Archive for September, 2009

Three Step Self-Defeating Media Relations Strategy

For two decades I’ve urged my media training workshop clients to be candid with the press. In fact, the fifth of my Five Commandments of Interviews is: “Thou shalt not lie, evade nor speculate.”  (Only five commandments?  Yes, I haven’t the temerity to come up with ten.) While I teach this candor lesson to all [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Friday, September 11th, 2009
Posted in 101
Tags: Business Tips, Media Training

If You Are In Business – Please Identify Yourself

Some of the most common questions that we encounter incorporating our clients are regarding the definition of and necessity for an Employer Identification Number (EIN). What is it? Do I need it? How do I get one? An EIN or Employer Identification Number is a unique number that is assigned to a business by the [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Posted in 101
Tags: Business Tips, EIN Number

Finding Value In a Business When Cash Flow Is Negative

Can a company have a negative cash flow and still have goodwill value? The answer, maybe surprisingly, is YES! There are three elements that create Going-Concern or Goodwill Value. Not all three need to be present to create the value. They are: Assets in place and ready to use as a going-concern (capital, labor and [...]

Posted by Jerry Barney on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Posted in 101
Tags: Business Tips, business valuations

Quote of the Day

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. – Peter Drucker

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, September 4th, 2009
Posted in Quotes
Tags: Quotes, Small Business

At Harvard, Hablamos Español!

At Harvard, we understand that in the United States, Hispanic-owned businesses are now growing four times faster than the national average. We are proud to be able to support this growth by assisting Hispanic entrepreneurs at a local, national, and worldwide level. Harvard Business Services is becoming a recognized name as a Spanish language service [...]

Posted by Heather Garza on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Posted in Blog Posts in Spanish, HBS Announcements, INC Knowledge
Tags: Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Spanish

TED Talk: Daniel Pink on the Science of Motivation

Check out this just released TED Talk from best-selling author Daniel Pink. In this lecture he states his case regarding the science of human motivation and how business managers could be incentivizing differently to promote better results.

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Posted in Videos of Interest
Tags: Business Tips, TED Talks, Videos of Interest



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