The Pixar-Inspired Guide to Managing a Creative Company
Unless otherwise stated, all quotations can be attributed to Ed Catmull. Creativity needs to be protected. This is never more true than in the workplace, in which a creative culture is something precious and in danger of being stamped out if not nurtured. In his book, “Creativity, Inc.,” Ed Catmull shares his experience as a manager of...
By Candice Landau |
#NotEqualYet: The Infographic
We’ve come a long way toward gender equality, in the workplace and elsewhere, but every day, there are still women feeling the negative effects of sexism in their lives. One of the arenas where change has been slow and large disparities still exist is the workplace. Especially for working moms in the United States, navigating...
By Sabrina Parsons |
#NotEqualYet: The Reality of Gender at Work
It’s easy to think we’ve achieved gender equality. Women, so iconic we know them by first name and initials—Oprah, Hillary, RBG—have shattered much of the glass ceiling. The floor is coated with shards, but there is still work to be done. Equality is not a world in which Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits receive more attention than...
By Sabrina Parsons |
MicroAid: Helping Entrepreneurs Rise Out of Poverty
For those living in extreme poverty in developing nations, even the most entrepreneurial people face challenges. While in recent years, the rise of microloans and microcredit programs have certainly done some good, there are new ideas cropping up about ways to create sustainable change using education, business planning skills, and technology. To learn more, we...
By Angelique O'Rourke |
What Is a Benefit Corporation?
This article is part of our “Business Startup Guide“—a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! I recently wrote a post on social enterprise, discussing what it entails, and what some of the legal structure options are for a business when the focus is on a social mission....
By Angelique O'Rourke |
Creating a Positive Work Environment
When it comes to managing your employees, one of the most important things you can do for them involves setting the right tone at work. We’ve all heard some of the horror stories about terrible jobs or bad managers, and the one thing each of these stories has in common was the negative workplace environment....
By Scott Huntington |
Finding an Industry Association for Your Small Business
Industry associations, also known as trade groups or business associations, are organizations founded and usually funded by businesses in that specific business or industry. Thousands of industry trade groups are in existence worldwide, and every industry has at least one trade group. Industry associations often provide access to certification, education, information, trends, political lobbying, group...
By Arlene Soto |
5 Creative Cost Saving Ideas For Your Company
As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to cut costs and raise your profit margin. There are some obvious ways to save money, but we wanted to generate a list of creative ways to save money, ways that even experienced business owners could benefit from.
