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Small Business

Flexible Work Arrangements Are The Future
I'm a bit of a broken record about this topic, I know. When 78 million baby-boomers retire en masse, though, and their kids become caregivers this will matter.

How To Use Mailchimp For E-Commerce
and
Microsoft Releases Free Skype Meetings Tool For Small Businesses
Both could be valuable tools for small businesses.

Social Media

Twitter Is Testing Two New Customer Service Features That Brands Will Love
Speaking as a consumer, the "most responsive" feature has all my attention.

Twitter Releases New Dashboard App To Simplify Business Use
More Twitter. More good stuff.

How To Engage Your Audience On Social Media
Reasonable advice. Not as good as mine: Social still means "go out and be", as in, talk to your clients. Don't substitute social media for relationship building. Ever.

How I Spent My Week

Your Creative Calendar: 76 Things To Do, Hear and See In July
I do dig this list.

Tunnel Vision Reminds You What To Work On Next, Every Time You Open A Browser Tab
I'll let you know how (if) it works. I'm the perfect test subject.

Living With Anxiety In The Age Of Nonstop Bad News
Written from the perspective of someone who is prone to anxiety, this nevertheless applies those who aren't experienced living with anxiety, too. More here.

How To Be Smarter In The Age Of Information Overload
I'm seeing it now. There's a theme to how I spent my week this week . . .

Thought For The Week

Organizations I Dig

Focused on the Training, Care and Preservation of Working Dogs- Spike's K9 Fund
Providing a well-grounded, common sense healing experience for active Duty Military, Veterans and First Responders living with Post-Traumatic Stress - Save A Warrior
Providing a response to the Flint Water Crisis - The Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Support a Classroom, Build A Future - Donors Choose
Working to put and end to mass shootings - Everytown.org

AmyLou, That's Who - How, And More Importantly, When To Delegate (pt. 1) Also? My super nifty Independence Day Playlist.

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