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How To Hire & Manage Interns
Small businesses in Northeast Ohio ?Ǭ†– and across America, for that matter – have long used college student interns and recent grads as a helpful, low-cost human resource. Student interns are capable, motivated and ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú if well managed ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú highly valuable to your business. A great number of high school, college, graduate and vocational school [… Read More]
Get Creative! Making Team Meetings More Powerful with White boards…
I love a good brainstorming session. Something about taking a group of smart people and throwing ideas on the wall. Be they good, bad, or otherwise — it’s a great way to get all the options & all the issues up in your face. I recently toured some facilities with white board walls all around [… Read More]
My 14 Favorite Business Books….(and the Launch of Office Space Coworking’s Lending Library)
As we come to the end of the year, it’s a time for reflection. It’s only natural to start looking ahead. Trying to figure out what we’ll do to make this year better than the last. What lessons have we learned? What would we change? What will we try to repeat? This is where I [… Read More]
Vote For Charly! Office Space Coworking Member Runs to Represent Ward 1 in Akron
I met Charly a little after we first opened Office Space Coworking in Akron. Ever since our launch he’s been VERY supportive of our little community. He’s been an active participant in our networking & education events and gone above and beyond with helping members connect with one another. Most of us probably know Charly [… Read More]
6 Simple Secrets to Loving the Marketing Planning Process (Ivana Taylor of DIYMarketers)
See the full video of Ivan’a Taylor’s sessions from April 2009′s BizCamp in Akron, Ohio. We’ve got it kinda tiny here but you can easily expand it to full screen mode by playing with the little control buttons at the bottom of the video area. We just received the full 8 disk set of speaker [… Read More]
10 Mistake Small Business Owners Make (And How to Avoid Them)
Well, here it is. Our FREE 26-page eBook ‘ 10 Mistakes Small Business Owners Make (And How to Avoid Them)‘ Simply register for our Web site and you’ll get the full report. What’s more…you’ll be added to our mailing list which will keep you in the loop on all future business networking and education events [… Read More]
Who Are The Contributors Speaking at Akron’s BizCamp – Spring 2009?
We’re a few weeks away and the roster for Akron’s first BizCamp is just getting bigger and better! Our panel of a speakers include award winning, nationally recognized experts — all based right here in the Northeast Ohio region. If you haven’t already, you better register now! As of this writing, there are only 8 [… Read More]
My Morning Checklist
A little while ago I wrote some articles on the importance of standardized process and one on the importance of planning your day. In discussing this topic with a friend here in Akron, he asked to see the checklist I use as well as an example of my morning work plan. So, I decided to [… Read More]