Tuesday 31 May 2016

Monday 30 May 2016

Friday 27 May 2016

Lead, Prioritize and Win: Overcoming Traditional Leadership Challenges

"We expect to lead and be led. In the absence of orders I will take charge, lead my teammates and accomplish the mission." - Navy SEAL Creed

Franchising Isn't Any Easier -- Or Harder -- Than Other Types of Business Ventures

People often think that opening a franchise means no extra marketing efforts and guaranteed success. Well, they're wrong.


Wells Fargo lowers financial targets, cuts energy loan exposure

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co lowered two key financial targets on Tuesday and said it was sharply cutting exposure to troubled energy loans, signaling that tough times for bank profits may continue...


10 Remarkable Habits to Instantly Spark a Relationship with Anyone

The secret of success in business and in life is to build strong relationships with others. The faster you build them, the more success you will find.

U.S. states stung by drop in April income tax revenue

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. state personal income taxes tumbled in the key revenue month of April due to lower investment returns from weaker equities and energy prices in 2015, a Reuters analysis of...


Franchise of the Day: This Franchise Fills Our Taco Needs All Day Long

With 24/7 service, Del Taco just gets it.


How Social Influence Is Getting a Lot More Social

Social influencer marketing is crushing it right now - but not just on the internet.

How to Become Part of an Industry Disruption Before It's Too Late

Everyone wants to be a disruptor. Know how to spot a market change and you'll be the one changing your industry

Exclusive: Verizon turns to former Yahoo bankers for bid - sources

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc is working on its bid for Yahoo Inc's core assets with an investment bank which was, as recently as last year, one of the U.S. internet...


Monday 23 May 2016

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Do These 7 Things Every Day

It's not what you try once, or what attitudes you hold. It's what you actually do, every single day.

Bank of America $1.27 billion U.S. mortgage penalty is voided

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out a jury's finding that Bank of America Corp was liable for mortgage fraud leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, voiding a $1.27 billion...


Steve Blank Makes Homage to Steve Jobs in Speech to NYU Engineering Graduates

The entrepreneur, author and educator urged graduates of NYU's engineering school to come to grips with the fact that their time on earth is limited.

Sunday 22 May 2016

Innovation Is Not Enough. Consider an Alternative Disruption Path.

While most startups are looking to disrupt an established big business or even an entire industry, Michael Docherty's book Collective Disruption provides a surprising and viable alternative.

Saturday 21 May 2016

Creditors of Puerto Rico government bank revive lawsuit over debt moratorium

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Hedge funds who own debt at Puerto Rico's Government Development Bank are accusing the bank and the island's governor of giving preferential treatment to local creditors under a...


Friday 20 May 2016

How Tony Robbins Inspired This Founder to Make His Next Big Move

Gerard Adams sold his media company to the Daily Mail for $50 million -- and had no idea what to do next.

Wednesday 18 May 2016

Zuckerberg: 'Conservatives Are 'An Important Part of Facebook'

The CEO met Wednesday with conservative and Republican leaders to address allegations editors at the social network tilt their news coverage toward the left.

A Seller Must Earn the Right to Close With Buyers Today

B2B sales is ever green, running in cycles of buying and not-buying over a years-long relationship. It's not about closing today.


More than 25,000 Madoff victims now eligible for $4 billion fund

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The overseer of a $4 billion U.S. Department of Justice fund for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme said he expected to recommend payouts for at least 25,280 claimants with...


Tuesday 17 May 2016

Lower bonuses, more job cuts in store for Wall Street in 2016: study

(Reuters) - Job cuts and constrained hiring are expected to continue on Wall Street in 2016, with bonuses likely to be lower than in 2015 due to difficult market conditions, according to a study by...


Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta on How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Idea

Tilman Fertitta, star of CNBC's Billion Dollar Buyer, explains to Inc. staff writer Graham Winfrey what truly makes a business valuable.

Monday 16 May 2016

How to use Facebook Targeting to Recruit New Customers

Marketing these days is all about targeting - and Facebook is leading the way.

Paulson cut gold bets again as Soros, others rushed back

(Reuters) - Gold bull John Paulson slashed his bets on bullion while billionaire investor George Soros and other big funds returned to the metal for the first time in years, filings showed on Monday,...


Friday 13 May 2016

Could This Be the Worst Buzzword of All Time?

Why can't the software industry stop creating new names for an old concept?

UBS urges judge not to hold it liable for mortgage bond losses

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG urged a U.S. judge on Friday to reject claims that it should be held liable for $2 billion in losses that investors incurred on mortgage-backed securities issued before...


Thursday 12 May 2016

The Gold Rush of IoT and What It Means for Your Brand

Over the past year, the Internet of Things (IoT) has made an interesting shift from devices to services.

Tuesday 10 May 2016

Best-paid U.S. hedge fund managers take home $13 billion

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge funds lost money for their investors last year but the industry's top-paid managers had a banner year, with five men earning more than $1 billion each in 2015, an industry...


Three Simple Ways to Expand Your Cranium

As you keep moving from place to place every day, chances are you're polluting your brain with commercials and radio. Why not take control over the input of information during this time?

Monday 9 May 2016

Here's the Success Blueprint of a Million-Dollar Marketing Funnel

Building a pipeline of qualified leads is all about strategy.

Exclusive: BlackRock targets 2016 launch for LatAm infrastructure fund - document

NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc is accelerating its push in Latin America, making plans for its first launch of a private equity infrastructure fund targeting that market, a company document...