Inspire People to Have Fun-Monday Morning Memoir 11/17/08
Work can be fun! How many times have you tried to get people enthusiastic about their job? We are in the midst of moving from a small office to a much larger space. In this...
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Spread the Word about the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act
In August the Consumer Poduct Safety Commission (CPSC) passed the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act which has caused quite a bit of commotion is some circles. Initially the legislation appears to simply strengthen the safety regulations for...
Invention of the Week #4: Future Wrist Stick
Another cool invention this week from our partners at InventionHome. This week's feature is "Future Wrist Stick," which was invented by Robert Moriarty and Gary Hicks. Robert and Gary have an issued US Utility patent on...
Part 2 with Author Jon Gillespie-Brown
On Thursday, Jon Gillespie-Brown, author of the new book, “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur” shared his tips and insights. Here is the rest of that interview: How are you marketing and promoting...
Important Contract Terms, Part I: Indemnify this.
One of the mainstays of my practice is writing, or reviewing and revising, contracts for my clients. Often, I am revising contract terms written by my client or another business person, and so, understandably, key...
What Sells During an Economic Downturn
Infomat recently published a very good article, What Sells During an Economic Downturn, from which I borrowed the title for this post. It was nice to read an article about what is selling rather than...
Testing Promotions through Email Marketing
The end of the year can be a challenging yet promising time for Email Marketers trying to get the attention of prospective customers. During the holiday season, consumers are slammed with large email volume from...
Interview with Author of “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur”
Recently, I was contacted about a new book on entrepreneurship. This wasn’t that newsworthy, but then I found out that the author is giving all of the profits to charity. In today’s tough times, it’s...
Good Idea- Monday Morning Memoir 11/10/2008
When you're running a business you never have a minute to just think. "Focus time" helps to just unwind those thoughts and get in touch with the answers. Once a week I turn off the office...
Localizing your Email Marketing Campaigns
Initiating worldwide email campaigns can be great for business. What better way to grow your company than to expand your product or service and tackle international markets.If you’re a company that is new to doing...
Contractor Sourcing
I consider yesterday my first official step into the world of manufacturing. It was far less intimidating than I had imagined. I found the contractor through my best information source, the Fashion-Incubator Forum. There are...
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Voting is over. Now what?
--> Fantastic! We don't have to listen to repetitive campaign advertisements any longer! But the best news for small business owners now is that many media members will start focusing on stories that have nothing to do...
It’s Just the Way We Do Things Around Here
When the “Shall I do it now or later?” question comes up for a new Centratel staff member, their not-yet-disciplined internal dialogue goes something like this: “What’s the difference if I do this task now...
An Interview with Brazen Careerist’s Penelope Trunk
While we're waiting for the election results, I thought you might like some good publicity advice. Well, I recently I caught up with Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success and...
Con-Post: Prisons focus on greening too
Being sustainable is something that everybody is doing, no matter where they are in life. Interesting article from MSNBC Inmates of the minimum-security facility, 25 miles from Olympia, the state capital, raise bees, grow organic...
Manufacturing Worries
I am now ready to start shopping my designs around to manufacturers. All of a sudden an evil little voice in my head sounded and began to evoke worries that my ideas may not be safe. What...
Invention of the week #3: Dual Option Tape Measure
This week's featured invention is "Dual Option Tape Measure", which was invented by Gene Stauffer and Steve Goecke. Gene and Steve have an issued US Utility patent on this invention. It can be difficult to...
Being Green, one element at a time…
I met John Barboni following a rather powerful presentation on the societal impacts of consumption given by his colleague David O'Higgins and Jason Levine. Barboni and O'Higgins have formed an interesting partnership with architects Tom...
Creating Email Campaigns to Measure Your Website’s Performance
Being aware of how much traffic and conversions you receive through your website is extremely important. If you own an online store front, bringing people to your website and influencing purchases is a key component...