Guidance

VSEllis.com Preview of What’s to Come

May 5, 2009

Since it’s taking me a little longer to develop the new site than expected I wanted to give you a preview of what is coming down the pipe for the new site. Again, this is going to be a web technology site dedicated to helping/teaching non-techies. The new categories will include: Code (html, css, php, [...]

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Online Mentors for 2009

January 1, 2009

While I don’t have nearly as much time as I would like to read other blogs there are a few that I keep up with and would like to share with you in hopes they will keep you as inspired, informed and interested in 2009 as I have been while reading them. I recommend Pam and Tim because they offer guidance that is really worthwhile and based in practice, not academics or hot air.

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“The Blog” Is Not A Blog

November 17, 2008

The term “blog” has become considerably over used and now has such broad meaning that it tells you very little about a site. When blogging first became popular,

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Advise Your Customers

November 4, 2008

rocuring business can be as much about connecting with our [potential] customers as it what we know or can do for them. So while we don’t want to give away IP or too much of our valuable time, we should also consider educating our customers as a way to connect with them and gain their trust.

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Sensitive Client Situations

October 15, 2008

While I am far from being an etiquette expert I have had a few experiences over the past couple of months which had me thinking it would be reasonable to write a post about handling sensitive personal situations in a business setting. I’m not talking about the usual sexual harassment by the water-cooler stuff you [...]

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Affordable Health Insurance for the Entreprenuer

October 3, 2008

From time to time I get away from the straight business and idea track that most of my writing is about and get down to something very practical. As an entreprenuer recently departed from corporate America I found my self in the middle of deciding what to do about health insurance fearing my only option [...]

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Strategic Alliances for Small Business

September 25, 2008

When I left Corporate America my principal job was managing strategic alliances. I learned a lot of hard lessons about alliances at that level which can easily apply to the small and medium business market. Most businesses can benefit from strategic alliances but they have to be managed carefully. I would even go so far [...]

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Why Nepotism Is Good For Business

September 23, 2008

Nepotism get’s a bad wrap in business these days. A spokesperson from Southwest Airlines once told me straight out “we encourage nepotism.” If you run your business in such a manner as to take good care of the people that work for you, it should be the kind of place that people would want to [...]

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