Small business hiring slows in August, wages dip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock market turmoil may have dampened job creation.
Zynga IPO delayed: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Zynga, the social games maker may delay its plans for an initial public offering because of poor market conditions and to answer questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to media reports on Monday.
Cisco buys Versly to boost collaboration tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc said on Monday that it has bought privately-held firm Versly to expand in collaboration technology aimed at corporate clients looking to make employees work together more easily.
Small businesses hit harder by hurricanes and earthquakes
CHICAGO (Reuters) -- For East Coast business owners shaken by this week's earthquake and bracing for Hurricane Irene's onslaught, the stats are gloomy. Twenty-five percent of small businesses hit with a disaster like a flood or an earthquake never re-open. | Video
Groupon's CEO lashes out at critics ahead of IPO
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Groupon Inc CEO Andrew Mason, lashing out at what he called "insane" and "hilarious" criticism in the media, defended the daily-deals website's record and growth strategy in a lengthy memo to employees on Thursday.
Biden: U.S. needs more stimulus, business mad at S&P;
ON BOARD AIR FORCE TWO (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. economy needed more stimulus, putting in a plug for government intervention shortly before the White House unveils new proposals to boost job growth.
Second-quarter growth slows, outlook less dismal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The struggling U.S. economy expanded even more slowly than previously thought in the second quarter of 2011, but a breakdown of the growth suggested a new recession could be avoided. | Video
Management Tip of the Day: Truly unplug on your vacation
BOSTON (Reuters) - Even in today's totally plugged-in world it is possible, even essential, to be able to take a vacation and totally rejuvenate, away from electronic devices, says Harvard Business Review.
PayPal founder pays entrepreneurs to skip college
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dale Stephens was homeschooled for most of his academic life, so when the 19-year-old was offered $100,000 to skip college and work on his startup, he jumped at the chance.
Social media magazine Flipboard pursues TV, films
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet video is getting even more crowded. Flipboard, the social media magazine whose investors include actor Ashton Kutcher, plans to add television shows and films to move it beyond the online articles that it offers now.
Bleacher Report scores $22 million
(VentureBeat) -- In its fight against sports media heavyweights ESPN and Sports Illustrated, startup news site Bleacher Report just got a key assist. Full Article
Gtrot taps Facebook for travel planning
During forays to all seven continents, Brittany Laughlin was frustrated she couldn't more easily tap her friends' social network feeds for travel tips and recommendations. Full Article | Video
The entrepreneur’s equivalent of “10,000 hours”
50 coffee meetings. It should stick in your head as a metaphor for networking. For starting relationships today that won’t pay off for a year. It’s the entrepreneur’s equivalent of “10,000 hours.”
Would you take $100,000 to skip college?
Dale Stephens was homeschooled for most of his academic life, so when the 19-year-old was offered $100,000 to skip college and work on his startup, he jumped at the chance. Full Article
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