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As an entrepreneur and angel investor for over 15 years who has raised both angel money and VC money, and who's sold a company to a private equity firm, I often am asked what are the best resources on the web for finding venture capital funding, whether it's from angels…
I was standing in line at the Walmart in New Albany, Mississippi. I was there getting a rotissarie chicken for dinner. I really love those things. Anyway the woman in front of me was rocking back and forth on her feet. She was petite and wearing some European sneakers not found…
The globalization of business is the notion of removing the barriers and restrictions that a country’s borders create; and the awareness that a firm must have to compete in today’s competitive society. In this current economy and age of technological advancement, globalization sets the tone for competition for firms. For…
Finding a job is always a challenge but in the current economic climate, with on average 50 applicants for every post, it’s a real fight out there. In a world that often seems obsessed by youth it can feel even more daunting for some older workers.
A recent study by…
This is part 2 of my reasons for poor performance.
When faced with poor performance, a lot of managers opt to eliminate the employee in question rather than to eliminate the reasons behind the performance. Many managers wrongly blame poor performance on lack of motivation or on a poor hiring…
Cecelia, one of my reports came into my office, "Hey, boss. What's up."
I looked up from my computer screen and smiled. "Nothing, just looking at reports. What about you? Anything happening since," I pretended to look at a watch that I don't wear, "About an hour ago?"
"Nope, just…
Have you ever wondered why some teams are more successful than others? After 20 years of successful senior leadership and entrepreneurial experiences in health care, I have come to believe that it is a combination of time, resources, and inspiration. The elements of each of these will be discussed in…
Yes, good people, as with the traditional job market there is a certain mentality one has to have if he or she is going to be successful working from home. I know that many of you out here feel that if you aren't getting up and going to someone's office…
I was sitting in Natalie's office. She is a direct report of mine. It was Monday and we had just run the gambit of how her son was doing at his first year of college. I had opened the conversation by sharing my fears for my daughter who was heading…
In the world of web site content, many topics can be held in special regard for a number of different groups. Small business articles can be important to the people who read them as well as those who write them and they are certainly a beneficial resource for the small…
According to USA Today today, President Obama joked that the "shovel ready jobs" he promised when he campaigned in 2008 were "not so shovel ready." According to the Carolina Journal Online, government jobs are untouched by "The Great Recession." If you put these together in the context of our current…
By:
Samuel Crumpton in
Business
Jun 13, 2011
Thirty articles in 30 days.
“Wow,” I said to my father on the phone. “That could really help with my decision to start a life as an online blogger.”
I had lost my job eight months before. I was a senior executive with a small firm for nearly eight years…
Is EOTM a scam? Well, I will tell you this, when it comes to you being a entrepreneur on the move, you truly have to be careful who you are dealing with, especially when there is no money involved with your name on it. In a second, I will explain…
Most business persons who start or extend their businesses would need workers. Employees are needed to work on the production line, to manage, to supervise, advertise. to sell, to transport, to secure, and to do maintenance. The employer, then, determines the quality of workers that are required and the number,…
Who wants to work their whole life? If you intend to live a long life, and I do hope you can carry out that plan, do you want to need a job as a greeter at Wal-Mart? There is nothing wrong with that work, I just don’t want to see…
Baptist Hospital-Union County is a nonprofit, acute care, hospital that serves New Albany, Mississippi (Baptist, 2009). New Albany is a community of about 8,200 in a county of close to 23,000 (Union County Development Association, 2009). New Albany lies 25 miles to the West of Tupelo, and about 65 miles…
Are you looking for a wedding planner in Victoria BC? If you are, there are a few things that you need to consider when choosing a Wedding Planner to make completely sure the most important day of your life will go as planned and with the least amount of stress…
Once you have a company that has agreed to sell or partner with private equity and venture capital money, it is your job as a private equity advisor to sell your leadership to private equity investors. I have over 20 years of successful experience as a senior leader and entrepreneur.…
After you have selected a text message marketing service, your next question will be how to get customers using text marketing. The first thing that you want to do when you promote your keyword and short code is to make your list sound like it's the best thing going! Use…
A channel marketing is any player or combination of players who work together in order to easily and speedily bring any good or service to end consumers.
Some of the main reasons why manufacturers and marketing firms use intermediaries are:
Lesser transactions.
Inventory management and control, especially in case of…
Leadership during tenuous times requires resolve, fortitude, and the ability to display and encourage a sense of hope for a better tomorrow. Leadership positions are more than just what happens on the job. The following is an example of how you can use situations that happen in your life to…
I love to return to the roots of a topic to see how and where different thought processes started. This is certainly true with the concepts of management. I have found after 20 years of successful senior leadership and entrepreneurial experience in health care that this can help to hone…
There are times in our lives where we just come to a point where we ask ourselves, “How do I make money?”. The issue is not in the question, it’s actually in the way we respond when the answer is right in front of us. Are you asking yourself the…
I was on my first day at a new job. I had taken my first senior leadership position at a large hospital in Louisiana. I had not slept the night before as I obsessed over what to say and how to present myself to instill confidence in my abilities. A…
Let me clarify this - Article Marketing is not a job in the sense that I have an employer, but since I have to work at it to make money, it does sort of meet the definition of a job.
How does it pay?
For a good while it paid…
Opportunities to make money are not numerous. The average person works at a traditional job. If there's an opportunity out there, is it actually worthwhile?
If you're reading this article is either because you want to see how well written this article is or you are actually looking for a…
So you have been doing your text message marketing and you have built a pretty nice size list, now it's time to start advertising your business...but how often should you text market to your customers??? This is going to vary depending on the type of business you own and what…
How often do you think about career advancement? I recall a time in my life when I lived every day as though it were only a step on the way to the landing of success. That was until I had a conversation with a Janitor, Bobby that helped me put…
"It was late," I started. "But I got my first article written and submitted about ten o'clock last night. I had to help the get the kids to their after school activities, then with dinner and their homework, and finally to bed." I had not yet checked to see if…
Teams can often address challenges that are too large or complex for an individual. But teams, themselves, can be a challenge as they evolve and mature from the infancy of formation to a unit that overcomes obstacles. I have over twenty years of senior leadership experience in health care and…
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