10 Ways Failure Leads to Success

On February 1, 2010

10 Ways Failure Leads to Success

Admitting and learning from failure is the only way to achieve success. Unfortunately, many leaders and managers seem to be allergic to the whole idea of admitting failure. Instead, they stick their heads in the sand, leading to business, corporate,


On February 1, 2010

Small Businesses Still Waiting to Hire

In the Small Business Opinion Poll from EMPLOYERS, small business decision-makers indicate that it will require over 12 months for their businesses to return to pre-recession levels, in terms of annual sales. In addition, 41% say it will be more…


On February 1, 2010

Great Resources for Finding/Hiring Advisors and Helpers

We all need to get by with a little help from our friends. When you have a small business you get by with help from advisors and helpers. Advisors have a certain expertise and wisdom that you can rely on for guidance and mentorship. Helpers are those that can help with various tasks you don’t [...]


On February 1, 2010

Bloggers Digest: January 2010

No shortage of amazing blog posts to link to this month, was tough to narrow it down. Here’s a list of my favorite ecommerce related posts in January. Enjoy. Justin Palmer kicks off our list with 5 Anti-Resolutions for Marketing Success in 2010. All the things you shouldn’t rely on this year. While we’re talking about things [...]


On February 1, 2010

Outright Entrepreneurs: Who Says Diet Food has to Taste like Cardboard? Not the Guilt Free Kitchen!

TEST INCREASE SOCIABILITY \/\/\/ Can you digg it? If this is helpful, please share the resource and digg this“Rodents tend to enjoy eating cardboard. Homo sapiens do not,” begins the Guilt Free Kitchen’s website. Owner Megan Zumpano was 20-years-old and working as a personal trainer when she grew tired of cardboard “diet food,” and [...]


On January 31, 2010

Weekend Grabbag: Updates from Startups Bideo, Smashwords, and Examiner.com

Now that carbon has become the hottest commodity on the planet, under the cap and trade market administered by the European Union, there would seem to be no reason that user-generated news video and images couldn't be aggressively traded in an online auction setting as well. That is the context for the first of three news updates from startup companies this weekend: That is the premise behind Bideo, a New Orleans-based service that aims to match content providers with news organiations such as USA Today. The system works like this: The seller uploads an image from a computer or mobile device; buyers assess the image and bid on the exclusive right to publish it; and the seller receives 75 to...


On January 31, 2010

The Great Mainframe Shakeout

A growing number of technical and economic incentives are mounting that make a strong case for modernizing and transforming enterprise mainframe applications -- and the aging infrastructure that support them. IT budget planners are using the strident economic environment to force a harder look at alternatives to inflexible and hard-to-manage legacy systems.