Startup Lessons Everyone Should Read

Ben Yoskovitz wrote this and as many startup that I have been talking to lately, I thought I needed to post this. If you read number 3, you will find out that their mostly marketing mistakes. Why? Here’s a sampling of some great startup lessons worth reading about. Your Pitch Sucks. Patrick Lor lays it Read More …

Wackiest Excuses for Being Late to Work

  More than 27 percent of hiring managers say they are skeptical of employees’ excuses for showing up late. It turns out their doubt is warranted: 24 percent of all employees decide to make up a fake excuse rather than tell the truth. What does this mean to you? If you’re sitting in a traffic Read More …

It’s No Fable: ESOPs Can Protect Indiana Jobs

 Loraine Ball, Roundpeg  blogged about this today on the Smaller Indiana Site. Since this week seems to be about finance, it must be an election year, I thought it was great initiative. It’s No Fable: ESOPs Can Protect Indiana Jobs By: Donald M. Meyer – Tax Partner in the Business Services, Executive and Employee Benefits Read More …

Changing within your organization

How do you make changes within your organization? I think it is critical to think about the transformation process before doing it. Here some ideas that are taken from the book “Small Business Solutions” by Robert D. Hisrich. By the way, the book is a good quick read but you can probably find it for Read More …

Selling on E-bay

Many companies do not look at Ebay as a valuable alternative for selling their products. Why not? If Ebay was a nation, it would be the 8th largest nation in the world. Can you not find a customer? Here is the most expensive item that sold last month on Ebay for an amount of around Read More …

Do you use your marketing to sell inside your organization?

Do you use your marketing to sell inside your organization? Few projects are on time and under budget? These failures can be devastating to the individual, costly for companies and damaging to morale. Why do so many projects fall short of their initial expectations? There is a huge difference between who has a plan and Read More …