What Higher Ed Wishes Businesses KnewForbesMy recent post on millennials in the workplace seemed to deeply resonate with many of you. To that end, I thought it only fitting to do a follow-up piece, focusing on how businesses are missing an opportunity …
Is Your Business Ready for 2014?Fox Business2013 was a mixed bag. The government shutdown and the uncertainty surrounding the implementation of ObamaCare certainly did not benefit small business owners. However, the budget deal forged at the end of the…
US Small-Business Owners: Mixed Expectations for 2014Gallup.comPRINCETON, NJ — U.S. small-business owners are slightly more negative than positive as they look ahead to the new year. Twenty-eight percent say they are less optimistic about their busine…
Lac du Flambeau Chippewa enter payday loan business with eye to online …Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"The Internet is a robust environment to grow our economy, and we're looking for ways to leverage (the tribe's) sovereignty in a responsibl…
Expert etiquette tips for doing business in ChinaUSA TODAYChina has since begun to loosen the single-child rule, but Margolis of Coppell, Texas, and many other business travelers who have made an etiquette mistake in China may forever recall embarrassi…
Euro Still Vulnerable Despite Rising Against DollarFox BusinessThe euro rose broadly on Monday, as euro zone banks repatriated foreign-held assets before year-end and after the European Central Bank chief said there was no urgent need to cut interest r…
The business of hospiceWashington PostThe Post captured many of the problems hospice faces now that it has become a big business. Now, most Americans will travel a different path to death, since most of us will live a few years with frailty. The hospic…
How To Start a Business In 8 Key StepsForbesYou can't start a business without a good idea. Your idea needs to build a real-world solution to a real-world problem, preferably in a sizable market. And, in all cases, do what you love, as it is import…
Raised to start a businessFinancial TimesAfter the grandfather died, Mr Barber's father ran the business for a while before selling it to Cincinnati-based AdvancePierre Foods in May 2011. That same year, having only just started at college, Mr Barb…
2013: The Best Business Stories of the YearMIT Technology ReviewBut while there may be a bubble in social media, a truer reading of the year in the technology business was that it was one of haves and have-nots. Although fast-changing technology brough…
Mondelez Sells SnackWell's BusinessFox BusinessPackaged foods company Mondelez International Inc has sold its SnackWell's cookies and snacks business to its joint venture with Brynwood Partners VI LP, the private equity firm said on Monday. Bry…
Tricking out trucks keeps Oshkosh business rollingMilwaukee Journal SentinelTony Welnicke built what started as a part-time sideline into a growing business that he believes is now one of the Midwest's largest retailers of parts and accessories for…
10 small-business resolutions for the new yearUSA TODAYLet these New Year's Resolutions from small-business owners and managers in the Shreveport, La., area inspire you to get started on a more prosperous 2014. 1. Analyze your customer service. &qu…
Sharapova, Williams Mean Business in BrisbaneABC NewsAfter pulling out of the Brisbane International with injuries in recent seasons, Maria Sharapova is aiming to use the season-opening tournament this time as a springboard for her comeback and to see …
Japan's top business lobby agrees to raise base pay next year: mediaReutersThe Keidanren business lobby will encourage its member companies to raise base pay next year in annual spring wage negotiations, the Asahi reported, citing a draft of the bu…
Dallas Morning NewsBusiness leaders are bullish on 2014Dallas Morning NewsLately, when I'm out and about, business owners tell me they're poised for a really good 2014. But they say it in hushed tones, as if they're afraid to jinx their goo…
Whatever Business You're In, Chances Are You Need To Publish Content. Here …ForbesHis ideas clearly had an impact as exuberant investment bankers rushed to create business models that combined content and distribution throughout the 90's. At …
10 Hiring Tips for Your Small BusinessMashableHiring is one of the most important things an entrepreneur will do to grow her company. For a small business, each new hire has a tremendous impact and influences the company's culture far more than a n…
ABC News2013's Most Popular Business StoriesABC NewsThe year's most-popular ABC News business stories were chock full of consumer news, with household company names like Hostess and Men's Wearhouse making a blast from the past. Here are som…
Cooking up business: Eagle Mtn. incubator spurs economic growthDaily HeraldEAGLE MOUNTAIN — A business incubator in Cedar Valley started in 2010 diverges from others in Utah County by working with established family businesses headquartered in the bas…
Starting A Business: Tips For Using QuickBooks OnlineForbesOne of my clients uses a spreadsheet to keep track of the finances for his business. But as should be no surprise, it has turned out be more of a hassle than its worth. So he asked me about get…
New York TimesSigns of a Russian Thaw (Toward Business)New York TimesIt was just after 9 on a mid-May morning in 2011 when Ruslan Telkov got into his car and headed toward one of his upholstery company's warehouses near Moscow. His parents had warn…
5 New Year's Resolutions to Make and Keep for Your Small BusinessHuffington PostBut if you run a business, sticking to a set of New Year's resolutions that you've made for the company is actually a great idea because many of the best change…
Brian Hoyer: Go-getting builds recycling business as he strives to finish collegeWaterloo Cedar Falls CourierBut that first business didn't last long. Hoyer soon saw an opportunity when the city of Cedar Falls took a look at offering curbside recyc…
Business HighlightsWashington PostMADRID — Spain's finance minister has told a business newspaper that the government plans to cut income taxes for low-income Spanish families in 2014 but that citizens in higher income brackets won't get the …
Deputies investigating series of business burglaries in AlohaOregonLive.comWashington County deputies are seeking tips to find a man accused in a string of early Thursday Aloha business burglaries, including one where a car was backed into a large gara…
2013 in Review: In business, growth was themeBuffalo NewsThe optimism among the region's business community is reflected in several of the stories, like the purchase of Tops Markets by local mangers, the building of a new headquarters for Delaware …
Maine Oxy expands gas business into new marketsBangor Daily NewsDemand from wholesale customers, such as industrial, medical and veterinary laboratories and businesses, also is strong as a whole. In Maine the market has leveled off, but Guerin expects …
Will An Old Strategy Turn BlackBerry Business Around?ForbesNew York Times' Ian Austen sees the partnership as a “way for BlackBerry to effectively hand over some of its handset business without running afoul of Canadian foreign investment laws.
Can Korea's new culture of business creativity rival Silicon Valley?VentureBeatHere marketing consultant Mario Gamper, who has worked for Platoon Kunsthalle in Berlin and Seoul, gives us a glimpse of how Korea is building a new culture of business …
The biggest mistakes small business owners are still makingYahoo Finance (blog)“I would say that my biggest mistake in my business career was letting my ego get ahead of me when I was younger,” Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, tol…
Boston GlobeTop stories in business news for the year 2013Boston GlobeThe year in business was one of highs and lows, of soaring stock markets and persistent long-term unemployment; of downtown revival and a deadly bombing that devastated the Back Bay;…
Top Business Story in 2013: Booming Stock MarketsABC NewsThe stock market boom was chosen as the top business story of 2013 by business editors at The Associated Press. Washington's gridlock and dysfunction came in second, followed by revelations i…
Don't let fear of success hold your business backUSA TODAYHello Gladys: My goal is to start my own business within the coming months. I am currently preparing to leave my job position as CFO for a mid-size company to start an accounting company. Ne…
Business Lessons From The Football Field: Knowing The Difference Between …ForbesThe universal goal of management for companies and startups alike is to reach business objectives with the smallest possible investment of time and money. In a busy envir…
Welfare Benefits for Big BusinessNew York Times (blog)One point of view is that employers just want to be helpful, and some of them happen to be in a line of business where they can create job opportunities for low-skilled people, many of whom can also…
Philly.comLawyer cultivates business at Italian MarketPhilly.comTypically, they are small business clients, or people needing assistance writing a will. Occasionally, he will handle a criminal matter. But on Saturdays, Cambria trades in his rep tie for…
At the library: Business resources availableLehigh Acres News StarAre you thinking of starting a business? Are you a small business owner, or an entrepreneur? If so, then we invite you to come and meet one-on-one with a SCORE (Service Corps of Retired …
KATUIn Washington, pot business applications surpass 3000The Seattle TimesWhile some applicants are likely to be eliminated by residency requirements, background checks and improper locations, Washington state appears bullish about the legal marijuana …
The Best Airlines For Business Travelers In 2014Forbes2014 brings with it major changes in the airline industry, including the merger between American Airlines and US Airways and tectonic shifts to multiple mileage programs. The impact of these changes…
Business InsiderKim Jong-Un Executed His Uncle's Allies With Antiaircraft Guns Over A Business …Business InsiderNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un executed allies of his powerful uncle Jang Song-thaek by firing squad of antiaircraft machine guns ove…
The Entrepreneurs: Belle Vernon dog grooming business pops up overnightPittsburgh Post GazetteFor those who know her, then, it's unsurprising that once Mrs. Hepple had decided to open a dog grooming business, she quickly found a prime downtown Bell…
CNBC.comConsumers perked up in November, now will business?CNBC.comWith the consumer helping to punch up economic growth, durable goods Tuesday could give some guidance on business spending. Stocks drifted higher Monday, setting new records on the S&am…
Company launching seafood processing business in EastportBangor Daily NewsEASTPORT, Maine — A company known as Campobello Holdings is investing a half million dollars to start a seafood processing business in Eastport, Gov. Paul LePage announced Mond…
Directory business Yellow negotiating with bankers as losses continueZDNetDays after announcing a trading profit and describing the business as “strong” it has emerged New Zealand's Yellow directories business has been given forward waivers of …
MSNBCBusiness Latest: Big banksMSNBCWHY AMERICA NEEDS BIG BANKS: The US government is killing big banks– a policy that may lead to another disaster. Read more. MISS MANNERS RETURNS: In an age of increasingly spoiled kids with helicopter parents, a nu…