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Every office has someone who may be a little irrational. They be manipulative, stubborn, or passive-aggressive. Most of us just deal with it, but what if there was a better way? Dr. Mark Goulston, a psychiatrist may be able to help with that. In his book,”Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irra Read More

Good news — you’re growing. But you want to make sure your team feels comfortable and can do their best work in your space. That’s why we asked 14 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question:
“What is your top tip for finding office space when your company has outgro Read More

As Black Friday 2015 fast approaches, shoppers and retailers are getting ready for the single busiest day of the year. In the U.S. alone, $9.1 billion was spent by shoppers in stores in 2014, which doesn’t include online sales.
However, a new survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics on b Read More

While Silicon Valley gets most of the attention, there are plenty of other areas that are equally conducive to launching a startup. Yes, Silicon Valley is filled to the brim with resources, but it’s also expensive and over saturated. If you really want to provide your startup with a strong foundati Read More

Narcissists are among the most interesting coworkers. They are also repugnant, disruptive and poisonous to a business, and potentially to your career. That is, if your narcissist sees you as anything except a reflection of their greatness.
So, you must interact with the office narcissist as if eve Read More

When Steve Jobs wanted money for Apple Computer in the late 1970s, he got financing from Silicon Valley venture firm Sequoia Capital. Roughly 40 years later, in 2009, when Brian Chesky needed funding for Airbnb, he got an investment from the same Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Not only has S Read More

When a small business owner obtains a website, the most important aspect is the Search Engine Optimization (SEO). That’s the code embedded in the website that allows for search engines such as Google to put searchers in touch with the business that fulfills their need. But googling how to do SEO ca Read More

Fiverr, a site where freelancers can find work and businesses can hire them, has announced raising $60 million in funding that will be used to build out its community. Previously Fiverr’s hook was that all prices started at a $5 base. But now the company plans to eliminate the price minimum all tog Read More

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to the seniors in a class at Medina County Career Center about sales. I was sharing thoughts about how there is no selling in sales. How sales is about matching a solution to a problem. And then I started talking about networking and what that really looks l Read More

BlackBerry is hoping its new and oddly named Priv mobile device will win the company back some of the widespread business usership it has lost to competitors in the mobile market. Recently launched, the Priv is BlackBerry’s very first Android phone. It’s also the first Android phone in forever to f Read More