How the Computer Mouse Revolutionized Personal Computing
The mouse gained widespread global popularity. This was thanks to the Apple Macintosh. Later, it became popular through its adoption by the Windows-based IBM PC ecosystem.
The Rise of Trillionaires: Are Pro-Rich Policies Fueling Inequality?
To put that mindboggling number into some perspective, that is more than the Gross Domestic Product of 170 countries. These countries include Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Hong Kong, and New Zealand.
Discover How YouTube Can Be Your Next Income Source
My Italian friend is a prosperous work-from-home YouTuber. He makes a good living by creating romantic theme videos set to music – without infringing copyright. Take a look for yourself.
How Henry Ford Built His Empire Without Banks
His logic was simple but radical: ‘If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s theirs.’ He wanted no part of either.
12 PROFIT BOOSTING TIPS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Business owners often become complacent, leading to a haemorrhage of lost orders that can cripple a firm. Most failings are avoidable. Here are twelve tips to help you survive tough times.
DRESSED TO KILL BUSINESS
Uniforms and tunics are an essential part of working life. Our attitudes toward other people mirror their attire. A very ordinary person you wouldn’t look twice at in the street creates a favorable impression when in overalls, uniform or a nurse’s tunic.
BUSINESS WINNERS AND LOSERS
Showing me a picture of a once stately home nestled beside a lake near Segovia, I guessed it was a former stately home, perhaps of a Spanish nobleman.
Eventually, he told me, he would use the fortune made in the Liverpool restaurant to purchase this remarkable luxury pad and turn it into a Parador.
GET AHEAD BY THINKING AHEAD
A favourite cartoon depicts a sales rep trying to grab the attention of a medieval king directing a battle in which arrows are being exchanged. The salesman has on offer a Gatling machine gun and boxes of ammunition. A short burst would be a game-changer. Alas, the king is too busy to see him.
IS NEWS MEDIA ADVERTISING FOR YOU?
When we advertise in the media, we cross our fingers. If we are honest with ourselves, we know in advance that there is no guarantee that more customers or higher profits will result from transferring our money to the newspaper owner’s bank account.
POOR SPELLING CUTS SALES BY HALF
I estimate that 70 per cent of websites lose credibility and business because of poorly written content. Depressingly few business owners do anything about it; many cannot see it.
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