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When fear gets in your way, do you choose to take the risk, or do you choose certain failure? Me: So, what stops you from launching your blog? You have an amazing story to tell
Read More »3 Things Every CEO Must Do
Put these on your list of tasks not to delegate this year. Fund raiser. Dishwasher.
Read More »Taxi Drivers Get Around Card Fees
Small businesses are always thinking about clever ways to save money, and cab drivers are no exception. Driving a taxi is a small business and a tough one, especially in San Francisco, where I live
Read More »When to Admit Your Business Has Failed
The only thing worse than failing is sticking with a doomed business long after its fate is sealed. Here's how to know it's time to move on
Read More »Still Ignoring Your Seatmate? Big Mistake
To some, it's a nightmare scenario: a cramped space & no way to escape. But it's still one of the best networking spots you'll find
Read More »Video: Santorum off the trail to be with sick daughter
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum took a break from the campaign to stay in Philadelphia with his hospitalized 3-year-old daughter Bella. Jeff Glor reports.
Read More »Some call healthy L.A. school lunches inedible
As the nation's school struggle to make lunches healthier, L.A. tries to figure out how to make kids enjoy eating healthy
Read More »Exclusive Interview with Dan Holowack of TwitSprout
Listen Live Now! By Philippe Matthews If you are looking for a social metrics tool that will measure your twitter accounts, facebook pages along with your competitors all on one page then the new social analytic startup called TwitSprout is ...
Read More »A Place for Privacy at Sea onboard E&E
When the owner of the 121-foot expedition yacht Jasmin wanted a new yacht, he envisioned the features that made her a hit on the charter circuit, with a few twists.
Read More »A Lifetime of Hockney at Christie’s
Christie’s Richard Lloyd got a stark demonstration of David Hockney’s popularity when he tried to convince collectors of the artist’s work to part with choice pieces for a Hockney-only auction that he was planning. “I rang people up and asked them to consign, and they said, ‘No, we don’t want ...
Read More »Sneak Peek: Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto
Canada’s first Trump-branded hotel redefines the skyline of the country’s largest city. The 60-story Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto, which opened on January 31, is easily identified by its 82-foot articulated spire soaring 900 feet above Toronto’s financial hub. With 261 rooms, the high-rise’s downtown location offers guests sweeping ...
Read More »Why Your Company Needs To Hack Itself
Computer security expert Jeremiah Grossman thinks that traditional cybersecurity doesn't have what it takes to fight off today's wired intruders; he advocates companies and governments invite hackers to find weak spots in their systems. Although the year has just started, 2012 is turning out to be an annus horribilis for cyberattacks. Shortly after the New Year, 24 million Zappos customers found out that hackers had accessed their personal information.
Read More »Who’s Telling You The Truth About Dating Algorithms?
The online dating industry is a $4 billion business. And everyone from popular author Dr. Pepper Schwartz to mathletic OkCupid cofounder Sam Yagan is trying to crack the code for success.
Read More »Capital: The Real Reason Women Get Less
Women-owned businesses start life with a third less capital than those owned by men. Some female entrepreneurs say it's partly the owners' fault. Money
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