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The Changing Role of the CIO
Published May 16, 2013
The next time you attend a management meeting and try to pick out the chief information officer (CIO), don't waste your time looking for someone wearing a beanie cap with a propeller.
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Why Can't Social Business Apps Be More Professional?
Published May 09, 2013
Scrape away the paint and chrome from most social applications for business and what you usually find is a pale derivative of a personal social site like Facebook. Though these mockingbird sites have become a corporate staple, businesses report their social initiatives usually go nowhere.
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Social Marketing to Moms Requires Precision Content
Published May 06, 2013
If your business is targeting mothers online, you'd better have a social media marketing plan. At this point, it’s practically unheard of for moms not to use social media. But you need to be spot-on with your content, experts say.
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Startup Business Owners Optimistic About Their Growth
Published May 02, 2013
Newly minted business owners’ confidence is climbing, in spite of their reservations about the nation's overall economic health, according to a startup confidence index released today.
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Social Media Influencing Green Buying
Published April 23, 2013
If you’re hoping to woo true environmentalists with your green products or services, you should aim for social media tactics that target younger people, who have larger social circles and are more prone to take action, according to Mintel, a company that tracks trends worldwide.
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Emotional Intelligence Is Key to Good Leadership
Published April 08, 2013
There's one thing that most managers of high-performing businesses have in common beyond operational smarts. They have emotional smarts as well, a new survey shows.
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Investors Look to Retailers to 'Rightsize'
Published April 01, 2013
When a large chain retailer opens a new store, consumers usually welcome the addition to their local shopping landscape. That kind of expansion, though, is usually viewed more skeptically by investors.
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The New American Dream: Fame & Fortune
Published September 25, 2012
The siren call of the American dream may not be as powerful as it once was, but we are still a nation of believers, new research shows. Like the American population, the demographics of those who believe in the dream have changed over time. But the majority of us still believe the U.S. is a place where anyone can achieve fame and fortune.
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California College Produces Entrepreneurs by Degree
Published September 25, 2012
Nestled in Stanford's shadow down the road in Sunnyvale, Calif., Cogswell College has been spawning entrepreneurs since 1887. The tiny institution (entering Class of '15 numbered 45) will strengthen its entrepreneurial chops this fall with the launch of a new Master of Entrepreneurship & Innovations (MEI) program.
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Why Networking Success May Be All in the (Business) Cards
Published September 21, 2012
Nothing beats face-to-face networking when it comes to driving new revenue, small business owners say. Online social networks don't hold a candle to in-person efforts when it comes to making the cash register sing, a new survey shows. And what really makes it work is that artifact from the olden days of business, the humble business card.
