Monthly Archives: March 2008 »
BizSense makeover
We just launched a new version of the website, and boy are my arms tired. The new site has tons of extra features, many of which are too nerdy to discuss here. The BizWire
Read More »This Bud is Bound for Brazil/Belgium
Busch Gardens in Williamsburg might be put up for sale if a foreign brewer follows through on plans to buy the Anheuser Busch Company, according to a story in the Financial Times. InBev, which
Read More »Feel-Good Marketing
Cause-related marketing, as the marketing technique is known, owes its origins to an American Express program from the 1980s, when the credit card company donated funds to help restore the Statue of Liberty. In
Read More »Lower your chances of pulling a retirement goose-egg
It seems some lessons need constant repeating. You’d think the fall of Enron and WorldCom taught investors a valuable lesson in the dangers of having too much of their company-sponsored retirement plan in company
Read More »The “Recesion-Proof” Myth
When I ask small business owners if they’re seeing a slowdown, I’m told that invoices are taking longer to get paid, that expansion plans are getting put on hold, or that new contracts are
Read More »Make Your Own Web Commercial…just don’t fall of a ladder
A number of startups think there’s a market for helping businesses make videos of their products – sort of a QVC for the masses. In Tuesday’s New York Times, Bob Tedeschi describes the nascent
Read More »Managing Expectations: how local wealth advisors steer clients through rough seas
whenever the stock markets take a dip, Chris Williams, Director of Investment Products and Services at Virginia Asset Management, likes to tell the story about the guy who would always impulsively buy a stock
Read More »Begging for donations leave a bad taste in patron’s mouth
Next week restaurants around Richmond will be asking patrons who order tap water to donate $1 to The United Nations Children’s Fund, commonly known as UNICEF. VCU BrandCenter is promoting the event, called Richmond
Read More »A brothel is a small biz, right?
A few keys to operating a profitable brothel include having a website and selling advertising. Josh Levin in Slate writes about how Eliot Spitzer’s favorite escort services diversified beyond just whoring. Richmond brothels don’t
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