Monthly Archives: July 2010

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®: Email Marketing

By Greg Price on July 30th, 2010 Posted in PKF Texas - The Entrepreneur's Playbook®

Note: Running Fridays in FromGregsHead.com, is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Saturday mornings during the BusinessMaker’s Radio Show on KPRC 950AM. Audio files can be found on the PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook® page of the PKF Texas website. In today’s fast-paced economy, you can’t afford to lose touch with your clients and… Continue Reading

Business Pulse Survey: July 29, 2010

By Greg Price on July 29th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

On July 27, BP Plc announced that it would replace Tony Hayward with Robert Dudley as CEO in October. How has BP’s change in leadership affected your perception of the company? Positively, I might even buy some stock. Not much, Dudley must still prove himself. Negatively, BP has too many problems. Other TO VOTE GO… Continue Reading

Houston #1 City for Job Growth

By Greg Price on July 28th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

Received some great, breaking news today. Houston is ranked number one in job growth over the past five years. This information was released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Houston created 129,800 private sector jobs between June 2005 and June 2010. Coming on the heels of Forbes ranking Houston number one city in… Continue Reading

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®:Young Professionals Networking

By Greg Price on July 23rd, 2010 Posted in PKF Texas - The Entrepreneur's Playbook®

Note: Running Fridays in FromGregsHead.com, is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Saturday mornings during the BusinessMaker’s Radio Show on KPRC 950AM. Audio files can be found on the PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook® page of the PKF Texas website. In the current economic climate, young professionals (YPs) have started asking themselves: ‘What else… Continue Reading

BusinessPulse Survey: July 22, 2010

By Greg Price on July 22nd, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

The 2,300-page financial reform act that recently passed in Congress attempts to let the government: Be a watchdog for American consumers so they receive clear, accurate information on mortgages, credit cards and other financial products; have the authority to liquidate failing financial companies and remove a taxpayer bailout situation; give shareholders a say on executive… Continue Reading

Quote for July 21, 2010

By Greg Price on July 20th, 2010 Posted in Quote of the Week

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it. — William Arthur Ward

Call for Nominations for the 10th Annual FastTech 50

By Greg Price on July 20th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

As co-founders of the FastTech 50, PKF Texas together with the Houston Business Journal, Employer Flexible, the Houston Technology Center, Phillips & Reiter, Pierpont Communications, and the Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship,would like to invite to nominate your own business or a friend of your firm for the 10th Annual FastTech 50 awards. The deadline July 30th. Nominees must… Continue Reading

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®:IFRS for SMEs

By Greg Price on July 15th, 2010 Posted in PKF Texas - The Entrepreneur's Playbook®

Note: Running Fridays in FromGregsHead.com, is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Saturday mornings during the BusinessMaker’s Radio Show on KPRC 950AM. Audio files can be found on the PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook® page of the PKF Texas website. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are approximately 29 million privately held companies… Continue Reading

BusinessPulse Survey: July 15, 2010

By Greg Price on July 15th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

This Week’s Business Pulse Question: A recent study conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute and Rice University found that intersection safety cameras helped reduce the deadliest side-impact or "t-bone" collisions by 16 percent. Meanwhile, a local attorney is submitting a proposal to ban the use of red-light cameras in Houston. The proposal could make its way… Continue Reading

Quote for July 14, 2010

By Greg Price on July 14th, 2010 Posted in Quote of the Week

Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself. — Thomas Carlyle

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®:Why Do We Do That?

By Greg Price on July 9th, 2010 Posted in PKF Texas - The Entrepreneur's Playbook®

Note: Running Fridays in FromGregsHead.com, is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Saturday mornings during the BusinessMaker’s Radio Show on KPRC 950AM. Audio files can be found on the PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook® page of the PKF Texas website. I was attending a CEO roundtable discussion the other day and a question was… Continue Reading

BusinessPulse Survey: July 8, 2010

By Greg Price on July 8th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

This Week’s Business Pulse Question: Which TV show can you most relate to? 30 Rock Dirty Jobs Mad Men The Office Other Click here to vote.

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®:Time of Opportunity

By Greg Price on July 2nd, 2010 Posted in PKF Texas - The Entrepreneur's Playbook®

Note: Running Fridays in FromGregsHead.com, is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Saturday mornings during the BusinessMaker’s Radio Show on KPRC 950AM. Audio files can be found on the PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook® page of the PKF Texas website. As a student of history, I have learned that many things in our lives… Continue Reading

BusinessPulse Survey: July 1, 2010

By Greg Price on July 1st, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

This Week’s Business Pulse Question: What do you wish cell phone users would stop doing? Texting/e-mailing during a meeting Continuing their call on the elevator Talking loudly on the phone in public Using obnoxious ringtones other Click here to vote.