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Not only did the U.S. economy generate 236,000 new jobs in February, sectors such as construction have found new found strength. While Read More
Damage from Hurricane Sandy is far from fully tallied but a disaster-modeling firm, Eqecat, estimates that total economic damage from Hurricane Sandy could reach as Read More
Conduct a simple Google News search and compare results for “Small Business 2012 Presidential Election” with the same search for 2008. You’ll discover data that Read More
You would have to be living under a rock not to have heard about the grass roots effort to capture Joseph Kony of the Lord’s Read More
In my last post, I described the nightmare that CEOs in America face when dealing with employee health costs, which have become the third-largest Read More
In January, federal prosecutors in Virginia indicted Kim Dotcom, a.k.a. Kim Schmitz, a.k.a. Kim Tim Jim Vestor, the high-flying internet entrepreneur behind the file-sharing website, Read More
The case of embattled Megaupload founder Kim DotCom was one of the top stories that entrepreneurs watched unfold since late last week.
The man: Kim Read More
Post Written by Katie Reynolds
Today we honor our veterans for their courageous sacrifices for our country. At a time when unemployment numbers for veterans Read More
There are simply no superlatives that could possibly describe the achievements of Steve Jobs. As a technologist, he was JFK, Michael Jordan and Jimmy Hendrix Read More
All right, this happened.
It’s gross, none of us wants to think about it, but it happened.
And while Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal Read More
I’ve had this plaque hanging in my office for many years now with the title, Perseverance, and it uses the life of Abraham Lincoln Read More
What we’ve learned over the years through our Vistage CEO Confidence Index is that confidence has proven to be a harbinger for economic growth. The Read More
A 9.0 earthquake, an overpowering tsunami, and spreading nuclear fallout would overwhelm any government, even highly prepared ones like Japan, where disaster drills and sophisticated Read More
Many folks worldwide are personally struggling with the devastation, large loss of lives and possible nuclear meltdowns happening in Japan.
It’s hard not to feel Read More
It is perhaps the most daunting business paradox; the success of a business is based on a future that is nearly impossible to predict. It Read More
From the sidelines, most basketball games can look frenzied: offensive players trying to find an open man, defenders hoping to trap and steal a ball, Read More
The recent Charlie Sheen debacle is the kind of public spectacle that underscores the current media environment – one that encourages the outrageous. The more Read More
Last weekend, I attended the YPO Global Summit in Denver, Colorado. As a member of both Vistage and YPO, each organization helps me achieve different Read More
I am astonished by the fact that business leaders still constantly want to engage with me in a discussion regarding whether or not social networking Read More