Great Ideas for your Small Business: Take Advantage of an Online Technology Marketplace Licensing new technology to other companies is a win-win scenario for everyone involved. Corporations invested $187 billion in research and development in 2001, according to the Battelle Memorial Institute, and selling licenses and collecting royalties is one way to earn back that … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Train Your Employees Online In the rush to upgrade computers and buy new software, many business owners forget that people need to be taught how to use the software before they can begin to be more productive. Employees can lose up to three weeks of work time tackling computer … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Follow These Five Quick Time-Management Tips Time-management guru peter gordon offered these five tips; I knew I had to pass them along to you. Start with the big picture. Ask yourself what you want to accomplish, where you are trying to go, and what the most important things are … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Throw Away Your Expensive Time-Management System I don’t know about you, but i have a collection of pricey organizers – all gathering dust. I hate to throw them out because they are so darn expensive. But I’ve tried them all: the big chunky note- books, the planners, the runners, … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Beat Your Deadlines Janice gay, a freelance desktop publisher in Florida, shared this great idea during a brainstorming session a few years ago. It’s simple but smart. “I move my deadline up a few days earlier than the date I quoted the client,” she said. “Then I meet my … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Plan “In” Days and “Out” Days As my business flourished and my life became busier and busier, I needed a better way to structure my time. I came up with this plan when I was working out of my home office in Sun Valley, California. Sun Valley is a … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Take This Time-Management Quiz Marketing consultant ruth klein helps clients manage their time, which of course then allows them to work more effectively and make more money. She sent along this provocative little time-management quiz to help you determine how well you organize your day. Spend a minute or … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Send Flowers to an Employee’s Spouse Being on the road away from home can be a drag. But when you get to spend time with people like Dr. Allan Weis, it’s worth the trip. Weis and I met a few years ago when we were part of a traveling … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Tips for Recruiting Executives Gregory h. wingfield, president of the Greater Richmond Partnership Inc., suggests the following guidelines for recruiting small business executives: Make certain the executive is not a dyed-in-the-wool corporate player. Those spoiled by the trappings of a huge support staff and a battalion of secretaries may … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Consider Hiring Remote Workers Lioyd henry, founder and president of Biotech Marketing Inc., which buys and sells used and refurbished hospital equipment, prefers to hire salespeople without meeting them. “The important thing to me is that the person relates well on a personal basis over the phone,” said Henry. … Read more
