Every year ambitious Americans take the plunge and start their own business, but what begins for many as an American Dream quickly becomes a nightmare. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, nearly half of all startup businesses do not make it through their 5th year and the outlook for those that do is grim—8 in […]
A recent bullying incident in Liberty, Missouri has emboldened a local business owner to step up her efforts to protect children from an all-too-familiar problem in schools: Bullying. “Don’t worry about it,” just doesn’t work, says Melissa Wenenn. Wenenn runs Pride Martial Arts with her husband, Senior Master Jack Wenenn. Martial arts has been known […]
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing debate around “fiduciary responsibility.” That is, financial institutions’ obligations to their customers (or the lack thereof). At the center of this debate is a conflict of interest. There are businesses that are designed to make money by giving you advice but what happens when what’s best […]
“People don’t realize the impact clutter has on their lives,” says Summer Rose, founder of Star Organizers in New York City. “The extra fifteen minutes a day they spend looking for something they’ve misplaced or just threw somewhere because they didn’t have a home for it in the first place – those fifteen minutes add […]
Your carpet and floors don’t look as good at the end of winter. Ice melt salt is a HUGE cause. Every time you walk in your home or step into your vehicle, you track in these harmful chemicals. One company in Colorado Spring, CO is educating the public to dangers these chemicals can have when […]
Every afternoon starting when she was five years old, Jenn Dodsworth had high tea with her grandmother in their native Australia. “My parents tricked me to make sure I was home from school,” explains Dodsworth. “I had to be at my grandmother’s house by ten ‘til four for what I thought was ‘special time’ with […]
Derek Bowen, founder of Razzle Cards was recently interviewed on Business Innovators Magazine where he talks about the online greeting card industry and what makes Razzle Card so unique in this multi-billion dollar industry. Bowen explains, “The online greeting card industry is a competitive market place. There are many players both big and small. One […]
Chuck Boyce started his career in publishing when it was traditional, labor-intensive and expensive. He continues to work in publishing now that electronic media and publishing on demand are available as tools. He is the founder of Brandywine Executive Centers. He began to develop as an authority while working in book publishing during the early 1990s. He […]
On March 18th, 2015, the Pittsburgh Social Exchange with the help of VIP sponsors, Empire Investigation, LLC, National Brokerage, and Eyetique, created a VIP Mega Mixer unlike any other in the area. Over 800 fellow business owners and like-minded people attended the event at The Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe in Canonsburg, PA including members of […]
Miami Lawyer, Christopher Benjamin of The Barrister Firm, P.A. has always loved tech. After 12 years as a well-known and respected trial lawyer, his firm has grown so much that he’s chosen to follow his love of tech and specialize in helping tech startups. He assists tech startups and other business startups with everything from […]