Go ahead! Take a bow for something good this week! The point? You get to brag about something you did, and we’ll all applaud! The sneaky point? To get you to take time to review your performance this week. Any lessons you can learn? It’s fun! Anyone can join in. If you have a small…
Owen Mead-Robins of Oprius Software submitted Oprius Foundations for a tool review. Foundations allows you to manage your address book, calendar and tasks online. All three are essential to small businesses, but are also the subject of much online competition these days. What makes this tool different from any of the other online services? Owen…
Small Business Trends Radio was kind enough to review my podcast, and to even recommend subscribing. Always nice to be complimented! In fact, reviewer Steve Rucinski made a few suggestions for formatting changes on our site, which I have made. You can read the whole review at the SMB Trend Wire. Also, if you are…
You might be interested in a new podcast I am producing for Grasshopper New Media, called the Great Big Small Business Show! Eight contributors are coming together to present a weekly podcast for small business people. Those contributors are: Laura Allen: Laura is new to podcasting, but is an experienced public speaker. Her focus is…
Podcast: Here are four steps you can use to improve your focus. Set a clear vision. Know what results you want from your business. How do you want it to look in 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years? (See Simplified Business Plans for the Real World for some ideas.) Decide which tasks are important…
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.Colin Powell You know that I like to talk about what we learn from failure. So does Zane Safrit. He is talking about why failure is important. Fridays are all about failure here. It’s the end of the week….
I’ve read several exciting things on rural economic development lately, and I wanted to share some examples and some ideas. Three Tips to a Successful InitiativeHillsboro, Kansas, is launching a business incubator with the city and university participating. The mayor pointed out three things she liked in the proposal. Developers have done a thorough job…
You are sitting in front of the blog world’s only Brag Basket. This is it! The one place you can take a moment to celebrate your small biz successes for the week, and get a free round of applause for doing it! So, go ahead, dish up! Here’s how it works: 1. Think about your…
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