Archive for January 23rd, 2012
Survey: Do You Have And Carry Your Own Business Cards?
Earlier today I mentioned in a post that I don’t carry business cards anymore. Am I alone? Leave a comment below or shoot me an email and let me know if I’m crazy.
Randwiches is a NYC based random sandwich delivery business. While ordinary sandwich shops takes very specific orders (you should see mine!), Randwiches only brings surprise sandwiches, handcrafted and full of unique flavors. Randwiches are $7 and deliveries are confined to areas served by the NYC subway system. Tips are not accepted, only social media referrals. [...]
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
In the book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, infinite computing, ubiquitous broadband networks, digital manufacturing, nanomaterials, synthetic biology, and many other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains [...]
Why Working Anywhere from Anywhere is a Myth
There’s a fashionable mantra being preached by ecommerce gurus that one can live and operate an online store from anywhere and that the online store can operate in any country, especially if you employ the drop ship model. This is a falsehood that needs to be challenged, at least according to Robert Mangan, who owns [...]
Today in Entrepreneurial History: January 23
1571 – The Royal Exchange opens in London. 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States’ first female doctor. 1855 – The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father [...]
4 Simple Ways To Protect The Reputation Of Your Small Business Online
If you are trying to run a small business, there is no way to avoid the Internet. No matter what kind of business you operate, you will need to have an online presence. Having an online presence does not include just having a website and posting your most recent innovations to Twitter and Facebook. Consumers [...]
If you don’t work for a fortune 500 company, or a government agency, do you still have a business card? I don’t. Well, actually I do, but I last printed them in 2007 and so much has changed since that I don’t think that any of the contact information is valid anymore. According to Fox [...]
How Does FreeConferenceCall.com Make Money?
FeeFighters.com took a look at how companies like FreeConferenceCall.com make money. Surprisingly, it’s not through up-selling to their premium, for-pay, product. It’s via an “outdated” telecommunication regulation from the telecommunications act of 1996, that’s still on the books, which requires small rural telephone companies to charge larger telephone companies a “termination fee” to access their [...]
