Monthly Archives: August 2010

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®: Consultants and Value

By Greg Price on August 27th, 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 a recent CFO.com survey of over 400 finance executives 55% said that they… Continue Reading

Business Pulse Survey: August 26, 2010

By Greg Price on August 26th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

Existing U.S. home sales plunged 27.2 percent in July to a level not seen in more than a decade. The Dow has been trending downward. Unemployment remains high, and the price of oil is at around $72 a barrel. But since the fall of 2008, Houston has fared better than most U.S. cities. Compared to… Continue Reading

23 FastTech 50 Winners Make the Inc. 5000

By Greg Price on August 25th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy

The annual Inc. 500/5000 list has been posted to Inc.com. This year’s 500 list included nine Houston area companies. Two, Globalogix and eCardio are multiple-time FastTech 50 winners. An additional 23 FastTech 50 winners made the Inc. 5,000. Texas has a whopping 52 companies in the top 500 and 404 companies in the top 5,000!… Continue Reading

Tigers Roar with Awards Program

By Greg Price on August 23rd, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

After successfully working with Texas A&M’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship for the past 7 years, I was appointed this past spring to join the LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute (SEI) Advisory Board. One of my suggestions to the SEI in the past was to consider the creation of the LSU 100 a program modeled… Continue Reading

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®: Wine, Pasta and Your iPhone

By Greg Price on August 20th, 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. Last month I spent two weeks in Italy and the Tuscany region. That meant… Continue Reading

Business Pulse Survey: August 18, 2010

By Greg Price on August 18th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

The Texas Department of Transportation says Houston-area’s long-range transportation plan will have a $70 billion deficit. With 1 million more people expected to move into the Houston-area over the next 10 years, the Houston-Galveston Area Council seeks ideas on how get funding for transportation projects. How should Texas close a $70B transportation funding gap? Increase… Continue Reading

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®: Client Retention

By Greg Price on August 13th, 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. This may sound obvious, but clients are critical to the success of your business. … Continue Reading

Business Pulse Survey: August 11, 2010

By Greg Price on August 11th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

Whether or not pets can accompany their owners into Houston restaurants has recently sparked a heated debate between pet lovers and those who don’t like to mix fur and food. According to Sec. 20-21.8 (f) in the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, it is against the law for restaurants to allow animals, except for… Continue Reading

PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook^®: Effective Sales Tips

By Greg Price on August 6th, 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. How often does ineffective communication hamper your sales efforts? Is your sales team asking… Continue Reading

Business Pulse Survey: August 5, 2010

By Greg Price on August 5th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community

This Week’s Business Pulse Question: Do you own an e-Reader? • Yes, I love it! • Yes, but I rarely use it. • No, but I’m thinking of buying one. • No, I only read real books. • Other TO VOTE GO HERE

FastTech 50 Deadline Extended! Don’t Count Yourself Out!

By Greg Price on August 3rd, 2010 Posted in Tecknowledgy

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 is now August 13th!… Continue Reading