Go grocery shopping with a top economist. The best food doctrine may be no doctrine at all. In his new book, An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies, Tyler Cowen argues that while Americans will pay a pretty penny to eat well, expensive food isn't always the best.
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Being a young business owner with much older employees to supervise can be awkward. Or not. It depends on how you handle the situation.
Read More »Get Your Focus Back: 7 Tips
You're in an epic battle against distractions--and most of the time you're on the losing side.
Read More »Confidence, Conviction, Communication: 3 Ways Startups Can Step Up Their Game
Last month, I wrote an article about what large, established companies could learn from startups --lessons on remaining nimble and creatively driven at any stage or size. As the founder of a branding and design consultancy that works almost exclusively with startups, but also having spent years in advertising working with corporate clients, I've seen both sides.
Read More »How to Organize Your Home Office
Want to maximize your productivity at home? Here's four tips, and advice from Jason Sadler, who owns Iwearyourshirt.com, a social media firm.
Read More »It’s Time to Set Better Boundaries
Helping your employees set work-life boundaries is easy and prevents burnout. So why aren't you doing it
Read More »6 secrets of happy, loving couples
Dr. Robi Ludwig shares her tips for what makes a successful couple
Read More »Don’t Let Employee Feedback Depress You
How to make the most of negative suggestions your staffers make, and improve your company.
Read More »Harness Creativity by Thinking Inside the Box
Forget getting your employees to think "outside of the box." Instead, use these four ways of challenging your team.
Read More »Helping Customers Help Themselves
Your online customers need help, not template e-mails.
Read More »So You Want to Move to Silicon Valley…
A recent transplant from Minneapolis dishes on what you need to know if you want to live in the start-up capital of the world. Moving your tech start-up to Silicon Valley makes sense on so many levels
Read More »Do You Stink at Public Speaking?
Stop with the excuses, and start off with these low-pressure steps to launching your speaking career, and increasing your brand-awareness. Public speaking is a great way to increase exposure to your brand and your message. Why do so many entrepreneurs resist stepping into the spotlight
Read More »Do You Stink at Public Speaking?
Stop with the excuses, and start off with these low-pressure steps to launching your speaking career, and increasing your brand-awareness. Public speaking is a great way to increase exposure to your brand and your message. Why do so many entrepreneurs resist stepping into the spotlight?
Read More »5 Steps to Getting Paid on Time
Every business runs into deadbeat customers.
Read More »5 Steps to Getting Paid on Time
Every business runs into deadbeat customers. Here's how to make sure they don't take advantage of you.
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