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Seth's Blog: Is Google jumping the shark? - http://sethgodin.typepad.com

Posted by tcamba under Strategy
From http://sethgodin.typepad.com 3840 days ago
Made Hot by: smallbizwoman on October 15, 2013 2:15 am

Ron Howard explained that while they were shooting the notorious episode where Fonzie jumped the shark, he knew the show had turned a corner. In the case of Happy Days, the corner was the chasing of ratings at the cost... Read More

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4 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Big Data

Posted by dhennessy under Strategy
From http://experts.allbusiness.com 3844 days ago
Made Hot by: thecorneroffice on October 11, 2013 6:21 pm

Are small business owners too small to use big data? Not so, if they know how to best leverage it. Learn how. Read More

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Capitalize on Your Weirdness

Posted by AWAI under Strategy
From http://www.awaionline.com 3850 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on October 10, 2013 3:07 pm

About the subject line of today's issue … don't take offense at "Capitalize on Your Weirdness." From one freelancer to another, I consider us all one big, happy, slightly off-kilter family. I mean it in a loving way, really.

We haven't met, but the fact that you're pursuing the freelancer's life Read More

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The Three-Word Business Start-Up Strategy

Posted by AWAI under Strategy
From http://www.awaionline.com 3850 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on October 10, 2013 2:40 pm

When you start a business the Carefree way …

It’s a lot easier …

It’s a lot cheaper …

It’ll take less time …

And you can expect to make money faster …

It all comes down to an extremely simple start-up strategy I learned from Michael Masterson: Read More

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Don't Let Marketing Roadblocks Derail Your Progress

Posted by uttoransen under Strategy
From http://www.localbusinesscoachonline.com 3844 days ago
Made Hot by: zioncampo on October 9, 2013 11:47 pm

Entrepreneurs stay the course until a product, service, or network marketing approach gives them an acceptable return on their elbow grease or monetary investment Read More

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Success measurement advice from Apple’s CEO

Posted by asavkin under Strategy
From http://www.bscdesigner.com 3849 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on October 9, 2013 3:44 pm

In September 2013 BusinessWeek published a great interview with Tim Cook Apple's CEO. The article analyzes Apple's approach to measuring of success. Read More

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5 Typical Business Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by sophia2 under Strategy
From http://www.smallbizclub.com 3845 days ago
Made Hot by: techmedia on October 9, 2013 8:30 am

I jumped into the world of entrepreneurship a few years back, and it's certainly been an interesting ride. Don't let anyone fool you—business ownership requires a lot of hard work. No matter what you do, you're going to make mistakes in the beginning. However, once you get all the wrinkles ironed o Read More

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When Life Smacks You Down, Do This

Posted by AWAI under Strategy
From http://www.awaionline.com 3849 days ago
Made Hot by: zioncampo on October 8, 2013 8:58 am

The best laid plans don't always work out.

The fact is, life is difficult. And it seems to get in the way of achieving our goals, doesn't it?

I don't know about you, but I've been sidetracked a number of times over the past two years. My four kids' involvement in many activities is a constant Read More

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Business Continuity: Why Entrepreneurs Must Consider It

Posted by ivanpw under Strategy
From http://www.noobpreneur.com 3847 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on October 8, 2013 8:38 am

Practicing effective business continuity is the best way to make sure that your company keeps running even when it doesn't seem like it should. Read More

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Balanced Scorecard starts with strategy map or with KPIs?

Posted by asavkin under Strategy
From http://www.bscdesigner.com 3854 days ago
Made Hot by: Chaos on October 7, 2013 11:56 pm

The article about a very disputable topic: if one should start building the Balanced Scorecard from strategic objectives (as it is by design) or sometimes it is better to start with KPIs. If your only strategy is to try something out and to see what will happen, can you really call it a strategy? Read More