Raising finance is a time consuming process and can also be quite stressful (particularly as time progresses). There may be some date in the future where your current trading position is no longer sustainable (which has brought you to the table in the first place). It is worth remembering that you need to recognise that [...]
Women will become, in the next few months, the majority of the American workforce, passing the 50% threshold, according to The Economist‘s Dec. 30, 2009 issue. Here are a few items from the article highlighting this accomplishment, and pointing out the challenges. High points: Women run many of the world’s great companies, e.g. PepsiCo in [...]
Are My Sites Up? is a relatively new free web-based service that helps you keep track of up time for your websites. The service will send you a SMS alert if your website goes down to help you respond faster and get your business back on line as soon as possible. Vital if you depend [...]
A quote in one of my email newsletters caught my eye today. ”As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less.” –Morgan Freeman, recipient of 2008 Kennedy Center Honors Award If you drop the “this” out of the quote, those words can hold true for small businesses. “As you grow [...]
Today is Blog Action Day. Through out the day, thousands of bloggers will unite to discuss a single issue – poverty. The purpose? To raise awareness and initiate action on this very important topic. In keeping with that theme, I’m going to re-introduce you to Kiva. We’ve mentioned this company before, [Steve Lange wrote on [...]