Does anyone have time to talk on the phone anymore?  Do your prospects really want to talk to you?  Are you cold calling?  Seriously? With Facebook and the other million social media sites, your customers have plenty of friends.  They are not looking for someone to get to kno Read More
  I used to watch the people at work run around all day long talking about how busy they were.  They would talk about all the things they had to do, but never really accomplished anything.  They were very active, but not at all productive.  If they didn’t  have anything t Read More
So first, let's dispel this unfair negativity toward persuasiveness. If we read the definition of persuade, we can see there is nothing negative or unethical or devious about the meaning of the word. Read More
In writing, as in other professions, some things are worth more than money! Are you a writer? I have just had my biggest work to date published with no financial compensation. Find out why I said, "Publish it, I don't give a damn about money!" Read More
Many individuals these days are deciding to work from home not only because it makes raising a family easier but also because you can make a decent income working from home. In the past we have seen jobs in the paper that would allow you to work from home, such as assembling parts or stuffing envelops, but in many cases these types of jobs were either scams or produced a very low income. With int Read More
The Windows 7 Enterprise version has features which can be even deployed in mid-sized business ventures but Windows 7 Professional fails to live up to its expectations. Read More
The author of this article has started about six companies over the years with collective and cumulative revenues approaching $100 million. The author is on the Board of a high-tech company spun out of the MIT Materials Science department. Here are some tips for young people starting companies. Read More
Business ideas are all around you.

They are lurking in your garage, in your basement, in your kitchen, and in your children’s room. You’ll find them in magazine ads, at your neighbor’s house, and at work. They are right there in the vegetables you brought in from the yard . . . in the stack of papers next to your laser printer . . . in the back of your truck . . . and at the back of your mind Read More
Do you read business blogs where the author has failed three times without success?

No, because you want to learn from success, not hear about "lessons learned" from a guy who hasn't yet learned those lessons himself.

However, the fact that you are learning only from success is a deeper problem than you imagine. Read More
Have you made these small business legal mistakes? If so, you're probably not alone, but since the consequences could be dire maybe it's time you have another look. There are legal pitfalls at every step along the way when putting together and running small businesses and the following article from AllBusiness looks at some of the big ones. See if you can find some mistakes you've made in your ow Read More
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