June 29th, 2010 by john
I’ve provided media and spokesperson training services to executives for more than 20 years, and I’m still astonished to see how many intelligent, high-performing leaders cause catastrophic damage to their brand by making foolish comments or public gaffes. These are often followed by compulsory apologies and, more often than not, tearful resignations. It’s especially sad because these missteps are easily avoided.Recent examples of these gaffes abound:White House correspondent Helen Thomas retired abruptly (many are calling it a forced retirement) from Hearst Corp.
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June 25th, 2010 by admin
The following is an edited excerpt from Blogging All-in-One for Dummies by Susan Gunelius (Wiley, 2010). The most powerful aspect of business blogging is the potential to generate word-of-mouth marketing from the content you publish. If you can engage your audience members and get them talking about your business, products and services outside of your website, you’ve hit marketing gold
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June 25th, 2010 by john
I recently overheard someone reply, when asked about her holiday weekend, “It was successful.
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June 24th, 2010 by admin
As the job market continues to improve, companies need to work harder to keep employees satisfied and in their seats.
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June 18th, 2010 by admin
Benefits are an almost universal part of the employee package and almost as often a source of concern for the work they require and growing cost to companies. Most frustrating of all, one of employees’ most frequent complaints is that they’re unsatisfied with their benefits
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June 17th, 2010 by admin
Most sellers don’t expect the exit from their company to be easy, but many are surprised by how difficult it can be to sell their business for a good price in a reasonable timeframe, especially in the current economic environment. It’s important, however, to not let frustration get in the way of maximizing your sale.The majority of frustrations and challenges sellers experience could be avoided easily with a little information upfront about the pitfalls of selling a business in today’s market. There are literally dozens of challenges to overcome in a business sale–but here are the 10 that could have the most significant impact on both your business sale and your peace of mind
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June 17th, 2010 by john
Critics may allege otherwise given Apple’s propensity for doling out changes in small amounts, but the reality is that it’s never been a company to slack off when it comes to producing cutting-edge devices. Consider latest mobile wonder the iPhone 4, which adds a sharper screen and multiple cameras, plus clocks in as the slimmest smartphone at just 9.3mm thick, or roughly 24 percent thinner than its predecessor, the 3GS. Arriving June 24 in 16GB ($199) and 32GB ($299) units, raw technical advancements may seem middling.
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June 16th, 2010 by admin
Bootstrappers start companies without outside investments.
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June 16th, 2010 by john
About half of the business owners I talk to think that if they deduct their home office on their income tax return they will raise a red flag with the IRS.
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June 11th, 2010 by john
By Joanna L. Krotz As a rule, angel investors are wealthy people who like to bet on early-stage startups. They offer first-round financing, bridging the gap between bootstrapping and institutional capital, with the hope that their high-risk seed money will return big rewards
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