A few years ago, I was called into my supervisor’s office because of her “concern” about my commitment to the company. When I asked what triggered this concern, she said I did not have any “pictures of my family or plants” in my cubical. Instead of telling her that she was looking at me an...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download This interview was written up while drinking a Soy Latte at the Swank Bar in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood. A “Make Your Own Major” Type of Job For the last 18 months, I have become interested in the emerging fields of Digital...

Survey: Small Business Owners Believe Economy Is Stuck In Washington Gridlock Sacramento Bee NEW YORK, April 1, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, TheSmall Business Authority®, with a portfolio of over 100,000 business accounts, announced today the findings...

Small Business Information If you want your employees to get things done faster in 2013, they need technology that will keep up with them. Here are 10 technology upgrades that promise to give your small business an impressive return on your IT investment. See on www.cio.com

See on Scoop.it – ReachSMBs Nearly half of small-business owners who are not currently hiring point to potential healthcare costs (48%) and government regulations (46%), in addition to concerns about weak revenues and the status of the U.S. Scott K. Wilder‘s insight: Small Business News See...

ReachSMBs Blog post at Cogent Coach Small Business Blog : This is a great video by Tony Robbins, Frank Kern and John Reese on the most critical skill of achievers.  Its amazing how many people sabo[..] (Please share! Scott K. Wilder‘s insight: test See on thecogentcoach.com

Written in Golden Gate Park on Friday, December 13, 2012  Thought of the day: it does take more than one person to screw in a light bulb! Just read an article in The Atlantic Monthly, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite magazines. It focused on how some manufacturing might be returning to the...

From Trendwatching.com   Some interesting Business to Consumer trends (that are just around the corner) are highlighted in this report trendwatching.com’s 10 CRUCIAL CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2013 from trendwatching.com

Future Technology: NPR had a fascinating show recently about  Gaze-based interaction. Forget wearable computers or swiping tablet screens. Soon, users to move a cursor with their eyes, or turn the pages of an e-book without lifting a finger. Actually, this technology has been around for people with...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Typed up on very bumpy Delta Flight 1680 from San Francisco to Denver In business school, I developed a service for middle schoolers to create their own online curriculum and study materials. Back then, I had aspirations of competing against Prodigy and Compuserve. I...