var digesttext = "<!-- Header --><style type=\"text/css\">P.item { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; line-height: 1.45em }a { color: #04E; }#items { font-size: 13px; }SPAN.description { color: #222; line-height: 1.25em }SPAN.date { color: #888; font-size: 11px; }SPAN.date A { color: #247; }SPAN.grey { color: #888; font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px; }</style><div id=\"items\"><div id=\"items\"><!-- Items --><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6941.html\">Team Scaffolds: How Minimal In-Group Structures Support Fast-Paced Teaming</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Published: February 8, 2012 Paper Released: January 2012 Authors: Melissa A. Valentine and Amy C. Edmondson Executive Summary: It is increasingly necessary for 24/7 shift operations to include some component of team-based work. But how can..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012229.php?rss=1\">Off the Cuff #2</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 16:17 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Our Off the Cuff video series is a direct response from Tom to your questions. This is the second video in the series, which poses the question, \"What is the greatest piece of advice you ever received that has made you a better writer or c..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6943.html\">First Look: February 7</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Evaluating market value of a high-flying social media IPO No, we\'re not talking about Facebook. But close. A new case study helps students evaluate the market value for LinkedIn\'s stock after its recent IPO. The case, \"LinkedIn Corporation..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6931.html\">Earnings Management from the Bottom Up: An Analysis of Managerial Incentives Below the CEO</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Published: February 7, 2012 Paper Released: January 2012 Authors: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Julie Wulf Executive Summary: Many studies as well as anecdotes document a link between the structure of chief executive officer (CEO) compensation ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6921.html\">Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Published: February 6, 2012 Author: Dina Gerdeman When American companies move pieces of their operations overseas&#8212;often because manufacturing and labor costs are much cheaper&#8212;they run the risk of moving the expertise, innovati..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012226.php?rss=1\">TLBT Video #73Strategy: Measure Innovation</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/02/12 16:46 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> We\'ve posted the latest video in The Little BIG Things series on YouTube. Do you think it\'s impossible to measure innovation? In this video, Tom offers a brilliantly simple, easy-to-implement method for ensuring that a good portion of your..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6930.html\">Open Innovation and Organizational Boundaries: The Impact of Task Decomposition and Knowledge Distribution on the Locus of Innovation</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Published: February 3, 2012 Paper Released: January 2012 Authors: Karim R. Lakhani and Michael L. Tushman Executive Summary: Open innovation, enabled by low-cost communication and the decreased costs of memory and computation, has transfor..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6791.html\">Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors\' Prison</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">02/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Published: February 2, 2012 Author: Nicolas P. Retsinas We have created a housing hybrid in America, refashioning the single-family home into a mini debtors\' prison. Almost 11 million dot the landscape. In Las Vegas and Phoenix, over 50 pe..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/02/01/cfp-effects-of-alternative-investments-on-entrepreneurship-innovation-and-growth/\">CFP: &#8220;Effects of Alternative Investments on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth&#8221;</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/02/12 20:48 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Klein | Along with Don Siegel, Nick Wilson, and Mike Wright, I am guest editing a special issue of Managerial and Decision Economics  on the &#8220;Effects of Alternative Investments on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth.&#82..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss/6907.html\">Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://hbswk.hbs.edu\">Harvard Business School Working Knowledge</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Published: February 1, 2012 Author: James Heskett In the late 1990s, a group of faculty at the Harvard Business School proposed a new approach to the teaching of a subject for which the School had been well known for decades: general manag..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012225.php?rss=1\">MOAP #4</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/01/12 15:53 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The latest installment of Tom\'s \"Mother of All Presentations,\" or MOAP, is now available at ExcellenceNow.com . You can download the PowerPoint version or a PDF . We\'ll be releasing a section every other week throughout 2012. Part 4 introd..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/30/virtual-ownership-and-managerial-distance/\">Virtual Ownership and Managerial Distance</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/01/12 14:46 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Dick Langlois | If you\'re in New York on February 6, you might want to go hear the always-interesting Henry Hansmann talk about work he is doing with Nicolai\'s CBS colleague Steen Thomsen . The talk is at 4:20 in Room 701 Jerome Greene H..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/29/birger-wernerfelt-to-become-honorary-doctor-at-cbs/\">Birger Wernerfelt to Become Honorary Doctor at CBS</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/01/12 13:52 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Nicolai Foss | Over the last few years, CBS has bestowed honorary doctoral degrees on the likes of Jay Barney, Oliver Williamson, Oliver Hart, Michael Brennan, and other luminaries in strategy, the theory of the firm, and finance (in add..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012220.php?rss=1\">Race to Nowhere</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/01/12 12:51 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Tom has said, \"We tell our kids to \'be still,\' then tell them to \'read history books\'&mdash;which are replete (100%!) with tales of people ... who never sat still.\" This is obviously not the ideal way to cultivate a talented workforce. The..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012224.php?rss=1\">Advice, For What It\'s Worth ...</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">25/01/12 15:20 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I was asked to contribute (a very few words) to a family page offering words of wisdom to a graduating high school senior. That\'s a serious challenge&mdash;and I literally spent days on the task. Here, for better or for worse, is the resul..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/25/finance-and-the-nature-of-the-firm/\">Finance and the Nature of the Firm</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">25/01/12 11:47 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Klein | Raghu Rajan\'s AFA presidential address is now online as an NBER working paper: The nature of the firm and its financing are closely interlinked. To produce significant net present value, an entrepreneur has to transform her..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/24/life-in-the-echo-chamber/\">Life in the Echo Chamber</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/01/12 17:06 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Klein | You\'ve all heard the story of the Manhattan socialite who expressed shock at Nixon\'s landslide 1972 victory because &#8220;nobody I know voted for him.&#8221; (Attributed variously to Pauline Kael, Katharine Graham, Susan S..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/23/14279/\">Perceptions of Opportunities &#8211; Part 1</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/01/12 20:38 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Lewin | The January 2012 issue of the AMR (available here for subscribers or those with academic access) features two review articles assessing the progress of the “Promise” examined in the well-known article by Scott Shane and San..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/23/charles-dickens-capitalist/\">Charles Dickens, Capitalist</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/01/12 15:00 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Klein | Did you know 2012 is the  centenary of Charles Dickens\'s birth ? Dickens is often lumped with Carlyle, Shaw, Ruskin, etc. as a Romantic, Victorian, literary anti-capitalist. (Carlyle indeed disliked capitalism, but not for ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012221.php?rss=1\">Off the Cuff Series</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/01/12 14:56 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> We\'re happy to announce the start of our Off the Cuff video series. A few months ago we asked for you to send us questions you\'d like us to ask Tom on camera. The first question was posed by longtime fan Dave Wheeler, about how it came to ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/20/management-in-popular-culture/\">Management in Popular Culture</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/01/12 20:35 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Klein | I recently read Planet of the Apes, the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle that inspired the movie franchise. Not surprisingly, the book is far more interesting and intelligent than the films. In the novel (spoiler alert!), the ap..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012219.php?rss=1\">RSS at ExcellenceNow.com</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/01/12 17:06 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> You can now subscribe via RSS to ExcellenceNow.com so that you\'re alerted as soon as a new Part of the Mother of All Presentations is released. Go to ExcellenceNow.com and use the little orange button at the bottom of the Slide Set list to..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/19/conference-on-the-law-economics-of-organization-new-challenges-and-directions/\">Conference on the Law & Economics of Organization: New Challenges and Directions</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/01/12 15:25 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> | Peter Klein | Via Scott Masten, an important call for papers: The Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is issuing a call for original research papers to be p..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012218.php?rss=1\">\"Tom Peters Still Rocks\"</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/01/12 15:30 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> We\'re quite excited about the overwhelmingly positive response we\'ve seen to our new ExcellenceNow.com site. We hope you\'re finding lots of inspiration about why you do what you do from Part 2\'s Moral Basis for Enterprise, and are starting..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2012/01/18/sopa-blackout-day/\">SOPA Blackout Day</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/01/12 05:05 from <a href=\"http://organizationsandmarkets.com\">Organizations and Markets</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Filed under: Innovation , Public Policy / Political Economy </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012216.php?rss=1\">MOAP #3</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/01/12 16:53 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The next installment from Tom\'s \"Mother of All Presentations\" or MOAP, at ExcellenceNow.com is now available. You can download the PowerPoint version or a PDF . We\'ll be releasing a section every other week throughout 2012. What\'s Part 3 a..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012215.php?rss=1\">Trustworthy Business Behavior</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/01/12 12:53 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> There are a lot of lists out there, but Tom was quite pleased to be named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior . Despite occasionally referring to himself as a card-carrying capitalist pig, anyone who is fami..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/projectshrink/~3/To45F810Tp8/the-project-story-circle-talking-about-transitions-6004.html\">The Project Story Circle. Talking About Transitions.</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/01/12 08:49 from <a href=\"http://blog.softwareprojects.org\">Project Shrink: The Blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> &#8220;Once a photograph of the earth, taken from the outside is available, a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.&#8221; &#8211; Sir Fred Hoyle in 1948. What do you draw when you are visualizing a project on a whitebo..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012212.php?rss=1\">A Traveling Banner</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">09/01/12 13:17 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Tom and his wife, Susan, have fallen deeply in love with New Zealand. Each year they spend several months there. Right now, they\'re making their way to the near-literal antipode of Vermont to begin their 2012 respite. To celebrate, we thou..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/projectshrink/~3/klP_x3QHw3g/dropping-pebbles-facilitating-sensemaking-5987.html\">Dropping Pebbles. Facilitating Sensemaking.</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/01/12 13:43 from <a href=\"http://blog.softwareprojects.org\">Project Shrink: The Blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> When I enter a room to facilitate a two hour workshop, eyebrows are raised. I look like my old aunt that packed for a weekend to visit relatives. Two large suitcases full of clothing. Just in case. You never know what the weather might tur..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/projectshrink/~3/cFa9HRDxHNs/sensemaking-5950.html\">Sensemaking: Turning What We Know Into What Must Be.</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">05/01/12 13:11 from <a href=\"http://blog.softwareprojects.org\">Project Shrink: The Blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> When Columbus set out to discover America, he didn\'t have a map that had America on it. That was the whole point of discovering it. Centuries ago people were sailing the world with incomplete maps. Some knew that the earth was a sphere. A ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012210.php?rss=1\">\"This Is It\"MOAPExcellence. Now.</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/01/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> This is it. \"It\"/MOAP/Mother Of All Presentations/ excellencenow.com took three years to write. And 45 years of preparation. MOAP is in effect&mdash;23 parts and 4,096 slides&mdash;\"all I know.\" And all yours, no strings attached, to be us..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/projectshrink/~3/u1z211WXN08/hello-2012-5913.html\">Embarking The Beagle. Hello 2012.</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/01/12 06:47 from <a href=\"http://blog.softwareprojects.org\">Project Shrink: The Blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Twelve years ago some of my colleagues celebrated New Years Eve in the office. The world of IT was braising itself for The Millennium Bug . I was partying like it was 1999. Actually it was. I spent half of the first hour of 2000 stuck in a..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012209.php?rss=1\">Re-issue!</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/12/11 18:42 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> A few short pieces (Word or PowerPoint) published during 2011 may be worthy of your attention&mdash;so we\'re re-sending. Enjoy! PowerPoint 2 Things 3 Things 19Es Excellence 25 Excellence Is the Next 5 Minutes Ready. Fire! Aim. What You Do ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222523\">The Method Vision: Green Consumers Want to Have Fun, Too</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/12/11 09:02 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">This guiding principle helped the founders of an eco-friendly, entrepreneurial company take its cleaning products from the car trunk to the aisles of Target.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222537\">How to Protect Your Business from a Rogue Employee</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/12/11 20:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">As movie studios go after those who\'ve illegally uploaded their content to the Internet, business owners should determine their recourse should an employee cross the line on your dime.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222453\">Entrepreneurs: Is Your Idea Ready for Prime Time?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/12/11 16:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">When you\'ve got a business idea, it\'s easy to get excited and start talking it up to possible investors. But if it\'s too soon, that can mean missed opportunities.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222520\">Three Ways to Keep Your Customers Coming Back</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/12/11 15:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Entrepreneurs share their best strategies for turning existing clients into the most loyal ones.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222536\">How Dwolla is Building Its Brand by Giving Away Cash</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/12/11 14:05 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Dwolla\'s rise as a payment alternative to credit cards isn\'t thanks to merchants\' disdain for plastic alone. Here\'s how the company\'s founder used clever social-media strategies to build buzz.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222529\">Four Rules to Build Your Blog Readership</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/12/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">You\'ve started writing, now it\'s time to learn how to promote each entry so you can gain traction and raise visibility.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222512\">How to Secure Your Company\'s Valuable Devices</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/12/11 10:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">A look at six tools to help keep your offices, and the equipment inside them, safe.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com/dispatches/012206.php?rss=1\">TLBT Video #72Brand You: Three-Minute Apologies</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">28/12/11 16:04 from <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\">The Tom Peters Weblog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> We add another video to The Little BIG Things series on YouTube. In the spirit of the coming New Year, it offers, perhaps, a suggestion for change you might plan to make in the year to come. According to Tom, one of the most important prac..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222488\">Seven Ways Business Owners Can Beat the January Doldrums</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">28/12/11 16:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">For many businesses, January is a dead month. Here are some ideas for how to perk up your post-holiday bottom line.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222528\">How to Survive a Price War</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">28/12/11 14:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Companies don\'t win a price war. They survive it. Strategize ahead of time how you will respond to competitor price changes.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222531\">10 Trends for Online Marketers in 2012</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">28/12/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">From deals and rewards to mobile and beyond, here\'s what might influence how you reach customers next year.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222521\">10 Tips to Kick-start Your Sales Skills</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">28/12/11 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Learning to sell yourself, and your product or service, is one of the biggest challenges as a startup. 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See how the company practices what it preaches.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222525\">Franchises a Draw for Minority Entrepreneurs</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">22/12/11 16:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">A greater percentage of Asians, African-Americans and other minorities are buying into franchised businesses, as opposed to starting their own independent businesses, says a recent study from the International Franchise Association.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222519\">How to Compete -- and Win -- When Rivals Cut Prices</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">22/12/11 14:24 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Discounting can be your ticket to disaster. 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Here, the SBA answers your burning questions about how to best overcome them.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222511\">Revealing the Readers\' Choice Winner</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/12/11 21:33 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Here\'s a look at the gift you voted as your favorite in this year\'s Indie Merchant Holiday Gift Guide.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222509\">Franchise Industry to Grow in 2012 -- Report</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/12/11 17:44 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">The coming year will see modest growth for the franchise sector, according to the International Franchise Association\'s annual forecast for 2012.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222428\">Is Your Small Business Making You Fat?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/12/11 16:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">With the weak economy, many owners are putting in more time at work -- and it\'s taking a toll on their health, a new study shows.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222491\">Four Tips for Working Out Your Business Debts</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/12/11 15:04 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">You can get out from under that mountain of debt. 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The new History Channel show \'Invention USA\' points out a key factor that can make the difference in landing funding.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222500\">Is Your Favorite in the Lead?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/12/11 19:10 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">There are just three short days left to vote for your top choice in our Indie Merchant Holiday Gift Guide. Here\'s a sneak peek at the scoreboard leaders.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222482\">The Investors Who Laughed at Zynga</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/12/11 14:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">It\'s been a banner week for Zynga with its long-awaited IPO. But there was a time when its founder was criticized for proposing a free-gaming business model.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222495\">This Cloud-Based Storage Service Offers Deep Features for Businesses</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/12/11 13:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Egnyte\'s \'HybridCloud\' can be a useful tool for companies that require extensive record keeping and more.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/video/222497\">How a Startup\'s Social Vision Wins Customers (Video)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/12/11 11:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Warby Parker donates a pair of eyeglasses for every one it sells, a \"one-for-one\" model that\'s helped the ecommerce business blow through sales targets.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222486\">Cooking Up New Business Ideas from Old-World Recipes</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/12/11 10:04 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">How some entrepreneurs are drawing from the distant past to put a successful new spin on old ideas.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222435\">Millionaire\'s Tax Could Stall Small-Business Jobs Engine (Opinion)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">15/12/11 18:24 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Policymakers fail to see how a surcharge tax on the wealthy could hurt the employment and economic growth that small businesses generate.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222489\">Free Market-Research Tools -- A Sampler</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">15/12/11 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Small businesses can tap a variety of free resources for insights about customers, competitors and trends.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222494\">Where to Focus Your Business\'s Ad Dollars in the New Year</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">15/12/11 17:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Here, new data that can help you plan where your business should spend on advertising in 2012.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/222452\">Nine New Year\'s Resolutions for Stressed-Out Entrepreneurs</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">15/12/11 16:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">A look at life changes you can make to find more balance between your work and personal life in 2012.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222490\">A Complete Resource Guide to Start a Business in 2012</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">15/12/11 10:04 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Use this list of free -- or almost free -- tools to turn your business idea into a reality in the new year.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222492\">Grant Cardone on Closing the Sale</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/12/11 22:19 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Watch the archived online chat with sales pro Grant Cardone, who answered your questions on how to close a sale.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222396\">Three Key Business Investments to Make in 2012</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/12/11 17:30 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">It\'s time to think about where to invest in your business next year. Here are three trends to pinpoint in 2012 that could pay off big.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222436\">Seven Tips for Improving Pay-Per-Click Campaigns</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/12/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Consider this advice for creating targeted keywords and maximizing click-through action.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222430\">Richard Branson and the Space Tourism Business</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/12/11 09:03 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">The famed entrepreneur talks about the origins of his Virgin Galatic venture and its plans for the future.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222485\">Lawmakers OK Small-Business Research Programs</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/12/11 22:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Lawmakers moved to extend and expand two key small business research programs facing expiration this week. See what changes may come down the pike.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222450\">The Holidays\' Most Unique Big Business Social Media Campaigns</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/12/11 20:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">When it comes to decking the halls, big brands are pulling out all the stops this year. Here are some holiday-themed social media strategies that small businesses can learn from.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/video/222447\">Targeting the \'It Girl\' Customer (Video)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/12/11 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">The co-founders of Rent the Runway outline five strategies they\'ve used to build a high-tech fashion company.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/222441\">10 Gifts Entrepreneurs Can Give to Staffers</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/12/11 17:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Not sure what to buy for your hard working employees this holiday season? Check out these suggestions.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222403\">What Technologies Banks Should Be Using to Keep Your Money Safe</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/12/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">A look at security-related banking tools that guard your business from fraud.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222432\">Seven Rules for Coping with Sales Rejection</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/12/11 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">From setting goals to developing routines and relationships, small business owners can overcome their fear of failure.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222425\">A User\'s Guide to Facebook\'s New Timeline Feature</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/12/11 17:30 from <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com\">Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Facebook\'s Timeline isn\'t ready for business yet, but getting used to maneuvering it personally will save you lots of time later. 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