Posts Tagged ‘small biz’
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Stinglight Photography
Amanda | November 7th, 2012There comes a time in everyone’s life where it seems like everyone they know gets married. That time in my life is now. I feel pretty comfortable in saying that I’m kind of an expert by default when it comes to weddings. And if there’s one thing I’ve come to the conclusion that you should [...]
Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2012 Version
Mike | November 5th, 2012Around this time last year I defined for you the Yiddish word ‘mishegoss,’ which many of you were familiar with in spite of never having heard the term before. Yiddish is just that way – it taps into certain archetypes in our consciousness and, as a result, a phrase that we might never have heard before [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simply Smart Tech
Amanda | October 24th, 2012If there’s one thing all business owners, from Fortune 500 to the one-man shop small businesses, can agree on, it’s this: security and IT support are absolutely vital. Finding a trustworthy and reputable outside source– or even in-house support– can be an overwhelming endeavor. Well, if you happen to be a company in Chicago, search [...]
Small Business and Startup Tips: Pricing and Analysis
Mike | October 22nd, 2012Periodically every business needs to take a fresh look at pricing their products or services. There are several basic questions that need to be asked, and then a great deal of work to analyze the current state of pricing data and then to forecast the impact of any change in pricing. First, you need to [...]
5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Art Students
Mike | October 8th, 2012My younger son is a high school senior this year and I find myself in awe of his ability to manage an wildly complex and demanding existence. First semester of senior year is an overwhelming time – college visits and applications to schedule and manage, final rounds of SATs and ACTs to prepare for, a [...]
