The marijuana business is one that has been on the rise in states that
have decriminalized the drug for some time. But up until now they’ve
only been able to cater to an elite clientele – those with licenses to
purchase medical marijuana. In Colorado where the drug has been
legalized, that’s all about to change.
Mom & Pop shops, sometimes derogatorily referred to as the dinosaurs of the retail
industry have of recent date been able to exert some clout during the
holiday buying season, at least for one day out of the year. Founded by
American Express, since 2010, the "Shop Small" movement (aka Small Business Saturday®) …
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest all became hyper-valued tech
companies in a short time span — to the point that many doomsday
prognosticators are today beginning to cry "chicken-little." Comparison
to the Dot.com bubble of the late 90s is an easy analogy to draw, even
though today’s tech expansion differs markedly. Nonetheless, it’s enough
of a catalyst for the weak-at-heart to second-guess themselves. . .
Thinking of rioting in Taiwan? Better think again… Taiwan’s black-clad official stormtroopers are ready, willing and able to snuff out destructive groups of protesters faster than Darth Vader can snuff out an irritating planet.
Stick figure family decals have been around since 2006, if you can believe it, and though their 15 minutes of fame has LONG expired… they unfortunately haven’t. These 10 antisocial stick figure family decals cleverly mock, belittle, shame and otherwise skewer those who would advertise their oh-so-perfect socioeconomic status to those stuck in traffic behind them.
Lord of the Flies is
a dystopian novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding
about a group of British boys cast-offs on an uninhabited island who try to
govern themselves with disastrous results. Published in 1954 when McCarthyism and the "Red Scare" of the Soviet Union was at its height.
Flash forward almost 60 years to the day, and American are anxious once
again – but this time it’s not the Russians, it’s our own government.
Small Business Trends
was a start-up launched by founder and CEO Anita Campbell back in 2003.
Over the course of the last ten years, SMT as an online publisher
focusing on small business issues now serves over 6 million small
business owners, stakeholders and entrepreneurs annually throughout
North America.
This news story is breaking so as soon as you read it, this issue may
have been resolved or might still be an ongoing "Chicken Little"
morality tale. Our blog will keep you posted with updates throughout the
day.
Large brands have taken to Facebook like a fish to water, but
small-to-medium size B2B and B2C companies have a tougher row to hoe.
While multi-nationals like Coca-cola or Apple can attract millions of
followers overnight with give-aways, discounts and promotional
campaigns, smaller firms feel like the proverbial tree falling in the
forest.
“Honk If You Don’t Mind Being Fined,” a Shanghai bumper sticker might read. Indeed, horn-honking has been banned on some city streets since 2007 and plans are afoot to expand the “no honking” zone in an ongoing effort to ease noise pollution.
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