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Where Starbucks went wrong?
07|31|2008
A bitter-tasting jolt for Starbucks
What happened
Starbucks last week said it is closing 500 U.S. stores, on top of 100 already announced, and cutting about 12,000 jobs. The number of customers at the coffee giant has fallen in recent months. (AP in Yahoo! Finance) Starbucks has doubled in size over the past four years; most of [...]
Greening your roof
07|30|2008
Green roofs are fast becoming the preferred method to green one’s lifestyle according to bloggers. The rapidly sprouting initiative enables gardeners to avoid the urban heat island effect and greenify their homes.
While greening your roof might be as simple of an action as putting some potted plants up top, believe it or not, a [...]
Meet Cuil: Google’s latest competitor
07|29|2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Anna Patterson’s last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.
She believes her latest invention is even more valuable _ only this time it’s not for sale.
Patterson instead intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop [...]
5 New Jobs of the Web 2.0 Generation
07|29|2008
Even though this post is about a year old, it is still a good read – talks about what to expect in the Web 2.0 generation.
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Matthew Reinbold
Entrepreneurship is a craft. But given the risky nature of starting one’s own business are there opportunities to practice the skills involved? Absolutely. Below I’ve taken five online opportunities [...]
The Energy Challenge: Gassing Up With Garbage
07|27|2008
After years of false starts, a new industry selling motor fuel made from waste is getting a big push in the United States, with the first commercial sales possible within months.
Many companies have announced plans to build plants that would take in material like wood chips, garbage or crop waste and turn out motor fuels. [...]
College textbook prices up 186% since 1986; see how entrepreneurs are making the difference!
07|27|2008
While there is hardly anyone that is oblivious to the rising costs of a college education these days, there might be some people still not aware that there is another under-reported cost hiding in the college education receipt. College tuition is still out pacing inflation at public and private colleges and a review of this [...]
Sensible Economic Development Policy Is Green Policy
07|27|2008
By David Roberts
grist.org
The following is an elaborated version of the brief talk I gave at my Netroots Nation panel.
The U.S. economy is in serious trouble, mired in a period of slow growth and high prices — i.e., stagflation. Worse, high prices can largely be traced to escalating fossil fuel costs that are almost certain to [...]
Special Report: The Latest on the Housing Rescue Bill
07|27|2008
The legislation – likely to be enacted soon – devotes $300 billion to helping troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure. See if you qualify.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The Senate on Saturday passed a $300 billion housing rescue bill aimed at helping troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure and supporting mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
President Bush is likely [...]
Twentysomething Entrepreneurs
07|25|2008
By Aaron Ricadela, Olga Kharif, Catherine Holahan, Heather Green, and Arik Hesseldahl (Excerpt from BusinessWeek)
Once again, BusinessWeek.com editors have surveyed the tech landscape to identify the industry’s most promising entrepreneurs aged 30 and under. We assembled this year’s list with input from venture capitalists, our readers, and BusinessWeek editorial staff. Whose ideas and innovations [...]
Featured Post: 10 Ways Generation Y Will Change the Workplace
07|19|2008
by Ryan Healy
There’s no doubt that Generation Y will fundamentally change corporate America. It’s already started. Managing Gen Y is the hot topic among consultants, Human Resource executives and talent management professionals. For a Gen Yer like me, this is great news.
We have a voice, and we have the ear of the decision makers. Not [...]
Solving the Small Business Owner’s Retirement Dilemma
07|17|2008
There’s a fatal flaw in the retirement of many small business owners: After pouring a lifetime of sweat, time and capital into building the business, their rough-sketch strategy is to sell out someday for a ton of money… then settle back and enjoy a financially secure retirement. Many business owners are so sure this will [...]
The Courage To Take Action
07|16|2008
By Brian Tracy
Perhaps the greatest challenge that you will ever face in life is the conquest of fear and the development of the habit of courage. Winston Churchill once wrote, Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend. Fear is, and always has been, the greatest enemy of [...]
10 cool colleges for entrepreneurs
07|15|2008
According to Fortune magazine, here’s a sampling of 10 cutting-edge programs for budding entrepreneurs.
DePaul University, Chicago
At DePaul’s Ryan Center for Creativity, entrepreneurship students, local business leaders, and alums learn better ways to brainstorm new business concepts in sessions led by experts on creative thinking.
Florida International University, Miami
Claiming the largest minority enrollment of any [...]
Breeders’ Cup agrees to be the Headline Sponsor
07|11|2008
Breeders’ Cup, Santa Anita Park & Oak Tree Racing Association Agree to Be the Headline sponsor for 36th Taste of Arcadia
ARCADIA, Calif.–(Business Wire)–
The 36th annual Taste of Arcadia Committee, an Arcadia Chamber of
Commerce sponsored group, is pleased to announce that the Breeders’
Cup World Championships, Santa Anita Park, and Oak Tree Racing
Association agreed to be the [...]
10 real estate businesses that are primed to take off in this economy
07|10|2008
By Carol Tice
The current real estate downturn may be bad news for homeowners, but it means opportunity for savvy entrepreneurs. To find business niches that will grow during the down cycle, we turned to two real estate experts: Robert Kiyosaki, Entrepreneur’s “Rich Returns” columnist and author of the Rich Dad series of books, and Rick [...]
Taste of Arcadia
07|09|2008
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For more information, please contact The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce:
Phone: (626) 447 – 2159 email: [email protected]
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Embracing Growth mindset
07|07|2008
In a conversation with Stanford Report writer Lisa Trei, psychologist Carol Dweck says people’s self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn. Those who hold a “fixed” theory are mainly concerned with how smart they are—they prefer tasks they can already do well and avoid ones on which they may make [...]
Brain Rules
07|04|2008
by: Roger Dooley
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina (Pear Press, 320 pages) is a [...]
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07|04|2008
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We are smarter than me
07|02|2008
By Diane K. Danielson
Last week I reviewed Groundswell and highlighted some of its analytical tools for social media. However, much of it was geared to Fortune 500 companies with six-figure marketing budgets. That’s why it was nice to read it back-to-back with another book, We Are Smarter than Me: How to Unleash the Power of [...]
Community of Startup Investors
07|02|2008
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Politics
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Entertainment
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