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May 16th, 2008

Fun Friday: Manufacturing and the Economy

More reading about manufacturing and the economy: Where do your things come from?
Whose Economy Do Your Purchases Support?
Made in the USA?
Where do items for your home business come from?

Made in the USA
Fun Friday: Ode to a Chinese boycott

Where Does Your STUFF Come From?
Tags: b5media, Biz Chicks Rule, business-channel, economy, Everyday Networker, Fun Friday, […]

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May 6th, 2008

It Feels Like Summer Already: Get Ready for the Great Blog Off

In 2008, the summer solstice will occur at 23:59 hours UT on 20th June (Friday). It is the first time since 1975 that it hasn’t occurred on 21st June. The summer solstice is, as you may know, the longest day of the western hemisphere.
To celebrate, taxgirl, the Business Channel and b5media are having The Great […]

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April 30th, 2008

More taxgirl Blogoversary trivia

Since it’s still my blogoversary (at least for another couple of hours), here is some more trivia…
I purchased taxgirl.com from the former owner who was no longer using the domain. I had been hoping for awhile that the name would become available since I had been using taxgirl for a number of years as […]

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April 30th, 2008

taxgirl Blogoversary trivia

Since it’s my blogoversary today, I thought I’d randomly pelt you with taxgirl.com trivia…
My logo (the brilliant one above) was designed by artist Jay Bevenour. Jay pitched several variations of the logo to me and I fell in love with this one. I knew that it was the right choice when my daughter […]

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April 30th, 2008

taxgirl on Alltop

taxgirl.com is now on Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop! You can catch us - as well as other cool legal news - at http://law.alltop.com/
Psst, what are you waiting for?
Tags: Alltop, Guy Kawasaki, taxgirl, taxgirl.comShare This

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April 30th, 2008

Happy blogoversary, taxgirl!

Image details: Senior man holding a birthday cake served by picapp.com
Today marks the one year blogoversary of taxgirl.com on b5media.com! My, how time flies.
The blog has actually been around since 2005… but became part of b5media.com on this day last year. It has been a fantastic ride and I am so grateful […]

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April 27th, 2008

taxgirl and Trademark Infringement

I’m taking a few hours away from my normal tax reporting to get my house in order - my virtual house, that is.
I trademarked taxgirl after years (and years) of use and it is now protected.
Despite this fact, there are folks flitting here and there using taxgirl as an identifier and even writing tax-related blogs […]

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April 17th, 2008

Firming up BlogHer 08

*squeal!*
I’m really excited! The BlogHer 08 Schedule is up and my session is all nailed down. The description is as follows:
Taking Care of Business. If you’re a blogger, and your blog contributes to your livelihood…whether through direct monetization or as a platform to get freelance and consulting work…then it’s a business. But […]

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April 17th, 2008

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day is just a week away - April 24!
In honor of the day, the Business Channel is asking our readers to think about how our experiences as children influence our career choices. You only have a few more days to enter - the deadline is April 20.
Follow this […]

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March 7th, 2008

The Ban Is Over… You Were With Me All The While

The taxgirl.com ban is over!
I had a telephone conversation this morning with the folks at Secure Computing regarding the Smart Filter ban on taxgirl.com. Apparently, the site was earmarked as inappropriate for, um, we’ll just say “not safe for work” content (in case my mother is reading) back in 2004 - before I owned […]

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