A Little Business Know-How from the Chick in the Skirt…
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Apr 14th, 2009
Most people are unaware that when one of the most successful Web sites on the planet first launched it specifically targeted the college market. I’m talking about Facebook - that grandiose social networking site that makes daily headlines and even has your grandmother talking. Started on the grounds of Harvard, Facebook now claims [...]
Posted in Expert Q&A on Feb 16th, 2009
With the economy in a crisis and unemployment at staggering rates, businesses of all types and sizes are feeling the crunch. So I went to the trenches this week and asked fellow entrepreneurs, CEOs, marketers and business consultants what they perceive to be the number one challenge facing small businesses today. Of course, [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Nov 24th, 2008
There is an entire business sector out there often overlooked by analysts, investors and even entrepreneurs. It’s the creative industry (often referred to as the creative economy), which encompasses advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, film, music, design and so on. Across the globe creative services and products are worth an estimated $2.5 trillion, [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Sep 4th, 2008
Last night I stumbled across one of the very first books I ever bought on entrepreneurship. As I thumbed through its pages, it occurred to me that not much has changed in 20 years. Entrepreneurs are still about innovation, forward thinking and seizing opportunities. We still take risks, work 30 hours each [...]
Posted in Business Basics, Word of the Week on Dec 8th, 2007
There is a mountain of evidence to suggest that people who plan are more successful. Plans aren’t always followed, but people armed with a plan are usually better off. The same is true in the world of business. You need to have a plan to understand where you are today to get where you would [...]
