March 19 Carnival of the Capitalists

Welcome to the March 19, 2007 edition of Carnival of the Capitalists.  There were inexplicably few entries this week (27), and fewer still that got a definite yes (12).  As I write this, there are still two that are tagged neither yes nor no, which may go in as having some interest that makes them worthy of exception.  One entry was borderline and was going to be included, until an ad popped up in front of it.  No way I expect any host to include posts that get blocked by ads unless they find them that compelling.  Besides those, the entries are listed in the order received.

My Simple Trading System writes in brief about a proposed Illinois Gross-Receipts Tax, which made me think of the European value added tax concept.

Daily Dose of Optimism had me looking at 60 Minutes on Coal Safety in Harlan County, Kentucky repeatedly, trying to decide whether it fit.  Ultimately it is about commodities and demand, though, and besides, the linked video at the end is cool.

New Venture Outsourcing Blog could almost get in on post title alone: Star employees are a lot like pornography.  Indeed.  How do you get the very best?  Will you know them when you see them?

Small Business Buzz, which represents an excellent example of a business fruitfully operating a blog, reminds us of The Adverse Effects of Poor Communication.  Amen.  Grammar-wise, well, people sometimes assume I have an English degree, rather than management science with accounting & finance concentration.  Sadly, I have been guilty of the “majestic” and “technical” sins at times.

Mine Your Own Business brings us quite possibly the best entry this week, innocuously titled Don’t Do This! It’s not a new tale in business and customer service, just new details, and always worth revisiting.  Sounds like Foolish more likely has a management problem than an employee attitude problem existing in a vacuum.  No pun intended.

Blog Business World promotes creative managerial thinking in the face of recession in Recession management: Contrarian thinking.

Sox First (which always makes me think “and Yankees last") poses the question Are celebrity CEOs really worth big bucks?

Trust Matters considers in retrospect the classic book, Built to Last, and the companies it discusses, in Built to Last--Not.

BusinessPundit, in the form of new contributor Mike DeWitt, offers We Make Money the Old-Fashioned Way: Confidence Work.  It’s heavier on the quoted text that we like to see, but may be of some interest.  Plus a couple of my former colleagues worked at Thompson Financial in the past, in programming and QA, so the possibility of software glitches intrigues me.

Personal Finance Advice has a must-read for the wannabe self-employed person: Six Self-Employment Myths You Need To Know Before Striking Out On Your own.

Jim Logan continues his B2B lead generation series with The money is in the list.  Great marketing advice regarding mailing lists.

Does Your Major Matter at least borders on more of a personal advice than business post in Why Businesses Want to Hire Creative Graduates, but you may still find it interesting from the HR and importance of good hiring perspective.

Now to end on a humorous note…

Fortify Your Oasis wasn’t what I would call on-topic, but presents an amusing Apalling Presenter’s Manifesto in Really Bad PowerPoint - a Seth Godin idea that didn’t spread.

Long or Short Capital also presents an amusing post, in honor of the DST nonsense, Contrarian Investing on Daylight Savings.

There’s your Carnival of the Capitalists for this week.

We need hosts! 

As I type this, I haven’t updated yet to reflect that we have hosts for the April 2 and April 9 editions, or that I am, of course, hosting the March 19 edition.  However, I’d really like a host for the March 26 edition ASAP.  Not to mention that April 16 and 23 aren’t so far away.  I don’t want the list to get as out of hand (up to a year ahead) as it has in the past, but week to week is ridiculous. 

There are a couple of possibles I need to contact, but there’s no telling they will be able to do this week, or will be willing to after reading the new hosting guidelines.  Please don’t volunteer until you have looked at the hosting page and found yourself to be okay with the guidelines.

I’ll announce next week’s host over at CotC when I know who it is, and if I never announce it, then it’s probably me, at one blog or another.

1. Hi Jay,

   To make up for my overuse of quotes, I will offer to host the carnival over at Spooky Action.  Drop me a note if that works for you.

   Mike

   Posted by Mike  on  03/19  at  07:20 PM  from 

2. Jay,

   Thank you for including “Don’t Do This!” among the excellent posts in this week’s Carnival. Sadly businesses like “Foolish” aren’t that unusual. A reader tells me that the so-called salesperson in the story is actually the owner’s son.  The problem is a combination of management and genetics.  I’m afraid that’s not unusual either.

   Have a great day and keep up the good work!

   Posted by another Mike  on  03/20  at  09:46 AM  from  St. Louis, MO

3. I would like to host it on 23 April. If this is possible, let me know at my personal email address.

   Sagar
   Debt Consolidation News

   Posted by Sagar Satapathy  on  03/23  at  12:17 AM  from 
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