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It is interesting how we could see paradigm shifts in different traditional areas of business, e.g., distribution of razor blades, and now the time has come to the tea industry. The challenge is to do something about the supply chain, in order to get fresh, high quality tea to the end customer in a Read More

What kind of productivity tools do you use in your worklife? I am still developing my own personal kanban workflow system based on both low-tech tools, e.g., bulletin boards, sticky notes, notebooks, together with information technology tools, e.g., Evernote, Eisenhower Matrix, Workflowy. I think I Read More

Skype interviews make for great podcasts. Here’s how to get started.

Podcasting need not be daunting. You can record an interview over Skype. Today we’ll discuss how.

In fact, a Skype interview is a great first podcast. It’s much easier to have a conversation with someone than to monologue fo Read More

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Index that shows small business owners are reporting improving economic conditions, but still not at an expansion level.

Have you compared this data with the Purchasing Managers' Index? Read More

Skout founder launches Fuse app, Twitter buys SnappyTV.

Amber & Sarah chat with Skout Founder Christian Wiklund on his new ephemeral app Fuse, Twitter adds .gif support and buys SnappyTV, Facebook's Slingshot, an app called Yo, & more! Read More

Here are fives steps to a better PowerPoint presentation. Please note that you could apply these tips for other tools, e.g., Prezi and Haiku Deck. Read More

From CreativeLive:

Most artists and crafters are easily inspired to create new work, but getting inspired to build a business that shares that work with the world can sound like a much more daunting prospect. Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace and Grow Your Handmade Business, is rea Read More

From CreativeLive:

Instagram is an important marketing tool for every small business — if you know how to use it. In this three-day course, marketing expert Sue B. Zimmerman will teach you how use Instagram to brand your business and engage new and existing customers. Read More

How do you store and distribute your podcast material? The title of the blog post is a hat tip wink to LibSyn (Liberated Syndication). The question that have been asking myself recently is:

- How do I secure my content, save it and promote it in an effective way?

What's your take on the futur Read More

Kari Chapin offers advice to crafters on pricing their products.

Kari is the author of "The Handmade Marketplace" and "Grow Your Handmade Business" and in the clip she gives you three things to keep in mind when pricing your products:

- the materials you use
- the time it takes to make prod Read More