Where to Find Money for Startup Nonprofits
A few days ago I read a post about a small nonprofit community organization looking for advice on how to get funding. Starting a nonprofit is difficult, and figuring out where to find the money to run it can be challenging. New charities rarely have the ability to prove...
How to find an angel investor?
The term “Angel Investor” has become very popular in recent years. For those who are still new to this term, an angel investor can be a person or a small business that has substantial net worth and is interested in investing in a private company that is in its...
Effective Meetings: Why Most Meetings Are a Waste of Time
Whether your company holds one meeting a week or dozens of meetings a day, it is critical that this time is used efficiently and effectively. Most meetings are less effective than they could be, not because they are poorly managed, but because meeting managers spend all their time focusing...
Point and Click: the electronic contract
Many times … and in many cases, “Electronic Point-and-Click Contracts” are the equivalent of pen and paper agreements. The advent of “Cyber Monday” has holiday shoppers rushing to their PCs in anticipation of getting, oh yeah, it’s legal, basement buying power over the internet. The latest phenomenon, launched immediately...
Why Your Business Should Invest in Direct Mail
Like any good entrepreneur, I am always thinking of ways that I can develop and grow our businesses and brands. One of the best marketing strategies does not occur in the digital world. Each week one of my companies sends more than 1,000 direct mails. We have an excellent...