October – Football is gearing up, the leaves are turning color, bonfires and pep rallies abound. October is also the month when the stock market has had some of its biggest swings, unfortunately most frequently in the downward direction. It is the beginning of the 4th quarter for many businesses; it is a good time [...]
Be Prepared (Boy Scout Motto, Boy Scout Handbook, page 54) 2011 has been a year of global natural disasters. Record flooding, hurricane and tsunami damage, volcanic ash disruptions, wildfires and earthquakes in areas not typically prone were some of the attention grabbing headlines. Localized disasters also took their toll. Couple these with the torrent of [...]
While it may not be comparable to the natural and man-made disasters we featured in our disaster preparedness posr, there can be an annoying and frustrating outage that many encounter daily. We have all experienced it; we are merrily clicking through one of our ‘go-to’ websites when we get the web equivalent of the BSOD [...]
Teach your Children Well You, who are on the road must have a code that you can live by. And so become yourself because the past is just a good bye. Teach your children well, their father’s hell did slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams, the one they picked, the one you’re [...]
Small business owners are often stymied by the concept of pricing. The other elements of Marketing; namely, Product, Promotion and Place, typically receive more attention to the detriment of many a business. Since this is such a critical topic for business success, Cybertary has been featuring a different aspect of pricing in previous newsletters. We [...]
If you are frustrated with some of the alternatives available for online meetings and multi-user conference calls, you may want to check out Concert-oh. ETech magazine commented “…its aim is nothing less than to revolutionize the social networking world through multi-user, live interactive audio and video. It’s like Skype on steroids, and it’s absolutely free.” [...]
Small business owners are often stymied by the concept of pricing. The other elements of Marketing; namely, Product, Promotion and Place, typically receive more attention to the detriment of many a business. Since this is such a critical topic for business success, Cybertary will be featuring a different aspect of pricing over the next several [...]
It seems to be a sign of the times – veterans of 20, 30 even 40 years of corporate warfare are poised to assess their careers and their lives, asking the question “is it time to start a new chapter in my life?” followed closely by “Why don’t I start a business? After all, I [...]
So, you decided to take the leap into owning your own business. Once that monumental decision is made, the challenges to move forward can be daunting. For seasoned entrepreneurs as well as newly minted ones, one of the biggest questions is “who can I turn to” for unbiased, qualified advice? Here are some organizations that [...]
The road to business success can be filled with many hazards. Potholes, construction delays, erratic drivers, dangerous curves, and road rage, metaphorically speaking, can contribute to a bumpy ride from your journey’s inception to reaching your destination. Here are some common road hazards small businesses often face, along with some proven suggestions from the Driver’s [...]
