BlogHer, the conference for women bloggers, takes place July 28 – 29, 2006 in San Jose, California. I will be speaking on Day One on the subject of podcasting and Internet radio, talking about best practices and the promotion and distribution aspects of podcasting.
I want to thank Elana…
One of the most interesting of the new Web 2.0 businesses is Ether.com. Ether’s website says, “We make it easy to sell what you say.”
Consultants, business coaches, and other small biz folk who sell their time by giving advice, can use Ether to charge for telephone…
The most valuable possession of a small business owner is discretionary management time. In my work with small business owners, I often learn that time and attention is not invested with selling products, not with teaching employees, not with strategic planning.
Too much of the business…
Not long ago I met a friend of a friend for lunch, as a favor. I had been asked to review her business idea and give her my opinion of it. I listened to her business idea (a unique interactive spiritual book) and felt it had an extremely narrow niche, but good promise within that niche.
This…
Jack Yoest, who has started doing some guest writing for Small Business Trends, points out the connection between running and radio and podcasts.
He writes over at our sister site for our Radio show about how so many of us multi-task, and running is a popular time to listen to business podcasts: …
“We don’t do an ROI calculation or expect a one-, two- or three-year payback as you might do in a Fortune 500 company.” This is a quote from an executive in a small manufacturing business, contained in a recent report, “The Future Success of Small and Medium…
Location. If a business depends upon foot traffic, owners wonder, “Do I stay and grow in my current area or should I move to greener pastures?”
The answer may depend, not on death and taxes, but on the living and taxes.
First, taxes. My current state of Maryland serves as a case study.…
Do you know what “pre-entrepreneurship” means?
Very simply, it’s that period of time before you start your own business, according to Rob May, the BusinessPundit. He says use that time wisely.
He advocates something quite practical that millions of aspiring entrepreneurs are…
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