Since it’s inception, I’ve always been a big fan of (Chicago-based) Groupon, and I find its iPhone app and the Groupon Now feature particularly useful for restaurant deals. Every now and then, I want to go out to eat, but in a city with tens of thousands of restaurant choices—from the visible and well-hyped to [...]
OK, politicos, are you as excited as I am? Tomorrow is the official beginning of the 2012 presidential election as Iowa voters will gather for their unique and seldom-understood voting activity and select their pick to challenge President Obama. Let the mudslinging, word-twisting, and fact-distorting … continue! (I’d say “begin,” but these never really end, do [...]
The December 2010 unemployment statistics are out, and the federal rate is back down to 9.4 percent. Private sector job growth amounted to 113,000 while the loss of 10,000 government jobs created a net growth of 103,000. That’s less growth than analysts had predicted, but it’s still growth. Considering where the economy’s been and that [...]
The past year has been chaotic for most small-business owners and entrepreneurs. I know it has been for me. One day the recovery is raging and times are good again. The next day we’re ready to sell off all of our equipment and become nomadic, artisan hunter-gatherers because that’s the only way we think we’ll [...]
As much as I love using social media and tout it as a great and valuable tool, even I admit that occasionally it inhibits my productivity. It’s so tempting during a long stretch of work to take a 10-minute break to peruse my Facebook feed. Before long, 10 minutes turns into an hour. Or maybe [...]
