Management
Other People’s Time: OPT-in Management
Other People's Money, OPM, is the often maligned method to fund a small business. But to Get Things Done a leader must not only manage the money -- the budget, but get things done through people: management.
What is the First Rule In Management?
The good manager does not manage his time. He … Read More
Working Less to Grow Your Business More
Oh, that elusive life-work balance. Everybody is after it, especially entrepreneurs. Some people even succeed.
Among those who seem to have succeeded are six women doctors in Irvine, California. Five of them are mothers and they manage to balance life with their work. They do it by working … Read More
The Trend Toward Life – Work Balance
Editor's Note: We bring you another selected edition of the Herman Trend Alert here at Small Business Trends. The Herman Group writes about the movement in the United States over the past decade toward more balance between life - work. The concept applies equally to entrepreneurs as it does to … Read More
New Orleans Needs a Leader
Where's Jack Welch when you need him? I'm not one to rant and rave on a blog, but you can't help but remark on the lack of leadership in New Orleans up until today, because it has been painfully and horribly evident.Like many Americans, I have been glued to cable new shows at every stolen … Read More
Conversations with Experts Audio
My talk on Wednesday evening about the On-Again, Off-again Entrepreneur trend is now available for your listening pleasure. It was part of the Conversations with Experts series. Many thanks to Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff of Build a Better Blog for hosting me. MP3 File (61 mins)Read More
Conversations with Experts: The On-Again Off-Again Entrepreneur
I will be the guest speaker on this week's "Conversations with Experts" presentation series. It will be held Wednesday, May 18, at 8:30 PM Eastern U.S. time.It is a live talk and you can call in and ask me questions via teleconference.I'll be talking about the "On-Again Off-Again Entrepreneur." … Read More
Business And Legal Article Roundups
Get some "on the ground" insights into business and legal issues from the blogosphere. Find out what people are really thinking. Head on over to two roundup events:This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists is now appearing over at Incite. Lots of fine articles -- check out Barry … Read More
SBIC Program: Stop the Bleeding
Today's Wall Street Journal editorial page has an excellent piece on the use of taxpayer money to fund risky start-ups in the United States. The point of the piece is that Congress would be wise to stop using taxpayer money to fund start-up companies. Since the Wall Street Journal is a … Read More
Catching on to Health Savings Accounts
Recently I had the chance to speak with Alex Bellinger of the SmallBizBlog. Alex podcasted our conversation. That simply means that Alex recorded the conversation and turned it into an MP3 format that can be downloaded to an iPod or a computer. Alex is a terrific interviewer who did a nice job. I … Read More
The On-Again Off-Again Entrepreneur
A trend I am seeing increasingly is what I dub the "on-again off-again entrepreneur."The on-again off-again entrepreneur is someone who moves back and forth between being employed and owning his or her own business -- multiple times. It's not an either/or question: either being an entrepreneur … Read More
Teaching Free Agency
"What's it like to be a free agent... a small business owner or independent professional?" That is the question I had the pleasure of answering yesterday before a group of students at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.I was guest speaking with fellow bloggers … Read More
How Small Businesses Use Attorneys
Anthony Cerminaro, an attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA who represents small businesses and technology entrepreneurs, gave us an audio interview recently over at SMB TrendWire. Those of you who frequent blogs may know Anthony from his popular BizzBangBuzz site.He spoke about "the … Read More
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