Comments for SMALL BUSINESS CEO http://smbceo.com Resources and Knowledge for the Small Business CEO Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Crazy Ideas Produce Some Successful Businesses by Martin Lindeskog http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5335 Martin Lindeskog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:01:13 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5335 Thanks for giving me inspiration to go on with my "crazy" ideas! Thanks for giving me inspiration to go on with my “crazy” ideas!

]]> Comment on Crazy Ideas Produce Some Successful Businesses by Chris http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5334 Chris Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:02:07 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5334 Good point about the music downloads. I never thought I'd see the day that you would be paying for that - being an early Napster fan myself. Honestly, I thought when they started charging, people would loose interest. Boy was I wrong! Good point about the music downloads. I never thought I’d see the day that you would be paying for that - being an early Napster fan myself. Honestly, I thought when they started charging, people would loose interest. Boy was I wrong!

]]> Comment on Time Management For Your Home Based Business by Self Improvement Advice http://smbceo.com/2008/06/12/managing-your-home-based-business/#comment-5333 Self Improvement Advice Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:26:43 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/06/12/managing-your-home-based-business/#comment-5333 I do have my whiteboard in my home office and what's written there are my tasks and subtasks with a specific period of time for each task to be accomplished. I try very hard not to miss any scheduled task because this will ruin my accomplishments. -Jan I do have my whiteboard in my home office and what’s written there are my tasks and subtasks with a specific period of time for each task to be accomplished. I try very hard not to miss any scheduled task because this will ruin my accomplishments.

-Jan

]]> Comment on Crazy Ideas Produce Some Successful Businesses by Don http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5332 Don Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:51:41 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5332 It's amazing the things that people come up with. Who would have ever thought you could make so much money just by loading songs onto people's ipods? I never would have guessed that people would pay to have that done for them. It’s amazing the things that people come up with. Who would have ever thought you could make so much money just by loading songs onto people’s ipods? I never would have guessed that people would pay to have that done for them.

]]> Comment on Crazy Ideas Produce Some Successful Businesses by Chris http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5331 Chris Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:53:31 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/21/crazy-ideas-produce-some-successful-businesses/#comment-5331 It's amazing the niche businesses that the web is creating for people out there. Find a need, fill a demand and you may just see success. I especially like to hear stories about people who just kinda approached it like that and stumbled onto success, too. Whateverlife saw a need and filled a demand - and she just may get rich because of it. How absolutely fantastic is that???? I love it. It’s amazing the niche businesses that the web is creating for people out there. Find a need, fill a demand and you may just see success. I especially like to hear stories about people who just kinda approached it like that and stumbled onto success, too. Whateverlife saw a need and filled a demand - and she just may get rich because of it. How absolutely fantastic is that???? I love it.

]]> Comment on Using Innovative Thinking To Create New Products by Don http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5330 Don Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:27:31 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5330 Wow, I'm surprised this has not made it to the states yet. A really great idea and they look so much easier to handle. This is a definite example of how effective creative thinking can be. They came up with a simple solution that consumers are willing to spend more money on. Genious! Wow, I’m surprised this has not made it to the states yet. A really great idea and they look so much easier to handle. This is a definite example of how effective creative thinking can be. They came up with a simple solution that consumers are willing to spend more money on. Genious!

]]> Comment on Using Innovative Thinking To Create New Products by Anita Campbell http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5329 Anita Campbell Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:17:52 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5329 One of Dave's points that I thought was crucial was #1: "Don't assume." A lot of people would be stopped in their tracks right there -- they wouldn't challenge the status quot because they wouldn't take the time to even consider the issue. And they just wouldn't think about it, hence they'd never come up with a solution. One of Dave’s points that I thought was crucial was #1: “Don’t assume.”

A lot of people would be stopped in their tracks right there — they wouldn’t challenge the status quot because they wouldn’t take the time to even consider the issue. And they just wouldn’t think about it, hence they’d never come up with a solution.

]]> Comment on Using Innovative Thinking To Create New Products by Chris http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5328 Chris Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:48:32 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5328 Funny how thinking "outside of the box" ended up with a product developed inside of a box. It's a fantastic idea and I've even avoided purchasing melons due to the fact that I have no room for them in my refrigerator to keep them. Something like this would entice me to buy for those purposes as well as the fact that they are probably much easier to deal with slicing and serving, too. Not to mention that for the growers, I bet it's also less space consuming to grow them as well and I would imagine that they are able to grow more of them as a result of the space savings. Japanese farmers are teaching us a thing or two here, huh? Very interesting and they look great, too. Now . . . I WANT ONE! Funny how thinking “outside of the box” ended up with a product developed inside of a box. It’s a fantastic idea and I’ve even avoided purchasing melons due to the fact that I have no room for them in my refrigerator to keep them. Something like this would entice me to buy for those purposes as well as the fact that they are probably much easier to deal with slicing and serving, too. Not to mention that for the growers, I bet it’s also less space consuming to grow them as well and I would imagine that they are able to grow more of them as a result of the space savings. Japanese farmers are teaching us a thing or two here, huh? Very interesting and they look great, too. Now . . . I WANT ONE!

]]> Comment on Making Enemies With Your Comments On Other Blogs by Sanjay http://smbceo.com/2008/07/14/making-enemies-with-your-comments-on-other-blogs/#comment-5324 Sanjay Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:36:12 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/14/making-enemies-with-your-comments-on-other-blogs/#comment-5324 Well, there are a few things that both blog authors as well as people leaving comments need to watch for. Negative, offensive, and impolite comments are just not tolerable. A healthy blog community organically takes care of bad apples making such offenses. I have often seen them getting followed around and weeded out. At the same time though, the author needs to have the resilience to take comments from those who do not opine with him or her. I have also seen authors taking offense on healthy discussions and slamming people who disagree with them. Such an approach is often destructive to the blog community. Well, there are a few things that both blog authors as well as people leaving comments need to watch for. Negative, offensive, and impolite comments are just not tolerable. A healthy blog community organically takes care of bad apples making such offenses. I have often seen them getting followed around and weeded out.

At the same time though, the author needs to have the resilience to take comments from those who do not opine with him or her. I have also seen authors taking offense on healthy discussions and slamming people who disagree with them. Such an approach is often destructive to the blog community.

]]> Comment on If You Build It, Will They Come? by Roy Van http://smbceo.com/2008/07/08/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-5323 Roy Van Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:07:21 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/08/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-5323 Well, that did not happen to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Mall_of_Asia" rel="nofollow">SM Mall of Asia of the Philippines</a> (the largest next to China) since it is strategically located in an area of great potential markets Well, that did not happen to SM Mall of Asia of the Philippines (the largest next to China) since it is strategically located in an area of great potential markets

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