Work Smarter, Not Harder
Freelance life: best apps and online tools for solopreneurs
As a freelancer, you’re flying solo. Which means you are the only one wearing all the hats for your business; you do it all. The bottom line is that we all could use a little support to help simplify things in life and business,
Buzzwords: Elevator Pitch
It happens every time: I’ll be at a business event and someone will inevitably say that we all need to “perfect our elevator pitches” and launch into a rote explanation (an elevator pitch of the elevator pitch, if you will). Cue the over-exaggerated rolling of my eyes.
California to Feel the Pain of Arctic Blast 2,000 Miles Away
It’s freezing in Chicago, and California could feel it — in the form of a bump in natural gas prices.
Art-Through-Pod Exceeds Goal to Help Homeless
Oak Park residents will surpass goal of 10 portable shelters for homeless — and keep on going
Oak Park neighbors Aimee Phelps and Kevin Greenberg delivered their first Art-Through-Pod in September and by year-end will exceed their initial goal of 10 mobile housing units for the homeless.
But they don’t plan to stop there.
Wells Fargo Wants a Quiet End to Its Scandal, Risking More Noise
Wells Fargo’s attempt to force aggrieved customers into closed-door arbitration over its fake-accounts scandal is drawing a legislative backlash in its home state of California and risks subjecting the bank to another round as a public punching bag.
The Next Act
New entrepreneurial workspace I/O Labs is in the limelight, poised to become the flagship California Innovation Hub — but Sacramento has seen this show before
Innovation cannot occur within a vacuum. While it’s nice to have an office door that shuts the world out, successful entrepreneurs understand that the best ideas are molded through collaboration.
How to Raise Rates the Right Way
Your business can increase its rates without turning off clients
Earlier this year, I was booking an appointment with a company I’d frequented for the past eight years when the receptionist informed me that their rates were changing — increasing by 25 percent, effective end of the week.
Not Your Ordinary Restaurant
American River College’s Oak Café offers fine dining for customers and hands-on learning for students
This is no ordinary restaurant. Students enrolled in the college’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program run both the front and back of the house (with guidance from instructors) as part of their course requirements.
Business With a Swoosh
Book Review: ‘Shoe Dog: A Memoir By The Creator of Nike’
Success in business often involves lacing up one’s shoes and hitting the ground running. In his memoir released earlier this year, Nike founder Phil Knight explores how his deep obsession with athletic footwear evolved into arguably the most highly-recognized sports brand in history.
Red State Homes Are Luring Young Blue Buyers Inland
Dayton, Ohio, gave the world the Wright Brothers and the electric cash register. As recently as 1990, manufacturing jobs there were the backbone of the local economy. But in the two decades since, the area has lost thousands of blue-collar jobs, and the local housing market still wears the scars of the foreclosure crisis.