Upstart Crowdfunding Lets People Invest In Future Earnings
In recent years, crowdfunding has become a popular way for people to raise money online for their businesses. The idea is simple, set a goal and time frame, explain your business idea, get the word...
View ArticleNew UPS Main Street Program Helps Small Rural Businesses
With its reputation as a reliable delivery service and recognizable brown and yellow trucks, UPS is one of the most well-known shippers in the United States. However, the cost of franchising and...
View ArticleSmart Air Vents By Keen Home
Have you ever found an invention that makes you smack your forehead and ask, “Well, why didn’t I think of that?” The new smart air vents listed by Keen Home on Indiegogo.com will probably do the same...
View ArticleMatterform’s New 3D Scanner Finishes Crowdfunding Campaign
Sleek, smooth, fast, and easy to handle. Sounds like a really good sports car, doesn’t it? What if I told you it was Matterform’s new 3D scanner, the Photon, that will hit the consumer market sometime...
View ArticleSmall Business Tax Deferment Could Be Big Help
Small businesses have a lot to overcome when they first start out, including the cost of just running the business. A small business tax deferment bill currently being debated in Congress could help...
View ArticleNSA PRISM Spying And Lying: Data Giants Deny Involvement
NSA PRISM has the Obama administration shaking off yet another controversy in the wake of Benghazi, the IRS/Tea Party scandal, and the subpoena of AP phone records. On Thursday, The Guardian reported...
View ArticleEdward Snowden, Obama’s NSA PRISM Disaster, And What Your Business Can Learn...
“Edward Snowden” and “NSA PRISM” are two keywords that will be popping up quite a bit on search engines this week, and if you have been following them even a little bit, you’ll understand why. Since...
View ArticleStaples Rewards Program Offers Even More
Staples Rewards Program has offered more to the company’s small business customers since 2007. Incentives are based on the amount spent, and have been very useful to those who make Staples their...
View ArticleAmazon India Drops Kindle Fire HD, Paperwhite On June 27
Amazon India released without much fanfare last week, but the online retailer is already moving forward with plans to launch some of its most popular eReader devices. Until today, the Amazon.in web...
View ArticleMarissa Mayer, Yahoo! Year-In-Review: 14 Acquisitions Since CEO Took Office
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer made waves with a $1.1 billion cash acquisition of Tumblr last month. Considering the company only had about $1.2 billion on-hand at the time, no one could blame you for...
View ArticleRenegotiating Rates: How To Improve Your Chances
Renegotiating rates can be one of the trickiest parts of your life as a consultant or freelancer. When a rate is agreed upon, both parties can get so used to it that it outlives what is fair and...
View ArticleTime Is Money: But How Much?
Time is money: you’ve heard it said over and over again in the business world, but does anyone really give significant thought to what it truly means way down in the weeds? What’s the formula for...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Kill Resumes
Resumes were long considered necessities by job search websites, career analysts, and self-proclaimed “experts.” But we’re here to tell you it’s time to stop wasting your time with them. That’s not to...
View ArticleDisney Layoffs: ‘Several Hundred’ Targeted In Interactive Division
Disney layoffs are expected to hit the Disney Interactive group following the release of Wednesday’s quarterly results. The company has refused to comment at this time, so there’s no word on the number...
View ArticleJoin The Rabble And Crowdsource Your … Advertising!?
Crowdsourcing startup Rabble takes one of the more unique approaches to the craze that has swept the Internet since the launch of Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Instead of logging on, finding a project...
View ArticleHow Will Retail Stores Survive The Coming Economapocalypse? Predictions!
Retail stores have had a dim future painted for them by various media outlets, and actual sales results. Most recently, studies have shown that about 15 percent of US malls will be converted to...
View ArticleHow To Screw Up A Product Announcement
On Monday, TechCrunch took Samsung to task for their product announcement regarding a slew of nice new devices — the Galaxy S5, Gear 2, Gear Nano, and Gear Fit — but not revealing any of the prices to...
View Article5 Key Elements Of A Successful Kickstarter
A successful Kickstarter can inject life into your startup in a hurry, but much rides on presentation. Even the smartest business people and the best ideas can run off the tracks if there is a misstep...
View ArticleSpider.io Catches Google In Its Web
Spider.io is a name you’re likely to hear a lot of in the next few days. The London-based company is the latest acquisition of Google, which purchased the company for an unknown sum. With the purchase,...
View ArticleGameFly Movies: Video Games-By-Mail Service Expands
GameFly movies are now a reality. Users have been requesting a movie rental service for a while now, and the company is finally delivering with a service that allows gamers to queue up the DVD and...
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