Social Health: Brad Weinberg, left, and Rajiv Kumar. Photo © David Lang As classmates at Brown University Medical School in 2006, Rajiv Kumar and Brad Weinberg were bothered by the emphasis on treating disease vs. promoting wellness. As doctors, they routinely encountered patients who struggled with lifestyle modifications like losing weight, quitting smoking and boosting [...]
Read More Entrepreneurship, financing, social networkingThe PedalPub Photo© Jeff Clark Entrepreneurs: Eric Olson and Al Boyce, dedicated home brewers with day jobs–Olson teaches business at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn., and Boyce is a computer programmer for U.S. Bank in St. Paul, Minn. What Possessed Them: A fellow home brewer e-mailed Olson a photo of a crazy-looking pub on [...]
Read More Entrepreneurship, financingHard to believe , but according to the learned folks at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the economy’s been in recovery since June 2009. Unfortunately, a big reason for the stagnation so far has been, well, you. Tons of people–71 percent, says a recent survey by Discover Small Business Watch–are waiting for economic indicators [...]
Read More Entrepreneurship, game changers, trendsMany small businesses are still scrambling to grasp what federal healthcare reform will mean for them. Some are still in denial, hoping the healthcare bill can still be given a “mandate-ectomy,” or that their industry will be exempted. Possibly no industry has been more focus on reform impacts than restaurant. In this business, it’s all [...]
Read More Entrepreneurship, organizationIn our last post, we taught you how to listen online to what’s being said about your company, your products, your competitors and your industry. It’s the first step in launching your own social media campaign. The intent of that exercise was to help you identify holes in the landscape that your brand can fill [...]
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