If you have $10-20 to give this season, a foundation called Modest Needs lets you find an individual or organization for whom that amount could make a positive difference. The cool thing about Modest Needs, which was just featured in CNN, is that it crowdsources small donations to make big changes for a person or […]
Image: Overdrive Digital Tulsa-based Arrow Trucking is leaving its drivers around the country stranded as it faces financial difficulty. Tulsa World reports: Drivers from Tennessee to Wyoming said they have had the company stop payment on their gas cards, stranding them at truck stops around the country. Arrow President and CEO Doug Pielsticker could not […]
The folks at Glassdoor.com have just released their annual list of employee-nominated best and worst places to work, called the Employees’ Choice Awards. They gather input through surveys done by employees throughout the year. Here’s some background from the press release: Glassdoor, a career and workplace community bringing greater transparency to company cultures, compensation and […]
As the year comes to a close, many Americans will consider giving to charity. Of the top 200 charitable organizations in the US, let’s look at which ones received the bulk of the $47 billion in charitable revenue given so far in 2009 and which ones rely most heavily on private support and donations.
Do you have a small business owner in your life? Your client, vendor, lender, tenant, or even media contact could be a small business type. And don’t forget friends and relatives. Buying a gift for small business owners isn’t easy. How do you know what they need or want? Can you guess what they’ll appreciate […]
This is a blog post by Drea Knufken. What defined business in 2009? Bankers and bailouts, for one. The proliferation of social media. A radical shift in the ways we find and accept jobs. A redefinition of the real estate, credit, and media markets. In a word, 2009 was full of fluctuations. And nobody covered, […]
They may sit behind marble desks, wearing expensive suits, with their ties done up to 11 o’ clock – but that doesn’t mean they won’t… steal your cash! Here’s our rundown of the most mind-boggling financial crimes in history. 10. Martin Frankel Image via rediff Loot: $200 million + What He Did: In 2004 Martin […]
Image: Daily Mirror Tiger Woods has been yanked off primetime TV, but that hasn’t stopped the folks at Golf Digest to run an issue with Woods on the cover. The accompanying article? “10 Tips Obama Can Take from Tiger.” OK, so it’s not exactly tasteful or relevant, but I think the editors did the right […]
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Image: ye_irina/Flickr Cash for Caulkers, a new government incentive program, will offer homeowners a 50% rebate on weatherization projects. CNNMoney has more on the program: The program contains two parts: money for homeowners for efficiency projects, and money for companies in the renewable energy and efficiency space. The plan will likely create a new program […]
Cool ads push the boundaries of what is acceptable, helping us to think in new and exciting ways. But some just cross the line into downright creepiness… 15. Toyota Prius – Killer Image via alexisgentry This spectacularly creepy advert from Toyota depicts a man dumping a body into a lake, with the line ‘Well at […]
2010 is a promising year for products in general. Eco-innovations will help conserve energy, while futuristic concepts like commercial space travel and console-free gaming will finally come to fruition. We reviewed pages of 2010 products to bring you the most functional, promising, and novel of the batch. If you’re tired of waiting for flying cars […]
