How-To
What it takes to make money, growing mushrooms
The shiitake mushroom wasn’t grown in the U.S. until the late 1970’s. Before that they were imported as dehydrated mushrooms from China. But we found out some people in the Chippewa Valley are now making money, by growing their own shiitake mushrooms.
Deidra Barrickman has been growing the full flavored mushroom for 12 years on a [...]
How to use Facebook if your company blocks it at work
I chose to post this because you might find it useful in reducing unproductive employees time at your own business.
For frequent users of social networking sites, finding a FaceBook unblock services can be truly valuable. The growth of the internet has lead many companies and schools to install internet filtering software that can prevent many [...]
A Flash PDF Viewer for Reading PDF Files without Acrobat
Ever had a problem showing a PDF file too big for emails or slow internet connection? Make it into a Flash movie format which has smaller file size and can be viewed anywhere.
Like Scibd and SlideShare, PDFMeNot is an online PDF to Flash converter that will instantly convert any Adobe PDF document into a Macromedia [...]
Smart small business tips for success
Creativity is the key to keeping a small business flourishing in tight economic times. And while creativity will make your business grow stronger, there are also other free tools and opportunities small businesses should use to their advantage.
Make your small business appear big.
You might not have a huge warehouse or more than a dozen employees, [...]
How to Clean Your Keyboard
Use an air compressor
Get rid of the mysterious sticky stuff under your keyboard with compressed air equipped with an extension nozzle. Turn the can at a 45-degree angle and spray between the keys. Tap and shake the keyboard and then repeat spraying. Finish by cleaning the piled up grime with a damp cloth.
Use a USB [...]
A Look at the Membership Site Business
Running a membership site has exploded in popularity as an Internet business model. Online business owners are finally recognizing what the “early adopters” discovered years ago: membership sites can be extremely profitable, have a low start-up cost, and can actually be fun to run.
The concept is easy enough. You have some information, knowledge, or passion [...]
Five Words to Never Use in an Ad
As a smart business person, you probably know that there are no such things as magic words, particularly in a culture that has been saturated with advertising. But there’s something else you should know: Not only do magic advertising words not exist, several of them actually work against you. And chances are, you’re using at [...]
