January 2015
The Great Backstory of Rhea’s Market & Deli
Adding Creativity to Sandwiches Update: My first post was based solely on the recent rebroadcast of the Check, Please!… segment on KQED. Since learning more about Rhea’s (pronounced Ray’s) Market and Deli a first impression is confirmed… James Choi was only seven when a neighborhood girl challenged him to a cooking contest… You see, what had happened […]
Restaurant Unusual
The Challenge of An Offbeat Location See this Check, Please! Bay Area Segment about Rhea’s Market and Deli… http://tinyurl.com/llqtn77 Major takeaway: Some aspiring business owners apprentice beforehand yet don’t succeed. In this case, apprenticeship in food prep was only part of the training that the owner needed… Marketing skill and knowledge were tools used to […]
24 Niche Business Education Resources On TpT
Timesaving Search List Searching for several hours, I compiled 24 interesting examples under the entrepreneurship category on the TeachersPayTeachers site. Two freebies are included. And at the end of the list is a journal developed for aspiring teacher entrepreneurs. The tool also illustrates a specialized entrepreneurial sub-category on Teachers Pay Teachers. The list is a timesaving […]
SEO Tips And Tricks for Beginners
3 Articles Two insightful favorite articles include points not usually mentioned elsewhere. Check out the bonus section in the updated Moz article The author, an industry guru admits that his wife created an award-winning blog… without using any of his tech tips. I was relieved and amused to come across this information because while some […]
Famous Musician Builds Fine Custom Furniture
Micky Dolenz & Daughter Operate Business http://youtu.be/u3z0KjrbMU0 Did You Know? A major ability, likely shared by the father-daughter duo is structural visualization, the ability to think in 3-D. And the need to work with something tangible rather than abstract ideas is a strong preference for those who have the talent. Jocrf.org Understanding Your Aptitudes http://tinyurl.com/a9ot9jn Dee Adams […]
2 Tips for Vision Board Beginners
Good Versus Vision Boards A journaling tool used to illustrate a goal is how I would define a vision board. What do you think it is? A hugely popular concept that many swear by but not everyone agrees on how to use successfully. *Learn what those differences are and avoid the pitfalls *Identify and apply your […]
Putting The Right Light In Your Life
Health & Productivity Did you know? Lighting is an issue often overlooked. The wrong lightning can disrupt your ability to think and work effectively So, choosing the right light and where to position it is a health-related issue. The value of lightning was featured on last night’s airing of Shark Tank. For the first time […]
Identifying A Unique Way To Market A Product
Cow Pies Inc.com Can You Sell Anything? Entrepreneur Annie Haven is trying to build a fast-growing business built on dried cow manure. http://tinyurl.com/2f9oomg Major Takeaways: 1. Yes and no is the answer to the Inc. article’s headline. Sales success depends on skill set, knowledge and personality. Some people can sell effectively…for awhile then may experience […]
Humour in the Business World: Lapses in Critical Thinking
WKRP in Cincinnati…Turkeys Away This late 1970’s TV series featured an episode about a radio station’s Thanksgiving promotion. And it probably ranks as the funniest broadcast airing ever of what can happen when some of the steps used in the critical thinking process are overlooked. But if you think the WKRP episode is exaggerated, check […]