It’s time to kick off this week’s Carnival of the Capitalists. We have a bunch of great posts on a wide variety of subjects — everything from satellite phones, to bond-market vigilantes, to music and drugs (well sort of). The Carnival is open, and the fun begins now.
Wayne…
One of my favorite columns is Guy Kawasaki’s “Art of the Start” in Forbes.com. I like it because he delivers insights for startups, in a wise-cracking kind of way.
When asked in a recent column about VCs who leave companies hanging without saying yes or no, this is what he had…
The Dayton Business Journal has an article about a small business that is so “virtual” it can just pick up and relocate the company because the owner desires to make a lifestyle change.
John Wilfong writes about Support Air, a small business that is relocating its entire operation…
Spending more than $75 billion a year on technology, small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) remain hard to reach for tech vendors says a research study commissioned by Yahoo, Inc. and the marketing agency Grey San Francisco, a part of Grey Global Group. Conducted by the market research firm IDC,…
Small farmers in the agritourism industry have discovered the benefits of the Web to attract new business.
USA Today has an interesting article outlining how small, family-run farms are using the Web for marketing purposes. Gannett News reporter Maureen Groppe, quoting a representative of a…
It’s “Carnival” time at Small Business Trends. Yep, next week we’re hosting the ever-popular Carnival of the Capitalists. The Carnival will be going live at Small Business Trends late Sunday evening May 30. So start sending us your posts right now and we’ll make this…
The Experience Economy by Joseph Pine II and James Gilmore suggests that we have entered an age when consumers expect an “experience” when they shop. Having good products and excellent service is no longer enough. Consumers want to be drawn into the offering so that they feel…
You’re lost deep in a tree of alternatives on an automated phone answering system and not happy about it. Your breathing tightens. You begin to mutter. Perhaps you even spew a few epitaphs. Suddenly, as you are about to take out your frustrations on the phone set, someone comes on the line…
Editor’s note: This is the sixteenth in our popular weekly series of PowerBlog Reviews of other weblogs…
The re: invention blog is written by re: invention inc. founder Kirsten Osolind (also known as that visionary chick). The blog offers marketing and business soundbytes for women…
Here’s a trend going in the wrong direction.
Venture capitalists want to see business plans that clearly define the markets for a business. And that should be pretty obvious if any entrepreneur stops and thinks about it. After all, VCs are investing big money on the expectation that a…
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