Inspiration can strike in the funniest places, so why not store holiday window displays? Take the story of “Wite-Out.” Dallas secretary and single mom Bette Nesmith Graham got the idea for a white, water-based tempera paint to cover up her typing errors while watching painters decorate her bank employer’s windows.
Business Development
7 Criteria for a Market That Will Buy
Whenever customers come up to me bubbling with a product passion they can’t wait to get created and sold, I play a little game in my head: My good cop says: I love that you’re so excited to create your product!! My bad cop says: Who’s the market for this?
The 2 Core Teams You Need to Run Your Business Right
I know what you’re thinking. TWO teams? The San Diego Padres and who else?!? 🙂 Well, even though baseball season is heating up here in the U.S.—and we’re eagerly anticipating the start of football—I actually wasn’t thinking about sports at all when I put this blog together. I was thinking about you and your business—and the two core teams you need when it comes to hiring and outsourcing to help you make consistent money in your business.
Keep Yourself on the Cutting Edge Without All the Noise and Without All the Overwhelm
Do you remember back in the "olden days" when we had to go out and find information? I remember driving to the library with my mom to page through book after book in search of whatever nugget of knowledge I needed to finish a school project. Those were the days! These days, we don’t have to find information. Information finds us—at least, if my overflowing email inbox is any indication! It can be so overwhelming, and while paging through all of the newsletters, articles, blogs and social media posts out there can be good for a little afternoon procrastination, it […]