Trying to Understand Google Wave
November 16, 2009 :: Steve FisherHave you been one of the lucky ones to get an invite to Google Wave? Well if you didn’t and want to know more about it, I am here to share and guide to a great resource from Gina Trapani. Over on Web Worker Daily they cover Gina Trapani’s new e-book, the complete guide to [...]
Smart Working: Leveraging the Emerging Trends of the Real Time Web
November 13, 2009 :: Steve FisherI was recently reading an article from Mashable about the trends of the Real Time Web and it got me thinking about how small business are going to be able to leverage these new trends and tools to stay competitive. Here are some trends I think will be coming for the real time web that [...]
Smart Working Tool Review – Outright Accounting Software
October 20, 2009 :: Steve FisherIN THE INTEREST OF FULL DISCLOSURE – Outright and Network Solutions partnered up this year for the Unintentional Entrepreneur series of events and have a blog of the same name (which focuses on those who have recently started a business). However this product review is independent and from the perspective of a guy with an [...]
15 Steps to Writing a Winning Business Plan – Grow Smart Business e-Book
October 12, 2009 :: Steve FisherMany of you who follow this blog are small business owners and you have either wrote your first business plan or about to start on the journey. For some it might seem like an easy task but I will bet that it seems easier to summit Mt. Ranier that finish your business plan. It is [...]
Smart Working Tool Review – TimeBridge
October 9, 2009 :: Steve FisherLast year I came across the product, TimeBridge from the company of the same name in a review by Web Worker Daily. I didn’t really think much about using the product. Then about six months ago TimeBridge integrated phone conferencing and then last month they added a business paid package withFreeConference.com and desktop sharing as well [...]
Smart Working: Slideshare Launches AdShare and LeadShare
October 7, 2009 :: Steve FisherHave you ever had the opportunity to use Slideshare? It is a really great tool to put your presentations online. Many use the tool to promote their work but it is a great way to make this kind of content embeddable for readers. You can set your creative common rights and make it downloadable. Previously, [...]
Smart Working: Avoid Burnout and Get Your Work-Life Balance Back
September 30, 2009 :: Steve FisherI will take a guess that if you are reader of this blog you probably have your own business full time or a side business that is growing to be full time. Taking the leap and being a full time entrepreneur is a bit jarring on the somewhat normal schedule you might have or have [...]
Smart Working: Interview with Anthony Pappas of The Pappas Group
September 28, 2009 :: Steve FisherI recently had the opportunity to talk with Anthony Pappas of The Pappas Group. He is a really friendly and knowledgeable guy who is a brand expert in not just the “how” of creating a brand but what he calls “the why” of creating a brand. We sat down and talked about branding and entrepreneurship [...]
Smart Working – Building a Stellar Online Community
September 18, 2009 :: Steve FisherBuilding the Small Business community here at Network Solutions is something we work hard on every day. We use tools like this blog and our other blogs (Grow Smart Business, Women Grow Business) to connect with various parts of our community. We also use tools like Twitter and good old fashioned email to reach out [...]
Smart Working-Great Sites for Tech Questions and Tech Tutorials
September 16, 2009 :: Steve FisherWe all wish we had enough time in the day to learn how to get the most out of the technology we buy and use every day. However, most of the time is that we do the best we can and many things we learn the hard way during a project or toward the end [...]
