Posts for "Business"


Why You Need to Compartmentalize Your Life when Building a Business

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 30, 2012 at 7:00 am
Starting a business can be one of the most challenging things that you can take on in your life. While the rewards of owning your own business cannot be matched in the corporate ... (more)

What Created The Rise Of Finance?

From Weakonomi¢s
January 27, 2012 at 10:43 am
Does this statement disturb you? In 1950, finance and insurance in the United States accounted for 2.8% of GDP, according to US Department of Commerce estimates. By 1960, that ... (more)

Amp up Your Revenue Now – with Video

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 27, 2012 at 7:00 am
Think you need to be a big time player to deploy e-commerce video on your business’ website? Think again. Adding e-commerce video online is no longer the domain of top retailers. ... (more)

What You Can Learn in an MBA Program

From Gradversity
January 26, 2012 at 3:20 pm
If you’re thinking about going back to school, enrolling in a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a great way to prepare yourself with the knowledge and skills ... (more)

Innovation is Recession-Proof (And Why Likability is Important, Too)

From Life Without Pants
January 26, 2012 at 8:44 am
In case you didn’t know, Apple’s kind of a big deal. Over it’s last quarter, Apple’s sales skyrocketed. Selling 37 million iPhones and 15 million iPads, ... (more)

10 Do-or-Die Tactics for Facebook Success

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 26, 2012 at 7:00 am
A couple years ago, having a Facebook page devoted to your business would have been enough. Simply existing on the site had the ability to set one business apart from the rest. ... (more)

6 Tips to Get People to Look Past Your Age and See an Expert

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 25, 2012 at 7:00 am
You want to make the big deals and the big bucks. However, your hurdle is the fact that your looks and voice haven’t matured as much as your ambition has. You have the disadvantage ... (more)

Top 10 Young Heavyweight Entrepreneurs in 2011

From ThrillingHeroics.com
January 24, 2012 at 8:57 am
Read this full article on Thrilling Heroics here: Top 10 Young Heavyweight Entrepreneurs in 2011Every year, Inc. Magazine does an annual list of the top 30 entrepreneurs under ... (more)

Advance in the Career that you Enjoy

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
January 23, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Advance in the Career that you Enjoy is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!Today many ... (more)

When Did You First Know?

From Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
January 23, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Today, I’m inspired by Karol Gadja’s post over at his blog. He writes about making the decision, early in his life, to be a business owner. When did you make that ... (more)

Time Management – No, But Really This Time

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 23, 2012 at 7:00 am
We all want to do more things in less time. It’s a common theme throughout all of corporate America, and it even extends into professions like healthcare, education, and civil ... (more)

When Talent Can Easily Find New Opportunity, How Do You Retain Talent?

From Ben Casnocha
January 21, 2012 at 3:51 am
Talent in Companies There used to be a long-term economic and psychological pact between employee and employer that guaranteed lifetime employment in exchange for lifelong loyalty; ... (more)

Holding Strong: How Working with a Holding Company Benefits You

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 20, 2012 at 7:00 am
Most start-ups know they can’t go it alone.  They hire consultants, bring in interns, and look into developing relationships with other companies who can increase their chances ... (more)

Brilliant “About Us” Page

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 19, 2012 at 11:30 am
Have you seen a really cool About Us page?  Something that is really about the company, and with personality? Look no further than GaryVee’s Vayner Media company’s ... (more)

Healthcare Spending Finally Getting Under Control?

From Weakonomi¢s
January 19, 2012 at 11:01 am
Obamacare hasn’t gotten much attention recently.  And with Mitt Romney the likely frontrunner as GOP opposition, I doubt his strategists will be attacking the president ... (more)

Sharing Your Barbies and Your Content, Too

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
January 19, 2012 at 10:57 am
When we’re little, one of the first lessons our parents teach us is the importance of sharing. Young minds are initially suspicious of this concept…Why would I want ... (more)

Entrepreneurship 101: Are you Ready?

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 19, 2012 at 7:00 am
You’ve decided that you want to own your own business. You’ve got a great idea you’re sure will take off, and you’re pretty sure you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur. ... (more)

Camille Carboneau Roberts on Screen Sharing Technology

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 18, 2012 at 4:06 pm
One of my favorite techie colleagues is Camille Carboneau Roberts, who specializes in in resumes (and especially federal resumes).  Camille always has great insight into techno-geek ... (more)

In The Future, We Won’t Own Anything

From Weakonomics
January 18, 2012 at 10:31 am
Do you remember when you used go to the store and buy music? Then you’d go home, put it in your player and listen to it? Then you would own that music forever or until ... (more)

The Golden Rule About Your Great Ideas

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 18, 2012 at 7:00 am
Every young entrepreneur has great ideas. They come all the time. In the shower, on the bus, while pouring milk into your cereal. When the idea arrives from somewhere in your soul, ... (more)

Kiplinger, Mutual Funds, and Monkeys

From Weakonomi¢s
January 17, 2012 at 10:30 am
I’d almost forgotten about how much I loathe the personal finance magazine and site Kiplingers (see here and here). Should you not be familiar with the publication, Kiplingers ... (more)

5 Important Trends to Watch in 2012

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 17, 2012 at 7:00 am
A new year is upon us and now is the time for your small business to break through the rut and get back on top. There has never been a better time to formulate a new marketing ... (more)

Successful Networking

From Stevens Consulting Group
January 17, 2012 at 3:00 am
Listen, you can go to all of the networking meetings under the sun and collect hundreds of business cards while you’re at it but if you’re not hanging out with people you can ... (more)

“At the end of the day,” and Other Overused Phrases

From March Communications
January 16, 2012 at 11:00 am
If you work in the PR industry, you are more than aware of “PR speak.” Whether you’re “circling back” with the client or “taking a stab” at a first draft of a press ... (more)

Oops! Common Mistakes Young Entrepreneurs Make on Their Websites

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 16, 2012 at 7:00 am
As a businessperson, it’s understood that website traffic is one of the biggest factors in your success.  Making sure that search engines find you and push customers to your ... (more)