The most important asset your small business has is its people, and the most important thing you can do for your employees is to create a workplace that they enjoy coming to each day. There is no way to overstate the importance of a pleasant and enjoyable work environment. A great product or service and […]
There has been a lot of news recently about multi-level marketing companies. However, most of it has appeared in investment articles, not on the business pages. Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman has been waging a public battle against the huge MLM company Herbalife, claiming that it’s a pyramid scheme. Holding a short position on […]
For years we’ve seen legions of Japanese workers doing their morning exercises together at work. They’ve been far ahead of the US in workplace health and wellness awareness. Fortunately, it looks like we’re starting to get serious about wellness at work and I think it’s important that your small business keeps up with the trend. […]
According to a recent report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurial activity is down overall for the second straight year. The only exception preventing this from being an “across-the-board” phenomenon is older Americans — Baby Boomers — who registered an uptick in their rate of startup creation. There are a variety of reasons older […]
Incubators. They aren’t just for poultry anymore. According to the National Business Incubation Association, there are more than 1,200 incubators in the U.S. and some 7,000 around the world. Back in 1980, there were only 12 incubators, so the phenomenon is certainly growing. One type of incubator is sponsored by a university and for the […]