Category: Business
Start-Up Accelerator and Incubator Programs for Social Entrepreneurs
With the success of Y Combinator there has been a steady rise in the number of accelerator programs available for start-up entrepreneurs.
3 Tips to Manage Social Media in Your Business Plan
Three steps to manage your social media business activities using your business plan. I’m thinking mainly of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+, but I hope these three steps will apply to any other social media effort or platform as well.
The Need to Develop a Retirement Plan: National Retirement Planning Week
Preparing for retirement can be a challenging process—and emerging trends are not helping matters. Fortunately, developing a retirement plan can help.
How Women Will Learn, Work and Start Businesses in the 21st Century
Women have become more vital to America’s prosperity than ever. Without their activity in the U.S. workforce, the economy would shrink by 25 percent.
What to Consider When Choosing Tax Software
Use of do-it-yourself tax preparation software is expected to continue rising, thanks to increasingly user-friendly and convenient options, as well as readily available tax help.
401 (k)s: Don’t Leave Money on the Table
You think you wouldn’t turn down free money, yet, according to a recent study, nearly three in 10 workers do just that. That is, they don’t contribute enough to their 401(k) to get the full employer match.
Hiring Employees that Mesh with an Entrepreneurial Mindset
It’s important that a small business will hire employees with a startup or entrepreneurial mindset – employees that will work overtime even without any bonus pay.
12 Things Experienced Employees Know that Make Life so Much Better
In his just-released title, The Great Employee Handbook: Making Work and Life Better, Quint Studer shares the wisdom he’s learned from working with thousands of employees at every level.
Mobile App Enables Users to Call and Text Worldwide for Free
There’s good news for iPhone® and Android™ users-a new mobile app provides free calling and texting between users worldwide.
PayPal Lets Shops Take Payments on Smartphones
Square, and now PayPal Here, eliminate the need for traditional commercial payment technology such as receipt printers and desktop credit card machines.
Company Helps Inventors Launch Their Ideas
George Davison sheperds ideas from sketch to prototype to market—and fueled his determination to give every idea person the opportunity to see his or her big idea realized.
10 Tips for Staying Connected in an Always-On World
Life and work must keep moving – here’s ten tips for staying productive no matter what.
Global Economy will Transform Working and Learning
A new book by the vice president and managing director of Apollo Research Institute describes the shifting nature of work and careers in America.
Career-Changing Advice in a Tough Economy
Whether such a move is prompted by a desire for more money or fulfillment or the need to find a job in a changing economy, making such a major change usually requires some research.
Five Ways to Avoid Repetitive Stress Injuries
Sitting at your computer and typing – something you do every day – can leave you at risk for significant pain and discomfort.
10 Things You Need to Know About Successful Networking
Many people spend a lot of time and energy trying to make effective business connections, only to find that their networking is not working. Vickie Milazzo shares her insight on how to build meaningful relationships with the right people.
PayPal Shifts Strategy, Now Available at Home Depot
One of the best-known online payment processors in the world recently made the decision that it would not focus on developing a tap-to-pay service for mobile phones, and would instead focus on expanding itself into the world of brick-and-mortar retail.
