Latest Stories for August, 2005

 

Trend: Starting Small Businesses Later in Life

Last week I published an interview with business humorist Hesh Reinfeld. Hesh is an example of someone in the Baby Boomer generation (i.e., those over age 40) who decided to start a business after having a few decades of experience under his belt. He is part of a growing trend of people in the…

The Latest Editions of Blawg Review and Carnival of the Capitalists

If you are looking to explore some new blogs and see what your fellow citizens are saying in the blogs about business and legal topics, then I’ve got two suggestions for you: Visit this week’s edition of Carnival of the Capitalists over at Casey Software, where KC did a fine job as…

Latest UK SME Statistics

New figures released last week show the largest increase in the UK business population since records began in 1995. Approximately 260,000 more businesses were found to be in operation according to the DTI’s Small Business Service. The business population totalled 4.3 million last year,…

PowerBlog Review: Revenue Roundtable

Editor’s note: This is the eightieth in our regular weekly series of PowerBlog Reviews of business weblogs. This week’s review is being guest-blogged by Lynne Meyer. Lynne Meyer, APR, is president of A Way with Words. By Lynne Meyer The Revenue Roundtable isn’t a single entity.…

Interview with Business Humorist Hesh Reinfeld

Hesh Reinfeld is a business humorist. His humor columns are syndicated and published in a long list of publications. We’ve published one of his humor columns nearby. Hesh is an example of the new breed of Baby Boomer entrepreneurs, who build new businesses after having held successful…

The Entrepreneurial Addiction

Editor’s Note: Not long ago I received a phone call from business humorist Hesh Reinfeld. He had been referred to me by author Barry Moltz. In addition to being an author and angel investor, Barry is a business networker extraordinaire. He knows the most interesting people — people like…

Older Entrepreneurs a Growing Segment

“Once dominated by young, highly-driven, technology-oriented entrepreneurs, startup activity is quickly being taken over by individuals who, while still driven and tech-savvy, happen to be in their 50s, 60s and 70s.” This quote is from an article in HispanicBusiness.com. The article,…

PowerBlog Review: Facteon Factoring Blog

Editor’s note: We are pleased to bring you the seventy-ninth in our regular weekly series of PowerBlog Reviews of business weblogs. This week’s review is being guest-blogged by Lynne Meyer. Lynne Meyer, APR, is president of A Way with Words. By Lynne Meyer The Facteon Factoring blog is…

Trends in Blogging

Martin Lindeskog invited me to write a guest post over at the Egoist blog. That gave me the opportunity to write about a non-business topic. I chose the blogosphere. Check out Blogging Trends — Good and Bad.

The Rising Tide of Customer Defection

Editor’s note: The following guest column comes to you courtesy of business author Laurence Haughton. He writes on a topic some think is a trend: customer disloyalty. Laurence examines it and explains what is behind it. By Laurence Haughton Right now somewhere between 32 and 94 per cent of…

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