A limited number of free entrance passes to Small Business Summit 2007 are available for readers of Bizinformer. These complimentary entrance passes are on a first-come, first-served basis. Use...
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EPS doubled under your leadership and sales increased from $45.7 billion to $81.5 billion but your job became more difficult when the housing market tanked. You expanded into Mexico and China, looking...
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by Deborah Brown on January 03, 2007
In the December 25th edition of People Magazine they reviewed some of the trends of 2006: • Crocs • Skinny jeans • Skulls • Next generation video games • YouTube • Black nail polish •...
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by Deborah Brown on January 02, 2007
Let's start the New Year with information that takes very little brain power. Do you remember the book What Color is Your Parachute? A fantastic guide to discovering the perfect career path based...
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by Deborah Brown on November 19, 2006
Thanksgiving is this week and as the holiday fast approaches with all the added chores associated with making it memorable, I have one final project I must complete for a customer. At home, as we pack...
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by Deborah Brown on November 17, 2006
Thanksgiving is next week and that can only mean one thing; it's time to determine what gift you'll provide for your best customers. First you have to decided who gets a gift and who gets a...
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by Deborah Brown on November 13, 2006
So I was reading John Jantsch, of Duct Tape Marketing, as I do faithfully everyday, and learned about a new blog BizBox on which John is a featured contributor. "BizBox follows the business lives...
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by Deborah Brown on November 09, 2006
In just saw the new Rolex ad in Fortune Magazine featuring Eric Clapton and the caption reads "Styles Change, Soul Doesn't." Think of the musicians who have stood the test of time. What...
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by Deborah Brown on November 09, 2006
This week Britney Spears text messaged her divorce desires to Kevin, her husband of two years. It's been a month of strong, successful women leaving husbands whose careers have not shown as...
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by Deborah Brown on November 06, 2006
I am in the process of de-cluttering my home in anticipation of putting it on the market. I'm reading a book called Home Staging, The Winning Way to Sell Your House for More Money. It talks about...
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by Deborah Brown on October 30, 2006
I was reminded of how true the statement "perception is reality" is this past weekend. We scoff at the statement "the customer is always right" when we know they aren't, but we...
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by Deborah Brown on October 24, 2006
Will 2008 find the United States led by a woman president? I'm not sure, but women are certainly on the rise in this country in business. In the Fortune 500 only 8.7% of businesses were run by...
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by Steve Rucinski on September 28, 2006
I normally don't write anything political on any of my blogs so this is a first. This isn't Republican vs. Democrat, this is about allowing Casino Gambling to be added to the State of Ohio,...
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by Deborah Brown on September 18, 2006
I am embarrassed to admit this, but last night I threw a Class A temper tantrum. Complete with pounding my fists on the floor. Of course I was laying on the floor, under my desk at the time trying...
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by Deborah Brown on September 18, 2006
While attending an Athena award dinner to recognize the outstanding achievement of women, I noticed that the ten finalists had similar things to say when asked about their success. Regardless of your...
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Tip of the Hat to Springwise for this lead! Eons is a new, full-fledged social network and information portal for baby boomers, encouraging them to celebrate life, get things done, learn and connect...
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I just finished going through the process annually updating my life biography . I try to take a look at the ups and downs that have occurred across the 52 years of my life. Doing so does two things,...
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Have you ever considered what ego is and perhaps more importantly what ego is NOT? What it is... Ego is the individuality or personality of a person to which the person identifies himself or herself....
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Spam, we all hate it. In fact a whole industry has been created around preventing it, blocking it and managing it. There have even been laws passed to try and control it. What about the other 10,000+...
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I am reading the new book by Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine based on his earlier article called The Long Tail, Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More. As I am reading it I find myself...
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This weeks Carnival is now available. Not familiar with a blog Carnival, someone hosts a number of submitted posts by other bloggers. Readers get aggregated access to a focus topical set of blog...
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by Jim Logan on July 21, 2006
Look at the picture at the left. Stare at the dots in the center of the picture for 20-30 seconds. Turn away from the computer screen and look at a wall or any other flat surface Blink your eyes...
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