I am very honored that my blog has been linked by Small Business Trends. Anita Campbell has been a source of inspiration, as well as important information with regards to Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Her site was recently awarded by BusinessWeek as one of the best blogs for Small Business Resource.

I am a fan of Jonathan Schwartz, COO of Sun Microsystems, and his blog is one I consistently follow. I do think Sun is a very challenged company and at the least, Jonathan is bringing some amount of attention to his company by undertaking his blog, and there are some very original thoughts and moves that I have witnessed from him. I do hope he could be less confrontational. They already have a very vocal executive in Scott McNealy, and it would be better Read the rest of this entry »

I just came back from a meeting with one of our principals. Our company has been partnering with theirs for almost 10 years, and they recently had a new director in charge of our business segment. And the reviews for the last quarter has not only been great, but nothing short of spectacular.

He basically was able to almost double their business with us ( and with most of the resellers) last quarter compared to same period last year. That, in an industry that at best estimates, grew by less than 20 percent. Read the rest of this entry »

I was talking to a business friend who have been incredibly successful. He bought some real estate pieces, and was able to sell it ( or flip it ) shall we say within a few weeks for a huge windfall. Out of the blue, he was offered a car that was in the waiting list of many, and he got it, and within a few days resold it at some margins at practically no effort.

It was not the speed that he could make transactions, but rather the margins he was able to command that impresses me. Read the rest of this entry »