McLeod Business Library

07/10/2014

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/5-popular-kickstarter-campaigns-you-won-t-believe.html

These high-tech gadgets are blowing it up on Kickstarter and proving the future is now.

07/08/2014

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/07/03/the-top-paying-companies-for-marketing-professionals/

Which companies are best compensating the people who promote their products and services for those turn-around campaigns and late night pitch prep sessions?

07/07/2014

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21605917-napsters-founders-demonstrate-challenges-entrepreneurial-second-acts-hit-me-baby-one-more

SOON after Napster’s launch 15 years ago, in June 1999, the music-sharing service became America’s most talked-about firm, and one of the fastest-growing...

07/02/2014

http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2014/06/13/5-questions-to-ask-before-going-into-business-with-a-friend/

06/30/2014

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cameronkeng/2014/06/22/employees-that-stay-in-companies-longer-than-2-years-get-paid-50-less/

The worst kept secret is that employees are making less on average every year.

06/17/2014

http://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/8-things-to-do-on-tuesday-after-an-unproductive-monday.html

So, Monday didn't work out the way you'd hoped? No problem. Here's how to salvage your week.

06/12/2014

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/06/business-wisdom-from-the-commencement-speakers-of-2014/?utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet&utm_campaign=Socialflow

Lessons from leaders like Sheryl Sandberg, Salman Khan, and Janet Yellen.

06/10/2014

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3031622/evidence/the-science-of-comic-sans

Researchers have gotten a lot better at understanding how the forms of letters evoke different emotional responses. Comic Sans? "Too childish...

06/09/2014

http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/library-typology/

What kind of library user are you? Are you a “Library Lover”? An “Information Omnivore”? Or are you totally “Off the Grid”? Take our library engagement

06/05/2014

http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2014/06/05/the-real-reason-seattle-is-wounding-itself-with-that-minimum-wage/

Seattle is enacting a $15-an-hour minimum wage, which will destroy jobs, especially for young people, and bankrupt numerous small businesses that operate on tight profit margins. It will drive companies to substitute machines for labor. For example, expect more fast fooderies to put in automated kio…

05/28/2014

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/05/27/the-most-and-least-competitive-job-markets-for-college-grads/

A new survey has a particular message for those graduating from college still on the job hunt: Your best opportunities may not be in the biggest cities, but rather in places with lower unemployment rates.