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5 Small Business Stories, Trends and Tips for Today, January 7, 2016 oGoing Presents the 5 Most Important Small Business Stories of the day... 1. What is the Biggest Obstacle to Moving Your Business to the Cloud? 2. A competition is expanding to help more small businesses 3. Small businesses will face these thorny issues in 2017 4. Many small business hope for Affordable Care Act repeal 5. It’s Not Easy Running a Small Business in Seattle: Q&A with the Owners of Georgetown’s Oldest Cornerstore Read the expanded stories here

Preparation is easy to praise but very hard to master. No modern coach, in any sport, understands that bet­ter than NFL veteran Tom Coughlin. He led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl vic­tories with his system of relentless preparation and old-school resilience. He teaches his players that you can never guarantee a win, but you can always earn the right to win—with focus, consistency, hard work, and anticipation of obstacles. And if you’ve earned the right to win, you can sleep soundly before a big game and take the field with confidence. Now Coughlin shares his best advice and anecdotes and shows how they apply beyond the gridiron. His philosophy focuses on mental preparation and con­sistency in the face of adversity. And his direct, honest wisdom can help leaders in any field rev up their own organizations. Coughlin’s lessons include: Using time efficiently, both in making and sticking to a schedule and planning for the long-term Preparing for unexpected...