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You may think cybersecurity is only an issue for alphabet soup agencies and large corporations. That it doesn’t apply to your own business. While it’s true that attacks on large corporations have grown in recent years (James Comey–director of the FBI–states, “there are two types of big companies…There are those who’ve been hacked, and those […]
Image Source They’re cute, cuddly and comforting, so it’s little surprise that Americans own nearly 78 million pet dogs and almost 86 million pet cats. Such mind-boggling numbers have, of course, given rise to a hugely lucrative pet industry; in 2015 alone, for example, over $60 billion is projected to be spent on the country’s […]
Image Source Close to five years and one week ago the Deepwater Horizon oil rig collapsed into the Gulf of Mexico, leading to a total of 87 days of oil slick expansion. At the time, 11 offshore workers were killed, 17 injured, and an oil slick covering 16,000 square miles began to form. As the […]
Image Source From elegant airliners to military jets, airplanes are truly incredible examples of engineering ingenuity, and they’ve made journeys that were thought impossible only a hundred years ago into an everyday reality. Still, even these cutting-edge machines have a limited existence, as fatigue and advancing technology conspire to make individual aircraft obsolete. The result? […]
Image Source It’s little wonder that prescription programs and insurance that covers prescription costs is such a big deal today. While a good deal of research time and money goes into developing some of the most groundbreaking medicines humans have ever had access to, many people wonder where these price tags come from. Are some […]
Image Source Whether through YouTube or a MOOC, it’s never been easier to get advice from top entrepreneurs on how you should start your own business. With the swelling ranks of quality entrepreneurialism-centered education available online, we thought we should throw in our two cents. Our courses range from free series of interviews with entrepreneurs, […]
Image Source Did you know that the human retina can transmit data to the brain at roughly 10 million bits a second (roughly the rate of an ethernet connection)? That’s a lot of bandwidth, but it doesn’t get effectively used in all of your old school TPS reports. With more and more data created and […]
Image Source The possibility of one day being rich enough to afford a privately owned island paradise is the definitive property dream for many budding entrepreneurs. The appeal of such a getaway is undeniable: a Robinson Crusoe-like fantasy of absolute privacy coupled with the surrounding natural beauty of a world far from the pressures of […]
Image Source They’re often the places where ideas are born, big decisions are made and key deals are sealed, so why settle for white walls, one-size-fits-all furniture and a tired projector? The once humble meeting room should be a setting that inspires, excites and motivates – all effects achieved by the following ten spaces. Each […]
Image Source Human error, the cutting of corners, unforeseen chemical reactions, and the crazy scale of natural resources have led to some awe inspiring and downright terrifying environmental disasters. While some are completely accidental, others have been caused of gross negligence, often in the name of cutting costs. In an effort to be a conscious […]
Image Source Many people remember making play telephones from two empty soup cans with a string connecting them during childhood. Perhaps it’s this kind of creativity with what was normally garbage served as a business inspiration for some of these later resurrected garbage goods. It’s time to get trashy and check out ten awesome trash […]
Image Source Innovative, youth-minded companies around the world are pushing the limits of conventional office design, with moves ranging from installing functional slides to incorporating an 11-foot dinosaur. The idea is to create fun workplaces that encourage creativity, interactivity and productivity, blurring the lines between work and play. Or, as Google puts it, “When you […]
