Once again, I am deeply grateful to Rose King for sharing a recent post at the the AccountingDegree.com website. Here’s how those who visit the website are greeted: “Welcome to Accounting Degree.com where we can put you on the fast track to a better, more lucrative career in the accounting industry. Read through our top online accounting schools to find the school and program that matches your career goals and interests.”

To read the complete article, please click here.

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The worlds of business and dating have more in common than you may think.

There are relationships, growth, and negotiation in both situations, and good ideas from one may apply in the other. Check out these trusted business rules that are great to follow in the dating world as well.

[Here are five of the “20 established rules.”]

1. Be ready for growth: Businesses and relationships can both start out small, but grow quickly. Always have a plan for what you’d like to do with future growth.

2. Build trust: Businesses must be trustworthy to win and keep clients, and the same is true in relationships. Build trust within your relationship so that you’ll have a strong foundation.

3. He who cares least, wins: This saying is true in negotiations as it is in relationships. Be careful not to invest too much into a new relationship too fast, while the person you’re dating cares less than you do.

4. Find a mentor: It’s a great idea to have a mentor for your career, but there’s great value in having one for your dating life as well. Enlist a trusted friend who has been there to offer advice and emotional support.

5. It costs much more [i.e. at least six times as much] to get a new customer than it does to retain an existing one: Saving a relationship that’s worth working through is usually better than starting over from scratch.