What happens when a world-famous brand that birthed one of the best known marketing campaigns of all time decides to hop into the social media world with a witty new campaign poking fun at everyone's favorite punching bag: women with PMS? Well, you know what they say: hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Here's the tale of how "Got Milk" went terribly wrong and what we can learn →

You hear it every day - small businesses are the engine for job growth. Big companies, while they employ a lot of people, don't add many new jobs. But it's ironic - big businesses have all the training programs while small business often skip training altogether (here's your desk - good luck!). And while we love informality as much as anyone, sometimes it's best to start your hew hires off right →

If you're thinking of leaving your job to start a business, asking a bank for money to fund a business or trying to decide how much to spend on marketing a business, chances are you need to know the size of the market you're targeting. But, if you've ever tried this, you know it's not as easy as hitting Wikipedia for "size of the music industry". Here are 5 tips to defining your market →

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