Click to Print  Value + Simplicity = Success  The keys to
success in business are old as time. Add value and keep it
simple. November 9, 2009  I'm not going to teach you anything
new this month. Instead, I'll be sharing a bunch of stuff as old
as humanity--maybe older. Why? The key to business success is as
old as human society. In fact, the latest evidence is that
monkeys become successful the same way entrepreneurs do.  Monkey
Business A recent study called Scientists Monkey Around With the
Economy showed that monkeys live by the same basic economic
principles people do. Scientists taught one member of a tribe of
monkeys how to open a jar of apples. The monkey opened the jar
so everyone could share. She got groomed a lot. For monkeys,
grooming is like money in the bank. A second monkey was taught
how to open the jars, and the grooming was split between the two
talented monkeys.  What are the lessons from all this monkey
business? To succeed, add value--that is--give people something
real that they really wa