
There’s a wonderful new book out called Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely that points out many interesting findings from behavioral economics that help to explain why people behave the way that they do.
The book offers a lot of useful insights for anyone who runs their own business.
Here…

What’s the answer to being downsized? According to some, the answer is “start a business.”
In a recent survey by RingCentral, twenty-two (22%) of small business owners said they started a business after being downsized. One of RingCentral’s customers, Chad Whitermore,…

NEW YORK — (June 30, 2008) — According to the EPA, American consumers and businesses disposed of 2.63 million tons of electronic waste in 2005 and only 12.5 percent of that was recycled, leaving 87.5 percent to become landfill waste or incinerator ash.
With that disturbing statistic in…

My latest article at Inc Technology is up. The topic is about the glut of content on the Web today.
The bar for quality content keeps getting higher.
What that means for you, if you publish content on a blog or website, is that you have to be choosier about topics — and more creative in how…

Between now and July 6, 2008 you can get a free copy of the book, Execution Revolution, by Gary Harpst, founder of Six Disciplines. The offer is good for one copy of the book, sent to U.S. addresses.
Many thanks to Skip Reardon of Six Disciplines, who among other responsibilities writes Six…

(June 28, 2008)- Handling about 550,000 copyright claims annually, the U.S. Copyright Office in the Library of Congress is making it much easier for the public to register and protect its collective creativity. On July 1, the Copyright Office will enter the next phase in the implementation of its…

The relationship between you and your overseas customer shouldn’t end when a sale is made.
If anything, it requires more attention.
Once you’ve completed the initial export transaction, you must expect to provide a broad spectrum of “complimentary” services in order to…

(June 27, 2008) - SDCR Business Systems announced today the launch of a new product called Retail Pro Express, a robust combination of the latest version of Retail Pro software combined with a highly resilient Hewlett Packard point of sale hardware package. This bundle brings together the most…

Washington (June 27, 2008) – The U.S. Small Business Administration has introduced two new free online finance courses to help small business owners with the basic principles of finance and borrowing.
The new self-paced courses, Finance Primer: Guide to SBA’s Loan Guaranty Programs at…

Washington (June 27, 2008)- The U.S. Small Business Administration has selected InnerCity Entrepreneurs to conduct the executive training aspect of SBA’s Emerging 200 initiative, a jobs and growth stimulation effort targeting 200 promising inner-city small businesses. The designated cities…