“It takes just as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” Eleanor Roosevelt You know you should have a business plan, but you honestly don’t have one. Too hard, too complicated, too much! So let go of the old idea, and draw up something simple for your own use. Make it something that…
By Ed Morrison, EDPro Weblog Some technology companies are moving jobs into rural areas in order to cut costs. As an alternative to outsourcing, this strategy opens new opportunitiesfor rural communities. Read more. Last year, word of a new start-up in Arkansas, Rural Sourcing, hit the news. You can read more about the firm here….
What really is a million, or a billion? My friend Pat Singleton put this into perspective for me in terms I could really grasp. 1 million seconds equal 11 and 1/2 days. 1 billion seconds equal 31 and 3/4 years. 1 trillion seconds equal 31,710 years. Thanks for stopping in for the million/billion/trillion answer. If you’re…
Google Base is a free online database for anything from recipes to items for sale. Now, Google is slowly rolling out a feature that makes it true e-commerce: online payments. To help users more easily purchase and sell Google Base items, we’re planning to enable people to buy items on Google Base using their Google…
by Steve Yastrow, Tom Peters blog I have, for the past few years, been using the following definition of a customer: Anyone whose actions affect your results I have found it to work in just about any situation. (It helps explain why vendors and employees are customers, too. Not to mention bankers and municipal authorities.)…
Steve Rucinski, Small Business CEO Blog, points to the GEM Report on women entrepreneurs. It says women and men use the same strategies: seeking opportunities taking risks mingling with other entrepreneurs sharpening their business skills But there are always differences! On average, men remain nearly twice as likely as women to start a new business….
Remember the pre-release buzz about the Origami, including our covetous glances? More details are now out. You can’t buy one yet, but you can take a pretty good look at what it can do at Microsoft’s home page. I’m interested, even excited, not just for the ability to work on the road, but also for…
The OSBDC points to Entrepreneur Magazine’s article on 21 ways to bring in more business. My favorite? The last one: When in doubt, pick up the phone. Instead of lamenting your lack of business, drumming your fingers on your desk and forming new worry lines on your face, call a customer. Touch base, see how…
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