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The ‘Daily Download’

By Jeff Davis Friday Nov 13, 2009

Each morning before the opening shift at most Apple Retail Stores, store managers call staffers together for a short, all-hands briefing called the “Daily Download.” Managers call out highlights and star performers from the previous day, and hand out new assignments to mobilize staff around key goals.

Bizmore Beat

Bizmore Launches "Must See Video" Blog in Partnership with SBTV

By Jeff Davis Monday Jan 11, 2010

Bizmore today announces a partnership with Small Business Television (SBTV.com), the premier online video news and information destination for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bizmore Beat

Bizmore Launches Blog Network, Unveils Expert Interviews & Introduces New Features Section

By Jeff Davis Tuesday Nov 24, 2009

Today Bizmore launched a new blog network featuring eight daily blogs that focus on the topics that matter most to small and mid-sized businesses – from finance to CEO performance to talent management. The company also unveiled a new features section with expert interviews that offer concrete "how-to" strategies for SMBs and comprehensive special reports on a single, highly relevant issue now facing owners and managers.

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Tap Extra Capital Hiding in Your Balance Sheet

By Jeff Davis Thursday Apr 9, 2009

Strapped for cash in a market where the credit windows have all but slammed shut? Here's a promising bit of insight from a trio of analysts at Booz & Company: Your balance sheet could very well be a gold mine of untapped capital -- you just have to know how to find it.  No joke: A recent Booz study of U.S.-based public companies found that those outside the financial services industry have $950 billion at their disposal in the form of unused working capital. Want to see if your company is sitting on excess cash?

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Are You a Great Seller ... or Just Another Sales Hot Shot?

By Jeff Davis Wednesday Sep 30, 2009

As industry veteran Bob Sherman points out on his fantastic new blog, Great Sellers Go to Heaven, there's a big difference between two important classes of salespeople — a critical distinction that execs need to recognize ... or else. The 'hot shot' cuts a familiar profile: He or she, says Sherman, has "terrific wins, but also fallow periods, because their success usually depends upon taking advantage of the 'greater fool' theory.