A Cautionary Tale on How Not to Start Off Your Startup
Except for needing a different name that doesn’t suggest they want to put Latin American corner markets out of business, this startup had a good week.
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Posts written by Rex Hammock
Research
Gallup: Most Employees Who Work Varying Hours Like Their Schedules | 2017
According to Gallup, the majority of employees who work variable hours each week report no problems or financial hardship with the variable hours.
Explainer
Losing Manufacturing Jobs Doesn’t Have to Lower a Region’s ‘Life Evaluation’
New Gallup research challenges a widely held belief that people who live in regions that lose manufacturing jobs experience a drop in “life evaluation.”
A Tribute to the Small Businesses of 9/11
A tribute to the small business owners who experienced 9/11/2001 and then helped rebuild the neighborhoods in the shadow of the Twin Towers.
Event
How Small Businesses Along the ‘Path of Totality’ Have Prepared for the Eclipse | 2017
Small towns and small businesses along the ‘path of totality’ have been preparing for the eclipse for years.
Trend
Amazon Unveils ‘Instant Pickup Service’ at Five College Campuses
Amazon experiments with another bricks and mortar retail concept, this one on college campuses.
Amazing Facts About U.S. Manufacturing That Most Americans Don’t Know
U.S. manufacturing output and competitiveness lead the world; even as manufacturing jobs fall in number.
News
Small Business Lender Kabbage Receives $250 Million Equity Investment | 2017
The marketplace lender plans to use the investment to expand its lending products for small businesses and will explore non-lending products and services for these customers.