by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 29, 2013 | Business Improvement, Organization, Personal Improvement, Uncategorized
When we have a goal in mind; know what we want the outcome to be; have broken the project down to its many tasks; we are ready to finish with flair. . . or are we? Even the best project, best plan can get slowed by life. Time management often means staying motivated...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 15, 2013 | Business Culture, Business Improvement, Business Management
The Entrepreneur, the Technician, the Manager, and MOM. No, this isn’t a strange joke but the skills of each are needed to successfully grow and run any business. The technician is the doer, laborer, the person that makes it happen. The manager is the...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jan 14, 2013 | Business Improvement, Customer Service & Culture, Security
I don’t have to tell you that email spam is still a huge problem. I receive more spam in a day than good email in a week. Part of the spam comes from other people’s lack of knowledge when handling email addresses. A few times a month I receive a mass email...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 8, 2013 | Benchmarking, Business Culture, Business Improvement
When thinking about being successful, a good way to start is by surrounding ourselves with things that will emulate what we believe is successful. Hang out with smart, talented and creative people. Check out and read some great books. No time for books, listen to...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jan 7, 2013 | Business Improvement, Business Management
Some food for thought. A few years ago I bid on a web development job. This company wanted me to rewrite a web application so it worked with any database software. Not super hard but time consuming with skills to backup knowing the differences between the databases....
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 1, 2013 | Business Improvement, Planning for Business, Selling a Business, Uncategorized
If you were to draw a picture that visually represents your role in your business, what would it look like? Are you at the top of a traditional Christmas-tree-like organizational chart, or are you stuck in the middle of your business, like a hub in a bicycle wheel? As...
