I just got back from hearing Bill Gates speak in person at Pomona College about the work he is doing with his Foundation. Interviewed by Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, Bill spoke on a variety of topics on his current philanthropy work with his foundation. Some of the topics covered were Read more…

Of all the issues that can sabotage your success, lack of focus is near the top of the list. Focus will enable you to complete projects well and on time with less energy, and give you the freedom to have some well deserved down time. Read more…

Smart entrepreneurs know that strategic partnerships are the foundation for small business success. A strategic alliance is a cooperative agreement with another company to combine resources in a way that is beneficial to both parties. Unlike a merger, both companies maintain their individual identities, goals, mission, etc. Read more…

Our hosting solutions are also 'fully managed' which means that we take care of all the software and security updates and ensure that everything is running smoothly so that you don't have to worry about your website going down. If you host your site elsewhere, you have to take care of these issues on your own, usually requiring experience with a Linux webserver. Read more…

Over the past few months, I have attended a handful of networking events sponsored by The L7 Scene - a social and networking scene that brings young professionals together to experience what Los Angeles has to offer. The L7 cocktail networking mixers are always FREE! Read more…

Chopra contends an organization's leader is its symbolic soul. He carried that theme through his hour-long Drucker Business Forum talk, emphasizing that good leaders (and happy people in general) are introspective and guided in their actions by a higher purpose. Read more…

"People don't spend most of their time trying to do new things. They will return to Web sites that they have found to be at least reasonably easy to use and go back, again and again to those sites." Read more…

A website communicates the style, level of professionalism and theme of a business. It reveals what a company is all about and having one is instrumental in today's marketplace. When viewers visit a site, the amount of information, level of usability and functionality all go towards creating an impression on Read more…

The benefit of having a web site is like having a marketing promoter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your site can be referenced from your other advertising media, directing them to more extensive information. Prospective customers are more informed than ever due to the wealth of information available on the internet. Read more…

Learn about optimizing your email campaigns for the ever-growing population of mobile users. We take a look at LitmusApp for cross browser and cross email testing and then discuss some of the best practices for mobile email design. Also check out the Mobile Email Design Webinar from Litmus to learn even more. Read more…