by John Corcoran | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
[display_podcast] Seven years ago, Neal Gottlieb bet his life savings on a small ice cream “scoop shop” in a sleepy part of Marin county, California. He had no employees, little income and the company almost had no future. That’s because he launched... by John Corcoran | Feb 21, 2013 | Podcast
If you try hard enough, you can make a business out of just about anything. Andrew Warner created a successful business grounded in his ability to ask great questions. Andrew created a website called Mixergy.com which began with video interviews of startup... by John Corcoran | Jan 11, 2013 | Blogging
I recently got back from three days in Las Vegas, where I was a speaker at the New Media Expo, aka ?NMX? (formerly known as Blogworld). The New Media Expo is an annual conference aimed at new media producers — in other words, bloggers, podcasters, web video... by John Corcoran | Dec 21, 2012 | Podcast
One in nine Americans sells for a living.? In other words, sales is their full-time position.? Their success and often their very future with their company depends on meeting sales numbers. That’s a pretty staggering wake-up call. Sell, and you get to keep your... by John Corcoran | Dec 20, 2012 | Podcast
If you are in business today, you probably have a website or a blog. If you don’t have either, then you can check out now. Hand over the keys to your business and turn off the lights on your way out. But if you do have a website or a blog, then you probably are... by John Corcoran | Dec 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you are in business today, you probably have a website or a blog. If you don’t have either, then you can check out now. Hand over the keys to your business and turn off the lights on your way out. But if you do have a website or a blog, then you probably are... by John Corcoran | Dec 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
I realized in the past year through my work with my business coach that I am a storyteller at heart. There are few things I like more than trading stories with people who are fun, funny, outgoing, and smart. I love interviewing entrepreneurs because I’ve... by John Corcoran | Dec 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
This is the latest in a series on spotlights on interesting companies I’ve worked with in my small business legal practice. Diamante Public Sector Group is a Sacramento-based crisis and emergency management consulting group that has worked on a number of... by John Corcoran | Nov 26, 2012 | Podcast
For centuries, reporters needed sources to provide quotes for their stories, and experts who wanted to be quoted in the media had no easy way to get matched up with those reporters. Peter Shankman solved that age-old problem. In this episode of the Smart Business... by John Corcoran | Nov 8, 2012 | Blogging, Business
There’s nothing quite as inspiring as setting an audacious goal for yourself. In the past two years, I’ve set numerous goals for myself. The biggest goal of all was quitting my job and starting my own law firm, which I accomplished in September of 2011. I...