Category: Employment Law

Think you don't have enough time? Nice try. Here are the most common reasons people don't take the plunge--and why they don't hold up.It's likely that one of your excuses is that you don't have enough time--so let's get right ...

Knowing where your business connections are in the real world can be a boon to networking. Here's the app LinkedIn is missing.Pick up your smartphone and tap around inside your LinkedIn app. You know what it's missing? Location awareness, that's ...

Frito-Lay execs just came out and said it: The middle class is disappearing. Can your product strategy adapt to this new reality?Well, I guess it's official: The United States is turning into Brazil.Frito-Lay North America president Tom Greco recently cited ...

LinkedIn is a tough platform for politicians. So we asked an army of LinkedIn experts what the Obama campaign could do better--and how you can apply that to your small business.Recently, we asked a panel of social media gurus to ...

Just because machines can do things faster and cheaper than your employees doesn't mean they should.Technology can handle increasingly complex tasks for businesses.Consider the British company Bodymetrics, which makes equipment that scans people so they can find perfectly fitting clothing. ...

A new survey suggests businesses finding contractors online are highly satisfied--and say they have a leg up on the competition without being hitched to local talent.With U.S. unemployment hovering around 8% and the number of job seekers even higher in ...

Public speaking doesn't have to be terrifying. Here's how to capture, and keep, the crowd's attention.It’s that time of year. Business leaders and educators everywhere are attempting to inspire graduates at high schools and colleges with a terrific commencement speech. ...

Email can be boring or annoying, and it certainly is not the new kid on the block. But as a consistent revenue driver with an unmatched ROI, it can be a boon to businesses new and old.Email marketing to your ...

The Federal Trade Commission fined the tech start-up in the first case to address the sale of consumer's personal data.Data start-ups, take note: The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on companies that amass and share people's personal information online.Tech ...