
“To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind.” ~ Seneca
The horsepower of today’s business world is clearly trending from a mere four and six horses to an incredible eight horses. Quite simply, it takes more power to drive today’s super…

I was worried she wouldn’t give it back. I was standing in an airport waiting for a seat on another overcrowded flight. A petite woman tapped me on my shoulder and asked to use my phone. She needed to tell her family about the delay. Without hesitation I said, “Yes,” and gave her my cell…

Did you miss last Thusday’s chat on Twitter about Demystifying Data Backup?
No worries if you missed the chat, because we’ve got a recap of the action for you.
We had two subject matter experts from Symantec join us to share their knowledge — and get the conversation rolling.…

I love tech – it’s a part of my personal life, a huge piece of my business, and where I draw inspiration. But since the 1990’s, it’s sad for me to say that tech hasn’t truly pushed small business out of its old ways and into greener pastures. That’s why I’m happy to point to…

For many social media users, we read articles and blog posts first thing in the morning. Most of those we’d like to share with our networks, but we don’t want to bombard our contacts with all the content we’ve read. Companies have come up with tools that help us schedule our…

Long have we small business owners been accustomed to figuring things out ourselves, whether we’ve got the skills to do them or not. For me, HTML, photo editing and a dabble of design come to mind. In the past, we didn’t have the tools we needed (nor the tools that big companies and big…

Next Thursday, February 23, 2012, from 7 to 8 pm New York time, we’ll be holding a Twitter chat. On hand will be representatives of Symantec, to give tips about data backup — and how to avoid a data disaster.
If you’re like me, at least once in your business lifetime…

Steve Jobs was a man who when he returned to rescue Apple in 1997, had a clear vision of the problem and a clear a vision for the market. He understood our shrinking attention spans and the fact that you have seconds to get your audiences attention. He reignited a company around a simple idea —…

In my last post, “Where Recovery Begins,” I discussed the importance of prioritizing your critical data. Businesses need to determine what data they would need immediately to continue functioning after a disaster or loss of corporate data. Once the business defines the significance of all of…