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Build a Better Business Brain: Pay Attention
If you have difficulty keeping up with essential items like keys, glasses and phones, you may suffer from the ‘They-Were-Just-in-My-Hand Affliction.’ Really. Read More > WBES: There's power in the council The Women's Business Council Southwest is looking to Northwest Arkansas businesswomen to link their power to potential. The launch to include NWA has begun. Several area businesses, including Walmart, Tyson Foods, and the Bentonville / Bella Vista Chamber have hosted luncheons to introduce the WBCS to local women-owned businesses. Read More >
Kudos and Congrats: Kent Rylee Automotive receives Exclusive NAPA Five Star Excellence Award This is one to put on the wall. The Five Start Excellence Award is NAPA's highest honor. Read More >
Building a Better Business Brain: Why don’t I remember names? Do you suffer from the ‘Quick Who Is S/He Syndrome?' You see someone coming toward you that you recognize but can't remember their name? Or when your caught in an introduction and can't remember someone’s name. That’s the ‘Quick Who Is She Syndrome,' the name of which was coined by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin in her book, “Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife.” Read More >
Green Congrats to Names and Numbers
Names and Numbers received the First Place award for recycling and being environmentally friendly
at the national convention of the Association of Directory Publishers. The honor was given in large part for
the company's recycling efforts in the markets it serves.
Names and Numbers sponsors recycling for phone books in many markets, including Lubbock, Texas, Sun Valley, Idaho, Girard, Kansas and many more. Every book Names and Numbers publishes has a page dedicated to recycling, listing locations where people can recycle old phone books. They also lead in the area of allowing people to opt out of delivery,
with information on how to opt out in print and online.
Names and numbers reduces printing by job-proofing on screen, reduces fuel consumption by printing books at
locations closest to the market, and uses soy based ink in printing. They also recycle print cartridges, aluminum cans, plastic water bottles, all paper and old directories. The company reuses boxes and plastic wrap, as well as office supplies.
Cloud Computing Resources Our colleagues at Entrepreneur.com have identified web spots every business owner should know about. Read More >
A new survey says document imaging offers business gains
Converting paper documents to digital is improving operations efficiency for companies and enhanced customer service, says a new survey. Read More > How to Be a Fierce Competitor When most companies are slashing budgets indiscriminately to stay in the black, solid companies and strong mangers see opportunity. That's the message behind How to Be a Fierce Competitor: What Winning Companies and Great Managers Do in Tough Times has to offer the business person or company that wants to learn how to turn a down time into an opportunity. Read More >
7 tips for finding more time in your workweek
As a business owner, it’s easy to get overwhelmed in the day-to-day work environment, especially when your business is relatively new. How do you find more time? Develop organizational skills that help you get the work done so you can enjoy your life. Read More >
Four documents that maximize productivity To maximize productivity and profit, every business needs to have a clear reason for existing. These four recommendations help business owners define that “reason.” Read More >
The Rhetoric of Small Business If I hear any more of our political leaders say again that this country was built on the backs of small business, I think I’m going to implode.. Read More >
Finding a Business Home Businesses come in all shapes and sizes, start in a wide variety of locations, and display the creativity of the entrepreneur in many ways. Finding the space to call the business home has many options, and many potential problems, for the entrepreneur. What may seem like an easy task often becomes a nightmare if proper caution is not taken. Read More >
Staying Business Smart: Train your Brain Today’s technology-driven culture offers many ways to stay in touch with people, get all the latest news and stay up-to-date with developments in our industry. We can find virtually anything we need to know in seconds, and be available to customers and employees 24/7. Read More >
Moving products in today’s fast-past economy requires innovative strategies to thrive
Thriving is more interesting than surviving, and in today’s challenging economic climate, retail and manufacturing companies no the pressure transportation challenges. Aggressively managing costs while maintaining service levels, streamlining processes and renegotiating key commercial agreements are all top of mind issues that companies need to consider when planning for a brighter future. Read More >
Retail Space Realities Northwest Arkansas has too much vacant retail and commercial space, a local economist says. "You can see from our most recent numbers we were at remarkably high levels of excess inventory," says Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas. Read More >
|  | An Interview with ‘The Apprentice’ Bill Rancic “I think entrepreneurs are raised,” says Bill Rancic, the first winner of Donald Trump’s TV show, “The Apprentice.” We’re sitting in the boardroom at the John Q. Hammons during the NWA Business Conference. In a couple of hours he’ll share his views on being an entrepreneur and leading a business idea to greatness. For now he’s candid about the next generation of entrepreneurs. Read More >
Bill Rancic's 'Entrepreneur Traits'
Entrepreneurs have the ability to recognize an opportunity but more important, seize that opportunity, says Bill Rancic. A self-proclaimed people watcher, Bill Rancic shares his take on the traits – good and bad -- of entrepreneurs and business leaders. Read More >
Top 10 Ideas for Overcoming Call Reluctance Few people enjoy prospecting, or “cold calling.” Yet, prospecting for clients is critical to success. Here are 10 ideas to help you mine this mother lode for solid prospecting rewards. Read More >
Location, Location, Location If your business is selling to other businesses – B2B, for short – then having effective marketing and distribution mechanisms may be more meaningful to your success than the actual physical location of your business. Businesses selling directly to consumers – retail or B2C – need to address the location of their business more specifically because it directly affects selling success. Read More >
Renewed Goals with Small Business Peers Something about starting a new year makes us want to start all things afresh. We make New Year’s resolutions that are promises to ourselves, but what about your business? Here’s what a few Biz2Biz advertisers want to accomplish for 2010. Read More >
Building a marketing plan One of the first things a bank wants to see when discussing a loan for a business is the business plan and within that, a marketing plan. Whether a new business owner or a seasoned vet, a yearly marketing plan is a must for your business. Not having a plan is like going somewhere you have never been and not using a map. Here are five elements to integrate into your company’s plan. Read More > Survive and Thrive in a Tough Economy There are many things you can do from an advertising perspective to keep your name “out there” and create new potential customers even in a tough economy—without spending large sums of money. This is not an end all list; a guarantee that if you do these things you will make a million dollars. These are ideas to get your creative juices flowing, in your own mind and in your own business. Read More >
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