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Why Everyone Is an Entrepreneur Now
Job-hopping might ruffle a corporation's feathers, but employers need to accept it's a way of life.Millennials have disrupted the labor market, making it acceptable to job hop and complete "tours of duty" until a better offer comes along. In the process, company loyalty has become a thing of the past, ...
Inc.'s New Look, Plus a Whole New Way to Look at Inc.
Inc. Magazine's June issue launches a new, more visual design and a new, more logical navigation. Plus, there's a new way to experience Inc. beyond the page.
Want to Perform Better? Get Uncomfortable
Blogger and career coach Penelope Trunk gives her spin on Eleanor Roosevelt's classic advice to do one thing every day that scares you.Do one thing every day that scares you; that was Eleanor Roosevelt's advice. The idea being that the more you venture outside your comfort zone, the more you ...
The Best Quotes of the Week, May 20
Kick off Memorial Day weekend with these inspiring nuggets of wisdom from real entrepreneurs.Want to know what it takes to be successful and make a difference? Today, we're introducing a weekly roundup of quotes that addresses those issues and more. Only a real entrepreneur knows what it takes to succeed, ...
The Ultimate Motivation for Any Team
Employees will always resist change unless they believe the company's survival is literally at stake. Here's how to make it clear to them that it is.There is no list quite as sobering to an entrepreneur as a list of the most promising young companies of two decades ago--most of which, ...
7 finance steps for families to take before college
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — For recent high school grads headed to college, the list of summer to-dos can seem endless. From picking out dorm decor to stocking up on ramen noodles and notebooks, prepping for university life can seem almost as daunting as the prospect of leaving home for the ...
Vooza Creator: Someone has to Tackle the Non-Sexy Issues
Passion is great, but only when it applies to how you're working and who it will help, says Matt Linderman.Inventing the next big thing isn't always about passion.Sometimes it's about the non-romantic things that need an upgrade, writes Matt Linderman in a blog post for 37 Signals. Linderman is the ...
Millennials' debt will be lifelong
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — How bad have things gotten for millennials?Their financial situation is so grim that they may never get completely out of debt — in their entire lives.That’s the conclusion of a study from Ohio State University.The real culprit is credit card debt, which tends to stifle economic ...
Four things about home insurance we don't get
BOSTON (MainStreet) — A recent poll shows few Americans know the ins and outs of homeowners' insurance — even though misunderstandings can wipe you out if disaster strikes and you're not covered."Many consumers are purchasing insurance without really [comprehending] what they're buying," says Laura Adams of InsuranceQuotes.com, which found that ...
Cheapskate Culture: Getting through playoff season on the cheap
I would never say I’m a huge sports fan. In fact, that might be one of the last ways I would describe myself. That being said, I do live in Chicago, and I have a serious attachment to the concept of Chicago sports teams. Both sides of my family are ...
The Real Truth About Sales Process
Sales process is not about how you sell but how the customer buys.Every company needs a sales process, right? Well, sort of. The sales process inside most firms look something like this:Engage customer.Investigate needs.Present a product.Demonstrate the product.Propose a purchase.Negotiate terms.Answer objections.Close the deal.There's only one problem: this kind of ...
3 Clichés to Live By
Clichs exist for a reason: They usually contain a grain of truth. VC Fred Wilson explains when conventional wisdom is just that--wise.Choosing the road more traveled isn't always a bad idea, according to venture capitalist Fred Wilson.Wilson is the managing partner of two VC firms--Flatiron Partners and Union Square Ventures--and ...
Savings Makeover: 4-day Corpus Christi family vacation for $585
Recently, our DealPro Shellie Deringer planned a four-day trip to Corpus Christi for Austin mom Traci Shannon as part of the savings makeover. For $585, she was able to get a hotel room for $275 using Savings.com coupon on Hotels.com, $130 for dinners using Valpak Mobile, $80 for attractions using ...
Three cool stand-up comedy videos you can buy for $5 each
I love cheap entertainment. Wait, let me rephrase that: I love entertainment that's cheap. For example, recently I flew to California and back, which amounted to about nine hours of flight time. Normally I'd stock my iPad or Kindle Fire with movies, but for this trip I just couldn't find ...
RedOwl Analytics: The Silent Whistleblower
Blending big data with intuitive software, Baltimore start-up RedOwl Analytics is one to watch.On Wall Street, pending lawsuits and insider trading are a recipe for PR disaster. Clients pack up to take their business and money elsewhere, and the legal fees start piling up. RedOwl Analytics, a Baltimore, Maryland-based start-up, ...
How Tinder Is Winning the Mobile Dating Wars
It's already one of the year's fastest growing apps. CEO Sean Rad reveals his grand plan to change the way people meet.At 27 years old, Sean Rad has already been a successful entrepreneur once. In 2009, he scored his first big hit when he founded ad.ly, which helps brands land ...
3 Signs You're Too Busy to Be Brilliant
"Fail fast, fail often" is popular and appealing. But it's not how you produce great work.The last five years have produced an increasingly fevered body of business-speak that has achieved almost cult-like status. Expressed variously as 'always be shipping', or 'fail fast', the people who promote this approach would have ...
How the self-employed qualify for mortgages
These days, it can be difficult to get a mortgage loan even if you have a solid employment history and credit score. But the bar can be even higher for those who are their own boss.FREE: Check your 2013 Equifax Credit ScoreFREE: Check your 2013 TransUnion Credit ScoreIn the past, ...
5 Ways to Keep Your Eye On the Goal
The most successful entrepreneurs do more than set goals. They keep those goals front and center--all the time.I'm goal oriented. Professionally I am happiest when I have a number to hit, a timeline to make, or a task to complete. Personally, I am at my best when I have a ...
A 3-Step Customer Service Guide for Your Team
What you can do about that moment of truth, when a customer decides to stay or go.When was the last time you sat on the phone with a customer service rep or stood in the middle of a store, hoping someone would help you out, knowing full well if no ...
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