Archive for April 27th, 2009
photo credit: Misterteacher If you rely on blogging as part of your marketing strategy, then there are a few must have blogs that you should be including on your business website immediately as suggested in an article on Entrepreneur.com. ●Come up with an insightful question for your readers/customers to answer by posting their comments. ●Write a [...]
photo credit: kevindooley In the recent recession going on, it’s not surprising that personal services have begun to taper off due to customers doing the tasks themselves more then they use to. These are companies that provide life services for those who don’t have the desire to do the task themself normally. Personal businesses will [...]
photo credit: malias Today in business one of the biggest thing’s we need to worry about is our customers. If their happy, if their satisfied, if we provide everything they need and want, etc. Here are a few tips on improving your customer service and ensuring they keep coming back to you. ●Ask, listen, act [...]
photo credit: lepiaf.geo Remember the day’s of free products? When you could use Microsoft office for free, free intranets, free version’s of messengers and internet browser’s. The past few year’s everything has gone from free version’s to fee based version’s. However, it does seem like were merging back into the free era again. BlogsOpenForum.com posted [...]
photo credit: keeponilluminating9_11 With a new president inevitably comes new laws of all kind’s including employment. It is no surprise that with the unemployment rate being so high and so many people now in the market for new jobs that there are bound to be some new employment laws. A complete list of the new [...]
Bellevue Mom Builds Hit Web Business
KETV Omaha: A Bellevue stay-at-home mom has turned a simple sale into a million-dollar success story. Belinda North used her daughter’s sense of style and the adorable clothes she wore into a Web site that finds and resells a wide variety of clothing. “I realized there was a little niche for us, so I started [...]
Business Interruption Coverage
photo credit: joiseyshowaa Say there is a flood or some sort that flows all through your business, or even an earthquake, hurricane or a small tornado comes through and wipes out your entire business, what do you do? An article was posted on Entrepreneur.com regarding this very issue. Sure, your property insurance will cover the [...]
For MissPoop, Business Is Good
When someone is trying to think of a potential business to launch, it is unlikely that poop would be the first think they’d think of. For Miriam that was an idea, and it turned out to be a profitable one. Since MissPoop launched a couple years ago it has grown at extraordinary rates. By keeping [...]
Toddler’s Invention Could Have Shamwow-Craze Potential
Digital City: Julian Pavone could be infomercial gold! He has purportedly become the world’s youngest inventor at four years old. His attorney, Robert Kelly, filed the application and received the patent for Julian’s Abracadabra Stain Cover-Up, a product that can cover clothing stains and touch up chipped paint on musical instruments and other items. Julian’s [...]
Simple, Colorful Invention Could Save Lives
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thomas Kollars, a professor at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, has invented a device called the ProVector that will kill the mosquitoes that carry dengue, as well as malaria. It has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives. “I’m here for a reason,” Kollars says. “I’m here to make this [...]
Springwise: Ever since the internet became an integral part of daily life, we’ve become accustomed to securing a wide range of online identities with usernames and passwords. But what happens when someone passes away, leaving their family and business associates unable to access their email, online photos, financial accounts and other online assets? It’s a [...]
Always Keep Pen And Paper Handy
LifeHack: Wouldn’t it be nice if ideas came to you when they were supposed to? You sit down, decide to be creative, and boom: you’re creative. The juices flow, the ideas are endless, and your brilliance just runneth over onto the page. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. For most of us, our creative and inspirational [...]
Tech Startups Lose Out On Fed’s Stimulus
San Francisco Business Times: It’s not that startups are writing the stimulus off, it’s just that most aren’t counting on it. The $787 billion federal economic stimulus intends to favor “shovel-ready” projects that can produce immediate, though temporary, jobs. And that means technology startups, most of which can’t put hundreds or even dozens of people [...]
