Office Space Coworking

BizCamp at the Taylor Institute is proud to welcome Mike Sheehan founder of Linked Local Akron (LLA). In just 12 short months Mike has grown this LinkedIn group to over 1,700 members. How’d he do it? Find out August 19-20 at The Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing. Seats are limited register now to secure your [… Read More]

BizCamp at the Taylor Institute is proud to welcome Jim Kukral. Jim will be one of the 18 speakers presenting at this year’s BizCamp on the University of Akron campus August 19-20. Seats are limited register now to secure your seat. Jim was so great last year – we had to ask him to join us [… Read More]

As business managers, we are trained to provide feedback to employees, partners and customers. In our business culture, many have taken the polite way to praise others be it regarding elements of a relationship, a product, a piece of work or even a meeting. These are beneficial skills that many of us have mastered.While it’s [… Read More]

August 19-20, 2010 in Akron, Ohio — Office Space Coworking will be hosting our next BizCamp! If you have a topic idea or are interested in being a speaker, please send me your ideas. Submit your ideas here: BizCamp 2010 Speaker Application Last time we had 18 speakers present over the course of 2 days. [… Read More]

As an entrepreneur, you are likely running your own show or have a couple of good employees to rely on. What you have probably learned is that good people are in short supply. Whatever your situation, you likely need more resources, but might be strapped by finances to invest in full-time help. But knowledgeable, motivated [… Read More]

Customers are your greatest business asset, plain and simple. Without customers, you have just products and services. Cultivating customer relationships should be your most important business activity. In fact, one of the most overlooked sources of profitable revenue growth is your company’s customer base. While many companies talk about the importance of developing a customer [… Read More]

So you just submitted a big proposal to a prospective client who could really make a difference for your business. If this one comes through, it could make your year ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú or at least it could cover your payroll for the next few months. You are naturally patient, understanding that it will take time for [… Read More]

Over the years, numerous business ideas, philosophies and approaches have flooded our world, particularly with the proliferation of the Internet. But what makes one idea catch on with the masses and others fall to the wayside? “Made to Stick,” by brothers Chip and Dan Heath, is an attempt to explain this peculiar fact and many [… Read More]

Project Communication: An Exercise in Managing Change Everyone intuitively knows it: communication is the key to any successful project. In fact, constant, effective communication among all project stakeholders ranks high among the factors leading to the success of a project. It is a key prerequisite of getting the right things done in the right way. [… Read More]

?¢‚Ǩ?ìWe do not remember days, we remember moments.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù-Cesare Pavese Long, long ago, employees worked from 9-5, Monday through Friday. Sure, there were occasional exceptions, but most of the time, the boundaries between home and work lives were clear. Those were the days. The world certainly has changed, and in many ways has made our lives [… Read More]