Archive for April 26th, 2005
Why Societies — and Startups — Collapse
Business Week: In his terrific new book, Collapse, science writer Jared Diamond examines some of the most famous failed civilizations of prehistory and history, from Easter Islanders and the Anasazi of New Mexico to the Viking settlers of Greenland. I bought the book because I found the subtitle intriguing: How Societies Choose to Fail. I [...]
According to my Holiday Blog, the week of April 24 through the 30th is Small Business Week. Congratulations and thanks to all the small business men and women who get up each day and make the world go.
What You Should Know Before Forming a Partnership
NFIB: As John D. Rockefeller once said, “It’s better to have a friendship based on a business partnership than a business partnership based on a friendship.” What he meant is that forming a partnership is a serious endeavor, and that a partnership must follow strict business principles to become successful. After all, statistics show that [...]
USA Today: Most of us think of business cards as just a reference document: a means of conveying basic information people need in order to contact us. We rarely design our business card with the idea that it will be a marketing tool. Looking at your business cards as a marketing piece opens up a [...]
