27th April 2007
There is not lack of jobs for good talent today and the best way to keep your best employees around is to provide them with incentives to stay on. The end result is ofcourse the continued growth of your business.
Before becoming a full time entrepreneu...
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05th April 2007
I ran across an interesting article in Wired magazine this week that told the tale of Kolo Soro, an elementary school teacher in the tiny village of Tomono in the northern Ivory Coast of Africa. This is an area so remote and void of technology that for ...
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27th March 2007
Email marketing can be used as an effective tool for communicating with customers. Its is an effective medium of communication to boost sales by ensuring that your customers constantly remember you.
The other day my radio show cohost, Paul Finley, ment...
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12th March 2007
The first wave of Baby Boomers turned 60 this year and as many approach the traditional retirement age of 65 they are finding that (a) they are still vibrant and don' t want to stop working; and/or (b) their life expectancy has been extended and they will...
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12th March 2007
Whether doing my weekly radio show, teaching entrepreneurial classes, or doing personal coaching, I talk to a lot of would-be entrepreneurs these days and I'm discovering that many of them are suffering from what I call, "I Don't Syndrome" or IDS.
IDS...
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27th February 2007
How many times have you looked around your small business and said, "There just isn't enough time in the day to get everything done!" Welcome to the biggest realization you will ever make as a small business owner, my friend: there are only so many hour...
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10th February 2007
The environment of any workplace is highly dependant on the type of manager and his/her management style. This article describes some of these management approaches.
I've written many times about my vast experience in the fast food industry, not as a...
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26th January 2007
Here are some tips for entrepreneur that can help them to achieve their dreams and be successful in business.
Well, folks, as luck and ratings would have it, it's time for yet another season of that train wreck of reality TV, American Idol; the show th...
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13th January 2007
Hiring employees who can contribute to your business positively is a challenge for every entrepreneur. Here are some tips on how to go about this difficult and challenging task.
A few years ago I wrote a column in which I compared managing employees to...
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28th December 2006
This is the time of year when our thoughts turn to ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It's the time for wiping the slate clean and starting over; a time for new beginnings; a time for making New Year's resolutions that, while spoken with the bes...
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02nd December 2006
Ladies and gentleman, meet Mo, Larry, and Curly Entrepreneur. These fine fellows are here today to help answer the age old question: Why do some entrepreneurs achieve stellar success while others achieve only moderate success while still others fail in b...
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18th November 2006
Market research is a key ingredient in today's business environment. In this article Tim Knox, an expert on business, gives some sound advice to entrepreneurs about market research that can help make better business decision and make the critical differen...
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16th November 2006
I've never been much of a fisherman. Sitting in a small boat for hours watching a red and white bobber float atop the water holds about as much interest for me as watching paint dry. My old man, on the other hand, would have rather fished than breathe. ...
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09th November 2006
Podcasting is the new hype these days with many claiming it to be the future of internet and communication business. However, for many this is at best a vague term that is difficult to understand and even more frightening to use. This article will certain...
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23rd September 2006
The experience of dealing with contractors and other entrepreneurs is an interesting one as it highlights some key business issues. Planning, scheduling, customer satisfaction and accurate budgeting are just some of the things that play an important role ...
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