Archive for August 2012
Nationview: Social media usage
Social media isn’t a new concept, but one expert says only a small percentage of businesses actually have it figured out.
Jason Falls, an author and founder of the website Social Media Explorer, was scheduled …
Read MoreHow Iowa government spending has changed
Over the past 26 years, spending on education and health and human services has consumed the majority of state general fund spending, according to an analysis by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. However, the share …
Read MoreTop 5 concerns for small business owners
A survey of National Federation of Independent Business members ranked the top problems small businesses face. Every four years, the group asks its members to rate 75 potential business problems. In 2012, these were their …
Read More1.1.14 Health-Care Reform
Health-care reform. It’s daunting. It’s controversial. And no matter how you feel about the law, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June, reform is coming. And when it does, it will have …
Read MoreWhat will it take for more Southwest service?
Southwest Airlines Co. hasn’t yet started its limited service out of Des Moines, but Ron Ricks anticipates the next question. Next month, the airline will offer two daily round-trip flights between Des Moines and Chicago’s …
Read More5 things to know about planning a business conference
What does it take to put on a successful business conference? If you ask Anne Drannen, she’ll tell you it takes up to 575 pounds of meat, 1,000 salads and 400 hotel rooms. Drannen ought …
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: It’s the economy, stupid!
That campaign phrase from five presidential election cycles ago rings true for us Iowans after two weeks of ratcheted rhetoric from both sides of the wind energy tax credit argument. The campaigns of President Barack …
Read MoreBERKO: On Facebook and the Dow
Dear Mr. Berko:
Two months prior to Facebook Inc. going public, I believed I was fortunate to buy 1,000 shares in the “pre-market” arranged by J.P. Morgan at $49.25. In spite of all the months …
Read MoreGITOMER: Universal sales strategies
I’m traveling to Warsaw, Poland, next month to deliver two public seminars. After a couple of Skype interviews, I discovered that although the United States and Poland are 5,000 miles and many, many cultures apart, …
Read MoreMcLellan: The case for case studies
Everyone loves a good story. And there’s a reason why Aesop and others opted to teach their life lessons through stories that have been told and retold for many years. Smart parents know this trick, …
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