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Top 5 Scams in New York and How to Avoid Them

Are you planning for your business trip to New York in the near future? If so, you may want to be careful. It’s a tourist destination and there are scams to be aware of. Read on to discover five of the most popular type of scams.

New York is full of opportunity and as the song (and state slogan) goes: “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you, New York, New York”. While many are working hard to make their dreams come true, there are some who prefer to scam people out of their hard-earned cash.…

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Accidents When Traveling on Business: Protection Basics

You’re traveling for business, your eyes veer from the road for just a moment, and all of a sudden “bam.” You’ve crashed into the vehicle ahead of you, and your vehicle is damaged. The person driving the other vehicle may also be injured.

Car accident

A million questions are running through your mind:

  • Will your business’s insurance cover the damage?
  • Will your insurance cover the damages?

The first and most important thing a person can do is call the police to have a sworn statement made, so the insurance company has a detailed statement of the events leading to the accident. If possible, you should also take photos of the accident scene as well as the damage your vehicle sustained.…

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Top Energy Boosting Foods for the Traveling Entrepreneur

As a traveling entrepreneur, you know just how difficult it can be to stick with a healthy diet. Along the same lines, you may find it a challenge to keep your energy level high.

Healthy eating businesswoman

Let’s face it: you need quite a bit of energy to grow your business. While sleep is important, you may not get nearly as much as you would like. As frustrating as this may be, it’s good to know that there are many energy boosting foods that can work in your favor.

It doesn’t matter if you’re traveling for the day or you’ll be away from home for a few weeks, here are a few energy boosting foods that you should add to your diet.…

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Best Heaven on Earth for Business Travelers: Suzhou, China

Are you traveling for business or attending a conference to Shanghai, China? If so, you just can’t miss spending some time exploring the surrounding regions.  If we have to name one, consider this: Suzhou.

Suzhou garden

The guys at Los Angeles-based Cheap Every Door Direct Mail 55 Printing share their experience in traveling to Suzhou after attending a conference in Shanghai. They fall in love with the city, and they want to share what they know about it. Read on.

Why Suzhou: Greens

Many visitors consider Suzhou as Heaven on Earth – for some good reasons.  For one, it’s a getaway from the hustle and bustle of a megapolitan, Shanghai, just 62 miles northwest of it. …

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Packing Smart For Your Next Business Trip

Business trips can be stressful, and the last thing you want to add to your plate is the worries of forgetting something that you really needed. That’s why it’s important to have a packing strategy in place. Of course, if you do forget something you can always use it as a business expense when you need to purchase a replacement.

Business travel packing

No one wants to have to always buy a bunch of stuff when they get to their destination, though, just because they forgot things that could have been easily remembered. Here are some things that can help your pack smarter, and not forget stuff, when you get ready for your next business trip.…

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How to Survive Your First Business Trip

A huge number of people travel to destinations around the country and even around the world in the name of business. Taking a business trip can be exciting and rewarding but it can also be tiring, daunting, and a challenge. If you are planning to take your first business trip there are ways in which you can make the process far easier on yourself and make your business trip a more enjoyable one.

Business travel

Whether you are planning a trip overseas on business or whether you are travelling to another part of this country, it is important to plan ahead. This is a key part of enjoying a smooth and successful first business trip.…

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Tips For a Great First Time Business Travel Planning

Whenever you travel for business purposes you will need to think about many different things. This can be quite difficult when it is the very first time that you plan such a departure. In most cases it is a great idea to discuss with business travel experts. However, this is not always available.

Fortunately, we have some practical tips to get you started on the right foot.

Business traveller

We live in a world where business operations turn into global enterprises. Because of this, business travel is so common. If this is your very first business trip, here are some great tips offered by NobelCom.…

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3 Tips To Help You Actually Enjoy Your Next Business Trip

Business travel can be very stressful. From taking time away from your normal office routine to missing your friends and family back home, it can be hard for anyone to actually enjoy a business trip regardless of the destination. But with just a few little tweaks to your itinerary and your way of thinking, you can transform mundane corporate travel into something that breaks up the blandness of your everyday life and actually brings joy into your professional career.

Business traveller

To help make that a reality for you, here are three tips to help you actually enjoy your next business trip.

Add In a Day of Fun

Not all business travel schedules will allow for an extra day or two on the company’s dime.…

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7 Ways to Make Your Business Travel More Efficient

Trips are the best. We look forward to them because they offer us a chance to break free from shackles of daily life. But not all trips are vacations. To an outsider, getting a job with a lot of travel seems like a dream but it can get really stressful if not properly planned. Here are 7 ways you can travel for business more efficiently.

Happy business traveller

Be upbeat about the trip

If the thought of going on a trip makes you reconsider life decisions, it is only going to get worse as departure date approaches. It is absolutely essential to keep yourself highly motivated throughout the whole trip.…

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Why All Small Business Owners Should at Least Consider Travel Insurance

These days, you can take out an insurance policy on everything from your left leg to your labradoodle, but that doesn’t mean you need to. So when it comes to buying insurance for business trips, it may sound like just another silly expense — but don’t turn your nose up just yet.

Businesswoman in a business trip

Sure, as a small business CEO, your financial decisions have farther-reaching implications than they would if you ran a big-wig business. But some of the perks of a travel insurance policy may be worth the extra cost.

Consider, for example, these all-too-common scenarios:

1. You’re heading home with a meeting hangover

Tired doesn’t even begin to describe it, but the weather gods don’t seem to care.…

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