Posts belonging to Category Innovation

Good small business reads #15: Sage website advice, fighting bad online reviews, cause marketing and more

This month’s roundup of interesting articles for small business owners provides good advice on website content, combatting bad online reviews, and cause marketing, among other topics.

Good small business reads #13: Better collaboration, the art of persuasion and why bigger isn’t always better

For the August good small business reads edition, I return again to wisdom from Virgin Atlantic’s Richard Branson, one of my favorite CEOs

Communicating significant change to employees in your small business

Here are three rules to follow when communicating big change to employees of your small business.

Brainstorming ground rules: How to get better ideas from your team

Here are brainstorming ground rules that will significantly improve your team’s ability to generate solid ideas.

Think outside the suggestion box: Encourage creativity in your workplace

Many good small ideas can set an organization apart from the crowd. A steady stream of low-budget, quick-to-implement ideas that constantly improve your business can provide your company with a sustainable, long-term advantage.

Good small biz reads #12: Marketing and communication mistakes to avoid, advice for home office users, how to think like an innovator and more

Writing July’s compendium of valuable advice for small business owners that I’ve come across online was hard because of the wealth of good articles and videos I’ve found in the past month.

6 ways to find inspiration to fuel innovation in your small business

As you systematically reach out to employees, customers and other stakeholders for ideas and insights to fuel innovation in your small business, keep in mind these six ways to get the most out of such efforts and to enable these stakeholders to be more sensitive to ideas when they come along.

Intrapreneurs: Create an atmosphere that allows them to thrive in your small business

Intrapreneurs can help a small business maintain its competitive edge. But too often they’re labeled as troublemakers. Don’t make that mistake.

Good reads: Issue #3: Creative daydreaming and other thought-provoking ideas

The idle mind may be the devil’s workshop, but it is also the mother of invention, according to journalist and blogger Clive Thompson.

Good reads: Issue #1

Here are three articles I came across last week that talk about important topics for small business owners.

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