photo credit: Damon | Photography Tim Berry recently participated in a student interview asking him about his and his wifes success in business, their secrets and the lessons that they learned throughout their 22 year’s of experience in bootstrapping. Although he felt that his answers were not as good as they could have been, he does […]
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photo credit: optimal tweezers During this recession we have all seen many changes in business including some closing, cutting of staff, higher prices in some, shorter hours of operation and more. With all of this change going on and hard times, there are many lessons that should have been learned as suggested on Open Forum.
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Inc.: TakeLessons.com, an online service that connects music students with its instructors in more than 400 U.S. cities, is having a very good year. The company enjoyed increased same-city sales ranging from 12 percent to 28 percent each quarter of 2008 versus 2007, and 2009 looks even stronger, says CEO and founder Steven Cox. Thanks
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BusinessWeek: It’s a terrific idea for aspiring entrepreneurs to work in the industry they’re targeting, whether they are college business majors or 50-year-old refugees from corporate careers. “You will learn about the industry supply chain, the key industry financial metrics, why customers buy certain products, and the competition’s products,” says Edward D. Hess, professor of
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Lifehack.org: Hopefully these tricks will be able to help you as they had helped me in overcoming fear of public speaking. 1) Admit nervousness All you have to do is admit that you are a bit nervous speaking to your audience. When you do this, the audience will be more forgiving if your nervousness shows
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photo credit: barto While business spend a lot of time figuring out new way’s of communication that will increase work activity and eventually revenue, we are forgetting about the form’s of communication that actually work against our company, such as gossiping about yourself or other’s around you. What percent of all interpersonal communication time in
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Appscout: Let’s say you’re a talented chef, but you’ve always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. Or perhaps you know a thing or two about mixed drinks but always wanted to learn how to build your own computer. There are a number of places where you can look up generic video tutorials on
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Globe and Mail: It all started over a couple of beers. Deland Jessop and Adam Cooper, classmates at the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business MBA program, were out at a bar one night tossing around ideas for a business of their own. Jessop, a former Toronto police offer, mentioned how difficult
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photo credit: squacco Everywhere you look, read and hear…people are being laid off left and right or out right fired from their long time secure jobs. Everyone is beginning to wonder how they will bounce back from this recession. Karen Salmonsohn recently answered how to bounce back from your setback with a few ideas of
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The Buffalo News: Nicole Rhynes had a bounce in her step as she hustled from one workshop to another at Erie County Community College. The sophomore had just left a workshop led by Tony Magiotto, owner of local fashion boutique CityLove Clothing and was feeling inspired as she rushed to a discussion about business ethics.
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