The outlook for small business expansion remained bleak for most of 2010 as fewer and fewer business owners sought to access credit; a trend that has continued since 2009 according to "Small Business and Credit Access," the latest report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). (NFIB)
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Harvard Business School caused a stir last week when it said it would significantly revamp its M.B.A. program, adding new required courses with an increased focus on ethics and teamwork. (Wall Street Journal)
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When the weather outside is frightful...your employees will cringe at the thought of coming in to work. Here are a few tips on bracing your staff for inclement weather. (Inc.)
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If you want to retire by 40 and are willing to work nights and weekends during your twenties, the two-year analyst program at an investment bank is a great starting point. (FINS Finance)
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What happens when your boss is checked out? Most people dream of a hands-off boss, but the reality is that a detached boss can be detrimental to your career. (U.S. News and World Report)
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Of the Fortune 1000, only 28 are led by women who continue to be absent in leadership roles in media, politics, science as well as my own field, high tech.(bnet)
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As they looked to the future, they were more confident about the global economy than they had been for four years. But unadulterated optimism was kept in check, lest unfinished business and unpredictable shocks chill the recovery. (Time)
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The program fee alone at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania – one of the world’s highest-profile business schools – is currently $107,922 over two years. And there is more than just the fee to consider. (The Economist)
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Reclaim your power today at the 2011 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit hosted by State Farm. This inspirational, four-day executive leadership summit is designed especially for powerful women with executive leadership sessions provide expert advice on how to deal with the challenges women of color face both inside and outside the workplace.
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Researchers at the OECD have done some back-of-the-envelope calculations to figure out how much a clampdown on the Internet cost Egypt’s economy. (Forbes)
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As marketers continue to drop traditional ethnic media and scramble to create the "ultimate cross-cultural digital experience and platform," one should take note of America's behavior on the web. (Advertising Age)
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Storms that buried the Midwest this week and are delivering yet another blow to the Northeast will likely slow the U.S. economy only modestly, analysts say. (Denver Post)
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"Congratulations to the Packers and the Steelers!" wrote satirist Stephen Colbert via Twitter of this weekend's Super Bowl contestants. "You're both a credit to the defunct industries that are your namesakes." That's close enough to the truth for purposes of comedy, but differences in the state of the two industries are worth noting. They cut to the core of why too few Americans can find good jobs. (SmartMoney)
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Shareholders at a handful of large companies are sending a loud message to corporate chieftains early on in 2011 that they want an annual vote on the pay packages of top executives at U.S. corporations, rejecting efforts at those companies to only hold those votes once every three years. (MarketWatch)
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The United States can't fully recover from the worst recession in decades until hiring improves, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday. (NPR)
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Kathy Savitt, founder and C.E.O. of Lockerz, a social networking and e-commerce site, on why she left big Internet to run a start-up and how negativity can have a major impact on your business. (New York Times)
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A Bridgestone ad that airs Sunday was based on the real, humiliating experiences of a creative at the Richards Group. (Fast Company)
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