If you can get through your whole meal without using your cell phone at his Abu Ghosh restaurant, Jawdat Ibrahim will give you a 50% discount. The restaurant owner thinks cell phones are ruining his customers’ meals, and he’s willing to pay them to unplug. Ibrahim has had enough with smartphones at the table: “A… Continue reading Receive 1/2 Price Food at This Restaurant if You Can Survive Your Meal Without Your Cell Phone
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Small business news, finance and tips for startups and entrepreneurs.
How to Make the Most of an 11,000-Person Meeting: Lessons Learned from the Dublin Web Summit
A few days ago I got back from the Summit, which turned out to be the biggest tech conference in Europe in 2013 with some 11,000 attendees (I didn’t even know 11,000 tech entrepreneurs existed, but let yourself be surprised). Sitting on the plane back to Berlin I asked myself, was it worth it? I… Continue reading How to Make the Most of an 11,000-Person Meeting: Lessons Learned from the Dublin Web Summit
The 5 Most Common Digital Marketing Mistakes
If you want to survive, you need to go digital. Catching up with the latest online marketing trends is now a necessity for every business. Even those that cater to seemingly very traditional or doesn’t-really-fit-the-digital-age industries like good ol’ toiletries, customized home improvements, or even laundry detergents, are not exempted. But transitioning from age-old practices… Continue reading The 5 Most Common Digital Marketing Mistakes
Kickstarter on the Rise: Over 50,000 Projects Funded to Date by over 5 Million Backers
As more and more people catch the entrepreneurial bug, creatives are increasingly turning to crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter to fund artistic projects, new business ventures and more. Yesterday Kickstarter announced that it passed two milestones: over 50,000 projects successfully funded by over five million backers from around the world. What’s more, Kickstarter reports that over… Continue reading Kickstarter on the Rise: Over 50,000 Projects Funded to Date by over 5 Million Backers
Work Wankers: 10 Funny Nicknames and Illustrations of Your Office Colleagues
Got a case of the Mondays? Working can be pretty stressful, and who you work with can have a huge impact on your success and happiness at the office each day. While many of your colleagues will prove to be a helpful “pair of hands,” now and then others will end up being “moochie” or,… Continue reading Work Wankers: 10 Funny Nicknames and Illustrations of Your Office Colleagues
5 Big Ways Big Data Is Changing PR
Don’t look now, but “big data” is on a collision course with your company. And from a PR standpoint, that could spell disaster. Especially if you’ve failed to recognize the powerful role big data can play in helping PR professionals gain useful insights, formulate better communications strategies, and make more informed decisions for their clients… Continue reading 5 Big Ways Big Data Is Changing PR
19 Facebook Rules for Maintaining Proper Businesses Etiquette
Facebook has become our virtual home online, both for personal and business purposes. Each use case has its own set of rules to abide by. For example, while it may be frowned upon to tell your friends to Like your Facebook Page, asking other business Pages to like your Page is downright desperate. And just… Continue reading 19 Facebook Rules for Maintaining Proper Businesses Etiquette
Healthcare.gov Reaches 2.5 Million People on Its 1st Day: What Issues Do American’s Care About Most?
With the new Affordable Healthcare Act in place, how are you going to be covered? Many Americans are wondering this and have taken to the Health Insurance Marketplace, which opened on October 1, to find out. The Health Insurance Marketplace is an online shopping center to find the best coverage for you. According to a… Continue reading Healthcare.gov Reaches 2.5 Million People on Its 1st Day: What Issues Do American’s Care About Most?
