Archive for October, 2009

I was driving up the road yesterday and out of the radio comes a pitch for a famous “motivational speaker” and his information on making money with “Multiple Streams of Income”. Now for this man, I suspect his multiple income streams mean BOTH of my pockets!:) Obviously though he’s selling information about how to make [...]

Intuit today released their findings on Small Business Optimism. Remember that Intuit’s idea of a “small business” is probably different than yours. When most of us think “Small Business” we think of a family business hiring a few employees – perhaps 10 or so. For government reporting purposes, a small business is any business under [...]

I was very gratified to see this headline:Small Distractions Keep You Focused… I was always the little boy who, when sent to clean up his room, started reading the books and not doing much cleaning. If only I’d had this knowledge then and known how to use it! This is about how to stay focused [...]

I was one of the beta testers for the Niche Horde research tool. Here’s the testimony I gave after using the product myself: I work with home based entrepreneurs who are trying to chart their own course in life. Increasingly that means they must develop an internet presence. While anyone can “slap together” a rudimentary [...]

Ok, this is sort of “Guy” fun stuff for the holidays! I was driving around the community this morning and noticed the signs of autumn – beautifully colored leaves finally changing to red and orange. One home with a wooden fence around the yard had small but brightly colored pumpkins on each post. And to [...]

Martin Zwilling has worked with entrepreneurs for a decade. Here are the 5 key qualities he’s identified to be a successful entrepreneur. Do you have them? You enjoy being the visionary leader. Risk energizes you. Actively seek others input. Motivated yet patient. Jack of all trades. I think it’s interesting to note that you can [...]

This was very instructive. As Amazon, Wal Mart, and Target are involved in a price war on books, Sears is thinking outside the box and planning to profit! On “Best Sellers”, the big boys in the book selling world were slashing prices… first to $10, then as low as $8.99. That means that for key [...]

I’ve enjoyed using Slideshare.net for a variety of projects and now they are offering their business customers the opportunity to gather leads – no fee unless and until a lead is captured. Of course, any smart business would have included contact information already but this service can require the reader to provide their information or [...]

Here’s a great article… Will the World’s Cheapest Solar Lantern Pull in Profits While Igniting Economic Development? These entrepreneurs at D.Light have produced a solar lantern that sells for about $10, the Kiran. Their theory is that if they can develop a needed product at a low enough cost (while still making a profit themselves), [...]

The folks at Thomas Nelson are no fools. According to the Wall Street Journal this major religious publishing house will offer aspiring authors a self-publishing option. If a writer self-consciously follow’s Thomas Nelson’s content guidelines in producing these self published works and the sales “take off”, it might be a way to join the “big [...]