I invite you to participate in the Second-Annual Solopreneur Life End-of-Year Survey. The anonymous survey will reach just a fraction of solopreneurs, yet I believe the information gathered will advance our knowledge of the state of solopreneurship in the United States and beyond. We all stand to benefit from the info in the survey results. MORE >>

I just have one question for you today: What have you done to help a vet find a job? Read this story I did for Gannett/USAToday and promise yourself that you'll spend some time this Thanksgiving holiday giving thanks for our military and their families. And then help one of them find a job. He declined. It's like starting all over again. MORE >>

Editor’s note : I am going to be hosting a conference call next week to work on 2012 plans. If you’d like to take part, please fill in this form to register: Email Marketing You Can Trust. It’s Groundhog Day! Well, actually it’s Veteran’s Day but it time for me to do the Periodic Review and see just where we are. Sweet. MORE >>

We like following industry specific trend sources.    It gives a different perspective on general trends likely to impact small business.    Because of this, we were quite excited by this month's trends articles in Beauty Store Business Magazine. The beauty store industry is quite big.    According to the U.S. MORE >>

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. lbert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again. — expecting different results. If the challenge of doing something different is a bit beyond your grasp, here are 36 ideas to help you “jump the tracks” and encounter something new! MORE >>