One of the decisions that every entrepreneur needs to make about how to run his or her business is how to deal with customers.  Obviously every smart business man or woman is going to want to make his or her customer happy.  Most companies pride themselves in selling a quality product to their customers and [...]

Most people have some level of expertise in a particular subject.   If you just look back at your life experience, you have learned a great deal, no matter what you do or where your life journey has taken you.  Simply by the fact that you are reading this article I can tell that you have a [...]

A report from the Labor Department this week says that the current competition for jobs is the steepest since the beginning of the recession.  For every open position, there is on average 6.3 people competing for the same opportunity.  The reality of the pain associated with a recession really hits home when you lose your [...]

This recession has been extremely difficult for all age groups, but it has hit particularly hard the employment prospects of the 16-to-19 year olds where the unemployment rate is reported to have reached more than 21%.  But as they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and teens in need of spending money or looking [...]

The economic news is truly gruesome out there.  Companies are laying off workers by the thousands.  The unemployment rate has reached the highest level in decades and continues to rise.  Companies that are not cutting headcount may be cutting benefits from 401K match to profit sharing plans to much more.  In essence, you should feel [...]