Find Unclaimed Money Governments Or Businesses Owe You
If a business, government office, or other source owes you money that you don’t collect, it’s considered unclaimed. The federal government doesn’t have a central website for finding unclaimed money. But you don’t need to hire a company to find unclaimed money for you. You can find it on your own for free, using official…
Read MoreHuman vs Machine: The Entrepreneur’s Challenge
I experience robots and machines every day. And sometimes I feel there is a war going on that I didn’t sign up for. My computer doesn’t behave itself and I need to reboot it. Annoying but it mostly works. My smartphone throws a tantrum and I power it off and turn it back on. The…
Read More7 Success Factors When Your People Are The Solution
The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what…
Read MoreNot Ready to Retire? Consider Franchising
For many of us, we spend years looking forward to retirement only to discover that it only takes a few weeks to do all of our projects around the house and get sick of daytime television. So, what’s next after retirement? It could be franchising. Franchising can be a great alternative to retiring because there…
Read MoreDon’t Innovate From Want–Do It From Need
Most innovations come from responding to a customer’s needs, or finding a niche where products need improvement or extension. It is rare to innovate using a blank sheet of paper in a room with bare walls and no other contributors. A thought exercise Imagine the room in which several graduate business school student groups have…
Read MoreCoaching The Un-coachable
I had the honor of participating in a webcast on coaching, with Lori Richardson, Jason Jordan, and Mike Kunkle. A question that rarely comes up was, “What do you do if a person is un-coachable?” This is one area of coaching where I tend to be pretty hard-nosed, but I believe the following: If a…
Read MoreThis Is The Phrase That Persuades
It’s not a magic bullet; it is very powerful. For years I’ve shared with individuals and audiences a phrase that – when used appropriately, correctly, and at the right time – might just be one of the most persuasive phrases possible. Yes, even with those people who can otherwise just be difficult to deal with. It’s a…
Read MoreHow Researchers Used Text Marketing to Study Homeless Teens
This is an example of an absolutely fascinating way to use text message marketing. I was surfing the internet the other day… just killing time. That’s when I came across a very cool article about a professor studying homeless teens. Professor Kimberly Tyler was struggling to get the data she needed. So, she started thinking…
Read MoreWishing You a Bright & Happy New Year!
We’re off for the holiday weekend–see you back here on Monday!
Read More10 Top Tips to Boost Brand Consistency
Consistency is vital if you’re trying to build brand identity. If you send your audience mixed messages this will not only confuse them, but they’ll be less likely to trust your brand. It’s important to create a consistent personality for your brand, visual content, and voice. You need to mirror your branding across all channels…
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