Cuba will let people work for themselves - CNN.com
Cubans will be allowed to work for themselves in 178 activities in the private sector and even hire employees, according to guidelines published Friday as the communist government moves quickly to shed half a million state jobs and provide alternatives for workers.
The recession, now officially over and down in history books the longest since the Great Depression, was not kind to the business world. Once-proud General Motors succumbed to government takeover. Disgraced financial giant AIG needed taxpayer bailouts to survive. Countless smaller, uncelebrated businesses closed their doors completely. An exception to all of this economic despair has been fast food chain McDonald's. Full Story
McDonald’s Foursquare Day Campaign Brought in 33% More Foot Traffic
Update: McDonald's head of social media Rick Wion tweeted that, "the 33% increase was in the number of checkins. We consider checkins the same as a person entering the restaurant." With so many brands...
Work Smart Video: How to Take Effective Meeting Notes | Smarterware
The second season of my Work Smart video series at FastCompany.com premiered yesterday, with a question from Suhasini Kotcherlakota about how to take better meeting notes, and some answers from me and Brad Isaac, who wrote a great piece on mind-mapping meetings at Lifehacker a few years back. Despite the fact that I still can’t […]
Founder Institute: How To Launch In 10 Steps With Less Than $2,000
For any entrepreneur, the challenge of taking an idea to launch can be a daunting and expensive journey. Fortunately, Adeo Ressi, founder of TheFunded and startup accelerator, Founder Institute, has a ten step plan. While there is no foolproof recipe for every launch, Ressi says his template will help any tech entrepreneur get a business off the ground for less than $2,000. The program, which Ressi recently presented at the Founder Institute's Boston location, is a bare bones guide to securing your startup's online identity, enhancing your appearance of legitimacy (through low-cost but well...
Every year, today’s greatest thinkers gather at various TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) conferences around the world. Their talks, which you can find on TED’s website, are often insightful, educational, and fascinating. As a TED junkie, I decided to compile 20 of the best business talks in the conference’s history. Each talk offers insights either […]
Chair + Wii Fit Balance Board + Wheeled Robot = One Happy Baby
Some children suffer from disabilities which prevent them from crawling around and exploring the world, but thanks to projects like this one they might have an alternative way to move around: Baby-sized motorized chairs.
The Top Ten Most Dangerous Things You Can Do Online
Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you're not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely.
Seth's Blog: Foundation elements for modern businesses
When you sit down to dream up a new business, you can imagine a world without constraints. Or you can choose to build in fundamental pieces that will make it more likely your idea will pay off.Here…
Youngme Moon of the Harvard Business School collaborated with XPLANE to create this video introducing her new book, DIFFERENT, an intimately drawn meditation...
A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.
15 Things Every Business Owner Should Know | Inc.com
Running a small business is no small task and though it is associated with great freedom, any business owner will tell you that there is also a burden to carry. To help you find success as an entrepreneur, we've compiled this list of 15 things (some obvious, though easy to overlook, and others less obvious) that you must keep in mind.
