Blog Archives / April 7, 2009

Every independent or small business person has at one time or the other had to explain what they do. I've found that the shorter and the sweeter, the better. The guru of the short-but-sweet product or service presentation is Guy Kawasaki of "How To Change the World" gives an excellent tutorial, appearing at Open Forum an American Express product, on how to give the short-but-sweet. This week I sat through eight hours of companies pitching themselves to a panel of experts at SXSW. It was a challenging experience because the companies had two minutes to explain what they do, and very few could....


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How and where we work is changing as fast as you can say, computer chip. You can work from Starbucks, library, leased space, executive suite or from home. I've worked from home for over eight years and at times, it can be challenging and requires flexibility and creativity. Jonathan Mead writing for ZenHabits give us a tips on managing officing moving into the future in "Escape the Cubicle Farm: Top 10 Reasons to Work From Home." The future of the workplace is definitely shifting. There are a lot of new rules of work that are changing the game. Social media sites like twitter and facebook...


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