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Jennifer Dirks writes on business, personalities, and interior design for golf.com, The Columbian daily newspaper, Lifestyles Northwest magazine, in-flight Frontier Magazine, and other regional and national publications. She has 10-plus years media and marketing expertise, including four years as editor/managing editor for a Portland, Ore.-area business journal, chief editorial/marketing writer for a Big Five accounting and Fortune 500 firm, and one year as a business reporter for the nation’s “best in business” daily newspaper (1999). She also is a former television and radio reporter whose production credits include evening news broadcasts for ABC-Affiliate WSET-TV, the 68th largest television station in the nation. thewritersgroup.cc

Articles by J.D. Dirks
You Can't Buy a Brand
Differentiate yourself
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Free Money For The Entrepreneur
Web Gems For Entrepreneurial Success

Beth Bruno, copywriter and editor, writes regular columns on a variety of topics for two corporate Web sites: www.snet.net and www.teachers.net She recently completed her first book, "Wild Tulips," a collection of insightful, often humorous anecdotes about parenting, family life and learning. The book will make its debut on Amazon.com, March 31, 2001. Plan on buying some "Wild Tulips" for Mother's Day! Send email messages to: bbruno@snet.net

Articles by Beth Bruno
Corsets to Computers to Opportunity

Path to Self-Publishing

Steven Sanders has 30 years experience in banking, business finance, financial analysis and business consulting. His list of clients includes banks, mortgage companies, doctors, dentists, developers, manufacturers and small business entrepreneurs. Prior to Lotus, Quattro and Excel, he created a BASIC financial spreadsheet, reviewed and approved by FDIC examiners and used by several banks to analyze business credit worthiness. He supervised the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan department for a major regional bank and consulted in the set up of SBA loan departments in two newly formed banks. Sanders worked in the private sector as banker and consultant. He worked as a business broker, assisting buyers and sellers in analyzing and closing their transactions. He assisted in the successful restructuring of many troubled businesses. He owned his own business for over 18 years. Sanders also worked in the public sector for the Portland Development Commission (redevelopment agency for the city of Portland Oregon). The PDC was responsible for recruiting new business and redeveloping decaying areas of the city, using bonds, tax increment and tax credits to achieve business goals. Sanders is a board member on the Council for the Homeless and the Clark Housing Review Board (which finances affordable housing). He is a past chair of the Urban Planning and Development Committee for the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and on the board of the Southern Cities Apartment Association. He has been a Babe Ruth and Little League manager and is a former college baseball player.

Articles by Steven R. Sanders

Articles by Steven R. Sanders The Bottom Line ~ Buying a Business Part I The Bottom Line ~ Buying a Business Part II The Bottom Line ~ Buying a Business Part III The Bottom Line ~ Buying a Business Part IV