Category Archives: business
Watkins Invited to Sit on Mayor Riley’s Small Biz Roundtable
Andra L. Watkins CPA CMC of POSITUS Consulting LLC has been invited to sit in on Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.‘s Small Business Roundtable on Monday, April 25, 2011. Riley has invited 8 – 10 small business people from around … Continue reading
10 Ways to Restore Biz Confidence on AMEX Open Forum
POSITUS contributed to an article on AMEX Open Forum this week. Check out Andra L. Watkins CPA CMC in “10 Ways to Restore Business Confidence.” Get some tips and tricks to stop wavering and start taking those business steps again. … Continue reading
POSITUS Featured on American Express OPEN Forum
POSITUS’ very own Andra L. Watkins CPA CMC is featured on Thursday Bram‘s Wise Bread, part of the American Express OPEN Forum. Thursday interviewed Andra regarding the pros and cons of spending money on additional education and business credentials in … Continue reading
Need Seed Money for Your Small Business? Go Social.
While looking for some lending alternatives for a start-up client recently, we stumbled across an innovative new web site. Microventures.com marries social media with the concept of searching for funding, opening up the possibilities to a world of investors willing to … Continue reading
GOOD PRESS MEANS NOTHING WITH BAD DETAILS
I admit it. I have something of a shoe fetish. While perusing my NY Times Magazine last weekend, I squealed when I saw the perfect pair of new shoes. They were jelly bubble booties manufactured by a Brazilian company I’d … Continue reading
POSITUS Featured as Guest Blogger
We’re featured as a guest blogger on Strategic Marketing and Public Relations’ blog this week. Our article, “If You Want to Grow Your Business, Ask the Right Questions,” gives some great tips about how to get the best answers to … Continue reading
Unique Idea for Getting a Small Biz Loan
This article in Barron’s is awesome. It succinctly explains why Wall Street is having an easier time getting loans, while small businesses are finding them almost non-existent. Lending institutions will always focus their energies on those products that make money. … Continue reading
George Steinbrenner Did It Right, Even in Death
I can only imagine that, were I still in public accounting, yesterday and today would be a veritable feast of discussion over the death of George Steinbrenner. The Yankee owner rarely made a misstep, even in the timing of his … Continue reading
Marketing 101 Lessons from the World Cup
I’m amazed by this article on marketing from American Express Open. It highlights all the ways that South Africa worked to market itself as THE place to hold the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The principles highlighted aren’t revolutionary. In fact, … Continue reading
Don’t Worry; Be Happy Tips for Work
Research has shown that happier people are more productive in the workplace. But, how do you make your workplace a happy place? Use these tips from Gretchen Rubin, author of “The Happiness Project,” to make your business a happy place. … Continue reading
