Small Business Trends

I don’t remember exactly how I came to know of Sarah Petty and Erin Verbeck, authors of the new business book “Worth Every Penny.”   At some point Sarah joined me on my radio show to discuss how to compete without focusing on price.

One thing led to another, and then another.  Last year I got Read More

No matter the sport we appreciate an athlete’s influence on a professional sports league.   That influence is exponentially higher when an athlete has made trailblazing firsts that furthers a society as well as a sport.

Nancy Lieberman is exactly that trailblazer. An Olympic champion whose has sport-transforming success in women’s collegate and professional basketball, Nancy achieved a high regard among Read More

Is this you? Do you take Google+ as another network you need to manage? Someplace else to post and watch for business social media? As Guy Kawasaki says himself, in the early pages of the book I’m reviewing here:

“I need another social media service like I need more email or my dog to throw up on the carpet.”

Amen Read More

We’ve all got horror stories about bad customer service. But what about good stories… of cashiers, call center reps and salespeople who made us feel welcome while we shopped in their stores or called their customer service lines? Unfortunately, there are a lot fewer of those stories. But when we find a “Welcomer,”  as author Richard Shapiro calls them, we Read More

Apple and Steve Jobs fans – REJOICE!  It’s another book about Apple from Carmine Gallo (@carminegallo).   I received an early review copy of this book a few weeks ago – right after I had yet another uninspired experience at the local Apple store.

As you may know from my previous reviews, I am generally ambivalent about the Read More

Ramon Ray! Business leaders online and off know the name and know what to expect from this well informed tech evangelist – informative dialogue on small business technology mixed with a passionate presentation style and an overall dedicated energy for life.

As Founder and Editor of Small Biz Technology, a media company dedicated to informing small businesses on its technological Read More

How much clothes shopping do you do online?  Personally, I’ve not been an online clothes shopper because I like to try things on AND I don’t like driving to the post office to return what I didn’t like.  Apparently, I’m NOT the norm.  The latest statistics show that books, clothes and electronics are the most popular items purchased online.

Becoming a thought leader is an excellent way to demonstrate your expertise in your industry, as well as garner new clients. In Grant Butler’s Think Write Grow: How to Become a Thought Leader and Build Your Business by Creating Exceptional Articles, Blogs, Speeches, Books and More, the author (@grantxbutler) explores the importance of becoming a thought leader, Read More

I’ve had a review copy of Reverse Innovation: Create Far from Home, Win Everywhere by Vijay Govindarajan (@vgovindarajan) sitting on my book pile for about a month or so.  When I read the overview for the book, I could feel my small business bias coming out.  I don’t know about you, but there is a part of Read More

Everything that an entrepreneur wanted to know about venture capital but was afraid to ask.  Or maybe you are so lost, you don’t even know what questions to ask.  Term sheets? Accelerators? Convertible debt? When do you use a venture capital firm? All of these were topics completely foreign to me, until I picked up a copy of Venture Read More