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HEADLINES ADDED: September 13, 2007
Get Out of That Truck!
Getting out of the truck is a process; it takes a plan and dogged persistence to execute it.... Read More
Entrepreneurship: Direct Mail Isn't Dead Yet
A new service called Leadstash is boasting that it can make professional-quality direct mail campaigns that are financially feasible for even the smallest of small businesses. The company claims a database of over 50 million American addresses, with a localized...... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 12, 2007
OSHA Offers New Compliance Assistance Module
Free resources are available on OSHA's Web site and now the agency has installed a new tool designed to help employers and employees, especially those at small businesses, find them.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 07, 2007
Small Biz Owners Feeling a Squeeze
Optimism about the business environment falls among owners of smaller firms, and less than half now say credit is easy to obtain.... Read More
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Entrepreneurs Can Earn Their Stripes in the Minor Leagues, Too
The Entrepreneurial League System develops business talent in underserved regions by using the farm team concept of Major League Baseball. (Subscription required)... Read More
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Hacker. Dropout. CEO.
When Mark Zuckerberg showed up in Palo Alto three years ago, he had no car, no house, and no job. Today, he's at the helm of a smokin'-hot social-networking site, Facebook, and turning down billion-dollar offers. Can this kid be for real?... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 18, 2007
There is Profitability in Passion
I just read the New York Times article, A Passion Becomes a Business: Now for the Hard Part of Making it Profitable. December 14, 2006, New York Times Business Section. According to this article many people are following their passions later in life by starting their own companies and doing what they love. The hard part of these ventures is making a profit. Author Thomas J. Stanley (The Millionaire Mind, a book based on empirical research into the habits of millionaires) suggests that if people follow their passion not... Read More
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The Toyota Way is my favorite book for 2007. It had so many good ideas that I could not keep up and ended up reading it again and even buying the Field Book to go along with it.
Download Elegant Solutions from Change This which provides some highlights of the Toyota Production System. Too many ideas that are applicable to contractors to even count!
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