Just in time for the holiday shopping season, PayPal will let you offer customers a buy now, pay later option. Bonus: You get paid right away. People love deferred interest financing programs, especially toward the end of the year when holiday shopping puts the squeeze on their wallets. So the timing makes sense for PayPal […]

C’mon, you know this stuff is important. Don’t wait until you’re hacked before you try to protect your company. It’s fitting that October–the month when ghouls and goblins hide behind masks and play their tricks on unwitting victims–is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It’s time to step back and assess the risks you face at […]

Don’t believe what you hear: Recent research suggests employee exaggerate the amount of time they really spend working. You know your employees work hard… but are they really working the 45-hour weeks their timesheets report? Maybe not: It turns out employees tend to overestimate hours spent at the office–and it could be costing you. A […]

Editor’s Note [This entry is part of a series on “civic consumption,” a new approach to harnessing the market power of communities to drive social impact, guest curated by Will Byrne, cofounder and CEO of Groundswell. In his recent article, Will Byrne focused on the power of civic organizations and community members to effect social change […]

It used to be, only big businesses could afford to let customers customize their products. But here’s how one small operation makes it work. You’ve probably heard of mass customization: It’s when businesses use e-commerce to let consumers order customized versions of products. The idea is to delight customers by providing exactly what they want […]

Sure, we’re all supposed to hire slow and fire fast. But hiring can become a real time suck. Here’s how to cut out the waste. Hiring a great team makes the difference between winning and losing, right? If only it were that easy. Seth Bannon, founder of the social fundraising platform Amicus, recently learned just […]

A new survey offers tough medicine for bosses. How can you thrive in a grass-is-always-greener world? The Internet has made it easier to find nearly anything, whether it’s that perfect picture for your new apartment, the coolest new restaurant in town, a rare collectible or–apparently–a new job. And, according to a new CareerBuilder survey, that […]

Here’s how to motivate employees to get more done–no extra money or real effort required. Want to dramatically improve your employees’ performance without spending any money? Want to dramatically improve your own performance without taking classes, attending seminars, or buying cool new gadgets that promise lots but deliver little? It’s easier than you think. Here’s […]