Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

There was a lot of finger pointing in Washington this week. The Federal Government is urging banks to forgive principals in order to help homeowners avert foreclosures. And banks, in turn, are hesitant to become more lenient, instead pressing the government to reduce interest rates. In another back-and-forth, former Fannie Mae executives said that competitive [...]

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Happy Birthday America!

Posted on 04. Jul, 2009 by Paulette Costa.

Each year we celebrate Independence Day with picnics, barbecues, beach parties, and fireworks. Humor writer Erma Bombeck once said, “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but [...]

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 29. May, 2009 by Jason Steele.

Marketing used to be simple. A flyer. A postcard distributed to your farm. A newspaper ad in what once was a robust real estate section filled with listings. Today, simplicity has not be replaced, just relocated to the Internet where social networking websites are providing small business great new opportunities to market their services and wares. Rhonda Abrams digs into the top 5 and how small business can make best use them in her post titled Strategies: Which social networking site is best for your small business?

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 15. May, 2009 by Jason Steele.

To fail or not to fail. Just as real estate is finally contending with the reality that newspapers really don’t deliver value and that their demise might open up mew opportunities, Washington steps in and talks bailout. Is this a good idea? The Business Insider Silicon Alley had some thoughts on that this week.

Lynda Gratton is a professor at London Business School. She often writes smart/feel good articles. Learn to Glow is one such example that offers us insight into how to become invaluable at work.

Can you over Twitter? Yup. And when you do, you run the risk of loosing followers. Check this video by RodneyB from Reachd.

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Hope.

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

Yesterday, in front of a record crowd of close to 2 million people, President Barack Obama was sworn in as 44th president of the United States. As we all took time to embrace the moment, President Obama pledged to remake America. His challenges are many, it is said that in a job of that magnitude [...]

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