Archive for November, 2008
Small Business Tips for a Challenging Economy
(ARA) – As the world’s economy becomes more and more challenging, small business owners need to find ways to keep their business afloat. Here are some tips to maintaining good customer relations while managing the bottom line: Invest in technology. Maintaining your computer systems is vital to keeping your business running smoothly. If you’re not [...]
Eight No-Fail Steps for E-Commerce Marketing
I know how to get a blank stare from just about any e-commerce web site owner. All I have to do is ask them about their web site marketing plan! When I ask them about their web site marketing plan, I get that look. First the eyebrows go up. Then the eyes glaze over for [...]
North Dakota: Bucking the trends
The world’s economic landscape has been rippling with persistent aftershocks of a major quake in its financial markets. The fissures in the stock, bond and credit markets have swallowed up the weak, vulnerable and over extended. Things financial are in disarray. Except, that is, in North Dakota, and a few other energy exporting bright spots. [...]
Taking risks for North Dakota’s Growth
It once seemed stories of venture capital and investment funds were the lore of Wall Street lenders and Silicon Valley tycoons. But now, with the state’s growing economy, and improved communication tools among investors, North Dakota lenders are beginning to take chances and make profits on local startups as well. “We’ve invested in five entities [...]
November Industry Updates
Christianson to be director of Great Plains Energy Corridor Former state Department of Commerce employee Kim Christianson was named director of the Great Plains Energy Corridor in September. His office is in the new Bismarck State College Center for Energy Excellence building on campus. The idea behind the corridor concept is to centralize information for [...]
Spinning off the Bakken play
The oil derricks and drilling rigs that dotted the horizon of western North Dakota during earlier oil booms are back. Pumps are drawing oil from remote underground rock formations, bringing wealth to those with vested interest – landowners, oil rig operators and those employed in the recovery process. The impact upon the economy stretches into [...]
November Farm Briefs
Despite spotty harvest in the west, wheat does well statewide North Dakota’s spring wheat production hit an estimated 246 million bushels, up 5 percent from last year and the highest level since 2003. That’s despite crop production in southwestern North Dakota stressed by drought and the target of field-clearing hail in certain areas. “It’s amazing [...]
Do I have to put a bleed on my materials for printing?
Ken Bischof, President and CEO United Printing The answer is yes. For the best-print results, artwork and designs should be setup at least 3 mm bigger than the intended finish size. For example, if you want a business card that is 2 inches x 3.5 inches (and have images and colors that run off the [...]
Mitch Griess: Combining industry and art
Young adults occasionally feel a tug toward a future career path, whether that direction comes from circumstances – or beckons from within. As a teen in high school, graphic artist Mitch Griess felt the tug. He could sketch or draw things with clarity — realistic representations. The talent was there, but the timing wasn’t right. [...]
Making a Life Through Service
✧ Story by Debora Dragseth ✧ Imagine living in a community in which no one gave freely of their time and talents. There would be no volunteer fire department, no one working at the local food pantry, no Girl Scout or Boy Scout leaders, and no programs like the Make-a-Wish Foundation or Habitat for Humanity. [...]
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