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People who start businesses and those who don't are more alike than you think. What they don't have in common and the difference between entrepreneurs and schmucks will surprise you. Read the full article for details Read More

I hate it when people think just because they have a fancy job title that it qualifies them automatically as a leader. We don’t see this issue too much with small businesses, but more with your big brand businesses. So what if you’re the CEO, President, Director of whatever – if you don’t have what people gravitate towards, then you really have no power with the company you are supposed to be in charge of. We see more people flock to those that are the true leaders of a company because they possess the knowledge, right character and the simple fact that they care about people without having the big fancy title. This makes them the authority figure that is going to make the big boss sweat. Big brands need to take another lesson from the small business owners on this one. If you truly want to be the go to person in your company here are a few things you will need to know.
Question Of The Day:
What qualities do you think a leader must have Read More

Often, businesses search high and low for an effective way to display their knowledge and ideas. A business blog is a useful marketing tool as it provides your business with a unique promotional and marketing platfor Read More

Competing on price is a no win situation that gets you stuck with numerous vendors. Here is how to compete on value Read More

As an entrepreneur, I have a lot of freedom and choosing this path was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Everything is done on your own time, where you want it and how you want it Read More

A list of things to do (including checking out the archives and pre-ordering a copy of my book) while I'm on vacation this week 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

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