The Own Business Archive

Survival Tips For Small Businesses

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

You may be in Mail Order, Direct Mail, or you may be a local merchant with 150 employees; whichever, however or whatever---you've got to know how to keep your business alive during economic recessions. Anytime the cash flow in a business, large or small, starts to tighten up, the money ... Continue reading

A Sixth-Grade Dropout’s Secret to Coming Up With Great Ideas

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

It was 1898. James Webb Young dropped out of school and started working for a book publisher. He was 12 years old. By the time he turned 22, he was advertising manager. In 1912, he joined the prestigious advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. And he quickly became known as an “idea man.” In ... Continue reading