Social media marketing is a great way to network and share information. For a business, that means it’s a good channel for making and maintaining prospective business contacts; distributing news and announcements; and sharing examples of your work. But that’s only one way to use social media. There are many other ways to mine your [...]

Experience.com, which provides career services to over 3,000 colleges and universities, announced last week that they have arranged a partnership with the professional networking site, LinkedIn.com. They’ll be integrating LinkedIn’s technology and profile information into their platform, which is university-endorsed and utilized by college students and alumni in the millions. Experience and LinkedIn plan further [...]

By Brett Orzechowski and David Tomczyk HAMDEN, Conn. – A movement continues across college campuses to simulate “real-life” situations that are equal parts emotional, professional, practical and educational. My colleague and I set out to do just that. We took a generation raised on technology and combined it with one of the most difficult industries [...]

Nominations are in, and the voting is down to the final week in the “Small Business Influencer 2011″ awards, produced by Small Business Trends and Small Biz Technology. Small Business Influencer 2011 is meant to honor companies, organizations, and people who, “…have made a significant impact on the North American small business market,” according to [...]

Many entrepreneurs would rather not  think of what could occur to their businesses if creditor troubles arise, however, it is often very important to structure the ownership of business assets to provide flexible and effective limited liability should something unexpected transpire. In the United States, although many people are familiar with limited liability as it [...]

When you’re a small business owner, you can use all the help you can get. This is especially true when it comes to startup or operating capital. So when we heard about a contest that PostNet was running, where entrepreneurs can win up to $15,000 to get their business off the ground or help take [...]

Barcamps are a pretty crazy entrepreneurial phenomenon if you ask us.  I mean think about it: The idea of “barcamp” is only 5 years old and they have already happened in over 350 different cities across the world (including North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East) The largest barcamp ever [...]

Have you heard of FoundersCard? It’s a new members-only community, specifically for entrepreneurs. It’s been dubbed “the AmEx Black Card for startups,” and it really delivers. FoundersCard is the brainchild of Eric Kuhn, who drew upon his past entrepreneurial experience, starting the first online college textbook store in the late 90s, Varsity Books, to develop [...]

As entrepreneurs, one of the things we often struggle with most is balance.  More specifically, we can find it difficult to balance our business obligations with family obligations.  If you have children and are an entrepreneur (especially if you work from home), chances are that at some point you’ve expressed to your child that your [...]

Just when you thought you’d kicked the Facebook habit on your computer, you realize that you can’t escape status updates and profile changes that everyone hates.  That’s right – Facebook is now going to be installed on your phone. And Facebook is developing it. Four phones are poised to make Facebook a part of their [...]

If you’re one of those people who always has something to say about everything, Tello is the right app for you.  Available on Android, iPhone, and iPad, Tello allows you to rank the service of nearby establishments.  All you have to do is sign in, say what you need to say, and then the information [...]

From the time the unrest in Egypt began, China began its own offensive.  As the stories of the Egyptian government shutting down the Internet ran through the newswires, it became apparent that the Internet is a more powerful tool than most realized.  When your government decides that shutting down the Internet is a better idea [...]