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What does your training plan look like? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:54 am
Please answer this human resource (HR) question: What is your business’ annual training budget? While you’re chewing on that answer, let me point out that one of the important HR lessons we should ta...
SBA Poll: Is your social media strategy justifying the investment? 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The Question: Are the results of your social media strategy justifying the time and investment? 16% - Yes, we’re using social media very effectively. 48% - Not yet, but we believe it will eventuall...
Arm entrepreneurial dreams with performance 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Without a dream there can be no entrepreneur. But a dream without performance is like a sail without wind. Once, I asked a mentor how I would know if I should continue a certain project. He said, “Ch...
Where is small business’ Obamacare special exemption? 20 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
Since the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, became law in 2010, many interesting developments have transpired regarding it, but none more than these recent ones. 1. The law was passed with the spec...
SBA Poll: What do you think about Obamacare? 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The Question: The IRS director said he and his employees don’t want Obamacare - they want to keep the program they have. What do you think about that? 7% - I don’t care what kind of health insurance...
Entrepreneurship in the marketplace jungle 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
If you venture into the marketplace jungle, you may be able to observe that rare wild creature, the entrepreneur, in his or her natural environment (darting is not necessary, entrepreneurs are very ge...
Business interruption: It’s not a matter of if, but when 14 Aug 2013 | 12:03 am
Ten years ago, on August 14, 2003, a single outage in the electric grid cascaded across eight northeastern states, putting 55 million people in the dark for days. The Great Blackout of ’03, which als...
Video- Acquire and create intangible assets for your IP strategy 9 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
In this week’s video I explain why intangible assets are important for your IP strategy. Check out more of Jim’s great content HERE! Take this week’s poll HERE! Watch Jim’s videos HERE!
SBA Poll: We don’t want no shtinking loan! 7 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The Question: What is your recent experience with getting a bank loan for your business? 24% - I have applied for and received a business loan recently. 18% - I tried to get a business loan from a ...
The original social media is face-to-face 5 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
Ever since Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in 1844, each new communication technology has sought relevance in an increasingly noisy universe. Today there is actual management pain from an embarra...
