Is There Money Now
Posted 4/12/2009 - Suzanne Caplan | 1 comment(s)
The whole idea of the TARP and TELP plans has been to encourage the banks to lend more money. I am not sure if that is a good idea since most people and small businesses are in debt up to their armpits. . . . .
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Where the Help IS
Posted 4/7/2009 - Suzanne Caplan | 1 comment(s)
We hear a lot about stimulus and every business owner wants to know what is in it for them. So, let me give you a few examples. There indeed is more business coming into the pipeline and some of it will be directed at WBE firms. . . . .
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What Will Happen Next
Posted 4/4/2009 - Suzanne Caplan | 0 comment(s)
The business cycle appears to have reached the bottom. This low level of activity is likely to go on for some time. They call it an L shaped recession. We have had them before, in fact I experienced one as a business owner. . . . .
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We are BACK!!!!!
Posted 3/28/2009 - Suzanne Caplan | 1 comment(s)
I just found a comment from someone who invited this special blog to return and I always listen to the requests of our readers. You are our customers.
I have been doing a lot of business writing these days and perhaps that is why I was doing more general writing on the main site. . . . .
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Time to Retool
Posted 10/31/2008 - Suzanne Caplan | 1 comment(s)
Every business has to retool and rethink their mission and so it is with this business blog. We have not gotten the traction that we would have liked. Perhaps it is how we post it or how we promote it. . . . .
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Trust
Posted 10/29/2008 - Ann O'Connell | 0 comment(s)
I see in the general blog section that there are several readers that are examining the idea of trust and how it impacts them. Business owners also need to consider trust, and how it works for or against them. . . . .
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Learn, Listen and ...Eat
Posted 10/22/2008 - Ann O'Connell | 3 comment(s)
This week is Small Business Week, a week of seminars, training, and events for the small business owner. I had the opportunity to attend the Diva''s lunch yesterday. There were over fifty businesswomen at this annual event. The guest speaker was dynamic, funny and so easy to listen to. . . . .
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"Tis the Season Part 2
Posted 10/19/2008 - Ann O'Connell | 4 comment(s)
The change in seasons has always been a trigger for me to plan for the upcoming three or four months...not the long range maybe plans but the nitty gritty detailed, dot the i plans. What will the next four months bring to your business? . . . .
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'Tis the Season Part 1
Posted 10/15/2008 - Ann O'Connell | 3 comment(s)
I know, Chirstmas is still over two months away...I am rushing the season. Not really. If you are a business owner you are already well into the planning for the upcoming season. For the service providers, there may be jobs to finish before the new year, or scheduling issues to accomodate staff family time. . . . .
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Little Things Matter
Posted 10/11/2008 - Ann O'Connell | 4 comment(s)
Along with the bills and other unwanteds in yesterday's mail was an envelop addressed to me, my name was spelled correctly, the address was neatly handwritten. That was the item that got my attention, the first to be opened. . . . .
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