Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer.  find it here Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R. […]

The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) has been been around for about 20 years and unfortunately there are a lot of people that haven’t heard about it.  From their website here’s a brief description of what KTEC is: The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation is a state-owned corporation established to promote advanced technology economic development in […]

By now, as a small business owner, you’ve likely seen all sorts of articles and posts on why it’s important to have a blog to promote your business. www.Entrepreneur.com has a great article (it’s a bit dated, but still worthwhile) Should You Start A Business Blog?  The answer is yes and their primary reason is […]

Photo by Flyfshrmn98  One of the key things that can make the networking process much easier is developing and getting extremely comfortable with your elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a concise, focused and interesting description of who you are and what you do, imagine if you were riding on an elevator with your perfect […]

photo by Amnemona There are a lot of great ways to market your business, but a lot of really effective, inexpensive marketing ideas are related to networking. In the book Endless Referrals by Bob Burg, Networking is defined as follows: The cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships. The first couple of steps […]

When you’re trying to make big changes, personally or in your business, they can often be overwhelming.  In fact that’s why a lot of New Year’s resolutions fail – they’re too big to tackle all at once (and more than likely there are too many of them). Pamela Slim, who has a great blog at […]