By Jim Blasingame, Contributor Unemployment just went up – to 7.9%. The economy just went down – negative growth in the 4th quarter 2012. Consumer confidence (Conference Board) and small business optimism (NFIB) both are down. …read more
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TV Sports a Spectacular Bubble
By Igor Greenwald, Contributor Unemployment is high, growth sluggish, confidence hamstrung. A debt default and pointless austerity are just around the corner. Meanwhile, in sports it’s raining money, package by multi-billion-dollar rights package. Talk about running up the score. It’s one thing for the NFL to hurdle $2 billion in annual TV revenue from the deal […]
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Working with an Entrepreneurial Attitude is a Powerful Addiction
By Glenn Llopis, Contributor Unemployment has cultivated a new crop of business owners. This rise of entrepreneurship is a sign of the times as those that are having trouble finding a job are now creating their own. Maybe this is why, according to an article on CNN.com, that 79 percent of American businesses have no employees other than the proprietor.
But entrepreneurship is much more than starting a business, being your own boss, converting ideas into revenue; or being socially responsible, and the like. Entrepreneurship is an attitude; it represents how you think and act. It’s not just a business term anymore; for more and more people, entrepreneurship is a way of life. It is a never ending rush of adrenaline that evolves into a powerful addiction.
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