IT & Internet

Can I use Social Media to Make Money?

Energize with Social Media So how you can use social media to get attention, then produce revenue? Did you notice I said “get attention” first, then “produce revenue”? I usually get a blank stare when […]

Travel

Tales From The Cabana Bar

In 1984, Jeff Rollings rolled into Providenciales, the most inhabited of the Turks and Caicos Islands, not quite knowing what to expect. “Back then, you could walk Grace Bay Beach on a Wednesday and still […]

Sales & Marketing

The Future Of Marketing Is Crowdsourced

There’s no better stat than Eric Schmidt’s to illustrate how radically the amount of information available to people has expanded. Just a decade ago, marketers were able to control much of the messaging that consumers […]

Charity

Charityable Giving

Many companies are beginning to focus more on charitable giving in order to generate goodwill for their brand. In fact, according to a study by the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, 90 percent of small […]

HR & Employees

Becoming A Loyalty Magnet

“I’m looking forward to seeing the results of our work when I return from my two week vacation in Hawaii.” The coughing and sputtering sounds that broke the silence came from one of the vice […]

Dave Says

Dave Says…

Dear Dave, I started my own small business a couple of years ago and, thanks to a lot of hard work and your advice, we’re seeing some growth. If you could go back and restart […]

Exit Strategy

What’s Your Exit Strategy?

In 2007, when a potential investor asked business owner Dan Throop, 61, what his exit strategy was, he responded by saying, “When I’m done with this meeting, I’m going to turn around and walk out […]