Great Ideas for your Small Business: Stick to Your Guns and Keep Your Ideas Simple (MIKE BLOOMBERG) Michael bloomberg is a genius whose success is an inspiration for all entrepreneurs. His achievements exemplify the American Dream—starting a business from scratch and earning billions. And since this interview, Bloomberg has gone on to run an even … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Find the Business That’s Right for You (MURIEL SIEBERT) In 1967 muriel siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. A true pioneer in finance, she was made a partner in a major Wall Street brokerage firm, yet was turned down when … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Be a Maverick in Your Industry (HERB KELLEHER) Herb kelleher, his friend rollin king, and banker John Parker sketched out the idea for Southwest Airlines on a cocktail napkin in a bar. True story. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Abide by the Etiquette of International Trade With everyone buzzing about international trade, it helps to know the DO’s and DON’Ts of conducting business abroad. I asked my friend Syndi Seid for a few specific ideas to share with you. 1. Avoid calendar confusion. One of the most confusing … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Do Business in India All types of american entrepreneurs should be exploring ways to tap into India’s thriving economy, according to Bobby Mukherji (see Great Idea 188). A growing middle class of 300 million is eager to buy American goods ranging from computers to clothing. Business expansion is rampant … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Forge an International Alliance Forging an international alliance is a quick way to expand your business without spending a lot of money. The secret is to find a partner who can share his or her contacts and also understand your vision and integrity. Entrepreneurs in the service sector often … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Expand Production South of the Border Japanese giants sony, sanyo electric, and Hitachi made headlines by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Mexican border factories, but hundreds of small U.S. businesses are also taking advantage of Mexico’s affordable skilled labor force. “It’s the big guys and the small … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Wrap It Up One of the nicest things you can do for your customers and your business is send them out the door with their merchandise beautifully gift wrapped. It saves customers time and money, and great packaging is one of the smartest and most costeffective advertisements for your … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Send Employees to a Retail Training Center Finding skilled workers has edged out access to capital as the top small business challenge in several recent independent surveys. Now the retail industry is doing something about it, and every consumer who has waited patiently while an unskilled clerk attempted to … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Make House Calls In this high-tech, constantly bustling world, a little personal service goes a long, long way. Visiting your clients or customers at their homes or in their neighborhood gives some businesses a definite edge over the competition. Mary Heyob and her husband, Tom, sell crop insurance in … Read more
