http://www.thegoofproofblog.com 101 Ways to Boost Your Business Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:37:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every Year begins with those familiar words! No matter what has gone before or is likely to come after, the words somehow renew our spirits  and make anything  possible. The keyword for 2010 seems to be uncertainty.  Economists are on a sliding scale from optimism to pessimism with  a zillion shades ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2010/01/08/happy-new-year/ Here we are again - in the season to be jolly. Now we  have some very merry news for you! Never think you know an Entrepreneur! Creative Unique Clothing for Women JasperVisions's Shop Announcement Free shipping until Christmas!   http://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperVisions      _________________________ In answer to my query for "her story" to be published in The GoofProof Gazette, ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/12/05/never-think-you-know-an-entrepreneur/ As 2009 winds down to a grundgy close, nationwide reports of a pumpkin shortage fill the airwaves, the blogs, the forums, and the grocery shelves.  "Where's the canned pumpkin?"  thousands of  harried housewives ask equally harried store managers.  In many cases, "There isn't any"  seems to be the answer. A  Thanksgiving dinner ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/11/20/wheres-the-pumpkin-pie/ That is the million dollar question, but the billion dollar question is:  How do you apply what you really know. It often appears that people in the business world who know little or nothing rise to the top like foam in a bubble bath, while the really knowledgeable plod along in obscurity.  ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/11/16/what-do-you-really-know/ An interesting and very relevant  post in businessweek.com today called attention to two important topics:  Language and internet services that small businesses may not be using to their advantage because they don't know what they are or what expensive and time consuming tasks they replace. Read the whole article here: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/tips/archives/2009/11/what does ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/11/10/511/ Until November 1st 2009, the battered consumer was responsible for protecting his own identity.  It was up to him to report any suspected fraud to the credit bureaus, and to check them frequently.  Starting Sunday, businesses that accept  credit cards will have to take extra steps to protect your personal information on ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/10/31/the-red-flag-rule/ The four eternal questions pop into view whenever we think of  beginning, changing, moving on, or revisiting Square One.  All those verbs have been activated, perhaps too frequently, in the past couple of  years. Businesses of  any size keep an eye on them to ensure survival in good or bad times.  But ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/10/14/what-how-whenwhere/ If  you happen to be in Washington D.C. before November 1st, stop by the Taubman Museum and see three new world networked robots at work remembering.  What they actually do is filter internet noise, somehow transform what they can remember into real paint, and drop the paint onto canvas.  Each robot has its ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/10/03/remember-this-remember-that-maybe/ Over the last few weeks the media has been loaded with what they call "Optimism."  When disected the word really means "not as bad as before."  My favorite quote on the subject  is "bad is up from horrible." Last week we celebrated Advertising Week in NYC:  A time for Optimism if ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/09/29/is-optimism-enough/ As 2009 finally approaches the last stretch of its existence,  a few words  constantly pound our eardrums.  CREATIVITY and its siblings, INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IMAGINATION, top the list.  And very recently, perhaps foreshadowing the main idea of  2010, is assessment of risk.  Now that almost all of us have been burned ... http://www.thegoofproofblog.com/2009/09/22/keywords-for-2009/