I’ve been touching on this subject on occasion, perhaps because this is the premise behind my business, but also because I’ve seen several business cripple their own ability to grow due to a lack of foresight in this area. Several people have debated this concept with me, and I’ll let you judge for yourself. The [...]
I just bought a copy of The Web Startup Success Guide by Bob Walsh. It was an impulse purchase – I was actually looking for a book on PHP and MySQL and the cover caught my eye. I never heard of Bob Walsh, but I had heard of the guy who wrote the foreword – [...]
What do you think are some of the differences between online and face-to-face networking?
I am currently working on a new service for my business, and I’m looking for some feedback on ways to improve or modify the service. To get you started, I’ve outlined the general steps that this service takes. Initial consult with a business: I meet with a business and determine what their target market is, [...]
Landing a small contract today to advise a small business on a common problem may not pay the bills. But if that client sees the benefit of your advise, they will return with a larger contract once the business has grown, and that is what will increase the volume of R&D business in Canada.
I’ve posted a new version of my site, www.optimalupgrades.com (or .ca, they forward to each other). I’m looking for some feedback on the site. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
Today is the official launch of the Marlee Shul website: http://marleeshul.com. Still a work in progress, but the bare bones of the site are there, and it will be updated frequently over the next few weeks.
I’ve been working pretty hard for the last few days to complete another revision of a program I built, and finally released it to the client last night. I first wrote the program using Java, until I encountered too many obstacles to allow me to complete it in time for a self-imposed deadline. I then [...]
Elie Kochman is the author of Advice for Small Business Owners and the founder of Optimal Upgrade Consulting. Using his experience working in the corporate world along with his exposure to the world of small businesses, he writes these articles to assist others avoiding common pitfalls of growing a business. His experience in the corporate world, building his own business, and working directly with other growing businesses has given him some perspective on the trials and pains of running a business.
