We talk about how to sell to and recruit Millennials – after all, they are an increasingly important slice of commerce – but once they’re hired, how do they view the workplace and their relationship with their bosses? That’s why I was fascinated by a recent Reddit rant a Millennial (female, age 26) wrote about […]
By Cliff Ennico Twice a year I have the privilege of speaking at a leading conference and exhibition for people who sell merchandise online – the Seller’s Conference for Online Entrepreneurs, known as SCOE (www.scoe.biz). Last week’s event in Philadelphia drew more than 100 Amazon “third party resellers” from around the country – some of […]
By Orla Forrest It was 140 years ago that Scottish scientist Alexander Graham Bell patented and invented the telephone. Since then, the technology he pioneered has evolved enormously to the point where calls over the Internet or on smartphones are now commonplace. Just how did we get to this juncture since Bell’s historic moment? Irish […]
By Brian Hamilton and Mary Ellen Biery It has been said that the worst problems are the ones you don’t see coming, and there is a significant problem brewing in D.C. that too few people seem to be paying attention to. At President’s Obama’s urging, the Department of Labor is amending regulations governing the “white […]
By Amy Wood Sometimes the best way to teach a person something is to present it within a familiar framework. Suppose you don’t understand fractions. Sure, we could try to teach you from a fourth-grader’s textbook or we could teach you with a pizza (or pie if you’re lactose intolerant). All of a sudden fractions […]