Archive for August, 2007

Young Entrepreneurs: Experience Preferred

sRisky Business: The Downside of Starting Young Many young entrepreneurs like cutting corners and hate playing by the rules — and that’s often why they’re successful. But experts warn that those same qualities can also doom a fledgling business. From: Inc.com By: Angus Loten While preparing to pitch his social networking site to a group [...]

Is Hiring Workers a Waste of Time?

Average Employee Wastes Two Hours of Every Workday Twentysomethings slack off more than older workers, according to a new survey. From: Inc.com By: Liz Webber The average employee wastes about 20 percent of the workday, with young people the most likely to be slacking off, according to a new survey.The 2007 Wasting Time Survey by [...]

Entrepreneurs Need Good Help, Too

The Making of an Entrepreneurial Generation How new technologies, a proliferation of resources, and a disenchantment with the corporate world are making Generation Y the most entrepreneurial in history. From: Inc.com By: Donna Fenn What better measure of a generation than its approach to entrepreneurship? Generation Y, born between 1977 and 1994, may well be [...]

Are Pedophiles Working For You?

Parents’ Ire Grows at Pedophile’s Unabashed Blog By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES — The search for the self-described pedophile in the large-brimmed black hat commences nearly every day here, with findings posted on chat rooms frequented by mothers. He was spotted at a fair in Santa Clarita. He recently emerged from the Social Security office [...]