Building Your Playbook – Cloud computing questions

February 4, 2013 Business Planning

The business model of computing has dramatically shifted in the last several years. The traditional computing model of desktop-based applications like QuickBooks and Microsoft Office has changed to more web-based or “cloud” solutions like Xero and Google Apps. The following infographic shows some of the key factors associated with today’s cloud computing environment. Source: scoop.it [...]

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Leaving a legacy – Bob Costas’ eulogy of Stan “the Man” Musial

February 2, 2013 Miscellaneous

I grew up a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, and still support them to this day. Although he retired 12 years before I was born, I heard numerous stories about Hall of Famer Stan “The Man” Musial’s on-the-field greatness. What I knew of Mr. Musial was his happy demeanor and the undisputed [...]

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Getting the most out of business conferences – MBHP030 (Podcast)

January 31, 2013 Business Planning

Welcome to Session #30 of Making Business Happen Radio! This is the podcast to help you become more profitable, productive, and prepared to grow your business. You can find past episodes of the show here.  This episode of Making Business Happen Radio is brought to you by the new Whiteboard CMA Review course. If you [...]

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Focus on results, not activities to accelerate your business

January 30, 2013 Business Planning

I recently led my stepson’s Jump Rope for Heart team at his school. I had a great time, but I must admit it was rather exhausting watching over 100 grade school kids jumping rope, swinging from the rope ladders in the gym, and chasing each other. These kids were extremely active, but only the children [...]

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Building Your Playbook – Marketing’s Changing Landscape

January 28, 2013 Business Planning

The days of mass media marketing (read: advertising) are over. Today’s consumers are more savvy about their messages and more critical of traditional marketing. The following infographic mentions a variety of trends for 2013 marketing to spur this week’s questions to build your playbook. Source: cdn.business2community.com via Naully on Pinterest

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Four links to build your playbook – January 26, 2013

January 26, 2013 Friday Favorites

Welcome to the Whiteboard Weekend Wrap-up! The following links are items I have found during my recent research and are worthy of your continued follow-up. I do not go into detail on these items, but I encourage you to review them if you find them interesting. The photo is a recent favorite from Flickr. Photo [...]

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Guest post – Making your business more personable

January 25, 2013 Business Planning

It’s Friday and time for another weekly guest post. Miles Hall loves writing about the business world. He contributes to businessbroker.net, and is primarily interested in businesses for sale. Some businesses that rely on building a customer base to stay competitive and turn a profit are having trouble adapting to the transparency that the internet provides. [...]

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