The internet can sometimes feel a little like getting into a powerful car with a full tank of gas and nowhere to go. The road stretches ahead, but for a small business the journey can seem long, and without a map, very confusing. The internet has revolutionized the way that small businesses can operate, but since no one thought to create a map of the internet, or a tourists’ guide, how is a small business to manage?

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Creative Force Maps announces they are creating the custom maps for the IronKids National Triathlon Series.  These maps are designed for the participants and spectators and specify the routes for the swim, bike, and run courses.

The IronKids’ mission is to inspire and motivate youth through the sport to lead an active, positive and healthy lifestyle. The national event series will offer an interactive weekend experience for the entire read this entry »

Whether you own the corner pub, or are involved in a massive management team with hundreds of locations and tens of thousands of SKUs, at no other time in history has there been such an ability to concretely define Who You Are.  Who you are is branding, and everything that isn’t contributing to good branding is contributing to bad branding.

Branding is ruthless: a small incongruence can cause your brand to appear ragged and irr read this entry »

The Global Positioning System is made up of three parts: satellites orbiting the Earth; control and monitoring stations on Earth; and the GPS receivers owned by users.  The satellites broadcast signals from space that are picked up and identified by GPS receivers.  The receiver takes this information and uses triangulation to calculate the user’s exact location. The GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmi read this entry »