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Small Business Success Story: FloatOn Float Therapy
Building a business is hard enough in existing industries where people get the concept and already buy the product or service. No one needs to think about why they need coffee or tea. But sometimes entrepreneurs break new ground and they have to create a market in the process. Ford had to sell people on…
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VIDEO: eCommerce Success Story – John Lawson of 3rd Power Outlet
John Lawson, CEO of 3rd Power Outlet, is one of the most successful eCommerce professionals ever with over $25 million in sales on eBay and Amazon. This immensely likeable man will tell you that today’s eCommerce platforms have expanded the playing field for those with the desire to make money and the ingenuity to make it happen. Whether…
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VIDEO Nonprofit Success Story: SPARK, a Community Infused Organization
The lean startup may be de rigueur, but nonprofits have been living that experience forever. Dependent upon donations, volunteers, foundations, and free office space, nonprofit founders know how to get things done for less. Dana Edell, Executive Director of SPARK, is a veteran of two nonprofit startups. Join us as she describes the essentials for…
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The Art of the Interview
Growing up, my mother strictly regulated our television viewing time. We were limited to approximately an hour a day on school nights and our main source of television programming was PBS. Favorites included Sesame Street (where Grover reigned supreme), Yan Can Cook, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Reading Rainbow and Ghostwriter. Then,…
3 Tips For Interview Success
The road to a new job is generally littered with all sorts of failure, but there’s no need to give up just because you didn’t get the position you were seeking. Trust me, if they gave out T-shirts for making the final two or three on the hiring list I’d have enough material to make…
Resume Advice for Job Seekers Over 50
They’re out there – armed with freshly-minted MBAs and other advanced degrees, up on all the latest social media, with fancy smartphones and tablets, willing to work for very little – and they’re competing with YOU for jobs. In today’s challenging job market, facing less-experienced competition, those over 50 years of age meet more challenges…