Explicitly and without apology a marketing vehicle MaryMaryQuiteContrary

Wednesday May 19, 2004

we'll get to the karaoke... but first...

hot promo alert: if you're working at a company with less than 100 employees, you can get JES for free.

and while we're on the topic, did you know small businesses:

  • Represent more than 99.7 percent of all employers.
  • Generate 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually.
  • Produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms. These patents are twice as likely as large firm patents to be among the one percent most cited.

    source: http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbfaq.html (i just love factoids. disclaimer: the stats are for businesses less than 500 employees and the promo is for business less than 100 employees.... but you get the idea)

    my dad had a small business -- an ice cream shop.

    so getting to back to business here, you'll recall that I'm getting on a plane (two planes, actually) in just over a week and headed to Shanghai to cover the SunNetwork Shanghai conference for you, here in this blog.

    And who would have thought it, but as part of this assignment, i may get the opportunity to participate in the

    i'm so excited.

    and i just can't hide it.

    i'm about to lose control and i think i like it.

    :-)

    mary