[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » A December article in the Wall Street Journal carried the headline “The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas.” Interesting article, but I disagree with the premise. I don’t think it’s big ideas …
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Twitter tries new anti-harassment measures…
[ad_1] Twitter is trying to shake its reputation as a haven for online harassment. The social media company announced a new set of features Tuesday to combat hateful and abusive content. The changes include preventing serial abusers from creating new accounts, a new “safe search” function and blocking potentially abusive …
Read More »3 Business Strategies To Grow Your Startup…
[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » The following excerpt is from Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood’s book Simplify. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Are there any viable non-simplifying strategies? Of course there are. Consider the furniture industry, which boasts tens …
Read More »Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy to Take Center Stage at St…
[ad_1] Celebrities and business leaders from all over the world will descend upon Los Angeles this weekend for an event that’s all about entrepreneurship and creating a brighter future through charity. The second annual City Gala event series will take place in L.A. this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 and …
Read More »Finding Community Helped This Former Addict Build Mental Res…
[ad_1] A mortgage officer and part of a Vermont family maple sugaring business, Ray Morvan found extreme multi-day racing at random, after a battle with alcohol and opiate addiction. By helping him find community and a way to exert and build mental resilience, it’s exactly what the doctor ordered. Morvan …
Read More »5 Tips for Veterans Thinking About Starting a Business…
[ad_1] Maybe you’ve been thinking about going out on your own and starting a business. It’s a pretty daunting thought, yet people with military experience tend to make excellent entrepreneurs. In fact, a 2011 study from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy reported that veterans are about 45 …
Read More »The Importance of Face-to-Face Networking in a Digital World…
[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » After working in a digital environment for almost a decade, I have learned the value of making face-to-face connections with people. It started with calls and video sessions, but actually meeting someone in person …
Read More »4 Ways to Avoid Bad Publicity From a Social Media-Management…
[ad_1] As illustrated by the response to many of those tweets emanating daily from #realDonaldTrump, social media can cause trouble for your brand if you’re not careful. Very careful. Related: The 12 Worst Social-Media Fails of 2016 Marketing efforts in the business world illustrate this point all too well. Consider the reaction, …
Read More »Reporters Don't Take Orders and Other PR Truths…
[ad_1] In a perfect-world scenario, the media’s needs would somehow perfectly align with needs of clients when it comes to content, information, and self-promotion. Both sides would get what they wanted. In reality, brands and the media often face the hard task of bridging the chasm between marketing or communications …
Read More »More Than 200 Members of the Tech Community Sign Open Letter…
[ad_1] More than 200 investors and startups today added their names to an open letter opposing President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that restricted travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and suspended refugee admissions. The list of signatures includes big name venture firms like Accel and …
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