Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Business can be like marriage- it’s much more effective to be proactive. If you have waited until you have gone from black to red and you are having trouble making ends meet, it may be too late to fix anything.
One example of a proactive business is Maine Indoor Karting, ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Marry Warren of Propel just wrote a Blog entry on the interview process. At first glance, it didn't seem like something I wanted to read since I won't be looking for a job anytime soon. I read her blog anyway, and decided to read from the perspective of someone ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
I've never used Yelp. There I said it. All this talk on here, in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and others, and I've never used it. Now, I have heard of Yelp- I consider myself culturally and technologically aware. I have even checked out the reviews on some ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
It can be done, but you have to make it happen.” –Chris Gardner
So, you want your business to succeed. You want to make more money doing something you enjoy. You want to be able to hire more employees. You want to take more vacation time or even ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
There has been some talk on MaineBusiness lately on how certain improvements in technology can push small business owners out of a market. For instance, Carl's blog on photography made the point that since digital cameras are inexpensive and readily available, competition has increased and pushed some photogs out ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
One of the great things about technology is how it can be used to lower operating costs. One of the areas that technology can help lower costs is communication. Everyone knows about using email and cellular telephones, but what about using your computer to make and receive telephone ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
I spent some time in the car traveling today thinking about sales. In fact, ahead of the trip I got some podcasts about sales to listen to by a guy named Jeb Blount (say: Blunt). His website is called $ales Gravy, and his podcasts are among the most ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
I recently put an advertisement on craigslist looking for some sales help. Craigslist is great because you never know what you're going to get. This time was no exception. I got the usual resumes, inquiries, and spam. One email, however, caught my attention. It was ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
It's earth day, so it's time for all of us business owners to take stock of how our business changes the environment. It's easy to think of the big companies that need to change, but every person and every business has a carbon footprint.
This article gives an explanation ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
How much time and money do we spend on getting a new customer? Since its obvious we are in a recession, I am sure many of us have experienced some of our regular customers tightening their wallets and buying less from us. My first instinct is to try ...
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