The Ultimate Business Tune-up for Times Like These

Want insight from some of the nation's leading entrepreneurs?

See Inc. Magazine's list of "23 things you can do right now" to energize your employees, wow your customers, and get your business back on track."

Purple is Hot and Blue is the New Green

Graphic designers, fashionistas and design gurus in every field already know that The Color Marketing Group has picked purple as the must-have color of the year. For those of us to whom the news trickles more slowly, check this out http://www.colormarketing.org/Media.aspx?id=1095 and find out which colors lead the pack in "challenging economic times," and which ones convey the optimism we all crave.

Good Ideas for a Bad Economy

Personally, I'm tired of all the predictions of economic gloom and doom...especially the ones that we hear over and over on the network evening news. You can practically hear the snapping shut of business' and consumers' wallets as the broadcasts lead off with yet another horror story -- all of which only fuel the flames of hysteria that, ultimately, will prolong the downturn.

So let's share some good news and good ideas! We'd like to hear some positive stories from businesses that are thriving despite the turbulence in our economy.