Hahaha... I never noticed that where I sit in the library to read magazines are two "state of the art" microfiche machines! I wonder if anyone still uses them ... Read the full post ... Read more

Saturday we had the pleasure of welcoming returning clients in our showroom - we, like every business no doubt, love returning clients - specially when you sell high value goods like wooden flooring. We installed a natural wooden floor for them 6 years ago - they were one of our first Woo ... Read more

Christmas season is a time of traditions and as it's also the biggest spending season of the year, you'll want your small business to participate as fully as possible. Christmas display windows, Christmas cards and Christmas parties are three Christmas traditions that most businesses take part in an ... Read more

Just out of pure curiosity I decided to visit a county foreclosure auction . I always hear about people buying property at a foreclosure auctions, so at 10am this Tuesday I went to the Travis County (Austin, TX.) auction which is held outside at the courthouse. Beforehand I checked out the prope ... Read more

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2010 Young Entrepreneur Awards . High-school seniors with a flare for entrepreneurship are encouraged to apply online for a chance to win a scholarship valued from $1,000-$10,000. The deadline for applying for an ... Read more

Cooptation continues to be a primary strategy in Washington these days.  We saw it in the early stages of their move to socialize healthcare .  Cooptation is a strategy to bring your opposition to the table, giving them the illusion of power, but with the intention of controlling them by ... Read more

To answer this question, I think you have to ask yourself another question; what kind of business do you want to run? Different types of businesses have different operational requirements. For instance, if you start a retail store, you will have to keep the store open and staffed during regular ... Read more

In my short video review of the book Bootstrapping: Weapons of Mass Reconstruction by Sramana Mitra , I mentioned that she brings up the topic of mental capital. At many points throughout the book, Sramana talks about why entrepreneurs and start-ups should not go looking for venture capital ... Read more

Using Twitter-search (with RSS feed to my "blog" reader) I can follow, read and interact on questions/news about some software programs I use myself and of which I'm a big fan: Typepad, ScreenSteps and of course AWeber. So once a day I go to my reader and read all the relevant tweets. ... Read more

I have found myself quoting good old Abraham Maslow a lot these days.  Maslow was the psychologist who develop the theory on hierarchy of needs as an explanation of what motivates us. Maslow said that we have to take care of each level of needs before we worry about dealing with the next l ... Read more