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Posts made in March, 2011
Need some help with your business? There’s an app for that …
The world of mobile phones is inundated with millions of ‘apps’ that can entertain on the go, produce and publish music, help you manage your finances and everything in between. Smart phone apps have also revolutionized the business world-putting affordable training tools and resources directly into the hands of small business and franchise owners.
Education that used to only be accessible in classrooms or seminars is now available virtually...
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People decide to start businesses for a number of different reasons – some figure out they would rather be an employer than an employee, some look at entrepreneurship as a financial investment, and some simply want more flexibility.
Others tend to think long-term and start a business because they want to leave a legacy.
A family business can be a vehicle for parents to pass down knowledge, skills and equity to the next generation. USA Today featured a Great Clips family here in Minneapolis this...
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Through the first few months of 2011, the national unemployment rate has been hovering around 9 percent and not budging much in either direction. This is an improvement from where we were as a country in 2010, but it’s still higher than it was at any point in the 20 years leading up to the Great Recession of 2008 (http://bit.ly/gXkC9X).
Despite the end of the recession, job creation is still a hot button issue for the American economy. More and more out of work people are deciding to take this opportunity to go into...
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Social media is not what it was five years ago (http://on.mash.to/fsDAwe). Sure, it still allows people to get together online, socialize and connect, but the amount and scope of content being shared is far beyond what anyone could have imagined.
Blogging, for example, has evolved from a tool for personal online publishing into huge business. For organizations, personalities, and networks, blogs are a must-have avenue to share information with target groups. Facebook and Twitter users, who only used these tools to share bits and...
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