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Do Unto Others…

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Steve Buelow

No doubt we're all familiar with the Golden Rule which states that we are to do unto others what we would have done unto us. There is also a counterpart,…

Better Networking… Part III

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Steve Buelow

In my experience, the top three reasons small business owners cite in not wanting to attend networking events are: 1) They have other uses for their time, but feel an…

Can We Talk…? Part III

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Steve Buelow

Okay... so what about this habit of not screening incoming calls, which I wrote about here and here. Remember, I learned this over twenty years ago from an incredible PR…

Can We Talk…? Part II

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Steve Buelow

It was just another incoming call... one of tens of thousands I've received over the years. Not knowing the caller, I simply picked up and as usual said, "Hi, this…

Can We Talk…? Part I

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Steve Buelow

OMG... was I fired up...! The year was 1986. I was twenty-five, on the rise in my corporate job... and right outside my office door was a gal to prove…

It’s Just A Fad…?

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Steve Buelow

A New York Times article dated March 1, 1901 shocks us with the news that "Farmers in the country adjacent to Chicago are taking up the automobile fad"! Just what…

Transforming Accounts Receivable Into Cash

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Steve Buelow

In another post, we talked about the dangerous volume of accounts receivable being carried by many companies, as well as the importance of setting up business terms that not only make…