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It’s not too late: 5 reasons people over 40 make great entrepreneurs

  By Judith Humphrey January 25, 2024 We regularly read about entrepreneurs starting their companies at a young age. Bill Gates was 19 when he founded Microsoft—the same age Mark Zuckerberg was when he launched Facebook, and Michael Dell when he began Dell Technologies. These are classic cases of successful entrepreneurship among the young. But … Continue reading It’s not too late: 5 reasons people over 40 make great entrepreneurs

If you hate your job, you’re not alone. Everyone is experiencing the ‘Great Gloom’

  By Julia Herbst November 05, 2023 Remember when everyone was obsessed with the Great Resignation? We published piece after piece looking at why so many workers were resigning, and what employers could do to ensure remaining employees felt valued and engaged.  Now that the Great Resignation is decidedly over—even according to the professor who … Continue reading If you hate your job, you’re not alone. Everyone is experiencing the ‘Great Gloom’

9 ways to improve your content’s UX beyond great writing

Well-written content doesn’t do much good without a pleasing UX. Here are simple steps to improve your site and keep people on your pages. Michael Brenner on October 16, 2023 Solid writing is critical to effective content marketing, you already know that. However, your target audience won’t read your content if it doesn’t look good.  … Continue reading 9 ways to improve your content’s UX beyond great writing

The Great Mismatch: With millions of open positions, why does the job market feel so dire?

  By Sam Becker October 06, 2023 The era of confounding economic data and indicators stretches on. The latest jobs report, released Friday, shows that the economy added 336,000 jobs during September, leaving the unemployment rate at 3.8%, a sign that the labor market remains strong, despite fears that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes … Continue reading The Great Mismatch: With millions of open positions, why does the job market feel so dire?

The Great Cutback: Most Consumers Are Reducing Their Spending

The Great Cutback: Most Consumers Are Reducing Their Spending by Ray Schultz , Columnist, December 29, 2022 Consumers are adhering to their guilty pleasures — even as they worry about inflation and other threats to their finances. For instance, some people are continuing their consumption of cigarettes/vaping, alcohol and marijuana, according to Jungle Scout’s Consumer … Continue reading The Great Cutback: Most Consumers Are Reducing Their Spending

Why is the Patagonia sale a big deal? Jim Collins, author of ‘Good to Great,’ weighs in

  By Stephanie Mehta October 07, 2022 Author Jim Collins (Good to Great, Built to Last) has been chronicling Patagonia’s unique approach to business since the late 1980s, when he wrote and taught a case study on the company for his Stanford Graduate School of Business classes on entrepreneurship. He has written for Inc. about … Continue reading Why is the Patagonia sale a big deal? Jim Collins, author of ‘Good to Great,’ weighs in