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Via The San Francisco Sentinel, here’s a list of the top 10 green businesses to start this year. Natural and Organic Foods Organic Clothing and Accessories Natural Beauty and Personal Care Products Green “Home Depot” Organic Flower Grower Hydroponic Herb Grower Eco-friendly House Cleaning Service Household Recycling Units Green Rental Car Agency Residential Wind Power […]

Melinda Gates was the product manager for Microsoft Bob, the ill-fated non-technical interface for Windows. I guess that didn’t hold her back. I’ve often thought Microsoft Bob failed because you had to pay for it, not because it annoyed people. Had it been free, it would probably be as common as that darned animated paperclip.

I was going to start this post by quoting an old Boomtown Rats song. However, after a search brought up this disturbing story about the song’s origins (link removed due to copyright concerns), I decided that wasn’t quite the direction I wanted to go in. I don’t really hate Mondays. However, I do sometimes have

Just a heads-up to say that I’ve added a search engine to this site. This should temporarily help with finding your way around. The search button is at the bottom of every page, on the left hand side. Have fun! Be safe!

Via HowStuffWorks, I found this summary of the different names for millionaires: Pentamillionaire: $5 million Decamillionaire: $10 million Hectamillionaire: $100 million I always started with millionaire and then jumped to multi-millionaire or billionaire. I suppose some people focus a little more on the "multi" part.

Consultant joke about consulting fees. I received this consultant joke today. It goes to show why it’s important to consider pricing by the value you deliver, rather than just by the hour.A consultant died and appeared in heaven before the pearly gates. She noticed there were thousands of people already lined up. But an angel

Part of lead qualification involves management of your leads. If you don’t have a customer relationship management (CRM) system or a contact management application, you can still manage leads. Print up lead qualification sheets. On them, provide spaces for: name title business answers to lead qualification questions lead status and so on Even though I’ve

Just after I posted "Do you have a website?", marketing consultant Liz Gaige of Market Navigators sent along this great Q&A from her latest newsletter: Q: I don’t have a Web site and I’m pretty busy as it is. Do I really need one? A: A funny thing happened at the office last week… No

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Finding new clients — if you’re trying to build up your business, try generating leads through publicity. Since starting my consulting business, I’ve used publicity to find new clients and reassure existing clients. In just a week or two, you’ll see me quoted in Money Magazine. And, just recently, I was quoted in the Fab