Karen Lasher, chef and owner of Around the Table, Camas, Washington, talks about how to start a catering business. From the business plan to choosing the kind of catering you want to do to developing your specialties, this video has it all for the adventurous food entrepreneur who wants to try this exciting field. Read More
More sales is 'the' solution of choice for most CEOs in any tough time. Read my 'Recession Recipe for Driving Sales' in my free white paper... Read More
Do you ever wonder if consumers really trust brands? Are company and branded websites the leading source of information for consumers? Well according to Nielsen the answer is: yes and no. Branded content is trusted but not as trusted as friendship. Read More
This comprehensive article about how to start a retail business comes from Entrepreneur.com and is a very complete overview. It includes sections on the kinds of retail businesses the perspective entrepreneur might start, a look at buying businesses including franchises and even a look at the kind of personality someone should have to begin a reta Read More
Have you heard about MacSpeech Dictate? It's a speech recognition and dictation program that takes what you say and turns it into words on your Mac screen. Speech recognition and dictation software applications have been around for a while, but many users have complained that earlier editions are hard to use or the programs won't pick up your norm Read More
"The dynamic of our society, and particularly our new economy, will inceasingly obey the logic of networks. Understanding how networks work will be the key to understanding how the economy works." Read More
Well the numbers are in and it looks like home foreclosures are up a whopping 15% in the first half of 2009, affecting more than 1.5 million households. This problem does not appear to be getting any better as unemployment is nearing 10% and could go even higher, if you believe like me that government forecasts are about as accurate as throwing da Read More
CIT is in big trouble. That is big trouble for the franchise industry... Read More
What difference do top sales performers have that most others don't have? Read More
I met a woman this week who discovered, much to her surprise, that her weekly networking group provides fewer leads for her coaching and personal development business than do her social connections, including people she encounters through parenting activities. Read More
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