Designers, Marketers THINK BIG

Tim is right on target, a must watch video, especially for marketers. Keyword: Participatory Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects — even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory “design thinking.” Read More …

Gathering Information For Your Plan

Affiliate Post By Palo Alto Software, Inc. A common problem people encounter when writing their business plan is finding information about their business industry and competitive companies. Fortunately, in recent years the Internet has made information gathering simple and easy, but sometimes the best information is found much closer to home, with real people, in Read More …

Working at Warp Speed w a Lean Turnaround

How can I accelerate a turnaround or for that matter any implementation? I can’t wait; I have to do it NOW!! The first item on your list is to stop running on overload. Remember, it’s not a matter of time but a matter of priorities. Define your goals and needs correctly, create realistic completion dates, Read More …

SBA Interest Rates at Record Low

SBA Says Interest Rates at Record Low for Small Business Borrowers The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 loan program is currently providing long-term, fixed rate financing for commercial real estate at the lowest interest rate since the program’s inception. This low rate, coupled with the new fee reductions provided by the Congressional stimulus bill, led Read More …

WoMEN: What Mom Entrepreneurs Need

The third installment of the "WoMEN: What Mom Entrepreneurs Need" teleseminar series offered by Lara Galloway, The Mom Biz Coach. The WoMEN teleseminar series continues Tuesday, April 28th at Noon ET with Lara Galloway interviewing Melodie Lane, a single mom of four children and National Marketing Manager for the One Page Business Plan Company. You Read More …

Business Plans for Mompreneurs

In this May 21st Workshop You’ll Learn:  The 5 essential ingredients every business plan must have to be successful. How to write a vision statement that graphically describes your business in two sentences or less. How to create a mission statement that attracts your ideal customers. How to design quantitative business and financial objectives that Read More …