Wall Street enters the summer season with investors in a sour mood because they don’t want to face reality. For months, every qualified economic expert has pointed to an eventual rise in interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Economic policy makers have been looking at this summer as a prime time for change. Reality was

Assuming our earlier post about profitability didn’t scare you off, if you’re thinking about opening a foodservice business in Canada, you might want to consider ordering a copy of our Restaurant Start-Up Kit. Why, you might ask? Because it covers all the

Ever wonder what a really great food and drink website looks like? We’ll exclude our own lovely site from the list since it’s not strictly about food and drink (you, on the other hand, should check it out). After you’ve toodled around our site for a bit, you might also want to see what the design gurus

A menu says so much about your restaurant, which is why the importance of proofreading can’t be underestimated. But the challenge doesn’t stop there — according to a study set to appear in the October issue of Psychological Science, even small changes in menu fonts “can significantly alter people’s perceptions of dishes’ complexity

Twenty years ago, if you wanted to know what your competitors were up to, you’d hire a private investigator or plant a spy — serious, dangerous, not-so-legal stuff! Twenty years from now, we’ll probably all share the same hive mind and the very concept of competition will be obsolete. But in the meantime,

the trials and tribulations of a start-up have been written about for many moons.  there is likely a “start-up for dummies” at borders to cover the obstacles of it all.  well, for us finding the right tags for our tees has been our woe.  our tale has the three little bears written all over it

Good salespeople are worth their weight in gold. That’s why it pays to reward them with a pair of golden handcuffs. Your salespeople are one of your most valuable investments. You recruit them, train them and trust them with your valued customers. You depend on them to keep your business growing. So what happens if they leave?

Many myths have arisen about entrepreneurs. These ideas are the result of a lack of research and understanding. As many researchers in the field have noted, the study of entrepreneurship is still emerging, and thus “folklore” will tend to prevail until it is dispelled with contemporary research findings. Here are the five most notable myths: Myth 1:

It begins with an idea that you can’t stop thinking about. Eventually, after discussions with friends and family and many hours working with spreadsheets or a calculator, the idea becomes a decision to start a business. Once you have made that decision there are suddenly many more things to think about, with the first one being

Connections - human, computer, biology - are everything. Life = networks. Never compromise your ideals because someone said it’s impossible, stupid, or a waste of time. Do focus on changing the world, don’t focus on the money. If you provide value, the money will come. Have a healthy disregard for the impossible. If someone hasn’t done it yet,