From the moment I met Becky Blanton online last August, I always suspected her claim to fame would be unique. “Ordinary” is not in her vocabulary.
Becky has become a dear friend and mentor. She is remarkable. She helps me help others start and sustain small businesses and nonprofits. She sees me advocating for 4 [...]
JTrek LLC, a division of Xtel Communications Inc, just announced openings for beta testers to check out its personal security surveillance software.
Ever since I learned about JTrek, I’ve wondered about the many ways people can use their Smartphones to record situations that appear dangerous. Or situations where there’s been an accident or other incident. And [...]
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_EzjGcmWh7KA/SUJK8RRyrxI/AAAAAAAAAmw/JBoSssk21bI/who-put-you-in-charge-you-of-course.html”>Mike Figliuolo brilliantly shows how to handle leadership correctly. Or not. He calls poor leadership “pulling a Haig.” An Al Haig.
Worth the read if you lead others…
If you need a W-9 form (or forms), go to this link, fill in everything except your signature on your computer, print it out, sign it, and send it on its way!
Voila!
Meet one of my new and valued friends, Megan Elizabeth Morris. She is working along with others to promote the ideas of another new and valued friend, Becky Blanton.
In part, Morris says people “…don’t have to be content with what they have (though sometimes it’s nice to feel that way for a little while). [...]
By Anne Caldwell
With the holidays approaching, many business owners decide to acknowledge employees with a party of sorts, as a gesture of appreciation and an opportunity to socialize together. What liability might a business owner face by sponsoring an event of this sort?
There are several aspects that need to be considered. From the [...]
If you and your spouse or partner are in business together, you gotta take time to read Hal Alpiar’s blog on how to make the relationship work. And how not to. Example:
Bedtime in the bedroom is simply not the right time or the right place to talk about sales, distribution, taxes, accounts payable, collections, irate [...]
“As America’s newspapers shrink and shed staff,” says the New York Times, “and broadcast news outlets sink in the ratings, a new kind of Web-based news operation has arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow the stories they uncover.”
Go check out The Voice of San Diego. Some columnists are saying it could be [...]
Dozens of volunteers (including me) joined together at Seth Godin’s “Triiibes” website, and collaborated on an e book made up of questions and answers members put before the group.
This is our first collaboration, and, aside from the usual bumps in such a project, we got to the heart of the issue and created a [...]
Goodyear’s Goodwill store, to open Friday, October 24, is truly looking out for the community. In addition to bargain merchandise (on a 26,000 sq ft floor), it will offer a coffee bar and career center.
Housing the Southwest Valley’s first career center, it’s open to anyone needing job-hunting help. This includes free computers with Internet access, [...]
