It's Not What You Think This Article is About: Finance Management, How To Start Business, Start BusinessMy work in organizations involves dropping habitual ways of perceiving in order to contact a fresh and subtle perceiving “under the surface” of what is going on. That deeper sense of perceiving allow......
Why Bosses Don't Get All the News This Article is About: How To Start Business, Start Business, Start Up BusinessNot long ago, a friend who works in television complained that the industry has no interest in real business stories. And, I had to agree with him, since we don't see much coverage that doesn't invol......
Is It Time To Hang Up On Investments In Wireless? This Article is About: Business And Money, Business Capital, Business Financial ServicesDuring the go-go days of the late 90s, capital was cheap and wireless service providers invested heavily amid ever increasing projections for wireless subscribers. Then the bottom fell off. Brutal pr......
Three Foundation Stones for Building Organizational Integrity This Article is About: Business And Money, Business And Finances, Business FinancesWhen the stock market crashed in 1929, there were a lot of people who lost everything they had. You would think that the result of that event would be complete and utter despair. And, in fact, ther......
Don’t Allow Yourself to Get Burned This Article is About: How To Start Business, Start Business, Start Up BusinessI am not a big fisherman, but I do enjoy it whenever the opportunity comes my way. I have some friends who are fanatics and occasionally I will go out with one of them. They have nice boats and it ......
Your Organization Is Only as Good as Your People This Article is About: How To Start Business, Start Business, Start Up BusinessLet’s begin by singing the jingle from an old US Army commercial. Ready? Sing! “Be all that you can be, in the Aaaaarmy.” Now, don’t you feel better? “Be all that you can be.” Why do you suppose th......
The Fastest Way to Ruin Yourself This Article is About: Business Change, Business Growth, New BusinessI don’t know many people who would admit to wanting to ruin themselves, but there are a lot of people who are doing everything they can to accomplish that very goal. They certainly don’t see it that......
PR: Focus on What Matters! This Article is About: Strategy Business, Business Strategies, Business CapitalSure, as a manager, you have a talented member of the PR team assigned to your department, division or subsidiary, or housed at your agency, and s/he is darn good at placing product and service plugs......
Identifying your Niche This Article is About: Business And Money, How To Start Business, Start BusinessThe Internet has become a valuable source of information and purchasing tool for today’s consumer. With the click of a mouse you can find almost anything from products to services on the web, a......
Breaking Through Uncertainty - Welcoming Advertisty This Article is About: Corporate Strategy, Making Money Online Business Opportunity, Corporate StrategiesWe all question our ability at times. Uncertainty plagues us. It is even more intense if the ability we are questioning relates to something we have never tried or not succeeded at in the past. Set......
Eight No Cost Ways to Market Your Business This Article is About: Marketing Budget, Strategic Marketing, Business StrategicAre you trying to promote your business with a tiny marketing budget? Opportunities are plentiful for low or no cost marketing. Here are a few that won't cost you a cent. 1. Publish articles about yo......
Your Ad -- Who Cares? This Article is About: Business And Money, How To Start Business, Start BusinessJunk mail. We all get it. And it goes straight to the trash can. How do you make sure your marketing piece doesn't end up in the round file? Give it the 'who cares' test. You have approximately five......
How To Stop Junk Faxes From Wasting Your Paper and Toner This Article is About: Mortgage Refinancing, Business And Money, New BusinessJunk faxes waste the resources of every business. It is estimated that they cost businesses tens of millions of dollars a year in wasted paper, toner and fax machine maintenance. There is nothing mor......
The Road To Opportunity In Wholesale Distribution This Article is About: Business And Money, Market Strategies, Business ResearchDynamic forces of change are converging upon the wholesale distribution industry. The business environment is changing and distributors must change, too. This sobering conclusion comes from new Faci......
How to Check the Status of Your Tax Refund Online This Article is About: Small Business Loan Grants, Finance For Small Business, Small Business FinancingSo, you were pleasantly surprised to learn that you are getting a refund on your taxes. Congratulations! The IRS expects to issue approximately $54 billion dollars in refunds for the 2003 tax year. T......
How To Raise Money For Starting A Business This Article is About: Marketing Research, Business Ideas, Starting A BusinessThe task of raising money for a business is not as difficult as most people seem to think. This is especially true when you have an idea that can make you and your backers rich. Actually, there's mor......
Automate Your Repetitive Home Business Tasks This Article is About: Business And Money, How To Start Business, Start BusinessIf you work from home then you know that your time is valuable. Creating ways to automate your home business can save valuable time or even provide you with more time to build your business. By pinpo......
Living a Relaxing and Profitable Lifestyle with the 80/20 Rule This Article is About: Business And Money, Business Tips, Business IdeaRelax In this article, you will learn some simple and effective ways to live a more relaxing and profitable home business lifestyle. Many of us started out with a picture of ourselves working less an......
Starting A Successful Business This Article is About: How To Start Business, Start Business, Business ResearchSelecting to venture out and start a business is one of the hardest decisions entrepreneurs have to make, leaving the security and income of a previous job, to invest in an uncertain future can be a ......
Eight Success Tips for Your First Trade Show Booth This Article is About: Business And Money, Business Tips, Business ChangeExhibiting in a trade show can involve a major investment of money and time. But the financial returns for your business can be excellent if you learn some of the secrets of trade show booth success......
Choosing a Business Coach This Article is About: Business Skills, Business Change, Business EntrepreneursConsider this scenario. A colleague suggests you get a business coach. Via the Internet, you find one close-by. The woman says she’d love to help. She charges $300 a month for two 30-minute calls. It......
Do You Really Need PR? This Article is About: Strategy Business, Business Capital, Strategic PlanThe right kind of PR, that is, the kind that puts you in charge of the care and feeding of a lot of people who play a major role in just how successful a manager you’re going to be? As that manag......
10 Quick Ways To Start A Business This Article is About: Medical Information, Business And Money, How To Start BusinessAre you thinking about starting a home based business? Great! Now, is the time to stop daydreaming about your plans. Take hold of your future and realize that dream NOW! The following are home based......
How To Beat The Mutual Fund Companies At Their Own Game This Article is About: Company Strategy, Make That Money, How Much Money Do You MakeYou'd have had to be living on a desert island with no TV, newspaper or internet connection to have missed hearing about the great mutual fund scandal of 2003. The issue was that some mutual fund com......
To Meet or Not to Meet…What are the Questions? This Article is About: Business And Money, Business Tips, Business EntrepreneursMeetings can be a total waste of time or a powerful and productive communication tool that solve problems, stimulate ideas, promote team spirit and generate action. The results lie totally in how th......