Michael Mallory, executive director of the newly re-launched International Travel and Tourism Marketing Association, works to educate hospitality organizations on how to compete in a rapidly changing marketplace. Since the Internet and Google searches have become the way people research travel, dental tourism and hospitality companies have had trouble getting the word out. The old […]
Anne Pertus, co-founder of The Pillars, a Montreal based management consulting firm says the statement, “Have I made a mistake in promoting this person?” has been said or thought of all too often within organizations today. Often the most technically competent employee is the front runner for the promotion. Often they are not the best […]
One of Eden Marryshow’s first acting goals was to get on television. Specifically, he wanted to be a defendant on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU because his mother loves the show. One of his first major appearances was on CBS’s Unforgettable. It wasn’t SVU, but it was on an up and coming show. He was thrilled. “I got to be […]
Parents often dread the new school year as much as their kids, especially if their student struggles in school. A child with a history of lost school assignments, failure to complete homework, and missed project deadlines makes parents want to pull their hair out, or worse yet, explode. Parents of these students become exhausted early […]
Virtual Business Manager, Sara Speicher has seen first-hand how overwhelm impacts the growth of small businesses. Speicher recalls the incident that started her on a new career path: “Years ago, when I was still an employee, my boss wanted to take his successful small business to the next level, so he hired a team of […]
Steven Lehat Attorney Business Advocate says “The incubator movement is actually something that began in popular parlance around the turn of the century/millennium.” The concept of an Incubator was something that, in the dot com era, grew out of various companies taking young companies and creating environments for them to grow during their “incubation period,” […]
Derrick Meador a well-known writer for About.com for Education and the school administrator at Jennings Public School in Oklahoma, was recently interviewed regarding how parental involvement can help with the roll out of The Common Core State Standards. He has also taught middle school science for seven years, and after earning his Master’s degree, has […]
Kat Jennings, Founder of TaxConnections, is not surprised by the amazing growth of her tax education website. TaxConnections provides on-demand tax expertise to taxpayers and tax education to both tax professionals and taxpayers. For the first time in history, taxpayers will have online access to the very same tax educators that teach tax professionals. She […]
Simon Duffy, Principal at Holy Spirit Primary Catholic School in Darwin, Australia, shares how having a mobile app has dramatically cut printing costs of newsletters and other printed material. Over the past three years, Duffy has successfully rallied his colleagues together and implemented a custom mobile app at three different schools he has worked at. […]
It’s that time again, when summer is winding down and parents are thinking about kids going back to school. For some families, that means sending kids back to college dorms with a second hand or older car. It’s important to do regular maintenance on any car, but parents worry about their kids going off to […]