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…
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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…
Sweet Success: The impossible little treat that made a fortune
The Eskimo Pie–or chocolate covered ice cream bar–is something we take for granted, but think about it for a second: Why does it even work? How do you…
Business Book Review: How crazy ideas sometimes change the world
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries By Safi Bachall St. Martin’s Press 368 pages In 2004, a…
How to fund your small business
To start a small business, most entrepreneurs tap into their funds first, even when they also plan to procure debt financing in the form of a small…
Customer Service: What to do when the customer is lying
The customer says the pizza tastes bad, but the customer ate half of it. The shopper asks for a refund for a shirt that has clearly been worn and worn…
Legal issues crucial when forming small business
Entrepreneurs are busy people. They’ve got a ton of things on their mind from marketing and advertising to customer service and phones forever ringing to…