Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
If you own your own business and have a little success, at some point you will be looking for an employee. Employees of small businesses tend to be a little different from employees of large firms. For instance, instead of looking for someone who is the best at ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
This morning Carl "tweeted" a link to a Wall Street Journal Article about CEO's dressing casual. Its a good read, and its right up my alley. I hate wearing suits and ties.
Favorite quote of the article: "A suit has become something you wear when you're asking for money."
The ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
I wouldn't normally write on the same topic twice, but I have been so enamored with the tribe I wrote about last week that I figured it was worth an update for those who have not joined. So far, the tribe has been a complete success, cementing Seth Godin ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
I use Google Reader to read blogs that interest me. That way, I don't have to visit each individual site just to see if there have been any interesting new blog entries. As such, I have been able to add more blogs to my daily regimen. One ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Late last year Google announced the Knol Project. Finally, last week they opened it up to the public. It is a user-based article submission site quite similar to Wikipedia. According to the original press release:
"A knol on a particular topic is meant to be the first thing someone ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
I spend a lot of time convincing people they need to create a business that actually makes a profit rather than just making salaries the ultimate goal. Today, I want to take a break from business profitability to talk about non-profit organizations.
Small non-profits are much like small businesses of ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Owning your own business is part of the American dream. The idea that you can be your own boss and make your own rules is a bigger draw than becoming rich. Many people don’t want to become the next Bill Gates or Sam Walton, they just want to ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
In the small business section on TheStreet.com, I saw this article on planning your next company retreat. The author discouraged in-office 'retreats' and encouraged "fun first and work second." I have always been a proponent of team-building and improving employee moral. I think this is a clear, ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Did you ever wonder if you could use video to improve your company website and give visitors something a little more interesting to view? I've wondered that myself. In fact, I've been doing quite a bit of research on if and how we should use video on our site. The ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
This week, marketing guru Seth Godin had an interesting blog entry. He writes a funny little blurb about how the vast majority of people think they are smarter than average, and probably think they are righter than average, too. Customers have a very hard time admitting they are ...
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