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Dear California: I’m Leaving You. Here’s Why…

Thursday, August 4, 2011

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I’ve lived in California for my entire adult life, beginning way back when I was a naive 18-year-old living in the dorms of San Jose State University. (Talk about culture shock…coming from a small farm town in Indiana to the inner city of downtown San Jose!) In 2009, after living in the Bay Area for [...]

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We Need to Wake Up–or Risk Pissing Off an Entire Generation

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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There is a complete disconnect between people ages 18-25 and the people who hire them (employers–that’s us!) This is a huge problem–one that we as employers need to recognize, and respect, before we lose an entire generation of young workers. What’s Wrong With Us?

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The Riskiest, Most Radical 30-Day Trial I’ve Ever Attempted?

Saturday, June 4, 2011

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Something has to change, because this is killing me. It’s taking over my life, and it’s slowly but surely sucking my soul away. And yet, getting rid of it may prove to be one of the most difficult feats I’ve ever attempted. Before I tell you what it is, let me share with you a [...]

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How to Hire an Employee

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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How to hire an employee. I’ve spoken a lot about hiring employees here on erica.biz, and why it’s so important to start hiring early, especially if you are just starting out and you don’t have a lot of free time to pursue your business. But many people I speak to don’t know how to hire [...]

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Are You Thinking Big Enough with Your Business?

Friday, April 8, 2011

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You’ve spent hours working on your business concept, and you’ve figured out something people will pay you for. Congratulations! Now, you may be inclined to jump head-first into creating a business. Lured by dreams of freedom and setting your own hours, you spend all of your free time researching a name and hammering out the [...]

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