Oct
26
With all the wonderful tools that the IT industry has brought to
the business world, you would think that the level of written
communication would increase. But documentation has become a
lost art, especially when it comes to reporting to team members
and leaders. Unless your company has an outlined process with
strict reporting procedures, your productivity is probably not
as high as it could be. Why? Everything falls under one of two
reasons: Not knowing that you should have more reporting, ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
23
When we are dealing with business on the internet, there is only
one thing worse than a spammer'.A COPYCAT!
What is a Copycat? Someone who goes to your web site, hits the
select all button, and COPY. Then they paste it in their own web
site, changes the business name, and pooof'.someone just copied
your complete business. Not much work involved in that, is
there? All the long hours, hard work, and frustration of getting
everything just perfect has been stolen from you. I don't think
there is ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
22
For business owners or investors, information is a valuable resource.Information is valuable when it provides data and details that help you make business and investment decisions. And it's even more valuable when it comes in a format that is easy to understand.This is what reporting should be - the communication of information in an easy-to-understand format.As I shared last week, many people shy away from reporting because the reports they typically get don't provide the information they ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
21
Coping With RUDE Customers by Laurie Rogers
Have you ever heard this before?
"My ad copy has nuthin' to do with those results, it's all YOUR
fault, because you're NOT doin' your job properly! And I want my
freakin money back and if you don't give it to me - I'm
reporting YOU to every agency there is"!
Instead of getting angry you may just want to try a little
something like this for a response:
Really? Well here, you can start at iCop, because I am NOT
really a member there, I just thought the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
19
YOU Call Yourself a Professional? by Laurie Rogers
Sometimes I wonder where on earth people actually get the NERVE
to call themselves a "Professional". Let alone a "business
person". Maybe their idea of professionalism is based on being
rude, arrogant and egotistical. Maybe it's because we are online
and they "think" they can get away with it.
If there is one thing I will NOT tolerate and that is people
being outright "RUDE". I don't care WHO you are, or WHO you
think MAY think YOU are, I also ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
18
The phone range and Peter was on the other end of the line.
"Willard, I have a friend of mine that has a real estate
problem." I said, "Send him over." Two hours later, Jerry sat in
front of me terribly upset. Three years earlier, he had been
talked into buying a 4 unit building in partnership with Smooth
Talker, a knowledgeable, smooth talking real estate salesman.
Smooth Talker offered to find the property, arrange the
financing, manage the building and even put up the down payment.
Jerry was ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
16
Are you ready? The amendments made to the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines come into effect on November 1st, 2010. As far as companies are concerned; the bulk of the amendments focus on further developing guidelines for effective corporate ethics and compliance programs. The amendment adds subsection (f)(3)(C) to the guidelines, listing criteria companies must meet in order to consider being granted a fine reduction if found guilty of violating the guidelines. One of the items on the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
7
The Pink Sheets are coming of age in perhaps one of the better
moves they've made in years. As a continuing effort to create
more transparent and efficient OTC markets, Pink Sheets LLC,
announced the launch of Pink Sheets News Service, an innovative
publishing tool for OTC issuers last October. The news service
allows issuers to publish in real-time their news releases and
financial reports on www.pinksheets.com, the leading source of
information for OTC Markets.
Some on Wall Street speculate ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
5
Solve Your Health Care Headaches With A PEO!
There are many complications to being a small business owner but
none so pressing as the need for health, dental and life
insurance. Many small business owners obtain coverage through
the employment of their spouse. However, there are just as many
small business owners who are not married, whose spouse is also
self employed or not offered benefits through their employer.
Another option for a small business owner is to partner with a
Professional ...Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
3
As a mid-level employee, you've been working for the ACME
Company, a manufacturing firm, for the past two years. Your job
performance has been solid, and on occasion, even praiseworthy.
However due to the current economic conditions ' poor profit
earnings, massive layoffs and company restructuring, you now
find yourself working for a new boss. Ordinarily reporting to a
new leader would not pose a real problem but this time it feels
different -- management practices have changed. The ...Read the rest of this entry »
