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This was posted to an amazing list of young PR pros and I thought I would share it with you as well! On the PR side, this is getting tons of "buzz" and...

A new study by data center project site selection consultancy The Boyd Company says that because it is cheaper to do business in the heartland of America than in pricey urban centers on...

For the 16 percent of its gross domestic product that the United States spends on health care -- double the median for industrialized nations -- the U.S. gets some of the world´s best...

Academia in not generally a place one finds entrepreneurs or even much practical research for entrepreneurs faced with daily hurdles such as product development, increasing sales, cash flow and the almighty payroll. Nor...

(Final installment in 4-part series) Here´s a sampling of companies using nanotechnology as a basis for their products who have received capital from venture capital firms such as Harris & Harris, Rockport...

Writing in the SLATE Moneybox column, Daniel Gross suggests that the recently announced buyout of hospital giant HCA clearly signals the belief that universal health coverage is on its way. Businesses are cramming...

How do you say "thanks" to your customers? In the business-to-business world (in countries with large Christian populations) sending Christmas cards (now commonly called "Holiday Cards) to customers in December is one way...

Big Apple, Little Company Ed Daciuk, on of my blog subscribers, questions:  What is your view on the benefits of being in NYC as a startup? Fred wrote a good posting several...

My last corporate job was a great one. I spent four years in a startup tech company which ended up becoming the market leader. It was called CCBN and now is part of...

Could it be that finally investors are starting to see green in green? With oil prices soaring, Al Gore out on the stump through a new documentary on environment issues, Senator Hillary Clinton...

I learned to appreciate negotiating when I lived in Boston. Having spent my adult life "making deals" - all sorts of deals - as a single parent, and as a sales professional -...

A story last week in Information Week shows that governments are increasingly moving towards open formats for Office documents. This time it's Minnesota, where legislation would dictate open standards for all government...

(Blogger's Note: Every Friday an excerpt from the soon to be published book, Faux Pas Friday, appears on this blog.) Cobb and Kelley appeared as though in uniform. Prep school, frat boy, Wasp...

Are you a runner? Are you a SEO? If so, then this is going to be a great week for you. Today the Boston Marathon takes off and this week the WembasterWorld Pubcon...

I recently received an email from a friend in Boston who had a dispute about holiday pay with an employee who thought President's Day was a great day to go to Nantucket, rather...

The letter from Dr. Peter Salgo in the NY Times (see my post of March 24) generated eight thoughtful letters in yesterday's edition. A letter from James Conner, a medical student living in...

Massachusetts Health Quality Partners ( MHQP) today (Thursday) released the results of the first ever statewide survey of patients´ experiences with primary care physicians, offering the most comprehensive and accurate statewide healthcare performance...

The hardest question to answer in the restaurant business was sent in by Maria, a student at BriarCliffe College in Bethpage, New York. Aside from attending college, she has a catering business and...

The topic of breaks is one that comes up frequently amongst employees. Many have the notion that breaks are the law and that the employer MUST provide employees with two 15-minute break periods...