The recent passing of Paul Newman has left the world a smaller place without a legendary actor, race car fanatic and the ultimate entrepreneur. For Hollywood, Newman will be remember...
Fame is the elixir of youth. A Psychology Today poll found 31 percent of American teenagers believe they'll become famous one day. Paris Hilton is the top fame game player....
Expanding your business into the global marketplace seems like a growth strategy in strong economic conditions. With dwindling resources and eroding profit margins, how can one look beyond a troubled...
This week's turmoil on Wall Street has gripped the attention of investors, consumers and politicians around the globe. With the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the A.I.G big-time bailout and the...
Getting your company noticed today is challenging with business and media vying for consumer's attention. One step in getting noticed is by the process of creating catchy business names. What...
Last week's Small Business Information Newsletter on preparing your small business for disaster, prompted several business owners to say they felt the topic was important but "I don't have the...
If you're looking for an effective marketing promotion on a tight budget, look no further than coupons. Coupons are hot. With the recent slowing economy, more and more consumers...
The first Labor Day was celebrated on September 5, 1882, in New York City. But what is labor day? Today, Labor Day has meaning as the last 3-day weekend of...
As big corporations begin to shift marketing dollars from traditional media to high return measurable online media, the competition is fierce for the little guy. Competing for paid search on...
"According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if...
Adventures from the Entrepreneurial Edge Welcome to the first edition of the Startup Stories blog carnival. No lists, no opinion pieces - just first-hand accounts of people living the entrepreneurial...
Adventures from the Entrepreneurial Edge In this attention-starved day and age, the fine art of storytelling is drowning in a tidal wave of bullet lists, opinion pieces, how-tos and links...
Mike McDerment is the founder of FreshBooks, an online invoicing and time-tracking service. FreshBooks is a great post-bubble success story: started in 2003, FreshBooks now serves over 400,000 users in...
While many of us may best remember Paul Newman for his classic movie roles as Butch Cassidy, Fast Eddie Felson or Cool Hand Luke, Newman also left a legacy of...
If the current economic crisis has you down about the future, here's something to cheer you up: 10-Year-Old Dalton Sherman Addresses Dallas ISD Teachers, Administrators and Staff Future entrepreneur? Political...
OK, I rarely talk politics here -- actually, I never talk politics here, aside from my occasional non-partisan libertarian side comment. But this AIG thing has me tweaked. Earlier this...
In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. economy is a bit of a mess at the moment. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told ABC News Sunday that this is...
This week could aptly be described as "Battle of the Tech Startup Conferences". September 7-9 in San Diego, DEMOfall 08 will feature the launch of 72 tech startups. Later in...
My favorite trendwatching source, the aptly-named Trendwatching.com, has a particularly insightful briefing this month on the Off = On trend. The briefing looks at how concepts from the online world...
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to switch providers for my home phone/internet/cable from Time Warner Cable to AT&T. AT&T was scheduled to be here Monday morning but didn't...