One of the tricks to creating an enduring company is to spot trends before your competitor does, but that’s easier said than done.
What’s on Tap for Black Friday: Strikes, Protests, Anger – Oh, and Some Deals Too!
It’s never a good idea for stores to upset customers. Considering how important the holiday period is for retailers, right now is an especially bad time to get shoppers and employees agitated. Yet this especially big week for …
Sue or Settle? Feds Face Crunch Time Over Google Antitrust Decision
The Federal Trade Commission is nearing a critical decision on the next step of its nearly two-year investigation into whether Internet search titan Google has used its market power to harm rivals. The FTC could file a lawsuit …
Why So Many Americans Don’t Have Bank Accounts
At a time when you can pay bills online and deposit checks remotely using a cell phone, it’s amazing how many Americans don’t have bank accounts. One in nine households is without a checking account.
8 Black Friday Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
Black Friday shopping has plenty of potential pitfalls. Your shoes might give you blisters. You could forget to bring a snack to eat while you wait in line. Or the item you are looking for could be sold out. These mistakes might …
A Credit Card Promises to Do the Price-Matching Legwork for You
In today’s nonstop-discount marketplace, virtually every shopper has purchased an item at what seems to be a fair price — only to kick oneself a week later when it pops up in a much cheaper sale.
Get Ready for the Holidays
With holiday shopping beginning in earnest this week, it’s not too late to launch some last-minute sales and marketing plans of your own.
Keep Your Team Small
There is well-known research that shows people’s efforts quickly diminish as team size increases. This is because team members reduce their input when they feel less responsible for the output. Use the smallest team possible to achieve your goals.
This may mean including slightly fewer members than the task at hand requires. If …
After Sandy: Why Burying the Power Lines Is a Lonely Fight
Power companies have concluded that burying lines is too expensive to contemplate. Maybe they aren’t thinking about things the right way. Here’s one man who’s taking on the fight.
Business of Creativity: Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
John Williams and Stephanie Walter Williams left their TV production jobs to help teens tell their stories through documentary film. The program became a success, creating award-winning films that have broadcast across the U.S.
Jobs Guru Spills Secrets About Older Workers
Award-winning journalist Kerry Hannon offers some insight about the types of jobs the gray-haired set can expect to find in the coming years.
The Real Reason Hostess Went Under: The Way We Eat Has Changed
News reports that Hostess Brands will file for bankruptcy have mostly centered around the debilitating fight between the company and one of its largest unions. But there’s a more underlying reason why Hostess is disappearing.