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Survey found 58 percent of high school seniors texted or emailed while driving during previous month; 43 percent of high school juniors acknowledged the same
Read More »Researchers sequence fetus’ entire genome from mom’s blood and dad’s saliva
Current methods to test genetic disease risk in unborn babies may lead to side effects like miscarriage
Read More »The $4 Million Complaint Call
Several years ago, a single problem customer changed the fate of my company. Here's the story.
Read More »5 Reasons to Hire More Moms
They're organized, can multi-task, and have zero time to screw around.
Read More »Investigation reveals morning-after pill may not prevent implantation
Pro-choice activists have claimed that the morning after pill is essentially abortion, but an NY Times investigation may show the pills don't prevent implantation but only ovulation
Read More »Find Capital for a Fast-Growing Business
With banks taking a more conservative approach to financing, it's wise to explore these other options. Growing your small business is challenging, whether you're an ice cream company looking to significantly expand distribution, a software company establishing a new office to double your staff, or a parts manufacturer looking to create a new customized production line. One of the biggest hurdles is getting the capital you need to take the business to the next level.
Read More »How To Move Your Brand From Good Enough To Remarkable
Make Your Customer Trends Pay Off
One way to manage the peaks and valleys of cash flow is to plan marketing strategies based on your customer trends. An important aspect of any business is identifying and reacting to trends; then laying these trends over your demographics in order to manage for peaks and valleys. This has been a normal approach for me when conducting a financial analysis on turnaround clients
Read More »Apple Rumor Patrol: What To Expect At WWDC 2012
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference starts next week with a Tim Cook keynote, so the rumor mill is spinning frantically.
Read More »Does Your Phone Know How Happy You Are? The Emotion-Recognition Industry Comes Giddily Of Age
Who among us has never growled like a cave person at their laptop? Or giggled uncontrollably into a smartphone
Read More »Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Scotland grows to 51 cases
Scottish Health Secretary said cases had risen by 24 new infections overnight
Read More »How To Win The Talent War
I once hired a developer who had more experience in his field than I did in mine. His resume touted roles at companies I one day hope to emulate, and his Rolodex read like a who’s who of tech startups.
Read More »3 Marketing Lessons from a Blackjack Gambler
Use these simple strategies learned from Black Jack to turbo charge your marketing results. Whenever I am in Vegas I always spend a considerable amount of time at the Blackjack tables. Also known as 21, it is a simple card game wherein the players and the dealers try to beat one another's hands without exceeding the number 21
Read More »Overweight people with large waists have almost equal risk of developing diabetes as obese people
7 percent of men with a waist size of over 40 inches and 4.4 percent of women with a waist size of will develop type 2 diabetes
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