Business Blogs: Trends, tips, and real-life anecdotes from industry experts.

Since I’m new here, I’ll introduce myself and give you a brief discription of what we’ll be talking about.
I’ve been working with the creators of StartUpNation since 2001 when I was hired to shoot Rich Sloan doing yoga on the conference room table in the Birmingham Michigan office of the up and coming StartUpNation.  I [...]

Ok. You have a newsletter registration on your home page,
and people have started to sign up.
Great! Now, what do you do?
A.     Sit back and watch who signs up.
B.     Communicate with your new registrants right away.
C.    Send valuable information to your list on a regular basis.
If you answered B and C… Ding, Ding Ding! You are [...]

A little while ago, I was asked to give a presentation for a group of entrepreneurs. They wanted me to talk about what I’ve learned from the mistakes I’ve made in the past. I shared with them 10 very important business lessons I learned the hard way.
Rather than make one really long post, I decided [...]

Even if you like working for someone else, you have probably had a business idea that you haven’t told to anybody. Chances are, in a few months or years someone will start the business you’ve been dreaming of. That’s when you’ll tell all of your friends, “I had the same idea years ago. I knew [...]

Six years ago, I was working 12-hour days. Wanting to get more done in less time, I started studying productivity principles. Now I never work more than 6 hours a day but I manage to get more done than before! Here are the tips that more than doubled my productivity and cut my work day [...]

Do you need publicity right away to build some buzz for your products and services?
Well, here are three things you can do right now that will help you get the word out… fast:
1. Write to your local paper.
Check your local paper to see if they have an “Opinions” or “Letters to the Editor” section. Send [...]

Over the last 7 years, I have been involved in more startups than most entrepreneurs will in their lifetime. That’s not to say that I’m an “expert” in entrepreneurship (or an expert in anything for that matter), but I certainly have had a pretty diverse set of entrepreneurial experiences for a 27 year-old. I have [...]

When I was an employee, I hated it when my boss was in the office. The boss always managed to muck things up and did more damage than good by running around being self-important and annoying. As soon as we could get him out of the office, systems started moving smoothly again. We got more [...]

If your business is not getting the sales you want, it’s time to take action with public-relations activities. Do you want some free publicity within the next two weeks? Here’s what you can do right now:
Research.
If you don’t already have it, find the name and contact information for a reporter at your local newspaper who [...]

As a bootstrap entrepreneur, I’ve learned there are just some things you don’t cut corners on. My “golden rule” has always been to hire the best Lawyer, Accountant, and Business Consultant you can find, even if you can’t afford it. The truth is you simply can’t afford NOT to.  Running my small business over the [...]