37signals just launched Basecamp Next (referred to it as “BCX”), which is their newest platform of the online-based project management software. I’ve been using Basecamp for around four years now, and always been a huge fan of 37Signals products and their business model. I have to say, the launch of BCX was overdue, as [...]
I had the opportunity to attend the Chicago Vistage All City event last week where keynote speaker Brian Beaulieu of IRT Economics gave the presentation The Future is Your Decision: 2011 and Beyond. The presentation covered the current economic status and what it means to small and medium size businesses going forward into 2012. So what’s [...]
How that’s for getting to the point? There’s a lot of talk about using online marketing and social media to promote your business, but many business owners are skeptical of its effectiveness, is the time and money actually worth it? Sticking to traditional marketing methods – phone calls, mailers, print advertising, etc they know and [...]
Do you ever feel like you delegate tasks and responsibilities based on your team members’ needs, rather than your own company’s needs? And who ends up doing all the jobs that no one wants to do or can’t do? That would be you. I’ve seen business owners who live like this. They are busy. Always busy. But [...]
“Coffice” – coffee shops for working – may be the future of the workplace. More and more employees are starting to work remotely – and in some cases, working in completely different states. But instead of working from home, they are packing up their lap tops and cell phones and heading to the nearest “coffice.” The Coffice is [...]
The other day while shopping in Trader Joes, I was trying to find a bottle of wine for dinner, and a younger preppy mother was next to me with her 3-year-old son also looking at the selection. “Which one do you want honey? Go pick one.” I could not believe this was happening, and found my [...]
Survey of Business Owner Attitudes, Actions, and Results Ever wonder what other business owners are thinking about, what they might be doing differently, or how their results might be better or worse than yours? I think about that all the time. Even though in my role as a small business advisor I get to see [...]
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