Make Your Own Miracle
Nando ParradoAdded On:
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:47:35 GMT In this special Q.A., Octane sits down with the entrepreneur to talk about leadership, taking things one day at a time and making miracles of your own. No Cause for Alarm
Rick OverholtAdded On:
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:45:10 GMT When most entrepreneurs think about emergencies, they often think about client calamities or natural disasters that could threaten the bedrock of their businesses. What many people tend to overlook, however, is a significantly more common threat: people. Creating a Business Back-Up Plan
Jennifer WalzerAdded On:
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMT There’s no getting around it— business disasters will happen. I’ve learned that while you can’t avoid unexpected emergencies, you can impact the way you work through a disaster. Planning Your Knee-Jerk Reaction
Volker MartensAdded On:
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:11:15 GMT As the director of a communications agency, I know all about reacting to the unexpected and preparing for media response. Having been in the industry for 13 years, I’ve had my share of incidents that tested me as a business leader. The One-Two Punch That Made My Company Stronger
Lynn ParkerAdded On:
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:25 GMT I’m on the phone with our health insurance broker, following up on some important coverage details. It’s a great time in my organization’s life: We just finished a US$100,000 buildout of our second location and our 32 employees are as busy as can be. Six Steps to Surviving an Economic Crisis
Opinio AlvarezAdded On:
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:25 GMT The Dominican Republic has faced three financial crises, one in 2003, one in 2006 and the current slowdown. These economic crises, while unfortunate, have given me a lot to think about in terms of how I run my auto-detailing business. Running a Risky Business
Roselina MahmoodAdded On:
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:08:21 GMT For those who say starting and running a business is “high risk,” they couldn’t be any more correct. For 22 years I’ve served as managing director of a security business. In the Eye of the Storm
Eric MorganAdded On:
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:56:33 GMT Have you ever thought about taking a few hours to grab whatever you could from your house and business before high-tailing it out of town, not knowing when or if you’d ever return? Yeah, me either. But that is what I awoke to one memorable Sunday morning. How the Swine Flu United My Company
Luis F. Gonzalez-AspuruAdded On:
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:56:04 GMT In my training business, much of our work involves face-to-face meetings. On one occasion, we were preparing for an important session with one of our best clients. The Ugly Reality of Deception
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:40:07 GMT Several years ago, a fellow EO member and I purchased a print shop. Literally overnight, we grew our print brokerage to five times its original size. We thought we had it made— life was good and business was booming. |