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I wonder if you could help me with finding new ways of getting a good return on my investment in time and energy when it comes to my social media activities. I want to engage my visitors, readers, listeners and fellow bloggers in a more active way in the future. I also want get more social media wo Read More

How will you celebrate Thanksgiving? I will read a passage of David Price's book, Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation and send a mental thank-you note to the "gold diggers" of Virginia Company and founders of Jamestown. Who do you want to send a thank-y Read More

I recently attended an event ("New media landscape. New PR.") arranged by MyNewsDesk. It is interesting to see how the company is embracing the new media. I recommend you to follow Kristofer Björkman's Twitter feed and PR 2.0 blog, if you are interested in citizen journalism. Read More

"No whining!"

That was the opening message by CEO Clate Mask at an event last week in Las Vegas put on by the folks at Infusionsoft called "Conquer and Grow."

Clate took a no-nonsense approach to diffusing what he finds to be a theme by some in the small business community of being victims of Read More

Becky McCary of Small Biz Survival, said the following about my interview with her: "Thank you @Lyceum for a thoughtful interview about small towns, tourism, and even blogs." I look forward to your feedback! If you have tips on future guests and topics, please send me a note. Read More

I have now read the first chapter, Concept Kick Start. The authors, Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons, are presenting the material in a great way. I like the layout of the book and it is very easy to read, take notes in the margins, and you have an informative online tools section at the end of the chapter. After we have defined our business identity, I think it is time to do a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysi Read More

The first day of my business plan post series. We started to go through the time table for week 1 on page 3 in "3 Weeks to Startup" by Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons.

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I will start a blog post series on August 1, describing the creation of a business plan for our new tea project called TeaParty.nu ("nu" is "now" in Swedish) and future tea & coffee business, Chai 'n Java. I will publish a new post every day for circa one month, following the "high-speed guide to starting a business" (3 Weeks to Startup) by Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons Read More

Francisco Rosales shares eight power tools you could use if you want to turn your blog into a profit center. The total cost per month is under $100 Read More

My good friend Carson, who currently resides and works in Silicon Valley, sent along an editorial from Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle advocating political independence for the Bay Area! The thought of the Bay Area governing itself is equally intriguing and hilarious - that's something I would absolutely pay a ticket to see. Most striking, though, may be the measure of social mood this represents, as we're now seeing almost universal disgust with government at many levels - Federal and State, in particular, across the United States Read More