The year is 1981. IBM has just released the Personal Computer; a brand to reassure amid the abundant microcomputer’ offerings. Several models are produced in quick succession accompanied by an ad campaign featuring a Charlie Chaplin figure. The message is clear: It’s cheap and it’s cheerful.
Outsourcing: A Viable Option for Today’s Business Owners
A software developer phoned recently to ask me to edit the writing in a PowerPoint file that will be shown to possible investors. Nothing is unusual about a self-employed writer getting a phone call from a potential client. It becomes a little unusual, however, when we learn that the developer resides in Gujarat, India and I am situated in Vancouver, Canada.
Unsung Heroes! Small and Homebased Business Owners
The homebased and small business owner is the “Unsung Hero”. Why? The small business owner and today even the homebased business owner are the cornerstones of our society. The homebased business owner employs a number of independent contractors. Small businesses account for a large percentage of our economic work force.
Time Management for Internet Business Owners
Time Management: Does it Really Work When You Have an Internet Business?
Collecting Debts From “Big Shot” Business Owners
Q) Dear Jim – I’m an administrative assistant and I do bill collections for our company. Some of the owners who owe us money act like they are real big shots; they just walk all over me so I end up getting flustered, losing my composure and often I don’t get the money. I’ve read your book, “Past Due,” and gotten a lot from it, but sometimes I just can’t get through those four steps in the collection call before I lose them. What should I do?
Tax Tips for Home-Based Business Owners
As tax time approaches, many home-based business owners begin completing their forms or paying their accountants with trepidation. This nervousness comes from two sources: a fear of being audited and a fear of having to pay a lot. For the most part, both of these fears are unfounded.
Why Most Newsletters Fail their Readers and Owners Alike!
Suddenly there are hundreds-of-thousands of newsletter editors out there, publishing a ton of exciting new Titles each month.
Website Owners: How Will YOU Build Sales?
Making more sales on your website may be as simple as choosing. Assuming you have a good product, and a market exists for your product, all you need is to add sales and marketing expertise to your webbusiness.
Internet Bullies: The Ugly Truth About Online Forums And How Business Owners Can Stop The Verbal Abuse
“The Internet is an ideal environment for the bully and the self-righteous – you can attack personally without being personally in front of the victim. The flame is an unavoidable result of one-to-one communication that isn’t face-to-face…” Client Help Desk
Small Business Owners and Internet Marketers Use Corporations to Create Wealth
What do you think of when you hear the word corporation? You probably think of large companies such as Microsoft, Dell Computers, and Exxon. These are huge companies worth billions of dollars. Do you know how they got that way? Well, I’m going to tell you. The answer is through the power of corporations. These companies did not start out as billion dollar conglomorates. They started small and used their corporate entity to shelter their money and create more assets. Yes, you can do the same thing. This article will not tell you everything you need to know, but it will make you think about the possibilities.