Love between a tennis star and a lines umpire hits the sweet spot in a new short from Cornetto ice cream's Cupidity series . The romance begins on a rocky road when our model-like pro hits the judge in the head with a serve -- but perhaps fate is at fault. With narration and a cameo by Lily Allen, this eight-minute ad plays like ice cream: delicious and fun, but not too substantial. Agent Provocateur...
Back in 2003, Chicagoan Paul Cannella had a big problem on his hands. He had become somewhat obsessed with an unlikely household item: poop bags. Between swiping the black plastic liquor store bags off kitchen counters at parties, always getting his groceries double-bagged and asking his mother to help save them up, Cannella could never seem to keep enough plastic bags on hand to clean up after his...
Two things are happening in the media right now that make this post extremely timely: French Economist Thomas Piketty's book 'Capital' has kicked up a storm of discussion on what's broken with Capitalism, and how to fix it; and, the Brookings Institute has just released data showing that U.S. businesses are being destroyed faster than they're being created. This post is an excerpt from my book, The...
The verdict is in. Americans are bored with their jobs. The numbers are staggering . Seventy percent of employees report being not engaged or actively disengaged from their work and it's costing U.S. companies $550 billion each year in lost productivity. That's a lot of people. That's a lot of money. Companies are scrambling to reverse this trend by devising new ways to boost engagement, as well as...
What is an entrepreneur? I've claimed to be one for ten years, yet I haven't built and sold any businesses, no bricks and mortars and I'm currently employed, I've never raised investment capital, and I'm not rich. Sounds to me like I don't fit the mold of an entrepreneur. Here's what I have done from 18 to 21, I maintained a modest income re-selling undervalued products on eBay; from 23 to 25 I owned...
One important and fascinating new finding from our recently released Under-management Epidemic Report , shows that, while nine out of 10 managers are in fact under-managing, most of them don't know it! Five out of 10 managers think they are doing an "excellent" or "very good" job managing their direct reports; two more out of 10 believe they are doing a "reasonably good" job. Even while nine out of...
The owners of an Oregon bakery that closed shop last year after they sparked national controversy by refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple are sounding off on their state's new same-sex marriage legislation. Sweet Cakes by Melissa, which closed its storefront in August and has since become a home bakery, offered the following statement on Facebook May 19, the same day that Oregon's same-sex...
By Liz Downey, Foodie Dice Last year, my sister moved to California to start a business with me. We didn't know what we were going to do, but we liked the idea of working together. When she first got here, we created an adventure box with different day trips on little pieces of paper--the Glass Beach, the Redwood Forest, etc. One day, she had the idea to incorporate that sense of random adventure...
Today, global security company Symantec announced the release of Norton Small Business, a new security tool for businesses with fewer than 20 employees. In an interview with Small Business Trends, Andy Singer, Senior Director of Consumer and Small Business Product Marketing explained the software is aimed at companies too small for an IT administrator. The ... The post Norton Small Business Targets...
With the overwhelming number of communication channels available to businesses, figuring out the best way to reach clients can be tricky. While you want to make sure your customers get the message, you also don’t want to annoy them with too much contact. So as more and more companies begin to reach out using text, we asked Young Entrepreneur ... The post 11 Best Practice Tips for Professional...
Ever since the phrase “viral video” became part of the English lexicon, business owners have been excited about the idea of having one. After all, what business owner or marketing manager wouldn’t kill for a video featuring his product that’s seen and shared by millions of people? If you’re one of those business owners, there ... The post 2 Important Things to Know About Viral Videos...
The end of another financial year is fast approaching and you need to start planning your tax strategy now. Here, Chris Ridd shares tips on how to reduce your business tax bill by timing your income and expenses. ...
Lazy Magnolia's amber-colored Timber Beast IPA is one of the first craft beers produced in Mississippi since the state loosened its liquor laws....
I read some figures on websites in New Zealand recently that got me thinking..."Just 41 per cent of New Zealand small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs) had a business website, up from 34 per cent in March last year, a survey......
The same thing happens to me once every three months. I'm productive and prolific and then, all of a sudden, I feel overwhelmed. I realize that I've taken on too much. When it comes to saying yes to interesting new innovative projects I'm easy. I wear the scarlet I. The truth is this: I want it all even though I know I can't have it all. When I hit this period of oversaturation, I get my staff together...
With more than 50 billion downloads worldwide, apps have become the new tool of choice for communication, education, navigation, entertainment and more. Apps are now one of the most intimate channels of communication: A study from Stanford research recently found that 75% of iPhone users take their devices to bed and an astonishing 25% say they think of their smartphone as an extension of their body....
We small business owners often find ourselves in circumstances where we are discouraged and exasperated, which can swiftly make us question our faith. When that happens, words from the Bible will offer inspiration when it's most needed. For five years I've been blessed to be able to write an article on Bible verses for small business owners. Many of you shared with me how helpful these posts have been,...
Successful people are celebrated, written about and held in high esteem. What separates a successful person from an average person or an unsuccessful person? It starts with 10 critical traits. 1. They Challenge the Status Quo: Successful people aren't fond of the status quo. They do not like rules. They challenge conventional wisdom, seek the truth and they revolt at the sign of mediocrity. They believe...
You have a startup idea. A product vision. Hell, maybe you even have angel funding. Or Venture Capital funding. You have a sick office in San Francisco. Or New York. Or Cambridge. Or London. But please , before you blow through your money, spend hours building products, I beg you... ask yourself just a single - yet essential - question. "Does this make someone's life better?" It's not an easy question...
Could the summer's hottest cocktail be ... sunblock? One company claims to have developed a drinkable sunscreen that provides protection comparable to an SPF 30 lotion. Osmosis Skincare's UV Neutralizer Harmonized Water uses purified water "imprinted with unique vibrational waves which isolate out the precise frequencies needed to protect you from UV rays," according to a press release. The product,...