Archive for January, 2007

The Face of Entrepreneurship in 2017

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Intuit, in partnership with the Institute for the Future, released the first installment of their Intuit Future of Small Business Report™ today. The report identifies three major trends: a…

Scam Alert - Texas Shuts Down BioPerformance Fuel Pill Scheme

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Those of you who've been reading my site for a while know that I generally take a pretty balanced stand on multi-level marketing. But there are certainly some bad apples…

Thrifty Thursday Tip #4: Web Hosting on the Cheap

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

As your business grows, you'll find that you'll want more and more features with your web hosting. You'll need more bandwidth, reliability will become increasingly important, and so on. But…

Monday Marketing Tip #5: Cotton Candy Marketing

Monday, January 15th, 2007

One of my pet peeves in marketing is the use of unsubstantiated superlatives. What's an unsubstantiated superlative? It's a claim to be "the best", or "a top" or "a leading"…

Trendwatching's Top 5 Consumer Trends for 2007

Friday, January 12th, 2007

My favorite e-zine, Trendwatching.com, has posted their Top 5 Consumer Trends for 2007:
Status Lifestyles - Now, moreso than material goods, it's certain lifestyles that are becoming status symbols.
Transparency Tyranny -…

Business 2007 Trends and Outlooks from Around About

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

With some 600 topics now on About, there's no shortage of opinions and predictions about what 2007 has in store. I've rounded up a few of the more interesting trends…

In Over Your Head

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

In your business, have you ever felt like you were in completely over your head? Or worse, have you ever had everyone around you telling you that you are?
Scott Adams…