Do you know who Brownie Wise was? Here’s a hint: She was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Business Week magazine. What did she do in business to earn that honor? She was the woman who developed the Tupperware home party, and as I reflect on that innovation today I’m amazed […]
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 […]
My parents and all my teachers always told me that it pays to do my homework. Then in 2013, as my job stress climbed and my health declined, I found myself having to make a choice: Do I continue to work for a demanding, unethical employer who couldn’t meet payroll but still required me to […]
Last week I wrote about how the U.S. is becoming a country of independents. The 3rd annual 2013 MBO Partners State of Independence in America Workforce Study reported the number of independent workers for 2013 has reached 17.7 million, up 5% from 2012 and 10% from 2011! Many of those independent workers are in the […]