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How to Get Creative : Stop Trying
Share Creativity can come out of nowhere. The trick is to sense it—and ride it to the end. Jason Fried is the co-founder and president of 37signals. A few weeks ago, I was on fire. I was working on some designs for a prototy...
7 Steps to a Culture of Innovation
Share Hyper-growth companies often credit a culture of innovation as their primary driver of success. They deploy creative thinking to attack problems big and small. Here’s how you can too. We live in a business world ac...
Are Your Credit Card Bills Out of Control?
Share In order to build a viable business, you need to exercise sound inventory control. Dear Norm, Seven years ago, I started a T-shirt company as a hobby, but I became more serious about it when I saw how well people responde...
How to Budget and Manage Inventory for 2012
Share If your suppliers can’t meet an increase in demand, neither can you. Here’s how to make sure you’re both ready for better times. Be careful what you wish for. If you’re like many small-business ow...
Choosing the Best Inventory Tracking Software
Share Choosing the best inventory tracking software for your business can be daunting. Here’s how to get the basics right—and then toss in some fancy extras. Imagine if you could magically erase 16 costly work hours fr...
Take Control of Your Outsourcing Now
Share Here’s how to maintain performance even when you don’t have complete control. Many of us in start-ups or turnarounds have a strong desire for control. So if we are the protagonists in our story then our antag...
