Small Business en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:37:25 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5 The authors seemed to get the most attention. Oprah Winfrey, 55, created bestsellers with her book club, and she has certainly helped turn some people into major stars (every day, one suspects, Dr. Phil bows to a shrine of Oprah), but she has also done a lot for small businesses as well. Over the years, Oprah has mentioned favorite products of hers, while beleaguered but grateful CEOs have then done everything they can to keep up with the sudden demand she has created. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:24:14 EST So you’ve probably been using Facebook for a while now -- as in, you’re using the website to link up to your old prom date or the people you worked with at your first job. But using it to help run your business? That’s another story. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:16:51 EST For those of you who didn't participate in the Cash for Clunkers summer of 2009 when everybody except you seemed to be getting in on the action, it may seem like it's going to be a long winter, especially if now you're in the market for a new vehicle. But life in the post-Cash-for-Clunkers era isn't all bad. If you're thinking of buying a new car for your business or your commute to work, here are some things to consider. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:54:40 EST The paperless office ranks right up there with personal jet packs when it comes to future concepts that we can't seem to turn into current reality. We still print out sales literature, receipts, proposals, reports and contracts. It's simple enough when you're at your desk in the office, but sometimes it sure would be handy to print out those pesky pieces of paper when you're at a booth on the convention floor, in a hotel room or at a client's remote business site. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:43 EST Q: I really have no choice but to start a business as I have been out of work for too long. I’m excited about getting going but what should I be on the lookout for -- what mistakes can I avoid? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:53 EST Obviously, we Americans love our cars. We’ve made movies about cars (think Cannonball Run or The Fast and the Furious). We’ve built drive-thrus and drive-ins so we don’t have to get out of them. Some people install their computers and TVs in their automobiles, making them almost indistinguishable from their houses. So not everyone is going to warm up to the idea of sharing a car. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:46:14 EST Finding the right small business checking account, if you don’t have one yet or are in the market for one, can be a little like asking someone to go steady. After all, while you and your checking account can break up later, it isn’t easy -- all those automatic deposits and withdrawals to cancel, and the shifting of funds from one account to another -- so obviously you want to get it right. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:42:42 EST “Every nine seconds, a teenager drops out of high school. Imagine if they didn’t,” observes the publicity material around the new movie documentary TEN9EIGHT, directed by Mary Mazzio, which opens today in scattered cities across the country, including New York City, Atlanta and Washington, DC. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:48 EST Bored? You probably are if you’re someone like Ron Rogers, director of corporate communications at SureWest.com, an Internet, phone and digital television provider. Three days a week—the other two, he works from home—he has a two-hour commute in the morning (typically 6-8 a.m.) and a two-hour commute in the evening (typically 5:30-7:30 p.m.). That’s four times as long as the typical New Yorker takes to get to work, and eight times as long as the typical commuter in Grand Forks, North Dakota, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:28:52 EST The job market may reek, and personal bankruptcies have been climbing, but most economists feel that the recession is over in the technical sense, and that we're starting a slow climb outward and upward. So it feels like a good time to start looking at life after the Great Recession. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:34:44 EST