Posts Tagged ‘small business’
7 Habits of Highly Effective Employees
Ross | August 15th, 2012We’re fortunate to have built a great team at crowdSPRING. What makes one employee highly effective and another average? For some of our job postings, crowdSPRING receives hundreds of resumes. How do we find the the most effective people to join our team? Contrary to the way most companies hire – we never hire the [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Orazure Hand Roasted Coffee
Amanda | August 15th, 2012I recently got back from a cross-country road trip where I drove from Chicago to Portland, OR. Besides putting nearly 5,000 miles on our rental car, my travel companion and I also became connoisseurs of gas station coffee. We became well-versed in the difference between “pot has been sitting here since yesterday, “tastes like dirty [...]
Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations and Focus
Mike | August 13th, 2012“The three main elements of public relations are practically as old as society: informing people, persuading people, or integrating people with people” ~ Edward Bernays Most startup entrepreneurs and marketing professionals will agree that a robust public relations strategy is crucial for startups and many small businesses. While there is no argument that these efforts [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Eventual Millionaire
Amanda | August 8th, 2012So… would you like to be a millionaire someday? Most people would be hard-pressed to say no. However, most people would also be hard-pressed to come up with an effective game plan to accomplish this goal. That’s where this week’s Small Business Spotlight, Eventual Millionaire, comes into play. The blog was started by Jaime Tardy [...]
5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Olympic Athletes
Mike | August 6th, 2012When Gabby Douglas climbed on the balance beam last week en route to her gold medal for individual all-around women’s gymnastics she was the picture of calm focus. She was smiling, but she was also tense, and as she began her routine it was clear that she had completely tuned out everything around her. You [...]
What Small Business and Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Roger Federer
Ross | July 11th, 2012A few days ago, Roger Rederer defeated Andy Murray to win his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title. It was a phenomenal match and Federer’s 17th Grand Slam title (the most in men’s singles history). Many consider Federer the best male tennis player of all time. Federer, however, had not won a major tournament since 2010. How [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: French Truck Coffee
Amanda | July 11th, 2012There’s a particular love that beverages can inspire in people– I’m sure winos, beer aficionados, and Diet Coke heads can feel me on this one– it’s part deep appreciation, part comfort, and a huge part ritual. It’s the snap of the can tab breaking, or watching the head lace on the side of the glass, [...]
