Tag Archives: startup

learning from under the radar

http://www.undertheradarblog.com/ very interesting

“post to your place page” – Google Local Business Center turning into a small business blog dashboard

So as far as I can tell Google just rolled this update out. The Google Local Business Center (the dashboard where businesses can edit their local business listings) has added a new feature: “post to your place page” It seems to be some sort of blogging functionality for creating posts about your business which then [...]

Strategic Planning – A consulting gem

Jaxworks.com, a brilliant small business website I found circa 2004, has an excellent Strategic Planning worksheet. I had a printout of it in my binder since November 2004 and gave it another look. Wow! I will certainly be using this in my consulting work.

Bootstrapping like Subway

A quick rant about Subway, bootstrapping and small business. I had the following article in one of my binders: Stake Your Claim It is all about bootstrapping your small business. Starting on a shoestring budget and building incrementally to success. The article is based on the ideas of Subway’s Fred DeLuca who wrote the book [...]

bplans.com has sample business plans for a variety of businesses but are they worth it?

If you are looking to write a business plan http://www.bplans.com/ is the place to go. They have sample plans for all types of businesses. BUT, Should you write a business plan? For most startup small businesses the answer is NO! Should you plan? ABSOLUTELY Should you write up a formal business plan? No Why? Formal [...]