Featured Business Review: Firebrand Media – No Time To Wallow In The Mire

by Art February 7, 2011

Those who produce the best work don’t look at what they do as work; they just get paid to do what they like best.

Entrepreneur and web designer G. Brad Hopkins explains, “I like to say that Firebrand Media is the result of having a wife in medical school. While my wife was busy with school, I was able to invest all of my time in developing my hobby — specifically web design.” Hopkins poured hours into developing as a web designer, amassing contacts and a future customer base. All that work resulted in Firebrand Media, a firm that specializes in multimedia solutions for its diverse clientele.

Health Care Reform Mandate Deemed Unconstitutional

by Mir February 1, 2011

Washington — A U.S. District Judge in Florida has ruled the mandate in the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requiring individuals to purchase health insurance unconstitutional. Since the PPACA was first introduced, people, myself included, have been talking about ...

Small Business Article Roundup for Week Ending January 28, 2011

by Mir January 31, 2011

Want to read some of the best small business articles from the past week? Check out my small business article round up for the week ending January 28th.

Obama Addresses Small Business In His State of the Union Address

by Mir January 27, 2011

On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. In his State of the Union address, the President stressed the importance of education and new technologies in order to compete globally. Obama spoke about how the U.S. is driven by innovation and that we must continue issuing grants and funding entrepreneurs in order to stay on top.

Strategic Management: A Lesson From NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

by Mir January 26, 2011

New York — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will cut his salary to $1 for the duration of any work stoppage. Goodell currently makes around $10 million a year when you include bonuses.

This is admirable and something that should be commended not criticized. Roger Goodell was not required to forfeit his salary. He could be like so many other executives and collect his salary and bonuses regardless.

Small Business Article Roundup for Week Ending January 21, 2011

by Mir January 24, 2011

Want to read some of the best small business articles from the past week? Check out my small business article round up for the week ending January 21st.

PR Disaster Averted: Why McDonald’s & Adrian Peterson Should Consider Themselves Lucky

by Mir January 21, 2011

When this story first broke, I knew it was only a matter of time before McDonald’s (corporate) would step in and offer Tiffany Langeslay, the woman who was fired, her job back.

The McDonald’s restaurant that fired Ms. Langeslay was 100% justified in doing so. The rule is that the restaurant must remain closed to ...

Featured Business Review: Stay – Dog on a Hot Tin Woof

by Art January 19, 2011

Love, relationships, quarter-life angst, desperate alcohol-fueled fits of online shopping, and a German Shepherd, these are not the elements you would typically find in a romantic novel. Nevertheless, the pooch loving, coffee guzzling, asparagus hating, Allie Larkin’s first foray into fiction has resonated with many readers — not all of them dog lovers.

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