Archive for September 2nd, 2005
A Duty to Sell Quality Products
Jared Cosulich: When I was in high school, though, I sold knives door to door for a company called Vector Marketing Corporation that sold Cutco Knives. Despite my dislike for sales in general, I was proud of my position and accelled in it. Why? Well I was proud of what I was selling. I didn’t [...]
Opportunities From The High Price Of Gas
Ankesh Kothari writing on SowPub: A few opportunities and ideas: Make a plan for solar energy. “How to build a solar roof top” plans are selling well. You could research other “alternative” energy sources and write about them too. Research and write a report “How to make your SUV’s more fuel efficient.” One such report [...]
Michael Rappa: Internet commerce will give rise to new kinds of business models. That much is certain. But the web is also likely to reinvent tried-and-true models. Auctions are a perfect example. One of the oldest forms of brokering, auctions have been widely used throughout the world to set prices for such items as agricultural [...]
Life (And Business) In The Slow Lane
Lifestylepreneur: Today’s New York Times includes an article entitled, ‘Reaching for Success but Not Too Much of It.’ It’s about the increasing number of entrepreneurs who are choosing the path of slow growth or even no growth in order to maintain work-life balance and create community-oriented businesses that provide a personal touch.
