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Entrepreneurship

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.

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 [...]