Great short video from Derek Sivers. Founder of CD Baby, TED speaker, writer, and all around nice guy, Derek talks about Uncommon Sense. Entrepreneurs and business owners take note. This is 1 of 8 video you can watch the rest here.
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August 5, 2011 by Timothy Bosworth · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Advertising, Business, Entrepreneur
Filed under: Advertising, Business, Entrepreneur
How do you startup a successful dating site, consultancy, blog and create a series of children’s books? Impossible right? I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Howard Kington from startupremarkable.com In this interview I discuss what it takes to have a portfolio career and how to act on your entrepreneurial impulses as well as sharing [...]
A national mentoring programme aimed at educating small business owners on the requirements for getting bank finance will be launched on Monday. The initiative – backed by the British Bankers’ Association and the Prince’s Trust, among others – is the latest plan to help create meaningful change in the area of access to finance. Around [...]
In researching his book, Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work, Paul L. Marciano planned to review 15 different theories on how to motivate people. What he discovered was that productivity was not increased by the traditional “rewards and recognitions” prevalent in organizations. Watch this short video on his explanation as to why carrots and sticks don’t work.
Does your company need a mobile app of its own? With all the talk of iPad and other mobile devices that use apps, many companies are asking, “Should we get in on this?” But not all businesses benefit from developing an app. For some, a well-designed mobile website can be just as effective. Find out [...]
The heads of Britain’s blue-chip companies have been criticised after they were reportedly given big pay rises despite the economic donwturn. The figures, compiled by pay consultancy MM&K and corporate governance group Manifest, angered shareholder groups and trade unions. Those in charge of FTSE 100 companies earn more than 150 times the average wage in [...]
A merchant services account is necessary for businesses that wish to accept credit cards. Credit cards are becoming very popular these days and accepting this form of payment really improves the shopping experience for your customers. Banks and third party financial institutions such as North American Bancard offer merchant accounts. These institutions provide businesses with [...]
In business and in life, it is important to understand that people are different. They have different needs, wants and requirements. The idea of one service fits all mindset will surely lead to your failure. Understanding that each of your clients has a specific requirement will lead to better client relations, better client loyalty and [...]
UK marketing executives cut their budgets for the second quarter running as business confidence fell to a two-year low with fears over the outlook for the economy worsening, according to the latest Bellwether survey. The influential report, jointly produced by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and BDO, found that marketing executives slashed their budgets in [...]
It’s now april. The first 3 months of the year are now over. So what have you achieved? Check out this brief video below that will hopefully give you a kick start to get you back on track.
Great short presentation from Ian Ayres who spoke to the RSA, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, which for over 250 years “has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress.” You can buy the book of the same name from Amazon.
Having suffered the incompetence’s of a hosting company loosing 2 months worth of valuable content data over the weekend. I began my search for something or someone who could help. I think I may have found my solution in the form of BackupBuddy. BackupBuddy is the all-in-one solution for backup, restore, and migration. Back up [...]
2011 is all about increasing my knowledge base and reading lists. I’ve just added The Wisdom of Bees: What the Hive Can Teach Business about Leadership, Efficiency, by Growth management consultant and beekeeper Michael O’Malley. The book shows how a few simple behaviors enable one of natures most productive systems, and how this can inform the design [...]
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