Archive | June 2011
Jun
29
Servcorp Interviewed About Virtual Office Solutions for Chicago Entrepreneurs
Servcorp's very own Juliette Colon was recently interviewed by Verbal Notepad, a blog covering issues important to small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Chicago area. What follows is a reprint of that interview. You can read the original at verbalnotepad.com. Imagine an office location with a prestigious downtown Chicago address, executive offices, meeting rooms, and Chicago... Read More >>
May
02
Street address vs. P.O. Box – what it says about your business
When a business is in start-up mode, most entrepreneurs are focused on making the most cost-effective decisions so they can get launched and begin marketing. So much to evaluate and select: the firm name, the logo, the website design, which social media vehicles to use, hardware, software, banking relationships, incorporating, publicity… Have you thought about what your address says... Read More >>
Jan
30
Letting the location do the talking
Some good progress was made this week with the first round of contracts being signed by myself and the other parties. With all of us very keen to get the project off the ground and established, we’re in violent agreement on what has to happen – we just need to ensure all the t’s are crossed and i’s dotted. Whilst I prefer informal negotiations – “chats” – to occur in more social... Read More >>
Jan
23
The state of the nation (and the business)
It’s sad isn’t it, that it takes a natural disaster to unite a nation. But it does shine a light on the multitude of ways we can help people who don’t have the means to help themselves in these times. The current situation in Queensland has hit particularly close to home for me. Partly because over Christmas and New Year’s I was in the region of north east Queensland, a few hundred miles... Read More >>
Jan
20
Small businesses can make a big difference
Social purpose brands, or brands which adopt a cause related philosophy are becoming increasingly popular as consumers start to think more about how their choices impact the greater community. One of my mentors speaks of the P’s of business – Personality, People, Profit and Planet – where a successful business should embrace each. It’s the People and Planet aspects that are targeted... Read More >>
