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Archive for December, 2007

Reducing Employee Turnover by Making Your Company Fun

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Strategies for Success on Dec 28th, 2007

Chip Conley, CEO of luxury boutique hotel chain, Joie de Vivre, was interviewed by WSJ writer, Phred Dvorak, about how he keeps his employees happy and in return, reduces turnover within his company.
According to the article, losing an employee costs Joie de Vivre an average of $5,000 in lost productivity and recruiting expenses.  Combine that […]

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Happy Holidays from California

Posted in Just for Fun, Miscellaneous on Dec 26th, 2007

Happy Holidays Everyone!  I’m on vacation in Palm Desert, California. If any entrepreneurs are out here and want to meet up, shoot me an email at david [at] isserman.com

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Google’s Free Directory Assistance (1-800-GOOG-411)

Posted in Just for Fun, The Web on Dec 24th, 2007

If you haven’t yet used Google’s free directory assistance, go ahead and give it a try. I learned about it while I was skiing with friends in Breckenridge a couple weeks ago. We needed a number for a taxi service one night and my buddy Rob from EventVue whipped out his cell phone (before he broke […]

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