What is accountability? Who holds you accountable? I recently asked those questions in several small business forums and got some pretty insightful answers. Many responses talked about the people...
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The Google (The Borg for you star trek fans) acquired another great company today, JotSpot. Google Inc., expanding its efforts at providing software that helps users create and post their own...
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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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Some say that business is just one long series of projects to be managed effectively. If that is the case then it would make sense to learn how to manage projects effectively, even for small...
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Absenteeism rising! Unscheduled absenteeism at U.S. companies and organizations has climbed to its highest level since 1999, according to results of an annual nationwide survey of Human resource...
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Thanks to the Wall Street Journal Free Stuff. Social-networking Web sites like MySpace.com and Facebook.com have helped link millions of friends. But now they have a new enemy: 20-year-old Jenny...
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Be still my heart! You mean Apple actually had a product flaw that they admitted to? Wow! I thought Apple technology was flawless, next thing you know we will start hearing of Mac virus' invading...
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I'll warn you in advance, that this blog is slightly promotional, but still has value. I re-launched my website this week. AllWrite Ink has a new face, a clean slate, it's a "do...
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Starbucks has been very visible in my life over the last week. I thought I'd share the Jumble of comments that have been made: 1. At a recent chamber lunch, the speaker, Leslie Ungar, Electric...
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ExpertVillage.com, the largest producer of how-to videos for the Internet, on Monday will announce the launch of their new how-to video sharing website, which supports Web 2.0 features that include...
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Thanks to SmallBusinessBrief.com for tipping me off to this article. Just like in traditional brick-and-mortar stores, libraries, parking lots, and amusement parks, you need to post notices and...
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They aim to achieve this growth through new markets, innovative products/services, and strategic alliances-and shun short-term gains, cost-cutting measures, and the quick exit strategies of some...
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Thanks to MyCorporation.com Business liability insurance is a must for virtually every business. Even if you think the risks of a lawsuit are slim to none, the possibility still exists. A client slips...
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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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Microsoft Office Live is giving away the ultimate computer set-up or $10,000 in cash to one lucky winner or $500 Best Buy gift cards to five runner ups. It's easy to enter the Microsoft Office...
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Filed in archive by Deborah Brown on October 20, 2006
I'm in the process of re-doing my website. It's one of those things that I can nit-pick and add/change/delete forever and never have it up and live. But if I've learned one thing from...
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by Steve Rucinski on October 19, 2006
Have you ever had a client who was sincerely interested in your solution to her problem--and needed your proposal by a certain date? You jumped through hoops and presented a very competitive offer....
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Thanks to Chief Executive Magazine Tech support, financial services and retailing led the wave of business services increasingly being sourced overseas. But the offshoring effect is now rippling...
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The podcast this week at The Great Big Small Business Show was all about Financial management. Listen to the Financial Management podcast. Below is the transcript to my portion for your use: My take...
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From now until November 15th, the online business networking site JumpUp.com (owned and operated by Intuit) is accepting applications to have YOUR business featured on the home page. Free marketing...
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Filed in archive by Deborah Brown on October 18, 2006
Yesterday I wrote about chocolate; thinking of your business in terms of chocolate. Today I read this shocking news in the Akron Beacon Journal: "Strike may affect chocolate industry"...
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Traveling and need to find wireless access to the Internet without it costing a fortune? Stop driving up and down the streets with your computer open on your lap, looking for a hotspot - now you can...
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