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Laid Off from a Job in Tech? Maybe It’s Time to Start Your Own Business

A bit more than halfway through a disquieting year that has seen tens of thousands of workers laid off, big tech firms are enjoying a monstrous rebound in market capitalization. But Silicon Valley is giving...

byJeff Sloan

August 1, 2023

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Most Valuable Global Brands 2020 (Episode 159)

As entrepreneurs, we all know the value of having a strong brand. A strong brand is easily recognizable, stands for something clear in consumers’ minds and evokes a feeling of trust and confidence, which contributes...

byStartupNation

January 12, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Big Tech Showing Positive Revenue Growth Amid COVID-19 (Episode 49)

The big tech companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft, have proven their staying power through the COVID-19 crisis. All five have seen positive revenue growth over the same quarter in 2019. On this morning's...

byStartupNation

May 7, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Big Five Tech Companies (Episode 32)

In a time when small businesses need help more than ever, the big five tech companies are stepping up. These five companies, including Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple, are not only providing additional resources...

byStartupNation

April 14, 2020

This is the Characteristic You Need to Be a Good Leader

Startups and enterprise businesses alike can struggle with stagnation and narrow-mindedness. According to Nick Liddell and Richard Buchanan, co-authors of the new book, “Wild Thinking: 25 Unconventional Ideas to Grow Your Brand and Your Leadership,”...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

May 15, 2019

What Can a Startup Learn From the Super Bowl?

With Super Bowl LIII in the books, here is what we know for sure: The Patriots are world champions, and the robot uprising is inevitable. The Super Bowl remains the biggest stage for brands. Heavy...

byNeal Hughes and Deb Gabor

February 7, 2019

Why You Should Make Your Startup Better Instead of Bigger

In their dogged pursuit of growth, some startups wind up growing too fast and burning out their employees or founders. Writer and designer Paul Jarvis takes a contrarian approach to business success in his new...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

January 21, 2019

Start a Successful Business: Debunking the Myth of Innovation

The following is excerpted from "Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire" by Colleen DeBaise © 2018 AMACOM/AMA All rights reserved. Published by AMACOM Books www.amacombooks.org Division of American Management...

byColleen DeBaise

February 13, 2018

Embracing the Future: Should Your Business Accept Bitcoin?

Invented in 2009, Bitcoin is a fully digital form of currency. It has gained popularity over the years, with giants like Microsoft and Dell now accepting the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is dependent on an underlying technology...

byMeredith Wood

January 11, 2018

3 Reasons Why a Side Hustle Can Make a Huge Impact in Your Career

While a business degree can be valuable to your career growth, there are plenty of real-world examples that make it obvious that a degree isn’t the be-all end-all to a burgeoning career. Bill Gates famously dropped...

byNathan Resnick

October 21, 2017

Why Big Brands Use Renewable Energy

5 Big Brands Using Renewable Energy and What We Can Learn From Them Renewable energy comes from resources including sunlight, wind and rain and can be naturally replenished over time, unlike the finite conventional energy...

byNeoMam Studios

August 4, 2015

Hey Used Video Game Sellers: The XBOX One Just Pooped In Your Sandbox

Hi gang, Happy early summer to you wherever you are. Here in Charlotte, we celebrate 5 seasons: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, and Pollen. I am very happy that Pollen season is over because it was...

byKevin Harmon

June 3, 2013

Big Business Helping Small Business: A New Era of David and Goliath?

We have all heard the horror stories of big business pitted against small business. The classic David and Goliath tale played out from Wall Street to Main Street with all kinds of financial causalities in...

byHeather Schuck

March 31, 2010

Microsoft’s Sender-ID System

Last week I talked about the pros and cons of double opt-in. Today I want to talk about Microsoft's Sender ID system. Sender ID is the method Microsoft uses to check whether an email is...

byRyan Allis

June 26, 2007