10 Tools for Smoothing the Startup Process (Entrepreneur Magazine)
Peter Gasca (Entrpreneur Magazine) – February 13, 2015 (Entrepreneur and Small Business Strategist) Getting your startup idea out of the gates can be tough and intimidating. The first steps, however, are actually much easier and more affordable than many entrepreneurs believe, especially with the slew of useful tools available online. Here are 10 free or very […]
Simple, Bedrock Rules on Personal Finance – (Brett Arends) Wall St Journal
Smart money moves aren’t more complicated than you think. They’re simpler. Cut through all the jargon and pontificating and technical stuff, and everything you really need to know about personal finance fits into less than 1,000 words—no more than three to four minutes. Ignore economic and financial forecasts. Their purpose is to keep forecasters employed. […]
How to Live a Happier Financial Life – Wall St Journal)
How to Live a Happier Financial Life For Sunday WSJ Readers, a Few Parting Words of Wisdom Feb. 7, 2015 8:27 p.m. ET It all comes down to this. I wrote for the first edition of The Wall Street Journal Sunday. It seems fitting I should help bring down the curtain. Parting thoughts? With my […]
How to Rebuild Your Credit Without Using Credit Cards | Credit.com
November 21, 2014 by Jason Steele Credit cards can be a polarizing subject. Many Americans love them for their security and convenience, but these very same qualities lead many cardholders into debt. After becoming overextended, cardholders may miss payments and find themselves with ruined credit. So the last thing these people need is to try to rebuild […]
THE LEGACY CONVERSATION
THE LEGACY CONVERSATION by Bill High Psalm 78: The psalm is the story of generational legacy. God says that one generation should tell the next, who should tell the next, and so forth. The chief musician served under David, Solomon and Rehoboam. He could see and testify to the power of generational impact. He decreed […]
Body Cameras for Security Guards, Repo Men, Electricians And Real-Estate Agents: One Way to Avert Lawsuits – Wall St Journal
Following tragedies like the police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., law-enforcement agencies across the U.S. are adopting body cameras. And in a twist that was perhaps inevitable, private-sector service workers from security guards and repo men to electricians and real-estate agents are embracing them too. In interviews with makers of these wearable cameras, as well as […]
Safeguard Your Social Security Number – Wall Street Journal
It’s the Last Thing You Want a Hacker to Have By JENNIFER WATERS December 14, 2014 The rising number of data-security breaches has experts warning that it’s not a matter of if your identity will be stolen, but when. The Sony Pictures Entertainment breach in late November is a glaring example of how vulnerable we […]
New Facebook Rules Will Sting Entrepreneurs – Wall St Journal
Small-business owners will soon get less benefit from the unpaid marketing pitches they post on Facebook. That’s because, as of mid-January, the social network will intensify its efforts to filter out unpaid promotional material in user news feeds that businesses have posted as status updates. The change will make it more difficult for entrepreneurs to […]
What to Do If Someone Uses Your Trademark
You worked hard to brainstorm and design a name and logo to establish your branding, so how can you prevent other companies from using it? Well it can be a bit tricky. Trademark law can confuse even the savviest business owners. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provided a number of tutorials, […]
What College Can Teach the Aspiring Entrepreneur – WSJ
How do you use college to learn how to be an entrepreneur? For the student looking to launch a company after graduation, the answers to the typical questions—where do you go to school, what do you study, what clubs do you join and so on—aren’t necessarily the usual ones. Aspiring entrepreneurs should view college as […]