Middle-class economics, marketing and wrestling with the continuing roll-out of Obamacare were topics of conversations last week. These stories will give small business owners and managers the background they need to stay ahead of the curve. Marketing Finally people are realizing that online advertising isn’t about page views. Far more important is how long visitors […]
An acquaintance used to teach seniors in high school. He would ask them what kinds of careers they wanted to pursue. About half the boys would say that they wanted to get into the video game industry. Certainly there is money to be made in video games. But even this huge industry isn’t big enough […]
Success in small business is a constantly moving target and if you want to hit it, you need to move with it. Check out this current news and information to keep yourself well positioned. Politics and Government Small business deductions as well as the corporate tax rate are issues likely to be considered by the […]
As my readers know, twice a year I am a judge in the Connecticut Business Plan Competition (www.entrepreneurshipfoundation.org/contest.html), where students from business schools and undergraduate business programs throughout Connecticut compete for cash prizes and mentoring from leading business experts, in a format very similar to the popular “Shark Tank” television show. This fall’s event featured […]
Some years ago a friend of mine had an idea for a new cross-country ski binding that he thought would be an improvement on what was available then. He made a simple drawing and took it to a local fabricator to get an estimate for a prototype. The cost was so high, he abandoned the […]