My companies don’t have sick days. Or vacation days. Or days off. We don’t have them and my employees love it. Ever wonder why most businesses require employees to work at an office during certain hours, even though physical location doesn’t have any bearing on most job requirements? It’s the same reason why some employers [...]

Most people, when asked what they would change about their lives, mention personal freedom as something they’d like more of. The biggest culprit when it comes to keeping people on day-to-day lockdown is work. A solid 40-60 hours are held hostage by the office each week, and employees are all but chained to their desks [...]

I recently had the privilege of reading a truly outstanding book, and just had to interview the author to share his insights. Brian Reich is the author of Shift & Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society. It’s a book that’s not only a good read, but an important, solution-oriented change agent, [...]

Our office rent renewal just came in. A painful 18% increase on last year! We’ve started the arduous negotiation process: we say “as reliable sitting tenants we were expecting a renewal discount”; they say “average rents across London have risen dramatically and we’re just trying to keep in line with the market.” A heated debate [...]

Search engines are essential for getting your site noticed; however, it is an enormous challenge to optimize your site when you don’t have the resources or tools necessary. With these tools, you can optimize your page both on and off site. 1. Google WebMaster Tools Webmaster tools give you the ability to improve your target [...]

Along with Brennan White, Matt Peters is the co-founder of Pandemic Labs, a social media marketing agency based in Boston, MA. Their agency helps businesses to navigate their brands through the gantlet of social media and use this powerful tool to successfully promote their brand. Matt and Brennan (and their whole team) get that social [...]

Many people, especially those who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder, dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. But every job move is fraught with risk, and the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. This is a big jump, especially in a down economy, [...]

Emerson Spartz is a great example of what a young entrepreneur can do if they believe in themselves and are willing to work for their vision. Emerson began home schooling at the age of 12 and started creating a website for fun. Today, that site – MuggleNet – is the world’s number one Harry Potter [...]

I live in a small Midwestern town of about 100,000 people. You’ve likely flown over it on your way to a coast. It’s called Columbia and it’s in the great state of Missouri. The weather is nice about three months a year and it’s a pain in the ass to travel to and from. But [...]

Driving by a local convenience store, I’m immediately drawn to the faded awnings and falling sign. I think to myself how much they could do with the place if they freshened it up a little. So how much does appearance matter when it comes to your small business? Of course money is often a tight [...]

If you have a local business or website that you’d like to take national, or if you just like to hear stories of young entrepreneurs who have beaten the odds to realize business success, today’s interview is for you. In the late ’80s, 8 year old Gelie Akhenblit and her family immigrated to the US [...]

Marketing is an essential part of running a business, often overlooked or poorly implemented due to busy-ness of the Owner, this gets looked upon as money draining out of the business. On the other hand, if done right and implemented properly, marketing can reverse the drain and have a fountain of cash and clients flow [...]