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This is a story about risk, but a bit of background is necessary, so please bear with me through the first paragraph.

Eleven years ago, when The YPS Group was launched, “we” made a strategic decision to focus on serving small to mid size customers, from $5 to $500 million in revenue. “We” also decided to stay small ourselves; to be a boutique consulting business; to not hire any employees and to use contractors sparingly. “We” are still here. (OK, OK, “I” am still here…), proving, at a minimum that the strategy is at least valid Read More

A recent report funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Office of Advocacy, titled, “The Nonemployer Start-up Puzzle”, published in December, 2009 differentiates Nonemployer firms—businesses without employees—and Employer firms. Nonemployer firms represent a large percentage of businesses; however, little is known about their dynamics (entry and exit). The report seeks to illustrate basic statistics about the prevalence of entry and exit for Nonemployers and the local conditions that led to their entry Read More

There is a movement afoot in American Little League Baseball. No more keeping score. Playing for fun in an atmosphere where everyone is declared 'winner."

It is a concept I have decided to take on in regards to my business articles and Social Media. Read my posts to enjoy them, but please, no more votes!

I'm looking forward to participating in a non-competitive environment! Read More

In this day and age, email, social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and also the usage of mobile devices have all become a daily staple in most of our lives. Through careful observation, it struck marketers that not only are the three media being widely used, but many are using them simultaneously. Given that statement, eRoi wondered if the general marketing community was taking advantage of it. Read More

I'm often asked how I come up with so many new business ideas so here are some tips for coming up with your very own business ideas. Read More

How much consideration do you give to your print collateral? It's easy to get swept up in the online environment. A recent blog post from Joe Pulizzi suggests it might be time to reconsider the importance of print in your content marketing strategy Read More

Do you have a plan in place if you become unemployed? Unemployment is a reality many people face. Tips to help you get by if you lose your job Read More

You don't want to be like everybody else. It's time to stand out and be noticed! This article will help you do that Read More

So you are a blogger now and constantly putting out good information on a regular basis. Well now it’s time to crank it up a notch and add a few things that are going to take your blog to the next level for you and help you retain new visitors from your blog. With the use of many built in tools and web applications we can now include so much more to your blog then just the content. By including some of these items you take an average blog to an extraordinary one that will help your business and your readers get more out of the visit. Here are some ideas, features and applications you can use to deck out your blog.

Question Of The Day:
What are some of your tips and tricks for taking a blog to the next level Read More

Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. They approach key potential investors way too early, trying to talk their way up the hill, with no supporting business plan, and before they have a support team around them. Needless to say, they get shot down, and get no second chance Read More