Have you ever reached the end of a project and then realized you aren't actually quite there? Me too. There are a couple of options when you reach this point: Quit or dig in and figure out how to fix or finish the project. You aren't a quitter or you wouldn't be reading this. So what do you say we … [Read more...]
Why you want to help start something
When Joe Sorge started Kitchen Table Companies (affiliate link) with Chris Brogan, he asked for my help filling the forums with useful and interesting content. I said yes because Joe is a friend; but that's not what this post is about. Instead, I learned the value of being a first mover in a … [Read more...]
How a peer group will help double your business
Author's note: Parts of this post were published over at Kitchen Table Companies as a Success Story. The "What I wish we'd had" section below reveals the secret sauce I've stumbled upon over the last couple years - this one is a freebie my friends, enjoy it. Then one day you wake up and realize … [Read more...]
Kitchen Table Companies Reviewed
By now you may have heard that my friends Joe Sorge and Chris Brogan have started Kitchen Table Companies. Kitchen Table Companies is a community for small business owners doing business the old fashioned way - around the kitchen table. Chris started there, so did Joe and hey guess what? - me too! I … [Read more...]
#73: From the desk of Jim Raffel
These troubled economic times have transformed many of us in the Graphic Arts into senior level executives. What I mean is that we must all manage a long list of multiple priorities on a daily basis. Each and every day we are asked to get more done with fewer resources of every type. So, success is … [Read more...]