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Speak Up has a new web site (launched today) and it’s fantastic, as always. I wanted to point out the web stie itself and also that they have a new columnist who many of you probably know: David Baker. He advises creative firms on paths to profitability.

On Saturday morning I packed up my camera and went to a little open house a friend of mine was throwing. It was a great time and of course I got to take pictures with my flash. There were a bunch of new people there that I had never met, and one guy in particular…

Where you work, do you use job numbers? A lot of design and ad agencies use them and web companies are savvy to them as well. Do you use job numbers simply out of habit? Because everyone else does? Do you number jobs with a meaningful number? What constitutes a new job? Anything that takes…

If you are interested in starting a business, or have one that you’ve started that you want to grow, you need to read this article. It’s called Bootstrapping: The Secret to Entrepreneurial Success. It’s common sense in a number of ways. I know a number of people who start businesses the MBA way… “let’s do…

Defining a business emergency is difficult. Usually when I’m asked by clients to provide services right away it is because of a lack of planning on their part. I’ve been a part of so many “emergencies” that I can’t really count how many. While reading a message board this morning of some local sales pros,…

I meet a lot of web designers. In the last month I’ve probably talked with over 25 different web designers here in Phoenix. I’ve made it a practice to go out of my way and meet people who do what I do. One thing I’m interested in and usually ask is “How many projects do…