The 10 Most Important Questions To Ask Before A Job Interview
Employment experts weigh in on the most important questions to ask of yourself--and your prospective employer--before your next job interview.
View ArticleSmall Businesses Lag In Ecommerce
Big pizza chains are growing their digital orders at the expense of locals who don't have the technology to compete -- just one way small businesses are losing in the tech wars.
View ArticleWill Community Banks Disappear? Threats To Old-School Banking
Old-school banking and hard-nosed conservatism seemed to be very synonymous. The go-go strategies of the Wall Street traders and the Silicon Valley VCs are worlds apart from our concept of community...
View ArticleWhat I Learned About Risk-Taking From Playing Blackjack
A few lessons about risk-taking derived from playing the game of blackjack.
View ArticleChinese Job Site With Australian Link Goes Public In New York
Job recruitment site Zhaopin became the 9th China startup to list in New York this year, as all eyes are on Alibaba. Zhaopin got its start thanks to Australia's Seek.
View ArticleVacation Strategies For Entrepreneurs: How To Reap The Most Benefits From...
An annual vacation can have tremendous effects on your overall well-being, but only if you know which vacation strategies will help you reap the maximum benefits.
View ArticleTop 10 Legal Mistakes Small Businesses Make
One of the last things that is on an entrepreneur’s mind when they start a company are legal issues. Unfortunately, it is exactly these types of things that trip them up and can sink their company....
View ArticleWhy Today's Enterprise Social Strategies Won't Work Tomorrow
If you created your enterprise social strategy more than a year ago, chances are you weren’t factoring in the latest trends and capabilities.
View ArticleWhat's Not Revealed Is Often Most Revealing
Become more deeply connected to diverse people in ways that support you both by recognizing what they aren't saying, "defensive driving" to avoid conversational crashes, and getting them to ask...
View ArticleWhy F1 Can't Have A Perfect Season, And Neither Can Your Business
I get an adrenaline rush when I watch the Formula One (F1) races – the cars screaming along the track at nearly 200 mph, the stripped down bodies that slice through the air, the brilliant colors that...
View ArticleSummer Refresher: ABCs Of Intellectual Property
Take these four intellectual property tips (plus one bonus tip for good measure!) and start managing your IP strategy today to achieve success in your startup.
View Article7 Tips for Launching An Audio Company in A World That Doesn't Buy Music
The music industry has seen more upheaval than most industries in the last 20 years, from pirating to iTunes. Yet, another player has entered the game and changed everything: music streaming. The...
View ArticleAmazon-Hachette Battle: Dollars or Dogma?
We’re now several months into the seemingly intractable Amazon-Hachette publishing battle. We don’t have the benefit of historical context and distance that Barbara Tuchman brought to World War I in...
View ArticleSneakernomics: Marketing With Millennials
No—that’s not a typo. Brands used to market to Boomers; Successful brands market with Millennials. Read on: Who are the Millennials? Millennials are the generation born between 1977 and 1995. Gen X is...
View Article3 Ways to Gain Attention for Your Small Business
When you work for a corporation, you have the luxury of leaning on a variety of teams and resources to help you navigate day to day business. Whether it's human resources or marketing, there's always...
View ArticleFour Ways We Fool Ourselves When Deciding, And How To Make Smarter Choices
Winners discount information about their lucky breaks and chalk up their choices to superior judgment. Losers tend to emphasize the role of bad luck -- rather than bad judgment -- when their...
View Article6 Ways Leaders Unknowingly Undervalue Their Employees
Leaders often find themselves getting lost within the growing demands of the workplace and losing sight of what matters most to their employees. As such, they fail to realize the negative repercussions...
View Article5 Top Tips For Growing Your Business
Being an entrepreneur takes guts. It doesn't matter if you’re setting out on your own for the first time or have been maintaining your business for many years – successfully managing a business is a...
View ArticleStartups That Seek Legal Advice Early Can Avoid 'Soul-Crushing' Mistakes
Entrepreneurs are known for thriving in uncertainty and proceeding despite risks, but with legal matters, proceeding with caution is the best idea. Galen Mason, special counsel at Foley and Lardner,...
View ArticleRetirement Reality Bites: It's Time To Bite Back
According to a Bankrate.com poll, 36% of Americans of all ages have not begun saving for retirement—including a rather shocking 25%+ of the 50-64 year-olds surveyed. Of course there are many...
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