Is a Business Degree Worth It?
The quick, easy, and general answer is: It depends. We can’t answer this question for your specific situation, but we understand that you may not want such a simple response, no matter how accurate it...
View ArticleHow to Respond to Bad Online Reviews About Your Small Business
Who wants to read negative, online comments about their business? Certainly not small business owners. At least those big, international corporations have thousands of positive reviews to balance out...
View ArticleWhy Small Businesses Need Social Media
If you’ve been waiting it out to see if this social media wave is just going to pass over us and crash into the internet ocean, never to be seen again, watch out! Social media is here to stay. If you...
View ArticleHow to Run a Business like a Grammy Winner
How do they do it? How do celebrities get millions of fans to spend billions on concert tickets, mp3 downloads, and band tee-shirts? More importantly, how do small businesses get in on the action?...
View ArticleEntrepreneur at Work: Soccer4 + My Yute Soccer
Education and Entrepreneurship Originally from San Diego, Joanne da Luz first came to the Bay Area to attend grad school at Stanford, where she got her teaching credential and Master’s degree in...
View ArticleWhat is an Intrapreneur and Why You Should Hire at Least One
It’s a common misconception that entrepreneurs are the opposite of employees. Truth is, some employees exhibit as much of an entrepreneurial spirit as people who go out and start their own companies....
View ArticleThe Only Business Framework that Really Works!
You’re looking for that fail-proof secret to running a business, aren’t you? Well, let us know when you find it! On a more realistic note, we have an idea that dramatically increases your chances...
View Article15 Ways to do an Informative Business Assessment
The best way to know if your business is on the right track is to use a business assessment. Assessing your business should be part of your daily routine, but . . . Is it worth conducting the same...
View ArticleFREE Business Course
Is anything really for free? Of course not. Things are given away for free all the time ( t-shirts, pens, cups of ice-cream) with the hope that it will capture your attention so that something...
View ArticleNo Working From Home!
“No working from home!” Seems silly doesn’t it? Especially coming from Yahoo, an internet company that was vital in the creation of the internet as we know it today. To say “No working from...
View ArticleThe world ends in 5 days
The world of Oakland not being a start-up HUB will be over. In 5 days HUB Oakland will meet its Kickstarter goal if you want it too. If you want to change this city, and many others like it, this...
View ArticleRaising Money:Is Your Business Bankable? Part I
Week before last, as part of my Business Growth Strategies Series, I moderated a terrific panel discussion focused on the realities of raising money for a business. The panel was comprised of...
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