If you’re not highly-skilled in data analysis, you might feel left out of the big data conversation. But you don’t have to be. To better understand what’s being said, make friends with a “quant”—a person with analytical expertise in your network. Find someone who communicates well and has a passion for solving …
8 Questions to Ask Before You Hire More Employees
Adding staff is a big step for any young company. Here are 8 questions you should be able to answer to be sure that you’re hiring in the right way.
Wanna Share a Ride at the Airport? Be Careful Before You’re Arrested
Over the past few weeks, airport authorities in San Francisco have been making citizen’s arrests of drivers who’ve arranged to pick up or drop off travelers via ride-sharing smartphone apps such as Lyft and SideCar.
Back to School Shopping: Parent-Teen Worlds Collide
A renewed sense of thrift has overtaken back-to-school shoppers, setting the scene for parent-teen conflicts
Prepaid Debit Cards: A Few Good Ones to Consider — And Several to Avoid
Competition has helped drive down fees and increase transparency on prepaid debit cards, but new studies show that some cards still deliver little value for the cost.
Made in America: Photos From the Heyday of American Manufacturing
Creating nearly $2 trillion worth of goods each year, America remains a manufacturing powerhouse, but more and more, all that stuff is being made by machines rather than people. Of course that wasn’t always the case. By the end …
Mobile Mojo: Facebook Tops $38 as Social Stock Finally Hits IPO Price
Facebook shares have soared on surprisingly strong mobile ad revenue
Don’t Let Your Colleague Claim All the Credit
When you’ve put long hours into a project, you want proper credit for it. It can be frustrating to watch a co-worker present your collective work as his or her own. When someone steals the show, take these steps to put things right
Does a Physical Move Make Fiscal Sense?
Deciding to move a business is no small thing, but doing so could drive growth and reduce costs. Here are five reasons when it might make sense.
Wagemark: Betting that Consumers Will Prefer Companies That Pay a Fair Wage
When Peter MacLeod thought about who might serve as the patron saint of Wagemark, the campaign that he launched this month to spur companies to narrow the pay gap between their highest and lowest earners, it didn’t take him long to choose.
“If you’re looking for someone credible on this issue,” says MacLeod, whose group has …
Millennials Wanted: 10 Classic Brands Being Tweaked to Appeal to Young Consumers
With a nip here and a tuck there, Madison Avenue is putting new faces on old brands that young shoppers tend to disdain as, well, just too old-fashioned.
Amazon’s Hiring Spree Shows Difficulties for American Middle Class
New jobs like those found in Amazon fulfillment centers aren’t an antidote to the weak recovery; they are a symptom of it