Newsweek Drinks the Kool-Aid

Technology bloggers and their tech media compatriots are infamous forĀ  proclaiming things revolutionary at seemingly random intervals. It seems that every new product or startup company signals the end of computing or networking or technology as we know it. These proclamations are based on nothing more than hype or taking one possible outcome way out … Read more

Too Clever for Business?

Yesterday, I was handed a business card. This isn’t unusual. In fact, I get them all the time, which may be what made this one stand out so much. It was laminated. At first, I thought, “What a great idea!” After all, getting your business card to stand out is a major goal of any … Read more

5 Ways to Create a Media Kit – For the Brain Dead

Here is why I do business consulting and business coaching. I get an email today from Microsoft. I attended an event not long ago for their CRM product. Truth be told, I’m doing just fine with Zoho right now, so we’ll call it good. But, they were offering a free license of Office 2007 Professional, … Read more

Here Comes the CPA

If I can pass rigorous tests without the help of instructor led training because I learn so well from books, maybe I can pass the CPA exams. Plenty of study guides are out there, and accounting isn’t exactly a secret. Is having CPA on my letterhead worth it?

Explosive Entrepreneur

So, I keep seeing people called Serial Entrepreneurs. A Serial Entrepreneur is someone who starts up a business, gets is going, sells it, or lets it run on auto-pilot and then starts a new business. I recently quit working for the man, and when I did I started a freelance writing business. Then, I started … Read more

Your First Business

Recently my first ill-fated attempt at a small business startup came back to memory. It could have been huge, but I was afraid. Not any more.

Social Newtorking for Newbies

Most of my success can be traced to resume building and certification. Stand out on a piece of paper and someone will hire you. Now, I’m running my own business, and no one cares about my resume. Instead I need to network. Online that means social networking. I’ve never been to interested in those kind of sites, but now I’m jumping in.