In this month's issue we take a look at the economy and try to find a balance between what optimists and pessimists are saying will likely occur over the next year or so. Guest author Ken Stratford, an economist and futurist, asks whether the current economic downturn is a cyclical event or a permanent shift?
Welcome to the first edition of the Small Business Success eMagazine for 2012.
This year Small Business Success is going to shake things up a little and move away from its regular five short articles. This year, each issue will start with an approximately 1,000 word article that will be able to investigate a topic in a little more detail than in the past.
Understanding Four Generations and Their Impact on Your Business
For the first time in history we have four generations - each with a different set of ideals and priorities about work - working side-by-side in the workplace. There was a time when older workers were the bosses and younger workers did what they were told, no questions asked.
If you were asked to tell your favourite story, what would it be? Would you recall a favourite fairy tale from your childhood? A book you have loved since you were young? A movie that inspired you? A true-life story that was told to you by your grandfather, or your father and that you now tell to your children?
Every successful entrepreneur has learned from the experiences of others - those who have gone before and created success as they carved out their entrepreneurial paths. Some of those lessons are complex, and some are simple. They apply to different people in different ways and at different times.
