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Our Genes and Desire for Sensation Seeking Might Influence Entrepreneurship
I want to report on a study I recently did to examine how our genetic make up might influence whether or not we become entrepreneurs.
We surveyed 3,454 twins, comprising 870 pairs of identical and 857 pairs of same sex fraternal twin pairs from the Twins UK registry — the national volunteer…
Amazon May be on Receiving End of Internet Justice
Amazon.com is forcing smaller independent publishers to print their “print-on-demand” books through Amazon’s own BookSurge unit. If the publishers don’t comply, they’ll have their Buy buttons taken down from the Amazon.com site.
In other words, Amazon is saying…
Give us a Piece of Your Mind – Take the Survey
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about this site’s direction going forward.
We’re in the process of re-designing this site. So now is a good time to ask this question:
What kind of content would you prefer to see on this site?
Ivana Taylor (who is a wonderful marketer at…
$100 Million Loaned to U.S. Veteran Entrepreneurs
In the past five years many thousands of U.S. men and women have left their homes, their families and their careers to serve and protect our country.
Now as they return home the old job may not have the same appeal. Or they may simply be ready to transition to civilian life and the next stage…
Starting a Business? Cover Yourself
If you are starting a business or just dreaming of it, you can expect the startup stage to be heady, exhiliarating, challenging, rewarding and sometimes scary — all at the same time.
You’ll be encountering new things all the time — problems and responsibilities you may never have…
Why You Need Not Fear RFID
If ever a technology needed a reputation management specialist, RFID, or radio frequency identification, is it.
RFID just can’t seem to shake its bad rap. It has been linked to conspiracy theories tinged by religious extremism. It’s spawned the hilarious trend of people cooking…
Google Indexes Blog Posts in Under Five Minutes
Today I am at a conference called “Search Engine Marketing Made Simple,” where I’ll be discussing business blogging.
I’d like to share with you an important lesson I learned this morning. The lesson is: Google indexes blog posts incredibly fast. And that’s yet…
Have a Laugh While You Look at Your Business Results
Wilson Ng, one of the community of Small Biz Experts here and a long-time business blogger, has started a cartoon series at It’s NGenius. Here’s a sample cartoon showing business results we don’t necessarily want to see (click image to see a larger version in a new window):
The…
A Mistake That Policy Makers Make in Encouraging High Growth Start-ups
In Northeast Ohio, where I live, there is an entity called JumpStart, which takes money from the government and foundations to provide seed capital to start-ups. The premise behind JumpStart, and similar entities around the world, is a good one. Investing in high potential technology companies…
Book Review: The 7 Triggers to Yes
If you’re a business owner, sales or marketing person who has pulled your hair out over your inability to influence and convince prospects and customers to buy what you’re selling, a book titled “7 Triggers to Yes: The New Science Behind Influencing People’s Decisions”…
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