I’ll never know what Jay-Z has against me or my new Internet venture. All I know is that after months (okay, weeks) of planning a SxSW launch party for our triple-awesome new journal of food, war and travel called Roads & …
Small Business
PayPal Makes a Play for Small Businesses With ‘Here’
PayPal, a division of EBay, is making a play at small merchants with the introduction of its new “Here” device, which enables small businesses to accept both PayPal account numbers and major credit cards using nothing more …
High Country Kombucha Shows How Small Businesses Can Capitalize on a Crisis
Ed Rothbauer thought his career in construction was over after a fall from a roof left him paralyzed from the ribs down. Little did he know at the time that out of this tragedy he would find his calling in life, in the form of a millennia-old drink whose fans attribute to it mystical healing powers.
Dollar Shave Club: A Start-Up’s Viral Ad for ‘F***ing Great’ Razors Is a Big Hit
Here’s the Dollar Shave Club concept: Starting at $1 per month, customers get a month’s worth of razors delivered to their doors, with a razor handle included in the first shipment. As far as modern-day business models go, it …
How an Organic Bloody Mary Mix is Thriving in the Heartland
What began with a $1,000 loan from mom and dad has turned into a booming Midwestern cocktail company
A 21st Century Twist on the Old [Blank]-of-the-Month-Club Idea
This past spring, Markus Rauschnabel began to notice that his Westchester neighbor, a new mom, was receiving tons of Amazon packages in the mail. It reminded Rauschnabel, a father of three, what his own wife went through when she …
How Entrepreneurship Can Fix Young America
The U.S. government is being strangled by partisan politics. Youth employment is at a 60-year low. Student-loan debt is approaching $1 trillion (and default rates are rising quickly).
Yet young Americans are far more …
Get Your Colleagues’ Attention
To capture any audience’s attention, you must frame your message properly. Whether you’re making a presentation, composing an email, or talking with your boss, here’s how to convey your idea:
Obama’s Job Creation Tax Credit: Cool Idea, Bad Policy
A tax credit? For small businesses? To create jobs? And raise wages? Wow! What a great idea! What’s not to like?
Quite a bit, in fact. In his fiscal 2013 budget proposal, President Obama has suggested a temporary 10% tax …
Boo! Ghostwriting Grows in Age of ‘Book as Badge’
The craft of ghostwriting is a dark art of sorts, replete with secrecy and scandal. But lately, it’s also becoming a booming business.
Ghostwriters, once the preserve of politicians and celebrities, are in demand by a
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Why We Should Help Veterans Start Their Own Businesses
Successful entrepreneurs are hard-working, dedicated, disciplined, multi-skilled, and self-sufficient. They are problem solvers who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, and who stop at nothing until goals are reached. They are bold risk-takers, and they are passionate, strong-willed individuals who put the mission before the man. …
Is ‘Made in America’ Back In Style?
My grandparents had two criteria for buying a car: It had to be blue, and it had to be American. The last time they purchased a car was in the ’90s, when American car companies didn’t have the best reputations for quality or …