Although there are a lot of great website companies that offer free space for your business blog or website, you need to get your own space. My previous article talked about the need for your business to host its own content, and this post will only reinforce that ideal. Hosting and maintaining your own site… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Cleaning Up The Accounts Receivable
Unfortunately, part of operating a business is having some sort of incoming cash flow. That is after all the reason you went into business, isn't it? Get paid by others, so you can pay yourself? Well, at some point in your business career, you'll have a (or several) client/customer who doesn't intent to pay for… Continue Reading
Walmart Facts
Businesspundit.com has this blog post about Walmart (check out the original post here). I'm always a little wary of organizations that grow to massive proportions and seemingly seek world dominance. Here's some scary but true facts about Walmart, illustrated in a cool image. For me, the money quote is "Walmart's Buy American campaign showcased 'Made… Continue Reading
Happy 4th of July
I hope you're having a wonderful 4th of July, with lots of fun activities planned. Take a moment and reflect on the multitude of blessing we have because of an event that happened many years ago. I like to read the Declaration of Independence, just to conjure up additional patriotic emotions. Have fun, be safe!… Continue Reading
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
My first business class was a community college class on becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own business. The information I received from that class impacted me in more ways than anything else. First, the professors were a husband and wife team of African immigrants (from Nigeria or somewhere), who had started and continued to… Continue Reading
Personnel Evaluations
One of my chief dislikes about working for someone else was that I seemed to work at the will of the business owner. Whether the employer liked you or not, had a huge impact on whether you kept your job. This subjective standard, and its seemingly arbitrary conditions, is difficult for employees to deal with…. Continue Reading