Education
Best Advice I Ever Got; Two Lies; Worst Advice; Stimulus Package for Growth Firms
By Verne Harnish
“…keeping you great”
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Best Advice I Ever Got — Fortune magazine produced a wonderful series featuring the best advice people like Tiger Woods ever received in their life. For Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, it was to “hire [...]
This Year's Management Off Site: Necessary or Negligent?
by Melissa Raffoni
Cuts, cuts, cuts. Rightsizing, rightsizing, rightsizing. How can a conscientious CEO–one who has asked employees to contain costs, or who has even frozen or reduced their salaries–even consider spending money to take his or her leadership team off to some nice hotel with rich food and cocktails for a management retreat?
Historically, for most [...]
What Are You Afraid Of?
Our experts deconstruct your worst nightmares and show you how to deal.
By Lindsay Holloway | Entrepreneur Magazine – July 2009
URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2009/july/202310.html
Admit it.You’re scared out of your mind. Whether it’s financial stress, uncertainty about the business partners you’ve chosen or just plain fear of failure, some aspect of starting your own business is [...]
Jim Collins Backlash; My Highlights of Collins New Book
By Verne Harnish
“…keeping you great”
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Jim Collins Backlash — I received three emails from readers warning me that there’s some dissatisfaction brewing over Collins’ ideas [...]
Enternships.com: interns for startups
While students have traditionally sought work placements with big name brands and firms, those looking to work closely with a company’s founders and get hands-on experience in a variety of roles might be better off at a small business or startup.
Through its online directory, Enternships.com aims to connect SMBs and startups with entrepreneurial students, or [...]
Where Entrepreneurs Go for Help
At a one-day “Small Business Speed Coaching Test Drive,” people can get all kinds of useful advice on how to run their companies
By Karen E. Klein
Michael Ferrera Jr. is looking for new clients for his custom clothing company: “I love my business, I love my margins, and I have great relationships with my customers. But [...]
How Flocabulary, a Study-Guide Publisher, Reinvented Itself
Flocabulary burned through $50,000—and had nearly nothing to show for it. Was it time to throw in the towel?
From: Inc. Magazine, May 2009 | By: Lauren Bans
Blake Harrison and Alex Rappaport were working the floor at the International Reading Conference in Toronto. It was spring 2007, and the two founders of the study-guide publisher Flocabulary [...]
If you want to think big, start small
By http://www.timferriss.com/tim-ferriss—musings-and-articles.html
I’m sitting in Stockholm in the open room that serves as the catchall meeting space for the Swedish branch of the KaosPilots—“the best school for the world.” More chairs are set up than usual. There’s an inner circle of chairs for the students and a second, outer circle for friends, family, and supporters. [...]