Confession: I love the Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” I make a mental list of huge sandwiches and house specials I want to try if I ever go to the featured city, and have even checked their list of past restaurants multiple times to see if there’s anything near me I missed,...
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Any man or woman in business knows the tremendous power that referrals have in expanding a business. The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with reachmore, wants to teach you how to up your referral game. Dubbed “Referrals and Revenue,” this chamber marketing seminar is hosted by Franklin University and will provide attendees...
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It was a combination of luck and forethought that I was able to graduate college with a job already lined up. Planning ahead, I had sent out dozens of resumes the summer between my sophomore and junior year, trying to land an internship, and was able to get one that led me to a...
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Organic food and products is just one example of an industry that’s exploding due to customer demand. Statistics from the Organic Trade Association tell us that over the past 20 years, the industry has grown from $1 billion to nearly $25 million. The Indianapolis Business Journal had a great story today about one local...
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It’s not too late to get your spring off to a good start — by getting some training on how to be a better leader. A class starts next week, meeting Thursday evenings in Indianapolis: “Leadership Training for Managers.” As the Dale Carnegie site describes the course: The modern leader knows that it means...
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What happens when the economy takes a turn downward and people lose their jobs? Many of them create their own jobs. A report from the Kauffman Foundation released earlier this week shows that more Americans started businesses in 2010 and 2009 than they have for the past 15 years, CNNMoney.com reports. Last year, 340...
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Not one, not two, but three local companies have made Fortune magazine’s list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.” Simon Property Group Inc., WellPoint Inc. and Brightpoint Inc. of Indianapolis, and Cummins Inc., of Columbus, made the list. Fortune.com reports: Of the 57 industries studied, 22 are led by new companies this year, the largest...
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I was browsing on CNNMoney.com today and saw an interesting headline: “Don’t Call Us Gougers.” It was a story about the point of view of the gas station owner, taking flak from customers for raising prices. They say they’re just reflecting the price they’re being charged by gas suppliers, and it’s not their fault....
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I am definitely guilty of doing this: Making a list of things to do for the day, not getting everything done, and then feeling bad about it. In fact, I had to stop making monthly to-dos (organize office, frame artwork for bedroom, etc.) because it was making me too discouraged re-writing the list every...
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How many times has this happened: You know you have to make a big presentation, so you spend days rehearsing and organizing all your information. Then, the time comes, and — you get flustered, stammer, and mess up your facts. The Harvard Business Review addresses this very thing, concluding that we fumble and fluster...
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