Blog Profile / You're the Boss
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| Filed Under: | Business & Finance / Entrepreneurship | |
| Posts on Regator: | 976 | |
| Posts / Week: | 7.5 | |
| Archived Since: | November 22, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
This Week in Small Business: It’s On
The budget cutting begins. New home sales are up, manufacturing is up, even music sales are growing. How to get the most from YouTube. And do you let employees work from home?
Where Should I Invest Invest My Marketing Dollars?
The owner of a kitchen and bathroom remodeling company asks where he should put his marketing dollars. Social media? Google AdWords? Or print and radio?
Is Obama’s QuickPay Initiative Beginning to Work?
The program could be a model for the private section as well.
Do You Remember to Ask Why?
During a conversation with the owner, I asked why he decided to introduce this new line. After I asked the question, there was dead silence.
Is Answering Your Customers’ Questions the Best Marketing Strategy?
Why don't more businesses do what worked for Marcus Sheridan?
Balance? Don’t Believe the Hype
Five years later, I had three Inc. 500 plaques hanging on my wall -- and I was divorced.
Business Owners Confront the Budget Impasse
They also consider ways to get a big software project back on track.
A Web Site Tries to Keep It Simple
Larger companies are reluctant to sign up for Recruiterbox's service without considerable hand-holding. Can the company afford to provide it?
An Inside View of How We Recruit (Without Recruiters)
There is one principle we all agree on: always be recruiting!
The Money Shot: ‘Mercy, We’re in Season!’
Headed for 7-Eleven, the shipment of sunglasses will bring Sequoia Licensed Products a much-needed infusion of cash. Oh, thank heaven...
This Week in Small Business: The Clock Is Ticking
The budget talks continue. Gas prices hit record highs. And someone raises $1.5 million on Kickstarter. Do you think it's evil to recline in an airline seat?
Learning Social Media Tricks From the Big Boys
Once a year, Dell invites 10 of its loudest critics on an all-expenses-paid trip to Austin, Tex., to meet with the company.
The Money Shot: Smiles at the End of a Long Day
Maggie Winters, who owns a photography business, thinks she has the coolest job in the world.
Many Expect Budget Cuts to Hit Small Businesses Hard (But Not the N.F.I.B.)
The sequester would scale back programs at the S.B.A. According to the administration, loan guarantees would be reduced by $902 million. And the agency told the Senate Appropriations Committee that cuts to its counseling programs would force the agency's partners to turn away at least 33,000 business owners seeking assistance.
One Phone Call From Disaster
If you have business partners, a buy/sell agreement isn't just important -- it's crucial.
How Do You Handle Employee Litigation?
Do you settle and move on? Or do you fight?
What I Took Home in 2012
Last year started well. I decided that rather than wait to see how much money I would have at the end of 2012, I would pay myself a reasonable salary. But sales started to slump after two months, and I ended up stopping my salary in April.
Why We Never Use Professional Recruiters
I would bet good money that the recruiting industry will shrink over the next five years because of one company: LinkedIn.
The Money Shot: Meet Whynot Farm's Pumbaa
A start-up farm develops an attachment.
This Week in Small Business: Dish Mobs
A $3 billion surplus? Slower growth in health costs? The top 10 most-taxed cities in America. And is your company planning to make a Harlem Shake video?