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Small Business Guide to Using Freelancers with Tim Jacquet on The Core Business Show. Freelancers in the workplace are nothing new. Businesses have consistently relied on them under a variety of circumstances: to handle the overflow in a company's workload, to step in when key members of an organization take time off for vacation or maternity leave, or to provide a fresh perspective on a project.

Selling To The Government: Understanding GSA Schedule is our topic on The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet.

FICO Score and How do I Make it Work for Me is our topic on The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet. FICO Score and How do I Make it Work for Me - whether or not you receive a loan and what interest rate you get on your credit card may be determined by something called a FICO score. Named for Fair, Isaac & Co., a California-based company that developed the credit score, the FICO score is the most widely used scoring method to determine credit worthiness.

Selling to the Government: Why a SWOT Analysis is Important is our topic on The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet. SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. A SWOT analysis can be carried out for a product, place or person. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective

Selling to the Government: Analyzing Your Organization with Tim Jacquet on The Core Busines Show.

Interview with Martha Munizzi on The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet. God is raising up an army of worshipers to lead this generation into battle. One of those God-appointed worship leaders is Martha Munizzi. An energetic and praise-filled woman of God, Munizzi has captured the hearts of gospel music lovers with songs like “Say The Name”, “Glorious”, “Because Of Who You Are” and “Jesus Is The Best Thing (That’s Ever Happened To Me)”. A protégé of praise and worship icon Israel Houghton, Martha Munizzi has become a household name in the Christian music industry. Singlehandedly, the GRAMMY and Soul Train Award Nominee and Dove and Stellar Award Winner has literally changed the face of the inspirational genre. With her dynamic and unapologetic style of praise and worship, she touches the very heart of the believer. Not only has she changed lives through her ministry, but she has savored the success of it as well becoming the best-selling independent artist in the history of gospel music, selling over 500,000 units. Not one to rest on her laurels, fans of her music can expect even more with her upcoming 6th release dropping in 2011, Make It Loud.

Selling to the Government: Marketing with GSA Contract with Tim Jacquet on The Core Busines Show.

Pope Benedict to Resign Papacy with Niels Nielsen, Jr, Ph.D is our guest on The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet.  Pope Benedict XVI has announced his intention to resign the Papacy at the end of February. What does this mean for the future of the Catholic Church? We will talk about this by answering these questions: How does the Catholic Church recover from the first resignation by a Pope in 600 years?, Was it a good idea for the Pope to resign if he was unable to perform his duties?, Is there more to the resignation? and When will the next Pope be elected? Pope Benedict to Resign Papacy Dr. Niels Nielsen who is the founding chairman of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston - he hold a Ph.D from Yale University in Contemporary Theology.

Understanding Ash Wednesday with Fr. Paul Turner is our guest on The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian calendar. Occurring 46 days before Easter, it is a moveable fast that can fall as early as February 4 and as late as March 10. According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke; Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this 40-day liturgical period of prayer and fasting. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a reminder and celebration of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered from the burning of the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday.

Selling to the Government: Understanding the FAR with Tim Jacquet on The Core Busines Show. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Expanding your business into the federal marketplace can be lucrative, and provide numerous networking and growth opportunities. But be warned: Winning a federal contract also means complying with laws and regulations unique to those doing business with the government. Many new contractors, especially small businesses, are unprepared for the rules and regulations they must follow, which can lead to costly errors and potential legal problems.

The resources below will help you become familiar with the regulations that apply to most federal contractors.