Latest Stories for November, 2011
The Age of the Platform Will Make You Think
Phil Simon’s newest book, The Age of the Platform, is the kind of book to read if you want to better understand the Internet and how your company can fit into it and create a business model to profit from it.
The subtitle “How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined…
Status and Happiness: Review of “I, Mammal”
“You can’t be mad at the world when you understand the mammal brain,” says Dr. Loretta Graziano Breuning, author of I, Mammal: Why Your Brain Links Status and Happiness.
All mammals, including humans, have social behaviors to help increase their chances of survival. As a bonus, there are…
South Carolina Small Businesses Must Comply With E-Verify by January 1
Greenville, SC (Press Release – November 23, 2011) – On January 1, 2012, every hiring employer in South Carolina must be in compliance with the recently passed E-Verify legislation.
The challenge, according to HR consultant Susan E. Crocker, is that many small businesses are not even…
Jeff Haynie of Appcelerator: It’s About People and Relationships
If you want to get in front of your customers and prospects today, you’ve got to be where they are, which is on their mobile device. And Jeff Haynie believes that to build a great company, it’s about people and relationships. “People aren’t just employees, they are partners, investors…
A High Profile Position
Sometimes, you look back on a cartoon with fresh eyes and you can see where you might have gone wrong. I think this one is sort of teetering on the edge, but just in case, let me offer this explanation.
The guy in the chair is tall and shown in profile.
A weak joke? Probably. It seemed funny at…
NAIFA Survey Shows Federal Health Care Rule Harming Agents and Consumers
Falls Church, VA (Press Release – November 23, 2011) - A new survey by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) shows the federal health care law’s medical loss ratio (MLR) provision is threatening the ability of insurance brokers to make a living and hurting…
Save That Black Friday Shopping for Small Business Saturday
Today may be traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, but don’t forget it’s Saturday when customers can do the most for small businesses and benefit the most from doing business with them. If you’re a small business owner, it’s important to make the most of your…
SCORE Gives U.S. Entrepreneurs One Reason To Be Thankful This Season
WASHINGTON (Press Release – Nov. 23, 2011) – PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — SCORE — http://www.score.org — and its invaluable network of 13,000 volunteers helped small business clients to start 58,637 new businesses and create 71,449 new jobs within the struggling American…
How One Woman Incorporated 100,000 Businesses
Most students in law school end up being lawyers, but that’s not the path Nellie Akalp took.
Nellie, an Iranian immigrant and co-founder of CorpNet, chose to become an entrepreneur. Both she and her husband were in law school full time when they decided to start an online incorporation…
How (Small) Heroic Acts of Kindness Will Grow Your Business
Zane’s Cycles Is Deliberate About Becoming Their Customers’ “Go to” Place
Picture a dad on a Saturday morning toting a bike with a broken chain and a disappointed kid. Dad’s already been to the hardware store, with no luck. Two stops later, exasperated and increasingly frustrated, both…
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