Entrepreneurship
Startup Entrepreneurship — Six Tips for Avoiding Common Pitfalls While Bootstrapping a New Firm
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Entrepreneurs have always driven the American economy. They always will.
In fact, today’s economic dislocations, coupled with federal stimulus money, are creating fertile breeding grounds for another generation of startups.
This year, [...]
Fifty-Five or Over? We Want You — To Work
Are you looking to keep the gold flowing during your Golden Years? Does the idea of a retirement spent sitting in a rocking chair or playing golf seem like Purgatory? Do you need to keep working for financial reasons?
If you answered, “Yes,” to any of the above, this week is for you.
National Employ Older Workers [...]
Successful Personal eBranding Strategies
Guest post by Dan Schawbel introduces “e-branding” concept and offers some suggestions for successfully e-branding yourself.
The Banking Bonus & Incentive Pay Dilemmas
Bonuses for Banking Executives this Year? You’re Kidding, Right?
No.
The near-collapse of the financial services industry has left our economy reeling and made many taxpayers angry. So why should financial professionals keep receiving bonuses? After all, many other workers have never received year-end bonuses — and the ones that have don’t expect to see much of [...]
What’s an Idea Market?
It’s always cool to be there at the beginning of something new and watch it grow.
I can’t quite say that of myself and blogging. I wasn’t there at the very beginning. But with almost 4 1/2 years under my belt now, I certainly was a relatively early adopter. I’ve seen many exciting [...]
Much Employee Creativity Unused on Job
The following is a guest post from The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, with a few of my thoughts appended thereafter. (Do I sound like a lawyer there, or what?)
At a time when many economists and futurists are pointing to creativity and innovation as one of the cornerstones of U.S. competitiveness in the years ahead, [...]
Wanna Start a Company in Your Garage? Go Work for a Big Company First.
I came across this article about the myth of “garage” business creation a bit late (it was published in Fast Company in March), but:
(1) it’s good;
(2) maybe you missed it too; and
(3) I want to put my own gloss on it.
The Myth
Some ordinary guys, without money or power, triumph via a brilliant insight [...]
