BizCradle: January 2008 Archives

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Jan21	Purple Cows and Yellow Bananas Dan Tudor January 21, 2008 Know More: Business ideas It's really just the Purple Cow influence manifested in a flower shop in Atlanta, isn't it Seth? But that's the point. Sometimes it just takes... Continue Reading Posted at 11:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan21	Getting Good Employees to Become GREAT Employees Dan Tudor January 21, 2008 I highly recommend Michael Masterson's new business book, "Ready, Fire, Aim". I'm about halfway through, and can already identify many great pieces of advice that I can apply to my business. Recently, in his daily newsletter from Early to Rise,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan18	The Incandescent Light Bulb Black Market Dan Tudor January 18, 2008 It's going to be booming if the controversial CFC light bulbs take over like some hope they do.I like incandescent light bulbs better, and I'll pay extra to get them (if it ever comes to that...actually, the new CFC's are... Continue Reading Posted at 11:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan16	Entrepreneurship Exploding in Ireland Dan Tudor January 16, 2008 It's a boom, according to a recent New York Times article.They key to this rise in new business creation? The government removing roadblocks:The change began when Ireland entered the European Union in 1973. In subsequent years, the government rewrote its... Continue Reading Posted at 11:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Does More Freedom Really Equal Better Results for Small Business? Dan Tudor January 16, 2008 Author and blogger Polly Labarre thinks so. And she's got the stats and the studies that prove her point.Here's the best part of her recent post about the new emerging business climate among entrepreneurs and existing businesses:"The really interesting shift... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan14	Goal Three... Dan Tudor January 14, 2008 ...buy some doors that are mechanically correct and stay closed. I think the morale to Seth's story about his visit to an Apple store is how often business goes above and beyond what they should to work around an annonying... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lessons for Your Small Business from "American Idol" Dan Tudor January 14, 2008 Here's a problem that the executives at "American Idol" are dealing with as they head into the new season of the show, which premiers on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, as reported in today's edition of Variety:"The show has got to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan12	The Benefit of Running Your Own Business Dan Tudor January 12, 2008 Yes, it's a struggle. There are more headaches, and more hassles, than the average 9 to 5'er has to deal with.But there is a payoff.I set my own schedule. I decide when to work, and when to call it a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan11	"Pranks" That Went Over the Top Dan Tudor January 11, 2008 Seth Godin is too nice in his comments today.Let me go a step further: The company that pulled these pranks at the mega-huge CES in Las Vegas should be sued. By the show, and by the companies that were effected.It... Continue Reading Posted at 11:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan10	Is the Federal Reserve's Power a Good Thing? Dan Tudor January 10, 2008 Question: Is it a good thing for the United States that one man, within one organization, has this much power over our economy?I'm not a naive man with no savvy or understanding of how our economy works.But when I read... Continue Reading Posted at 4:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 9	But What If You Need Dumb Customers? Dan Tudor January 9, 2008 Seth Godin says smart customers are better:When you dumb stuff down, you know what you get?Dumb customers.And (I'm generalizing here) dumb customers don't spend as much, don't talk as much, don't blog as much, don't vote as much and don't... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 8	Hillary Clinton New Hampshire Primary Win Is a Lesson for Small Business Dan Tudor January 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton's surprising New Hampshire primary win is a lesson for anyone operating a small business today, regardless of what you think of her politics.In the face of a crisis, she pulled out a win:She kept a positive spin on... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 2	Top 5 Things You Can Do for Your Small Business in 2008 Dan Tudor January 2, 2008 My ideas for the new year that I want to pass on to you:Buy Seth Godin's new book, "Meatball Sundae". If you're wondering why your marketing isn't working, Seth's book does a GREAT job of answering that question. Click here... Continue Reading Posted at 5:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Jan21	Purple Cows and Yellow Bananas Dan Tudor January 21, 2008 Know More: Business ideas It's really just the Purple Cow influence manifested in a flower shop in Atlanta, isn't it Seth? But that's the point. Sometimes it just takes... Continue Reading Posted at 11:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan21	Getting Good Employees to Become GREAT Employees Dan Tudor January 21, 2008 I highly recommend Michael Masterson's new business book, "Ready, Fire, Aim". I'm about halfway through, and can already identify many great pieces of advice that I can apply to my business. Recently, in his daily newsletter from Early to Rise,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan18	The Incandescent Light Bulb Black Market Dan Tudor January 18, 2008 It's going to be booming if the controversial CFC light bulbs take over like some hope they do.I like incandescent light bulbs better, and I'll pay extra to get them (if it ever comes to that...actually, the new CFC's are... Continue Reading Posted at 11:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan16	Entrepreneurship Exploding in Ireland Dan Tudor January 16, 2008 It's a boom, according to a recent New York Times article.They key to this rise in new business creation? The government removing roadblocks:The change began when Ireland entered the European Union in 1973. In subsequent years, the government rewrote its... Continue Reading Posted at 11:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Does More Freedom Really Equal Better Results for Small Business? Dan Tudor January 16, 2008 Author and blogger Polly Labarre thinks so. And she's got the stats and the studies that prove her point.Here's the best part of her recent post about the new emerging business climate among entrepreneurs and existing businesses:"The really interesting shift... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan14	Goal Three... Dan Tudor January 14, 2008 ...buy some doors that are mechanically correct and stay closed. I think the morale to Seth's story about his visit to an Apple store is how often business goes above and beyond what they should to work around an annonying... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lessons for Your Small Business from "American Idol" Dan Tudor January 14, 2008 Here's a problem that the executives at "American Idol" are dealing with as they head into the new season of the show, which premiers on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, as reported in today's edition of Variety:"The show has got to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan12	The Benefit of Running Your Own Business Dan Tudor January 12, 2008 Yes, it's a struggle. There are more headaches, and more hassles, than the average 9 to 5'er has to deal with.But there is a payoff.I set my own schedule. I decide when to work, and when to call it a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan11	"Pranks" That Went Over the Top Dan Tudor January 11, 2008 Seth Godin is too nice in his comments today.Let me go a step further: The company that pulled these pranks at the mega-huge CES in Las Vegas should be sued. By the show, and by the companies that were effected.It... Continue Reading Posted at 11:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan10	Is the Federal Reserve's Power a Good Thing? Dan Tudor January 10, 2008 Question: Is it a good thing for the United States that one man, within one organization, has this much power over our economy?I'm not a naive man with no savvy or understanding of how our economy works.But when I read... Continue Reading Posted at 4:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 9	But What If You Need Dumb Customers? Dan Tudor January 9, 2008 Seth Godin says smart customers are better:When you dumb stuff down, you know what you get?Dumb customers.And (I'm generalizing here) dumb customers don't spend as much, don't talk as much, don't blog as much, don't vote as much and don't... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 8	Hillary Clinton New Hampshire Primary Win Is a Lesson for Small Business Dan Tudor January 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton's surprising New Hampshire primary win is a lesson for anyone operating a small business today, regardless of what you think of her politics.In the face of a crisis, she pulled out a win:She kept a positive spin on... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 2	Top 5 Things You Can Do for Your Small Business in 2008 Dan Tudor January 2, 2008 My ideas for the new year that I want to pass on to you:Buy Seth Godin's new book, "Meatball Sundae". If you're wondering why your marketing isn't working, Seth's book does a GREAT job of answering that question. Click here... Continue Reading Posted at 5:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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