What to Get the Geek In Your Life

This week I answered that question on my 207 segment.

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December 7, 2011 • Tags: Geek, Geek Life • Posted in: Small Business Strategy • No Comments

Grant winner’s update: developing new products

Well, we made it through another Black Friday sale.  It was a busy week, but successful and very well worth it.  We increased sales and also took advantage of a few ourselves.  I hope you all received some great deals as well, but more importantly I hope that you had a great Thanksgiving with your friends and loved ones.

We are now focusing intensely on developing our new products.  We have some new designs drawn up for our air cleaners that we want to debut at one of our largest trade shows in the industry coming up in February.  It is important to stay on top of the game in our industry by producing the latest and greatest products.  Sometimes it’s as simple as designing a new look for a current product, or as detailed as manufacturing a whole new product to help increase horsepower, or solve an issue customers are experiencing.  It takes creativity, patience, time, and dedication to make a new product work and prove why it’s better than before, or better than a competitor’s product.

We are currently researching a new addition to Horsepower Inc. that will ma

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Can Lawyers Be Entrepreneurial?

To some, the phrase entrepreneurial lawyer may sound like an oxymoron, but weve just published an article by Eileen Zimmerman, reporting that more and more lawyers are choosing entrepreneurship over the partner track.

Margie R. Grossberg, a partner at the legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey Africa, said she saw an increasing number of associates choosing to start their own firms. “In the past, associates found if they worked really hard and did the right things, they made partner,” she said. “That’s not necessarily the case anymore — the odds are a lot slimmer and it’s also not as coveted as it once was.” These lawyers want more control over their futures, Ms. Grossberg sai

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Nokia Delists From Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Nokia has been working through a massive cost-cutting downsizing program, laying off thousands of employees, closing plants, and outsourcing operations.

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November 22, 2011 • Tags: Nokia, Nokia Delists • Posted in: Business Tips • No Comments