Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
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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Monday, June 16th, 2008
On Monday mornings, I’m often reminded of the movie “Office Space.” When one of the employees expresses some anger and frustration, a boisterous female co-worker says “Looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays!” Those of us who own our own businesses should never have a case ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
We have all been to those presentations. A sales meeting, a seminar, or even a church service. The presenter used powerpoint and put everyone to sleep. How can this happen? Isn't PowerPoint supposed to make presentations exciting? Aren't the visual queues supposed to keep the ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Skybus Airlines had a short life. They came on the scene quickly and were flying all over the country in no time. Infinitely more abrupt, however, was their decent into closure. On April 5, they simply stopped flying altogether. Employees were told they no longer had ...
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