US States Renamed for Countries With Similar GDP
Image: Pantomime Voiceover
August 2010
Monthly Archives
-
-
5 Sneaky Ways to Find Dirt Cheap Airfare
Image: PhillipC/Flickr I can be a savvy, well-dressed business traveler–when my company pays for it. But with my current small-business budget, I’d rather cram myself into a budget airliner’s T-row (you know, the one in front of the bathrooms) in livestock class than spend $20 extra on emergency row seating. Even if you have a […]
-
Where and Why are Businesses Closing?
This is a guest post by Wall St. Cheat Sheet Editor-in-Chief Damien Hoffman. This recession was particularly ravaging to many businesses. ~1.5 million businesses have already closed their doors. Here is a more in depth look at where businesses are closing and why:
-
Considering Square? Read This First.
This is a guest post by Stella Fayman at TransFS. If you haven’t heard all the buzz in the last year or so, a new tool for accepting payments will soon be available for business owners to use. Square lets business owners use their iPhones and iPads as credit card terminals, giving them a little […]
-
HP CEO Mark Hurd Resigns
Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd, best known for his 5-year HP turnaround success, in which HP stock outperformed the market by 101%, resigned Friday. The reason? Like so many other successful leaders, Hurd couldn’t keep his pants on (or expense reports straight) when it came to one female contractor. From the Wall St. Journal: H-P […]
-
TaskRabbit: The US Economy Really is in the Pooper
I ran across TaskRabbit, which matches you with people who can run your errands for you–or hooks you up with people who need errands run–while reading this excellent Wall St. Journal article on work-at-homers. With TaskRabbit, you put up a task, price it, and a “runner” (errand runner, rabbit, person who does your errands) picks […]
-
50 Tips for Becoming a Successful Freelancer
Image: Drea Knufken Freelancing ain’t easy. Ask any freelancer, and they’ll tell you all about the challenges inherent to manning your own ship. What you won’t learn so quickly is how to make it in the freelancing world. Besides having the right contacts, you need to build repeat clients, constantly promote yourself, keep your books […]
-
Barnes & Noble Up for Sale
Beleaguered book chain Barnes & Noble has announced it’s looking for someone to buy it. Reuters reports: Barnes & Noble, whose shares soared 25 percent on the news, said company founder and top shareholder Leonard Riggio is considering bidding for the company as part of a larger investor group. An auction for Barnes & Noble […]
-
America’s Most Notorious Pimps and Madams
Making money off the world’s oldest profession might just be the world’s oldest business. With profits ranging from 40% to nearly 100%, pimping’s money lures in all kinds of characters. Women, in fact, have become just as notorious as men in the business–just ask Heidi Fleiss. Whether they’ve run with criminals, serviced politicians, or owned […]
-
What Happens When You Anger Your Designer
Image: Behance
