Tune your Marketing

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To increase profits and keep them up, you need to get your brand out in front of the masses and you need to generate enough interest in what your company is all about. This...

How to Pick the Correct Vehicle for Your Business

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Picking the right vehicle to fulfill your business needs requires a lot of thought. There are a number of options including vehicle types, make and model that make selection troublesome for business owners. Selecting...

Event Horizon: Everything Your Event Needs to Rock!

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When you want your business to grow one of the things you’ll need to do is throw an event. There may well be conventions your company can attend. Or, you might want to set...

Survival401K.com Enables Mainstream Preppers to Jailbreak Their 401K Money

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Founder Ross Powell Goes to the Airwaves with Guests Features and Articles Houston, Texas (October 3, 2016) – Survival401K.com was created to help people with retirement savings in their company or personal 401K to be...

Meet Will Thomson, Founder and President of Bulls Eye Recruiting

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  Name and official title of the CEO or founder of the company. Will Thomson, Founder and President of Bulls Eye Recruiting   Tell us about your business. “I’ve been recruiting since 1995 and I started Bulls Eye Recruiting...

Showing our True Colors through Genuine Engagement

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The electricity industry is an exciting field (at least, we think so) but like any exciting thing, it comes with its fair share of drama. For us, this is mainly in the form of...

Why Every Business Owner Should Understand Their Accounts

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As a business owner, one of the most important things that you’ll need to do is understand your accounts completely. So while it may be tempting to delegate everything, including your accounts, to other...

WHY LINEAR ACTUATORS HAVE BECOME SO POPULAR

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MOST COMMON USES OF ACTUATORS In our modern era, many industrial and home technologies have arisen in order for our society to acquire comfort and in order to provide easier means of production and automation....

Toronto Cosmetic Clinic’s Reward Card Program: Why It Improves Patient Experience

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It seems like everyone is selling something nowadays. With the rise of ecommerce and online shopping, customers today have more options and choice than ever before.   The heavy market saturation has proven beneficial for customers...

GUEST BEDROOM START-UP NOW TOUCHES THE LIVES OF OVER 1 MILLION AMERICANS

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Bethany Schenk secured her first client within thirty days of launching her unmatched employee benefits administration firm. How she did it, and what she values most in her CEO role. Bethany Schenk, Founder and CEO,...

When Terrorism Strikes: Shooting Back and Winning!

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It seems that Americans are arming and many are getting training in the use of their handguns and going through licensing in their prospective states where required. Many experts have advised that in an active...

Episode 7: Ready Today, Ready for Tomorrow, and Ready in Retirement

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Ready Today, Ready For Tomorrow, Ready in Retirement – Survival 401k 1) Preparing Financially and Physically (Spiritually) a. Houston gets hurricanes b. Oklahoma now is prone to earthquakes c. Wall Street is again in volatile mode d. Election is...

The Common Sins you are Committing that are Losing you Customers

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No one said running a business would be easy and now you’re finding out the hard way how true that statement is. What happens though when you start to lose customers, even though you...

Stop the Bleeding and Hemorrhaging – “Survival Medicine Hour” Interviews Larry Keilberg of National...

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Dr. Joe Alton, MD of "Survival Medicine Hour" (DoomAndBloom.net) interviews National Director for SelfDefenseFund.com Larry Keilberg.Aired 23Sep16 at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/survivalmedicine/2016/09/23/survival-medicine-hour-larry-keilberg-of-selfdefensefund-diabetes-more Comprehensive professional legal defense membership for individuals, families, businesses, churches, FFL licensees and manufacturers, martial...

Back to basics: What exactly is plastic media blasting?

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A smart business needs to open its arms to experts. No matter how hard you try – or how large your number of employees – there are bound to be operations, functions and tasks...

Watch Our Commercial Tonight at the Debate!

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Shelter animals need our help! #notdebatable Watch our commercial tonight at the debate on Channel 13 (ABC) at 9:59 pm! As the debate will have no commercial interruptions, we will appear directly after the...

Enriching the Minds of our Business

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At Brilliant Energy, we think learning is very important. We have the mindset that you should not stop learning after graduating from school. Our team members, many of whom are new graduates, come in...

What You Should Look for when Choosing a Video Conferencing Platform

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  The laundry list of advantages video conferencing offers is enough to make any company give it a try. However, not all video communication systems will work for your business, much less provide for all...

Episode 8: Upcoming 6 Week Guest Schedule and Interview on Price of Business

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Six Week Guest Schedule on Every Aspect of Preparation – Survival 401k, LLC 1) Announcing 6 Weekly Guest Appearances to Improve Your Preparations – Names to be provided at a later date a....

SelfDefenseFund.com Member’s Incident Interview with Security Officer in Arizona

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We had an opportunity to interview on of SelfDefenseFund.com members, a Security Director for an Investment company based in Denver, Colorado, who is now on duty in Arizona overseeing investment properties for his employer....

Business Management Made Easy: 4 Steps To Maximized Productivity

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Whether you’ve just started a business or have been running it for years, staff management is one of the most important aspects of your agenda. You’re paying for their services and, quite frankly, you...

Terrorism, Self-defense, Guns, Social Media and Situational Awareness – Sgt Damon Ing

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Police Sergeant Damon Ing was a guest on "The Amazing Doc Greene Show" which airs on American Voice Radio Network M-F from 1PM to 3PM CST and on RagingElephantsRadio.com from 10am to 12pm CST...

How VR is Changing the Marketing Scene

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The advances in VR (virtual reality) technology may seem like science fiction, but they are becoming a reality in the business and marketing world. This new technology is rapidly transforming the way the world...

THE OODA LOOP OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

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Article sponsored by SelfDefenseFund.com  (litigation protection membership with any weapon, any state, any time.) By Joe Alton, MD of DoomandBloom.net, co-author, The Survival Medicine Handbook It’s pretty clear at this point that there’s a New Normal...

Ready Today, Ready for Tomorrow, Ready in Retirement

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By Ross Powell After a historically complacent August in the financial markets, we are now in a season of escalating unpredictability. This trend is particularly clear this year on multiple fronts. Volatility has picked up...

Price of Business Welcomes Elizabeth Thede & dtSearch

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  Welcome to dtSearch!! dtSearch enterprise and developer products instantly searches terabytes of text. The product line’s own document filters support a wide variety of data formats, including “Office” files, PDFs, emails and attachments, online data...

Cypress, Texas Passes 2nd Amendment Audit – Open Carry Texas

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Radio commentator and activist CJ Grisham of Open Carry Texas/SelfDefenseFund.com was invited to speak to the Cypress Tea Party this weekend in Cypress, Texas. Prior to speaking, he conducted a "2nd Amendment Audit" to determine...

Episode 6: Retirement Investment Strategies with Survival 401k – Ross Powell

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Retirement Investment Strategies with Survival 401k – Ross Powell 1) Three Key areas of retirement planning a. Wealth Preservation b. Growth without Risk c. Liquidity 2) Exodus Strategy – Leaving captivity to the Promised Land a. Abrahamic in Nature i. Metals...

Face to Face: Getting out into the Community

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At Brilliant Energy, we go to great lengths to make our business personal. From hand-signed cards to our customers to let them know that they are not just a number to helping a cause...

Episode 5: Jailbreak! Your 401K now with Survival401K.com with Ross Powell

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Jailbreak Your Retirement with Survival 401k, LLC – Ross Powel:l 1) New found language in ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) designed for the mega rich allows all current...

Denis Vranich’s Guidance for New Franchise Owners

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So you are interested in becoming a franchisee? But, what is really necessary to be successful?   Before you go investing your life savings in the next grand franchise opportunity there are a few things experienced...

What You Need to Know About Working Capital Loans

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  Working capital is something you rely on every day.  It helps you keep the lights on, pay your suppliers, and pay your staff.  However, many people don’t really know what working capital is and...

The ADV3NTURE Hoodie and its ADV3NTURE

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Zane Lamprey is Founder and CEO of the ADV3NTURE Hoodie and the ADV3NTURE company.   Tell us how ADV3NTURE became your next business venture. "In 2007 I was the host of Three Sheets, an international drinking travelogue...

Episode 4: Dr. Joe Alton, M.D. Guest Feature Bleeding Control Kits – DoomAndBloom.net

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Marketing Strategist and Friend of the Show Andy Valadez founder of Marketing Dynamics had an opportunity to guest host for Kevin Price and feature Dr. Joe Alton, M.D. of DoomAndBloom.net, brought to you by SelfDefenseFund.com. In...

Episode 3 with CJ Grisham of Open Carry Texas: Handling Law Enforcement While...

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  Comprehensive professional legal defense membership for individuals, families, businesses, churches, FFL licensees and manufacturers, martial artists, and security/investigative firms. Any weapon. Any state. Any time. www.SelfDefenseFund.com promo code: MA01

Developing International-Focused Graduates – Ian Telfer Comments on Importance

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As thousands of university students begin to descend on campuses across Canada, the quality and value of the education post-secondary students receive is once more a focus.  Over the last decade, thanks to the...

What is Home Automation and Security System

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  One of the main topics that are on most of the media platforms relates to the internet of things. With the help of linear electric actuator  user are able to automate some of the...

The Best Places to Get Advice on Business Growth

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Getting your business started can be a huge battle. Just getting it off the ground is often difficult, and it's a massive achievement when you manage it. However, that's only the beginning of your...

Our Open Door Policy

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At Brilliant Energy, we are not the types to make a habit of closing our doors (some of us don’t even have doors!), literally or figuratively. Our doors and minds are always open to...

Calling All Teachers and College Professors, It Is Time to Learn About Guns

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One of Texas Leading Gun Instructors is Training Educators on License to Carry BriefingWire.com, 9/07/2016 - Fort Worth, Texas – Police Sergeant Damon Ing has been instructing the local community as well as nationally about...

ConnectPal Helps Advance Content Monetization as Top Digital Trend

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  Now that there are only a handful of months left in 2016, a number of trends have emerged out of the digital space.  This year’s hottest digital trends are those that offer a mix...

Benefits of Cloud Computing

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Based on Aberdeen Group’s Computer Intelligence Dataset, there are more than 1.6 billion permutations to choose from when it comes to cloud computing solutions.   So what, on the face of it, appears to be pretty...

Benefits of Cloud Computing

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Based on Aberdeen Group’s Computer Intelligence Dataset, there are more than 1.6 billion permutations to choose from when it comes to cloud computing solutions.   So what, on the face of it, appears to be pretty...

Driving More Sales From A Backseat Role Is Easier Than You’d Think

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When I tell you that sales figures are one of the most crucial elements to your business, it’s hardly groundbreaking news. But finding ways to actively increase the volume can be one of the...

ReSpeaker by Seeed, to See the Future

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Tell us about your business. With the advent of voice technology, ReSpeaker by Seeed is finding new ways to revolutionize the way we work, communicate, and live: it allows the opportunity to add voice interaction...

Telling Our Story

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Deregulation of the electricity industry holds so many possibilities with a number of new providers emerging and offering great deals. It was a newly capitalist industry that was perfect for Texas, creating jobs as...

Reviews of S-Trip! and Other Service Providers Reveal Boon in Niche Markets

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Spurred on in part by the rapid advancement of the internet and its ever growing reach, niche markets in industries like tech and travel have risen in popularity and marketing power by not thinking...

New Money Market Rules and Investing in Your Plan B (Survival401K.com)

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New Money Market Rules Effective 10/14/16 (please share) 1. No longer a total Safe Haven 2. Value (NAV) could be less than $1 3. Redemption Suspension like in other countries 4. Redemption Fees 5. Government Debt is exempted 6. Hard...

Historic Attention Appeal for Texas Governor Greg Abbott in Austin

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  Austin, Texas (September 1, 2016) – A public, family event is planned for September 3rd, 2016 at the Texas Capitol to discuss serious freedom issues in America and those affecting liberty-minded Texans. The event producer...

National Association for Legal Gun Defense Announces 5th Year Anniversary

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An Aggressive Litigation is Not Practice When Professionally Applying the Law Fort Worth, Texas (August 31, 2016) – National Association for Legal Gun Defense which operates as SelfDefenseFund.com is a litigation protection membership covering individuals,...

Portfolio Manager Jeff Lipton, Others Optimistic about Barbados Economy

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Economies around the globe are poised to undergo some major economic shifts over the next few years due to factors ranging from merging sectors to digital advancement. One of the main contributors to this...

Javascript for Entrepreneurs — Javascript for All Users

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Name and Official Title. Bill John Tran, CEO and founder of Javascript for Entrepreneurs Tell us about your business. It began with two previous Kickstarters: although successful, he truly found a way to mold his two passions...

Our Brilliant Affiliations

In our article about our referral program, we talked about how your friends can have a major effect on your choices. The people you associate with can have a great influence on you: they...

The Mammoth Bar’s mammoth sized mission

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Anthony Ostland is Co-Founder and Chief of Sales at Mammoth Bar. Tell us about Mammoth Bar! “The Mammoth Bar is a raw food bar, our claim to fame is that we are the ‘cleanest bar on...

Solaborate’s HELLO device and its massive potential to revolutionize the professional world

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What is your title? Labinot Bytyqi, CEO and Founder of Solaborate. Please, tell us about Solaborate. Solaborate was founded in 2014. “When I left the corporate world, the mission was really simple. ‘How do we provide professionals...

De Boone, A Glorious One Woman Show

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De Boone is the CEO of De Boone Consulting, and the mastermind behind "Social Media Success with De Boone." What is De Boone Consulting? In business since 2012, De Boone Consulting provides online branding for business...

Southeast Digital Marketing’s helping hands

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Sean McGown is the owner of Southeast Digital Marketing What is Southeast Digital Marketing? Southeast Digital Marketing is a company that has been brewing for 10 or so years. “I’ve lived in many different places, so...

The Most Important Elements of Factory Organization and Control

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  Taking a manufacturing process to success is a lot more complex than people think. This is because not many people think about it from an analytical point of view. Factories can result in big...

National Legal Defense Fund Attends the 2016 World Investigators Conference

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Bright minds gather in Montgomery, Texas to learn from the best in international private investigations Montgomery, Texas (August 24, 2016) –  The World Investigators Conference (www.2016WIC.com) by PI Magazine (www.PIMagazine.com) only happens every five years...

Are Your Customers Receiving The Service They Deserve?

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    Everything you do in business should be geared towards the best interests of your customers. And if it isn’t, this needs to change immediately. Sadly, if you keep ignoring this responsibility, then your clients...

Use These Perks to Attract Top Talent for Your Business

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Although there are literally millions of positions always being listed in the ‘help wanted’ ads, there are always more people than there are jobs at some high levels within key industries. If you are...

Marv White is a “BizProfitPRO”

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What is your name and official title?  Marv White, Managing Partner of BizProfitPRO. Tell me about all about BizProfitPRO. BizProfitPRO’s tagline is “Our business is your profit.” White’s business wants to make their clients as profitable as...

Showing Our Appreciation with Hand-Signed Cards

As a company that puts a lot of importance on our relationship with our customers and community, we have the firm belief that a nice, hand-signed note still goes a long way. Call us...

2016 World Investigators Conference Featuring Taurus Investigations and World Association of Detectives

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SelfDefenseFund.com is attending this global conference of Professional Private Investigators. We had an opportunity to interview Gilbert "Gil" Torrez of Taurus Investigations and Chuck McLaughlin of World Association of Detectives, Mr. Vernon Geberth of P.H.I....

2016 WIC – World Investigators Conference (SelfDefenseFund.com)

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SelfDefenseFund.com is attending this global conference of Professional Private Investigators. We had an opportunity to interview Fernando Fernandez of Covert Intelligence Group out of Puerto Rico.  Follow along @SelfDefenseFund on Twitter #2016WIC. https://vimeo.com/179306405

National Legal Defense Fund Brings Gun Debate and Discussion to Major Market Media Platform

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Radio and web show features open carry juggernaut and activist CJ Grisham of Open Carry Texas Houston, Texas (August 17, 2016) – The Price of Business Radio show airs in with award winning journalist Kevin...

Episode 2: Introducing CJ Grisham of Open Carry Texas/SelfDefenseFund.com

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Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIHRiFHtym4  
Social Media, Marketing not Sales

4 Expert Tips For A Cheap Marketing Campaign

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Marketing is an essential part of the business world. Every entrepreneur has to understand how to market and promote their company. The trouble is, many people end up spending way too much on their...

Keto Kookie: Keep Your Sweet Tooth and Your Diet

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Name and Official Title of CEO The Co-founders of Keto Kookie are Kristoffer Quiaoit and Victor Macias, who are currently sharing the title of CEO Tell Us About Your Business Keto Kookie, a low carb chocolate chip...

Gimme Gimme Gimme! Reining In The Spend Impulse

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All of us have been in the position of wanting something we cannot have. It's an unpleasant place to be. Whatever the reason we can't have it - it costs too much, it is...

Riaz Mamdani and Strategic Group Find Success With 2016 Let’s Eat! Campaign

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Since it was officially dubbed a city in 1894, Calgary has had a lot of nicknames: Cowtown, C-town, Stampede City are only a few. In 2000, the unofficial prairie capital of Canada got its...

Death By A Thousand Cuts” – How To Better Spend Time, Money And Resources...

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The death of a business isn’t always due to some major catastrophe. Rather, there is always the possibility of the ‘death by a thousand cuts’. Small mistakes, repeated time and time again, can do...

SelfDefenseFund.com Supports Open Carry Texas and Texas Carry Protest in Waller County

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SDF YouTube Channel Covers Courthouse Rally Against Alleged Abuse of Power in Texas Fort Worth, Texas (August 14, 2016)  – In an effort to give a stronger voice to those who are concerned about the...

Our Brilliant Referral Program

A big part of the foundation of our company is connecting with our community. One way we do this is by communicating with them about electricity and our services and encouraging communication with each...

Save Up Act HR 5731 interview with Survival401k.com Ross Powell

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Recap of the interview: a. Mandatory 50 cent contribution by employer = 6.2% for minimum wage earners b. Auto enroll for 3% elective contribution increasing to 5% - Voluntold c. No Rollovers out of it d. Will be...

THE ACTIVE SHOOTER: WHEN VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER

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Guest writer for SelfDefenseFund.com BY JOE ALTON, MD As a physician, my focus is how to heal wounds rather than how to cause wounds. A terrorist, however, has quite different goals. Normally, they have a short...

How a New Office Design can Boost Your Profits

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The business world has always been tough to crack, and there are plenty of ambitious entrepreneurs who find that ensuring a business is successful is much harder than they thought. Indeed, most businesses tend...

Failure to Identify to a Police Officer: Laws & Penalties

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Law enforcement officers routinely ask people for their names and other identifying information. Police may ask for the information as part of a specific criminal investigation. At other times, they may need the information...

The Superbook: Make Your Phone A Laptop!

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Name and Official Title of CEO Andrew Jiang- Co-founder and COO of Andromium Tell Us About Your Business Andromium Inc. is the company responsible for The Superbook.  Founded by Google and Y Combinator alumni, The Superbook is...

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