Category Archives: Money

Innovation In Business: How Critical is it?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Karen

Innovation is essential in Business. How essential? Let’s start with a quote from Bill Gates: “Capitalism has worked . . . (but) it has shortfalls. It doesn’t necessarily take care of the poor, and it underfunds innovation.” Now let’s follow-up … Continue reading →

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Innovation in Business in Alaska Part II

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Karen

The best way to see (at least the southeast portion of) Alaska is by boat. Why? Well many of the port cities (including Juneau and Ketchikan) are only accessible by sea or by air. You simply cannot drive to them, … Continue reading →

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What is your Perceived Value?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Karen

I received so many comments on my post regarding what to charge that I decided to write a follow-up. The gist behind that post was that you will move forward in your business faster if you charge more for your … Continue reading →

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Have You Thought About Your Rates Lately? Are You Charging Too Little For What You Do?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Karen

Recently I was on a tele-seminar with one of the “gurus” (I won’t say which one), who said something interesting. He was talking about coaching and he said that you will move forward faster if you charge a lot of … Continue reading →

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How Businesses (and Countries) Fail

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Karen

The last post I wrote “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” received some good feedback and comments from readers. While it was not intended to be a “doom and gloom” report, it did lead me to … Continue reading →

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It’s the end of the world as we know it . . . and I feel fine.

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Karen

Did you think the end of the world was coming? So May 21, 2011 – came and went, and the world didn’t end. That was the “doomsday” date predicted by some in which the Biblical rapture would happen. However, I … Continue reading →

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M-O-N-E-Y Money!

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Karen

How do you feel about money? Is money “good” or is it “bad”? Money itself is inherently neutral. As Counselor Deanna Troi famously says to Data in Star Trek TNG:  “Feelings aren’t positive or negative. They simply exist. It’s what … Continue reading →

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