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Archive for September 2007

September 5th, 2007

Blog Credibility

Here is an interesting business story.   http://franchisetimes.com/content/story.php?article=00490   And, a cautionary tale for business people.   Who got hurt and why?
If you went to this story and read it, what did you think of the original blogger and those who posted negative comments about Cuppy’s?  Did they check their facts or shoot off their metaphorical mouths?  Did [...]

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September 5th, 2007

State of Economy

Ever since my second start-up I’ve used a rough gauge of the percentage of trucks were on the road as a way to determine how the general economy was doing.  Yesterday I took my mother-in-law back to her home in Chicago.  I’m here to tell you that the economy is doing just fine.  The per [...]

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September 3rd, 2007

Labor in the 21st Century

Knowledge is the currency of the 21st century.  To be continually valuable in the economy you have to commit to being a life long learner.
My son, who is 4 classes shy of his Masters in IT, just got home from a week long camp on Lake Superior.  At that camp they shared and trained on skills that [...]

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