For Harlan Brandon, the sole of his shoes is indeed the soul of his business and right now the two, Brandon’s soul and his business, are kickin’ it. Brandon, 51, is the owner of the Harlan Brandon
Entrepreneurship
Faced with soaring health care costs and lost productivity, America’s employers are trimming the fat. Obesity is the target as business health insurers draw a straight line between overweight worker
BY Michael Kinsman
Last year’s second annual Web 2.0 conference generated a great deal of buzz, particularly among marketers. Web 2.0 refers to the ongoing evolution of the World Wide Web from an infinite number of in
BY Brent Leary
In business, ambiguous terms and catchphrases frequently emerge that may confuse the savviest entrepreneur or executive. While not new, the term “intrapreneurship” is enjoying a resurgence of sort
BY Glenn Townes
Business people have a hunter’s mentality. They need it to pursue and capture enough new business to successfully compete. They spend thousands of dollars and hours attending trade shows, conference
BY Brent Leary
If there is a guaranteed way of raising the blood pressure of workers, it’s a simple mention of the performance review. “For most people, reviews tend to appear subjective and intimidating,” say
BY Michael Kinsman
In order to get the most out of your sales initiatives, everyone involved with sales must have a solid understanding of how opportunities are managed. This process starts with answering a few question
BY Brent Leary
Michael Murphy knows that if he could just spend some time talking to each employee, his company would be better off. But Sharp HealthCare has more than 14,000 employees and the chief executive knows
BY Michael Kinsman
Here’s a killer: “Just to touch base and affirm our mission-focused repurposing, we’re deploying you to be a change agent who will drill down with compatible bandwidth as we go forward toward a
BY Michael Kinsman
Preliminary results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2002 Survey of Business Owners show that the number of Black-owned businesses is growing at more than four times the rate of all businesses in the Un
BY Brent Leary