Since when does a mea culpa deserve praise? JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon shows how low the leadership bar can go. If you watch certain financial news shows you’d think that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is a genius. Even after a $2 billion dollar loss at his company due to risky, trading “stupidity” (his [...]
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Alternative Way for College Students Sparks Business for Jonathan Simkin
Man's Business is Becoming The Catalyst That Sparks More Affordable Textbook Buying Jonathan (Jonny) Simkin is founder and CEO of SwoopThat LLC, a San Diego-based technology company that offers parents with college-bound students a free service which can save them up to 75-percent on the cost of college textbooks. A recent college graduate himself, Simkin [...]
Alternative Way for College Students
Man's Business is Becoming The Catalyst That Sparks More Affordable Textbook Buying By Home Business Magazine Jonathan (Jonny) Simkin is founder and CEO of SwoopThat LLC, a San Diego-based technology company that offers parents with college-bound students a free service which can save them up to 75-percent on the cost of college textbooks. A recent [...]
Problem with Open Office Plans
Does easy communication outweigh noisy distraction at the workplace? It’s nearly 20 years since I worked in an office with a door. Most of the time, that’s been my choice. Even as CEO, I preferred to be where I could see people and they could see me. I liked tuning into the company mood, pace, [...]
Who’s the Top Entrepreneur? Your Call.
Who Is the World’s Greatest Entrepreneur? You Decide. Who Is the World’s Greatest Entrepreneur? You Decide. What does it take to be the greatest living entrepreneur? You’re about to tell us. The staff of Inc has chosen 32 great living American business leaders (including one honorary Brit), any one of whom could be the greatest [...]
Grow Your Company In a Recession
Three CEOs of Inc. 5000 companies weigh in on what it takes to scale up and expand in a down economy. There’s no denying it: Companies get beaten up in a down economy. But sometimes, with the right leadership, a recession just might be good for business. This week, I moderated a panel at GrowCo [...]
Fast Growth for Healthy Snacks
Inc. 5000 applicant Snikiddy, founded by Mary Schulman and her mother, is finding success in the health food market with its snacks. As applications for the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 arrive, we thought it would be worthwhile to shine a spotlight on some of the companies that are vying to appear on our ranking of the [...]
Corporate Tax Overhaul: Will It Help Your Small Busimess?
President Obama and the Treasury Department proposed a major overhaul to the corporate tax rate. Here’s what it means for small business. President Obama and the Treasury Department today introduced a 23-page outline that seeks to overhaul the corporate tax code, which, in its present iteration, is an unwieldy legal document that hasn’t been modified [...]
Hiring Tips for First-Time Entrepreneurs
Now that you’ve raised money, how do you build a solid team? You’re a first-time entrepreneur. You have an idea that will change the world and you have been fortunate to find an investor to fund it. Now you’re faced with your biggest challenge yet. How are you going to recruit people to join you [...]
Top 6 Hiring Mistakes to Avoid
When filling a top leadership slot, these are the blunders you don’t want to make. In hiring for a top leadership position, you can make costly errors by either incorrectly diagnosing the situation, letting red herrings or other so-called rules get in the way of choosing the right person, or failing to set and follow [...]
