Restaurants like Olive Garden and Red Lobster are struggling, while high end dining is flourishing. At GE, demand for high-end dishwashers is racing ahead of sales growth for mass-market models. This leaves the question, what happened to the middle class? Source: BestMSWPrograms.com Generally the Middle-Class is thought of as making <$100,000 a year But middle-income […]
How intelligence fits into the workplace: Source: BestEducationDegrees.com A good IQ is often required for success at work, but more often than not it’s other forms of intelligence that really make or break a team. Traditionally valued in the workplace: IQ = mathematical/logical and verbal/linguistic A good team has a myriad of intelligences The Team: […]
With free online services, YOU are the product. Source: BizBrain.org Product You With free online services, you’re the product. How Google Sells You: Adwords provides a link between you and products Top Cost-Per-Click’s for adwords: 1.) Insurance: top CPC of $54.91 24% of keywords 2.) Loans: top CPC of $44.28 12.8% of keywords 3.) Mortgage:top […]
by Melissa Stewart Sponsored by Pave.com Do you have a dream? Not those crazy stories that play out in your head when you sleep but a million dollar vision you want to turn into a living, breathing startup? You know, like recording a great CD, launching the next big social network that takes the […]
by Melissa Stewart We need YOUR nominations for this year’s Girl Crush list! What kind of sites make our list? We’re glad you asked! Gather some inspiration from last year’s list! Nominate a site you LOVE! We’re looking for informative and compelling content, smart design, engaged communities, female leaders, inspiring stories, and sites that keep […]
by Melissa Stewart Drum roll please! I’m excited to introduce our newest lineup of über-awesome featured contributors!! We are honored to have such an amazing group of women on board for 2014. So enough about me, scroll down to meet our team! Alycia Edgar – Leading expert in creating systems for profitable business from Business Performance […]
Description If a child of 1910 could glance at today’s toys, he or she would likely be confused by the endless games consoles, gadgets and TV-inspired toys. Back in the early twentieth century, the teddy bear was the most popular toy, followed by train sets and construction-themed toys. There was not an electronic device in […]
We’ve all seen the Black Friday rush and the news reports of skyrocketing Cyber Monday sales and felt the pressure to spend, spend, spend over the holidays. But how do these numbers really add up? In our brand new infographic, find out when people shop for the holidays, where they spend their money, and perhaps […]
by Ali Brown Many business owners slow down to a crawl as we get closer to Christmas, figuring sales are going to ramp down anyway. But, the holidays open up some quality time to evaluate your business and set yourself up for a successful first quarter of the New Year. Here are 7 things you […]
by Melissa Stewart I am part of the VerizonInsider blogging team which comes with some great perks LIKE getting to play with a Droid Ultra! I previously posted about my “first thoughts” when I unboxed it and started playing around. I’ve since added a spiffy new cover and all my favorite apps! No phone is […]
