Chatbots vs human chat? Better that they work together
Does the rise in the popularity of chatbots portend the disappearance of human chat on business websites? Not now. Or anytime soon. Sure, chatbots can…
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Wage and hourly lawsuits: Easy to file, devastating to lose
As a small business owner, are you 100 percent sure you’re paying employees correctly? Are you tracking their hours accurately? Are those you’ve…
Local marketing: Voice search; Google business listings
Voice search is on the rise. Maybe it’s because big fingers on tiny keyboards are clumsy. Or maybe just because it is so easy and becoming fairly…
Entrepreneurs: Joe Rogan – Street smart since 5; $25 million at 50
Joe Rogan is a tough guy. Born 52 years ago in Newark, N.J. Tough town. Father a cop, mother a “free spirit,” divorced when he was 5. Tough childhood….
Online college courses: Path to degrees, low debt
Today’s students have excellent options for their pathway to higher education. They include traditional and community colleges, online courses, or…
Entrepreneurs: To impact the world in a big way
Growing up in Berkeley, Calif., in the 1970s, Reid Hoffman was entranced by role-playing tabletop games. By the age of 12, he was a paid editor at…
Shoplifting 2019: Low risk, high reward
According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP), about 27 million people — 10% of the U.S. population — steal more than $13…
How to defy shoplifters
Although it’s not possible to completely eradicate theft, there are ways to resist and deter shoplifters in stores large and small. According to the…
From Beanie Babies to billions
In the early 1960s, Ty Warner dropped out of Kalamazoo College in Michigan and moved to California to become an actor. Soon he was a grocery store clerk,…
The tiny get-rich-quick Idea that worked big time
While growing up in the tiny country town of Cricklade in north Wiltshire, England, Alex Tew was known as a maverick entrepreneur. At the age of eight, he…