Showing posts with label business economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business economy. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Get Your Business Ready Now for Tomorrow's Recovery

Too many businesses, large and small, claim the recession snuck up on them. I remember in January 2008 having a debate with my then bosses who insisted the economy was fine, while I argued otherwise.

So I want to go on record now and predict that, sooner than most of us think -- like they sang in the musical Bye Bye Birdie -- that "gray skies are gonna clear up." I'm not alone in my optimistic outlook either. According to a recent CNN Money article on the economic recovery, amidst the economic doom and gloom of soaring unemployment, plunging home values, and thousands of businesses teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, "a growing number of economists see a recovery on the horizon -- perhaps even a strong rebound." (Last month's Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter had a similar, though more tempered outlook.)

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Can Collaboration Save our Economy?

The economic news is depressing, and yet I want to see opportunity where others see looming disaster. And I think one way we can try to make things better is become more productive and do a better job collaborating with each other. Think of it as a no-cost stimulus package that even the Republicans can love.

Remember when the PC was first introduced, everyone thought it was such a great personal productivity tool? Sadly, the more powerful that PCs have become, the harder it is to use them to collaborate. This is because we get used to using them as our personal machines, and most of us don't like sharing our computers, let alone our work products from them.

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And The Winners Are...

Today we feature Christopher Baginski's blog entry. Christopher is a Junior Accounting Major from Wallington, NJ.

I am quite sure that we all know about the devastating economic recession that has recently plagued our country. The stock market has taken a tremendous tumble, at one point falling 50% below its previous peak. This has caused terrible problems throughout the world. These problems extend to each and every one of us personally. In addition, this downturn has greatly affected businesses, especially in the areas of management and human resourcs.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Business Survival Tips for a Tight Economy

Times are challenging right now for many small businesses. Increased gas prices and other rising costs have caused many owners to tighten their belts to make ends meet. While there are many obvious things to do to lower expenses, the following are some more in-depth strategies you can use to keep your bottom line looking healthy.

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Low Cost Marketing Ideas

When a business owner today is considering different marketing options, their two biggest concerns seem to be low cost and quick to implement and with good reason in uncertain times. Below are a few suggestions of some marketing options for small business owners that fit both those categories.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Information Infrastructure: A Key to Small Business Success?

Advocacy has had many calls lately about how small businesses are weathering the current recession. The hard answers about how they fared in this recession, compared with earlier ones, will have to wait for data that are not yet available.

At the same time, much talk is in the air in Washington about how best to support small firms in doing what many of them do so well—innovate and create economic activity that can lead to job growth. What is most likely to help firms succeed?


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