Twice a year, I host a program for the New York State Bar Association targeting young lawyers who are looking to set up solo law practices. These people ask a million questions, and while there are clear answers to many of them, there are some that simply cannot be answered because there aren’t clear legal […]
Last week’s eBay Radio Party in Las Vegas was a sellout: more than 300 sellers on the eBay platform, ranging from rank “newbies” to powersellers with millions in gross annual sales, enjoyed three days of networking, educational programs and (ahem) extracurricular activities. For those who don’t know, eBay has its own Internet radio station, broadcasting […]
It’s graduation time at most colleges and universities, and that inevitably brings up the subject of . . . jobs. If you’re thinking of hiring a recent college grad—and honestly, there is nothing better you can do to ensure the future of American business, except maybe hiring a military veteran—you care about what’s on his […]
I don’t know about you, but I find most networking groups to be exceedingly boring, nonproductive and in some cases cringe-inducing. I’m not generally a fan of networking groups. I’m not sure people get much new business out of them. Still, networking groups have their upside. They can be great places to find people who, […]
It’s summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime. Great times for your local pool supplier, right? Maybe Not: “I own a swimming pool company with two retail outlets. We also build and custom design pools. My big problem right now is that there are companies out there selling pool products and supplies wholesale on the Internet. They […]