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Diversity works. As interested business leaders, it is our role to keep diversity and inclusion at the forefront of corporate strategy conversations at a time when, due to changes in the economy, decreasing or eliminating these efforts are often a cost-cutting measure. Yet this is the time to delve deeper into the diversity and inclusion conversation so that when the economy turns, and our business models and talent look a bit different, we are poised to maximize new revenue opportunities and our human capital. Diversity works, and we were reminded this week that we must be continuously working at it Read More

It looks as if small businesses with 250 employees or fewer may keep a UK exemption to a "right to train" rule that allows employees to take off from the jobs for additional training. As you can imagine, the regulation remains pretty unpopular among some segments of the UK business community. And if forced on small businesses, it could cause some additional problems. Adam Marshall, director of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce had this complained the rule would “provide yet another route to employment tribunal, allowing disgruntled employees an opportunity to threaten legal action due to paperwork and bureaucracy.” Read More

Here's an opportunity for small business contractors with a background in IT. The U.S. State Department is looking for help with "planning, architecture, engineering and documentation" for consolidation of its data center. Work will include "hardware and software evaluation and recommendations, configuration management system design and implementation, physical server virtualization and transition, and local area network administration support for server transition and consolidation." If any of this sounds like something your company can do, check out the links to the initial announcement to enter into the competitive bid process Read More

Maybe you have a product already and are looking to expand into a new market. Maybe you're looking overseas for a supplier, manufacturer or distributor of a product to sell in the U.S.

Whatever your situation, if you're serious about having an international component to your business, make sure you don't run afoul of these four major misconceptions about international business... Read More

Some graphic evidence compiled by the Huffington Post which demonstrates how bad the current unemployment situation is in historical context 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.

Do you use a business planning software 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

Please click my unique URL and check out Fast Company's "influence
project." Read Mark Borden's post, Popularity, Ego, and Influence - What Is the Influence Project? Spread the good word! This could be an interesting "experiment" and maybe I could use it as an example in my new course on social media this autumn. Read More

Ever wonder what happens to social media and web-based email account when a person dies? Read this comprehensive guide that covers major services like Twitter Read More