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Source: WikipediaThe author of the One Minute Manager has developed a new Program called the One Minute Entrepreneur.
I discovered this program via an email. I opened it because it carried the authors name. Curious I decided to check it out. They really did a good job with the internet marketing, must have had a [...]

I don’t get it. How can a company be so brilliant and progressive and stupid?
I got an iPod Touch for my birthday. Love the iPod Touch. I am using it as a mobile extension of desktop computer. I noticed that when I enter a contact into the iPod Touch it does not sync with [...]

Here is a wish for you and your family. May you have a pleasant and peaceful Christmas holiday of peace and reflection wherever in the world you are, whatever religion you believe in, and whatever culture you are part of.

Continuing from my post Is blogging a marketing or networking activity? When does blogging become a distraction? Michael Martine, the Remarkablogger asks Call to Business Bloggers: How Does Blogging Help Your Business? You can take the poll and/or blog your answer.
Visit and take part in his poll and share your thoughts. I voted that blogging [...]

Perhaps asking this question is heresy in the blogging community.
It is a question I am asking with increasing frequency these days. I have been writing daily since 1998 and writing about small business will always have a place in my schedule.
A busy schedule makes blogging especially challenging.
I have noticed that when I have multiple problem [...]

As a long time mind mapper I was delighted to find the MindMeister online application. What follows are some observations and tips for using MindMeister Mind Map application to collaborate online.

This has been a strange week, strange because my ISP decided to upgrade and rebuild equipment on my street. But they forgot to tell anyone.
My internet access was intermittent at best. It has now stabilized as they competed work in the area.
Working with Distractions 
I discovered that I have learned to work with a number of [...]

Poisonous pet food, toxic toothpaste, and now toys with excessive levels of lead based paint. How safe are products that come from China?
China has had 431 products recalled in three years whereas in the same period only 97 products have been recalled for US products. Via Global National TV
I know I am very careful that [...]

Regular readers will know that I have been working on a number of projects here and at The Remote Control CEO.
I have also been crowd sourcing this idea over at Cambrian House, a Web 2.0 community for entrepreneurs to collaborate, cooperate and connect with one another as well as refine our ideas. Cambrian House [...]

Not only are Baby Boomers avid readers, they also make great great used booksellers too. This study comes from Abe Books, the worlds largest new, used, rare and out-of-print books. Abe books polled 1,949 booksellers from the US who sold through its network of [...]