http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php Read these tips to improve your business. Use them freely, just please quote the source as "www.TeachU.com" en-us Fri, 11 May 2012 22:11:08 -0400 Fri, 11 May 2012 22:11:08 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Use freely but cite source as "www.TeachU.com" Chris Reich FREE Solar Eclipse glasses!

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1336788668&title=west-coast-see-the-eclipse General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1336788668&title=west-coast-see-the-eclipse Fri, 11 May 2012 22:11:08 -0400 Chris Reich of TeachU wants you to watch Caine's movie.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1334198424&title=this-kid-has-what-it-takes General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1334198424&title=this-kid-has-what-it-takes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:19:29 -0400 Your business could be doing better! FREE book from TeachU.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1335135175&title=free-book Books http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1335135175&title=free-book Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:55:55 -0400 Chris Reich of TeachU writes: "I had to deal with a tire blowout recently. It was an expensive tire but it was made in China. Don't buy tires made in China. Okay, moving on. My tire failed on the freeway, in the dark, between towns and after all nearby (within 20 miles) tire shops had closed..."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1331231561&title=tire-shops-and-medical-offices Rants http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1331231561&title=tire-shops-and-medical-offices Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:57:14 -0500 Chris Reich Writes, "I follow a well-known physics professor who will, from time to time post a "contest" for people to solve physics problems. The problems are not too difficult but are often counter intuitive. That means the answer goes against our feelings or intuition..."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1330536221&title=thought-experiments-work-to-solve-problems General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1330536221&title=thought-experiments-work-to-solve-problems Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:29:24 -0500 Chris Reich writes, "There are two kinds of problems...."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1329879292&title=things-could-be-better-but General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1329879292&title=things-could-be-better-but Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:54:52 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU writes, "I talk with a lot of firms about marketing. My general philosophy is to be very conservative with the marketing budget. Most businesses would rather throw money than time at marketing. Oddly, this is the reverse of what will bring the desired results..."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1329068180&title=marketing-is-every-day General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1329068180&title=marketing-is-every-day Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:36:20 -0500 "Sounds like a book" Now there's a quote! I personally think that's a good thing. ---Chris Reich, TeachU

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328811315&title=sounds-like-a-book General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328811315&title=sounds-like-a-book Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:15:15 -0500 TeachU.com is producing Made in USA videos!

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328810544&title=videos-are-coming General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328810544&title=videos-are-coming Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:02:24 -0500 Here's a radical business idea...writes Chris Reich of TeachU.com

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328810310&title=radicals-win-in-the-end General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328810310&title=radicals-win-in-the-end Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:58:30 -0500 What percentage is the "idea" for a business of the total plan to start a business? Lots of people think that's the most of the battle---getting the idea.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328810185&title=what-percentage General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1328810185&title=what-percentage Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:56:25 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU comments on SOPA and PIPA, "This issue seems blown out of proportion. I see numerous sites and friends citing Google or Wikipedia as their guide to the decision to oppose this legislation. Hey, if dear Google is against it, I should be too, right? In my younger days, when a big corporation opposed something, 'we' questioned the motive. Why would anyone oppose such great innovations as DDT or genetically modified seed? DDT kills pests. Genetically modified seeds produce crops that are drought tolerant. These are good things. Right? "

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326994626&title=sopa-pipa-and-your-brain Rants http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326994626&title=sopa-pipa-and-your-brain Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:37:30 -0500 Free Audio book

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326847039&title=free General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326847039&title=free Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:37:19 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU writes, "Sound good? In thermodynamics we have a "zeroth" law. That's the one that comes before the first. So here I propose a zeroth law of turning your passion into a business...."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326846844&title=turn-your-passion-into-profits General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326846844&title=turn-your-passion-into-profits Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:34:04 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU writes, "I enjoy meeting new people when I travel. I will be speaking at a convention in Miami at the end of this month and then Phoenix."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326498068&title=pending-travels General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1326498068&title=pending-travels Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:43:40 -0500 TeachU wants to look at qualities of top managers: "So, you think you are executive material? Let's see...."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1325786342&title=are-you-executive-material General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1325786342&title=are-you-executive-material Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:59:02 -0500 Posted on TeachU's site: "If it's in your inventory and hasn't sold for a year, mark it down to whatever it will take to get rid of it by the end of January."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1325617645&title=clean-house General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1325617645&title=clean-house Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:07:25 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU.com writes: "Important habit for 2012 and beyond: BE ON TIME. I don't care who you are or how important you think you are, BE ON TIME for calls, conferences, meetings, etc. "

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1325608464&title=habit-to-form-now General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1325608464&title=habit-to-form-now Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:34:24 -0500 "I go through this exercise with every client. Sometimes it takes days or weeks to arrive at the answers to the questions below. Getting these right, and then staying within the bounds of the answers given will be the key to long term success." Writes Chris Reich in today's blog post.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1324928486&title=key-to-a-great-2012 General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1324928486&title=key-to-a-great-2012 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:41:26 -0500 If you want to do something to improve your business, start giving recognition to your best performers. If someone steps up and assumes a task or responsibility, recognize it.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1323277094&title=you-have-a-choice General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1323277094&title=you-have-a-choice Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:58:14 -0500 I spoke to someone yesterday who told me he had hired 20 sales people over the past year and they all failed to produce. Then he asked me what it was he was failing to teach his new hires. Teach? Give me a break.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1323187914&title=make-mistake-repeat General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1323187914&title=make-mistake-repeat Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:11:54 -0500 There's a lesson business can learn from government and certainly government needs to learn from business. Non-profit organizations especially need to pay attention. Let's start with a question. Is a little internal friendly competition a good thing? Think about your response.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1323108688&title=business-lesson-from-government General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1323108688&title=business-lesson-from-government Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:11:28 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU has an inventory lesson for businesses: "If your business sells a tangible product, here's a strategy to improve your inventory position. This is especially important if your business sells Christmas items. In fact, it's absolutely critical if your business is affected by Christmas. Look at the items you carry. Have a printed list in front of you. If you can't produce a printed list, you need to come up with a way of doing that even if it means entering everything into a spreadsheet like Excel..."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322586873&title=inventory-tip General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322586873&title=inventory-tip Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:31:28 -0500 Free book from TeachU

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322502586&title=free-book General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322502586&title=free-book Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:49:46 -0500 Okay, I'm going into the Facebook thing with both left feet. Go here (TeachU's Facebook page) and LIKE IT

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322356700&title=win-something-great General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322356700&title=win-something-great Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:18:20 -0500 Creating jobs creates more than you might think. Businesses spout off about caring for their people---even Adobe, voted the best place to work has decided to eliminate people rather than get their mojo back and raise sales. Think they'll be the best place to work after throwing thousands of employees to the sharks?

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322333894&title=why-create-jobs General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1322333894&title=why-create-jobs Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:58:14 -0500 The government can't create jobs unless they hire more government workers. And they won't take responsibility for the mess they've made. Your bank isn't your friend. They won't take responsibility for the banking disaster they created.

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1321905802&title=you-will-not-read-this-anywhere-but-here General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1321905802&title=you-will-not-read-this-anywhere-but-here Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:03:22 -0500 Chris Reich of TeachU writes, "Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga are both master marketers. Both women have carried out strategies to build their brands into empires. Forget about what you might think about either and stay with me on the marketing."

http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1320683104&title=is-your-marketing-kardasian-better-to-go-gaga General Business http://www.teachu.com/blog/businessarticles.php?entry_id=1320683104&title=is-your-marketing-kardasian-better-to-go-gaga Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:24:39 -0500 Today's TeachU Business Talk Article begins with, "Communication is the key to improving just about any business. My new client work starts with a meeting with management. I want to understand the perceived problems and desired goals. Generally I will be told about some part of the business that is not performing as well management thinks it should. There's a sense that things should be better and could be better. Attempts to fix the problem have failed. I typically propose spending some time observing the business after which I will meet and..."

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