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Work can be fun!  How many times have you tried to get people enthusiastic about their job?  We are in the midst of moving from a small office to a much larger space.  In this new space the management team will have small offices.  Each member was asked to choose a theme for their office [...]

In August the Consumer Poduct Safety Commission (CPSC) passed the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act which has caused quite a bit of commotion is some circles.  Initially the legislation appears to simply strengthen the safety regulations for children’s products in reaction to the many recent toy recalls.  That is only part of what the law does.  I [...]

Another cool invention this week from our partners at InventionHome.
This week’s feature is “Future Wrist Stick,” which was invented by Robert Moriarty and Gary Hicks.  Robert and Gary have an issued US Utility patent on their invention.
As the holidays approach and “Black Friday” nears, it’s inevitable that Christmas shopping lists are materializing, too.  Along with shopping [...]

On Thursday, Jon Gillespie-Brown, author of the new book, “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur” shared his tips and insights. Here is the rest of that interview:
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How are you marketing and promoting your book?
The book is published by Wiley and Co. and they do most of the promotion, PR and marketing. However, I have [...]

One of the mainstays of my practice is writing, or reviewing and revising, contracts for my clients. Often, I am revising contract terms written by my client or another business person, and so, understandably, key contract terms are often absent or inadequately drafted.
This led me to think about what contract terms could be critical [...]

Infomat recently published a very good article, What Sells During an Economic Downturn, from which I borrowed the title for this post.  It was nice to read an article about what is selling rather than how much is not selling.�
The author Jason Campbell, points out that people are slowly awakening.  There has been more of a focus on social [...]

The end of the year can be a challenging yet promising time for Email Marketers trying to get the attention of prospective customers. During the holiday season, consumers are slammed with large email volume from a variety of vendors. To cut through the noise, you should consider using effective promotions within your email campaigns.
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Recently, I was contacted about a new book on entrepreneurship. This wasn’t that newsworthy, but then I found out that the author is giving all of the profits to charity.
In today’s tough times, it’s nice to hear that people are still doing positive things so I contacted the author, Jon Gillespie-Brown. He had some [...]

When you’re running a business you never have a minute to just think.  “Focus time” helps to just unwind those thoughts and get in touch with the answers.  Once a week I turn off the office phone, my cell phone, close the door and place an appoitnment in my calander called “focus time”.  I try to only do [...]

Initiating worldwide email campaigns can be great for business. What better way to grow your company than to expand your product or service and tackle international markets.If you’re a company that is new to doing business internationally, you might find it hard to tailor your email campaigns so they are well received by readers in [...]