Posts Tagged 'Small business'

Five characteristics of Information Overload in Small Businesses

Posted on June 6th, 2010 · Posted in Impact and Symptoms

Last week I lectured on Information Overload at a seminar for small business entrepreneurs. This is a very diverse, lively and interesting population segment, brimming with energy and originality. I had an interesting time talking to people making a living from areas as different as marriage (and, alas, divorce) counseling, organic food production, web site development, optometry, software coding and interior design. These people were young and old, male and female, technically trained or not; but they had one thing in common: all were victims of massive Information Overload. Which is strange, in a way: you’d think someone running a.. Read more