Robert Groth and Carter Robins are not businessmen, but rather technical theater guys. While working on a theater show 3 years ago and seeing how much the company they were working for was making off their work building the set, they realized they could make more money and do a much better job if they opened their own shop. So they did. But how did two guys with a background in technical theater and zero business knowledge successfully open their own scene shop and become their own boss Read More
DO NOT HAVE AN EVENT TO HAVE AN EVENT. Seems pretty obvious, but most towns I have spoken with do not know this. The point of an event is to ring the cash register, if it isn't there is no reason to have the event. So, how do you get them into the shops? Here are some simple ideas to incorporate into your small towns event Read More
There are several available options to find an affordable logo for your website. Depending on your budget, two great options are to host a logo design contest either at Design Crowd or Digital Point Forums Read More
Lashay Johnson and Simon Casselle walk along the U Street corridor with their cellphones outstretched like urban compasses guiding their way. Johnson stares at MapQuest on her Blackberry Tour, and Casselle is looking at a list of local businesses served up on his LG Chocolate. Read More
For any small business, understanding the marketing basics will enhance your online and offline efforts. You need to know what your 'secret sauce' is so that all your elements point towards this one, memorable key differentiator of yours Read More
Location based marketing has become very popular within the past year. Foursquare, Gowalla, and Brightkite, just to name a few, are well known applications that allow users to checkin to different places they visit and to explore their cities. Users have the option to leave comments at any venue they checkin to. Starting this week you can add Facebook to the bandwagon with their launch of Facebook Places Read More
The Entrepreneur’s Source Hosts Exclusive Franchisor Discovery and Networking Event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla Read More
Instead bringing up the weather or latest article in the Albany Business Review to break the silence, a fairly pragmatic accountant I've known for about a year looks at me and says, What motivates you to get up and write insurance everyday Read More
For those of you who are following the merge between Yahoo and BING, there is one new development today that is kinda neat-O if you ask me — though its US based at this point only….let me explain Read More
Why not refer your business acquaintances to your clients when they have a need? Referrals will help your client and your acquaintance and will only make you look better Read More
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