by Lea Strickland | May 25, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The more technology I acquire and the more mobile I am, the more convinced I am that we need more power outlets. There never seem to be enough available outlets (or sometimes not any!) for all the people with computers or other devices in...
by Lea Strickland | May 16, 2012 | The Street (the street.com)
The media is constantly buzzing about real world retailers being unable to compete against online stores that provide the same merchandise. The stories often focus on the advantage online retailers have in avoiding charging sales taxes. But in reality the advantage...
by Lea Strickland | Jan 27, 2012 | The Street (the street.com)
Every day we read about higher unemployment rates, lack of job creation and projections that the outlook is unlikely to change soon. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes that the majority of new jobs will come from small businesses. The reality is, many of...
by Lea Strickland | Jan 27, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
I have an increasing concern that meeting in public places is leading to carelessness when it comes to confidential information. At this moment, I’m sitting in a restaurant waiting for a meeting. In the past five minutes the conversation in the next booth has...
by Lea Strickland | Jan 27, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
With a new year comes new opportunities to identify how you can achieve greater success in your business. Economic conditions may hold you back, but success is ultimately dependent upon your people, processes and the value of your product and services to the customer....
by Lea Strickland | Jan 10, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
When customers feel pressured or even stalked instead of courted, a sale is less likely to result. How many hours do you spend in a week looking for new customers? How many telephone calls, networking meetings and other activities do you engage in to find viable...