Archive for March 15th, 2006
More Failures of the Last Mile
Ramit Sethi has followed up his excellent essay The Failure of the Last Mile with Examples of failures of the last mile: Reservations should save you time “Reservations: Why make a reservation for anything when you still have to wait once you arrive? For example, restaurants, airline flights (overbooked), apointments for your car to be [...]
Podcast: Top Ten Online Marketing Mistakes
Anita Campbell: Please listen to Small Business Trends Radio today. My guest is Jim Kukral, Publisher of ReveNews.com. Jim’s topic is “Top Ten Online Marketing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.� If you miss the show, you can catch the podcast later on at our podcast site, SMBTrendWire.com.
Marketing Challenge: Work at Home
Chuck Huckaby on the Work at Home Business Opportunities Weblog is hosting a marketing challenge: How would you market it? It’s a truly free discount prescription plan card for people with no pharmacy coverage. This program is sponsored by the huge pharmaceutical companies to help build good PR and help the “working poor�. Participants save [...]
This week’s Brain Brew Radio episode is online: This week Mark Twist introduces us to Jules a stryogami artist in Maine who is looking for advice on how to price his sculptures during Only in Maine… Scott Williams, Chief Creative Officer of Starwood Hotels and Resorts is this weeks 30 Second Guru… Marion in Ft. [...]
eBay tool Unwired Buyer secures financing
auctionbytes: gNumber Inc. secured $1.5 million in venture funding. Accent Texas Fund I, L.P. led the round with participation from Aegis Texas Venture Fund, DFJ Mercury, and Gefinor Ventures. Funding will be used to expand marketing and product development for UnWired Buyer, a real-time mobile bidding solution for eBay users in the U.S. UnWired Buyer [...]
eBay unites son with dead father’s car
vnunet.com: Years after a US woman was forced to sell a cherished classic car following the untimely death of her husband, a remarkable eBay auction has reunited the deceased man’s son with the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. Anthony McCoy, the original owner’s son, said today that he has been searching for the car since his mother [...]
eBay’s 5th Annual Developers Conference
websitehostdirectory.com: eBay Inc. has invited developers, affiliates and entrepreneurs to its fifth annual Developers Conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, June 10-12, 2006. The conference will give developers the opportunity to create innovative applications and build successful businesses that span commerce, communications and community and will explore this theme with [...]
eBay Express to Launch in April
Auctionbytes: eBay announced it will hold a workshop on Friday to further explain its eBay Express site that is set to launch in April. According to the company, eBay Express, “offers primarily new items that are available for purchase right away,” though it will allow used and collectible items to be included (http://express.ebay.com). eBay Express [...]
Playfuls.com: The shopping feature on eBay may be halted because of some copyright problems the company is facing related to its “Buy It Now” option. The company was sued by MercExchange, the ones who initially patented it in 1995, around the same time eBay was starting its activity. The feature is meant to facilitate the [...]
Government Compliance Hurts Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Source: The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms, Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., www.sba.gov/advo, 2005. via Rob May.
The Two Little Words Your Customers Love to Hear
Business Week: What are the two little words you can say to all of your customers that will immediately endear your business to them and guarantee they will be your customers for life? What two little words can drive your business through the roof? The answer: your customers’ names. Whenever you have contact with your [...]
The Lazy Way to Success: Laziness is the impulse to avoid work and this admirable attribute drives all progress in civilization. However, instead of being celebrated as it should be, laziness is reviled. Tragically, throughout one’s schooling and continuing through one’s professional career, a person who happens to be blessed with the glorious God-given asset [...]
Financial Statements: What Every Entrepreneur Must Know
The Cash Flow Blog: As you consider which legal entity or entities–corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership–you want to use for your business structure, the decisions you make will depend heavily on your current financial situation, both personal and professional. But do you know how to read a financial statement on your own? Do [...]
