Archive for July, 2009

Customer Service and The Golden Rule

“Treat others as you want to be treated.” Many will recognize this quote immediately as The Golden Rule. There is some debate as to who is credited for this fundamental moral statement; but most agree that it originated in the Old Testament, was also recorded by Confucius and expressed by Jesus. My intention; however is [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Posted in Essays
Tags: Business Tips, Sales

101 on Creating a Business Plan

Once again Design Sponge has a great post for their Biz Ladies series. This time on Creating a Business Plan. I know that so many entrepreneurs find this task to be very daunting. I think this post will help, below is an excerpt: Developing a Strategic Plan Since mid-2008 we have been living, working and [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Business Tips, Entrepreneurs

Questions for Potential Managers

For anyone thinking about management issues the blog Great Leadership has an interesting post. This is often a tough area for entrepreneurs, many of us have the big vision and ideas but struggle when it comes to delegating tasks to employees to get things done. Check out the three questions, they may be helpful. Below [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Management

Anatomy of an Entrepreneur

Businessweek.com has a very interesting article that discusses the results from a study that explores what makes entrepreneurs tick. Let us know why you were motivated to become an entrepreneur, we would love to hear from you! Below is an excerpt: The study, titled “The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur,” led by co-authors Vivek Wadhwa, Raj [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Monday, July 13th, 2009
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Articles of Interest, Entrepreneur

Small Businesses are Bootstrapping Their Way to Success

I found a great article by Denise O’Berry on the American Express OPEN Forum; Small Business Owners Taking Control to Survive The Recession. It has some great stats about small businesses and gives a fantastic book recommendation; The Recession-Proof Business: Lessons from the Greatest Recession Success Stories of All Time. Here is an excerpt of [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Articles of Interest, Entrepreneurs, Small Business

Is Your Company Name No Longer Right? Change it!

Is your company name outdated, or does it no longer reflect the nature of your business? Why not officially change your company’s name? Often, clients feel that a new company must be filed or that changing the name will be extremely costly and time consuming. Not so, your company name can be officially changed quickly [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Posted in 101
Tags: Company Name, Delaware Division of Corporations

Book Review: Money: Whence it Came, Where it Went

Recently I noticed that something like a hierarchy of Western currencies has developed. These are the Swiss franc at about ¢80, the US Dollar, the Euro at $1.35, and the British Pound at $1.55 or so. Those are where they are at today. Not long ago the Dollar was about equal to the Euro, and [...]

Posted by Jake Cornelius on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Posted in Books of Interest
Tags: Book review, Money

Your Story: Clean Cut Interlocking Pavers, LLC

Your name: Richard H Bell III Name of your business: Clean Cut Interlocking Pavers, LLC Your background: A young entrepreneur who started my first business at the age of 13 Your chief characteristic: Determined, artistic and hard working Your regular reads: Cape Gazette, Construction Journal, EP Henry Magazine and the BJ’s Coupon Book Clients, customers, [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Monday, July 6th, 2009
Posted in Your Story
Tags: Craft Your Story, Entrepreneur

Why It’s Always a Good Time to be a Small Business

“It’s always a good time to be a small business” says Mike Masnick from the Open Forum by American Express. At Harvard Business Services we strongly agree with this statement. We have always believed that entrepreneurs are the innovators of our society. According to the Small Business Administration the latest figures show that small businesses [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration

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