Why You’re Not Taking Risks with Your Small Business (And Why You Should)

On October 7, 2009

Why You’re Not Taking Risks with Your Small Business (And Why You Should)

If you are a small business owner or sole-proprietor, chances are you are already firmly entrenched in the role of “risk-taker.” After all, you started a business. With scary statistics floating around, such as the half of all small businesses fail in their first five years, you had to be at least a little [...]


On October 7, 2009

Banks Raise Off-Network ATM Fees

Banks may be cutting the charges for overdrawing your checking account, but other fees are rising. The average cost to use an ATM at a bank other than your own is up more than 12 percent this year, to $2.22, according to Bankrate.com. On top of that charge, which is applied by the institution that owns the ATM, your bank will stick you with an additional fee of $1.32, on average, for straying outside its network. Fees for bouncing checks also are up, costing an average of $29.58, versus $28.85 in 2008, Bankrate reported in a recently released survey. A decade ago that would've run you roughly $21. Daniel Gross at Slate puts his finger on why banks are jacking...


On October 7, 2009

The Four Ps of Online Networking | BTalk Australia

[podcast] Phil Dobbie talks to Iggy Pintado, the author of 'Connection Generation', about the importance of online networking in the business world. Iggy provides the 4Ps to follow that will help to build your profile online.
On October 7, 2009

Resurgent Competition Likely to Cut Property Insurers’ Profits

Last weekend Barron's was singing the praises of insurers like Chubb, Travelers and Ace, pointing out their low price to earnings multiples and the prospect of a 20 percent increase in their stock prices over the next year. But the reality is that they, and other property casualty insurers, may have already seen their best days for a while. Let's begin with the bulls. Third quarter earnings are likely to look a lot better than last year. As for the remainder of 2009, the hurricane season should end around November 30 with a storm-less season, at least here in the U.S., meaning that payouts for wind damage will be minimal in a quarter that's traditionally the highest. The stock and credit...
On October 7, 2009

Kindle Seeks to Set the World on Fire

Amazon.com on Wednesday announced it is bringing out a new global version of its Kindle 2 e-reader. The company is also cutting the price of the original Kindle 2 from $299 to $259, possibly to gain market share. A global version of the larger Kindle DX is in the works. Except for its connectivity technology, the global version of Kindle is the same as the original six-inch version.
On October 7, 2009

Microsoft Budges on Browsers to Appease EC

The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it will test a new Microsoft plan that could end a long-running battle the two entities have been having over Web browsers. Microsoft has, in essence, agreed to offer Windows users a choice of browsers bundled into its Windows operating system. It will include mechanisms to let users turn off Internet Explorer and divorce applications from IE.


On October 7, 2009

Pharma Reduced Paid Search by 84% Following FDA Warnings

Pharma companies all but abandoned paid search ads after the FDA sent warning letters to 14 drug marketers in March, according to Ad Age. March 26 was the date the FDA sent warning letters regarding 48 online drug ads that it cited as misleading.


On October 7, 2009

Pay Czar Taps Tech Industry for Exec Compensation

Obama's pay czar is planning to revamp compensation packages for executives at "bailed out" companies by shifting as much as half their cash salaries to stock. Most striking about this unprecedented gov't intrusion into private industry is its use of a highly successful tech industry model.


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