9 Traits That Make Great Employees Outstanding

On August 26, 2011

Kicking the Keynes Down the Road

If paying off big-bank debts with public money and transferring their bad loans onto national balance sheets hasn't worked so far, what else can we do for the economy? Not much.
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On August 26, 2011

Steve Jobs’ Best Business Advice

Find out why Apple's iconic front-man finds it so liberating to stare death in the face -- and how you can do likewise.
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On August 26, 2011

Small Biz Resource Tip: ShirtsByMe

ShirtsByMe

Got a great idea for a T-shirt design but no money to get it to market? Crowdfunding is the hot trend of putting an idea out to “the people” and see who is willing to help you get your…


On August 26, 2011

Icon + Icon, Intertwined

I typed my first high school papers, my first non-hand-written stories, on an electric typewriter–a hand-me-down from a cousin–on the floor of my childhood bedroom. But when I got to college, there was a bank of Apple…


On August 26, 2011

Small Business Bankruptcy Numbers Down

The number of small businesses filing for protection has dropped from last year, though it's still higher than pre-recession.

The number of small businesses that filed for protection under bankruptcy law fell 15 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from…


On August 26, 2011

Stop Ignoring the Stalwart Worker

There's an unnoticed population of employees in business today. Strangely enough, they're also the majority.

The diagram below illustrates the labels that organizations often use (knowingly or unknowingly) to classify their employees. The y-axis focuses on how a professional is…