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Over the past few months, Apple's iPhone has taken all the media attention for being the hottest gadget on the market. Of course the BlackBerry Storm's launch has peaked the interest of many, especially existing BlackBerry customers.
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I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who's a partner in an international consulting and training company when we discovered we had a mutual acquaintance--a bestselling author and fairly well-known speaker.
In our discussion, we found out he'd co..
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In the past few recessions, franchises fared well--even thrived--as ex-corporate workers sought more autonomy and personal reward than their previous jobs offered. But this downturn feels markedly different, and prospective franchisees like you are unde..
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"How do you sell in an environment where no one is buying anything?"
A frustrated and frightened salesman asked me that just the other day. And I had a hard time answering him. Not because I didn't think I had the answer, but because I didn't think he..
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Steve Astephen's legacy is everywhere. It's in the oceans. It's in the mountains. It's on the street. But more than anywhere, it's in the air, where his clients' exploits inspire the next generation of action sports stars. Ten years ago, Astephen revolu..
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Recession, unemployment, tight credit, crashing stock market--we're in hard times and it's going to continue for a while. In spite of this, or maybe because of it, franchising is booming, with hundreds of thousands of people looking into franchise oppor..
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Those of you familiar with Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People will recognize the term Quadrant II manager. This ideal manager recognizes that time spent on the important but non-urgent aspects of her business are the most vital for..
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The sky is falling--or at least slipping a little. The days of wine, roses and bouquets of venture capital dollars for tech companies are a thing of the past as the economy continues its dive. Investments are drying up, layoffs are prevalent and startup..
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Many dream of starting their own business to gain flexibility with family and independence from the corporate structure and politics. Today, it's also a financial savings when you're not forking over a fortune to fill the gas tank, buying an expensive w..
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Bob Dylan had it right when he penned his lyrics "The times, they are a-changing." In today's highly competitive world, if entrepreneurs don't catch up or keep up with the latest advances in technology and management, they're doomed to fall behind.
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Hosted applications have become part of every small-business owner’s potential arsenal in providing critical functions to his businesses. They’re not hardware components of your existing network infrastructure that are simply moved to an external fa..
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Some entrepreneurs are naturally tech-savvy. For the rest of us, technology seems like just one more daunting task to master. Even choosing the right cell phone or PDA, such as a BlackBerry, has become a complex and time-consuming effort. But when you'r..
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Hosted applications have become part of every small-business owner’s potential arsenal in providing critical functions to his businesses. They’re not hardware components of your existing network infrastructure that are simply moved to an external fa..
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Georgetown Gifts, which sells cards, candles and teddy bears in Ann Arbor, Mich., is in the shivering shadow of the one of the nation's largest and most beleaguered employment sectors--the American auto industry. As you might imagine, with General Motor..
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Brands are like beauty queens: even the most illustrious need makeovers from time to time.
Big names overhaul their brands to boost sales by getting back in touch with their original identity, or forging a new and improved one. Not so long ago, Target..
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The West Coast Green Conference, recently held in San Jose, Calif., was a showcase of green technology companies and the people who finance them. I came away from this conference with three observations:There's an explosion of new green products.Busines..
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Americans are known for many things, but perhaps our most prevailing characteristic is our can-do attitude. No dream is too big, and no goal is impossible to reach. As Barack Obama so famously said, "Yes, we can!" It's this American spirit that has made..
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Stock market swings the likes of which we've never seen, talk of corporate giants going bankrupt and a Homeland Security advisory rating that never seems to drop below orange. There's a lot to be scared about out there.
Fear, like panic and anger, is a..
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Dave Brackett flew hundreds of missions during his 20 years as an Air Force fighter pilot, but his restaurant concept likely would never have taken off without a boost from the U.S Small Business Administration's Patriot Express loan initiative.
Upon r..
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Economists regard the Great Depression as something akin to the Black Death: a fascinating and terrifying historical aberration that, thankfully, can never happen again. Despite a stock market collapse and the demise of several huge financial institutio..
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