by Caron Beesley, Community Moderator: SBA Looking to hire an intern this summer? More and more businesses are planning on it. According to theNational Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), employers plan on hiring 8.5 percent more college students in 2012 for summer internships than they did last year. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via
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Facebook mentioned the word “mobile” 171 times in is prospectus. Mobile is a huge part of what Facebook currently does and its future strategies. Thats great for Facebook addicts on the go. Maybe not so much for those who have or plan on investing in Facebook. In its sixth amendment since filing for an intial public offering in February Facebook
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Inc. | Michael E. Gerber A business plan that attempts to account for all the possible changes that will happen in the future is obsolete before the ink is dry on the page. Why is it that business plans never come to life? Why do almost all of them, once written, sit on a shelf and gather dust, while the
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Kevin Bailey for Inc The answer to remaining relevant in today’s digital marketplace is adopting this simple philosophy: “Share everything, everywhere.” As an Internet marketer with a specialization in professional SEO services I’m consistently asked a question that goes something like, “How do I ensure my company remains relevant in today’s ever-changing digital marketplace?” Simple, right? Typically, these executives or
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Every Friday we have a discussion on McCo’s facebook page and our twitter account about Shark Tank. Its fun to critique the business owners as they make their pitches to the sharks. Our staff along with our guests all say if they would or wouldn’t fund a particular business. And of sometimes we’ll second guess the wildly successful sharks as
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Part of the Why Hire Consultants series. A friend (lets say Sam) and I have recently been talking about their friend (lets say Tony). Sam for the past year and a half or so has told me that Tony was thinking of starting a business. Then in the last quarter of 2011 Sam said that Tony has gotten more serious
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Just about all business owners and executives know their business should be online. They know there should be a website and many know there should be a social media presence. What many don’t seem to know is how often and the type of content your sites should be updated with. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share
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At McMillan Consulting we’re often asked about pricing. Our clients don’t know what to charge for their products and services. Many of them just either pick a number randomly or match or go a little lower than a competitor. We have a formula that we use that takes into account for expenses, annual profits, projected sales and more. But one
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