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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

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photo by Tub Gurnard 
I came across three different blog entries today that loosely (alright…very loosely) fell under a convenient category of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD - which according to Wikipedia here was first coined by Gene Amdahl after […]

Are you on the Marketing Fast Track?

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

photo by Amnemona
There are a lot of great ways to market your business, but a lot of really effective, inexpensive marketing ideas are related to networking.
In the book Endless Referrals by Bob Burg, Networking is defined as follows:
The cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships.
The first couple of steps is to establish a […]

8 keys to Business Success (or how to stand out in your field)

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Photo by Hamed Saber
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about a workshop that I’m pulling together that will help small business owners build on their success.  As you know, running a small business is really complicated.
There are a lot of hats involved.  Marketing, Sales, Finance, Leadership - and that’s just the stuff you focus on […]

Have you referred anyone today?

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Networking is a tough thing to do - or at least it’s tough to do well.  If you were to look at the whole thing objectively, the primary reason to network is to benefit yourself or your business.  After all you want to grow your business, that’s the point.
However, the catch-22 is that if you […]

Thanksgiving…

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

When I was young, Thanksgiving was about turkey, getting out of school for a couple of days and the sign that the Christmas season was starting.  It took a while for me to really appreciate the idea and the importance of being thankful for where I am and what I’ve got.
With that in mind, as […]

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