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• Greek Building Materials Firm Vio.Me Relaunched as an Employee-Run Company

  Vio.Me, a bankrupt company in Greece, is being reopened under the management of its former employees.

  Opinion by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Feb 18, 2013

• A New York Man Has Written the Best Cover Letter Ever!

  A finance student has "no qualms about fetching coffee, shining shoes, or picking up laundry, and will work for next to nothing."

  News by John Lake — on Jan 18, 2013

• Book Review: Engagement from Scratch! How Super-Community Builders Create a Loyal Audience and How You Can Do the Same! by Danny Iny

  Engagement from Scratch! is rich with wisdom from some of the most well-known marketers in the business.

  Review by Maggie Ball — on Sep 01, 2012

• Law School Graduates Facing Brutal Job Market

  Law school graduates are facing a worsening job market.

  News by A. Jurek — on Jun 09, 2012

• Millions More Consumers Could Be Bankrupt

  Millions more above and beyond current bankruptcy numbers could be bankrupt.

  News by A. Jurek — on Jun 05, 2012

• Blogcritics Business: Indicators Show Economic Recovery Fragile, Investors Fearful

  Economy softens.

  News by A. Jurek — on Jun 04, 2012

• The Higher Education Bubble is Growing

  The higher education bubble is growing.

  News by A. Jurek — on May 22, 2012

• New Residential Home Sales Show Little Improvement

  Continued weakness in the housing sector suggests economy still weak.

  News by A. Jurek — on May 18, 2012

• Black Angels Need to Fly!

  Black angels must get into the game of risk capital investing and spur job growth in economically disconnected communities.

  Opinion by Mike Green — on Feb 26, 2012

• Social Couponing: The New Way to Save

  The new trend for companies to encourage consumers to share coupons and deals by being social with their mobile apps.

  Opinion by joeyb1234 — on Feb 13, 2012

• How One Law Firm Transitioned to a Paperless System

  A legal intern on his way to become lawyer describes converting a law firm to go paperless.

  Opinion by Nicholas Griffen — on Feb 11, 2012

• Black Market Cigars: Key to Survival for Cuban Businessmen?

  A large proportion of cigars exported by Cuba are black market. Given the low salaries on the island, chances are this is not going to change any time soon.

  Opinion by CigarInspectorCom — on Jan 04, 2012

• Small Business Conquers the Corporations

  Local business owner out-performs big corporations through relationships.

  News by TheConradHall — on Dec 19, 2011

• Small Business Marketing Mistake #73

  Why good advice often gets ignored.

  Opinion by TheConradHall — on Dec 05, 2011

• Book Review: Celebritize Yourself: The Three Step Method to Increase Your Visibility by Marsha Friedman

  Are you keen to be better known in your field of expertise? Have you wondered how ordinary folks have risen to fame?

  Review by Walter Lim — on Nov 25, 2011

• Book Review: Conversational Capital by Bertrand Cesvet

  What's the newest trick in the marketing bag? Conversational Capital.

  Review by Walter Lim — on Nov 11, 2011

• Book Review: Harry Potter: A Global Business Phenomenon by Susan Gunelius

  Learn how Harry Potter changed the image of children's fantasy books with its massive business and cultural impact.

  Review by Walter Lim — on Oct 27, 2011

• What Google’s Change to Encrypted Search Means for Your Business

  Find out what Google's new encrypted search means for your business and its traffic referrals from organic SERPs.

  Opinion by Keredy Stott — on Oct 24, 2011

• Debt Figures Show that Americans are in Denial

  Why, in the aftermath of the Great Recession, do U.S. consumers appear committed to consistently adding new credit card debt?

  Opinion by A Finance Geek — on Oct 19, 2011

• Why Social Media Is Often Misunderstood: It Is Not Just for Talking

  To perform social monitoring effectively, you should update your brands' corporate governance policies annually, an area rarely discussed in most social monitoring articles and corporate practices.

  Opinion by Peter Sabbagh — on Oct 18, 2011