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learning from under the radar

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

Posted 15 June 2010 † tdomf_b7add § Uncategorized § resources ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“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 a some sort of blogging functionality for creating posts about your business which then show up [...]

Posted 14 January 2010 † taiyo johnson § local § seo ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , ,

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.

Posted 12 October 2009 † taiyo johnson § resources § startup ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

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 Start Small, Finish [...]

Posted 12 October 2009 † taiyo johnson § resources § startup ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

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 business plans do not have much baring [...]

Posted 19 September 2009 † taiyo johnson § resources ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,