Archive for April 8th, 2009
Will The Recession Come to an End
photo credit: R i c h a r d We are all wondering the same big question….when will this recession come to a final end? We are all sitting around hoping, praying and looking to the government and our new president to tell us when this will be all over. On Tuesday chairman Bernanke put [...]
photo credit: truello Given that the happiness and feelings of his friends are Pooh’s chief concern (other than honey, that is), he’d likely build a strong community as a blogger. Here are six social media lessons we can all learn from the lovable bear who’s stuffed with fluff. ●You cant stay in your corner of [...]
Co-Working Thrives in Recession
photo credit: naemick Co-Working is the idea of renting a desk and limited space amongst others for around $250 a month for your working needs. Past studies show that co-working decreased in the first few months of previous recessions but then rapidly picked up as the recession continued. It is already prove true once again [...]
Letting Your Team and Successor Know You’re Moving On
photo credit: marfis75 When you reach that time of moving on to another company or even starting your own business, many people ponder the thought of how to tell their successor as well as the team that work’s directly under them. If you have worked with these people for say 20 year’s, it can be [...]
“In a recession what people want is a happy ending.” While most booksellers are struggling, Harlequin Enterprises, the queen of the romance world, reported that fourth-quarter earnings were up 32 percent over the same period a year earlier, the New York Times reports. Romance readers have always tended to buy in much higher volumes than [...]
Jetlev Flyer Water-Powered Jetpack
The Jetlev Flyer is a tethered water-powered jetpack. Unlike other jetpacks available today, flight times can be measured in hours and flights can be almost 200 miles in length because the Jetlev’s fuel supply and powerplant is in a floating mini-boat down on the water. The jetpack is teether to the boat by a long [...]
Getting Your Boss to Pay Attention to Customers
photo credit: batega While management and the team below them are key factors in the customer world, that is not to say that the higher up officials of your company shouldn’t be involved in some way when it comes to your customers. Afterall, the high boss is benefited just as much as you are by [...]
Entrepreneurs Find Gold In Gadget Startups
Wired: James Park and his partner Eric Friedman stood out like a couple of sore thumbs. They were in the middle of a crowd of other entrepreneurs at TechCrunch50, a small conference for startups, held in San Francisco last September. But unlike most of their peers, the duo weren’t touting a web-based mashup, a new [...]
The Dallas Morning News: I didn’t intend to start a business,” says Kristen DeRocha, a 35-year-old mother of two. “I made a baby sling for my daughter, and people started asking me about it, so I made a few for friends. Eventually, they got so popular that I launched a Web site and started selling [...]
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Which Work At Home Job Is Right For You?
Dallas Working From Home Examiner: You need only to look at what brings you enjoyment in order to find which work at home job is right for you. Of course everyone wants to make money, but if you don’t enjoy what you do you’ll be less likely to make a profit from doing it. Some [...]
Biz Trend: Local Ratings And Reviews
The New York Times: In separate announcements, MySpace, the social network, and OpenTable, the reservations site, said they would soon begin allowing their users to rate and review restaurants and share those recommendations with friends. When users visit the new service, called MySpace Local, and review the establishments, their activity will also appear on the [...]
