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eBook Pick of the Week: Letters to Steve (Jobs)

This week our top eBook recommendation comes from CNN writer Mark Milian. Here’s a breakdown: Throughout his career, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs sent a myriad of email messages to fans, developers, and Mac users — more than 100 of these emails have been compiled into an ebook, titled Letters to Steve: Inside the Inbox [...]

11 Places Whose Names We Eat or Drink

PLACE                                                                                       FOOD or DRINK 1. Alaska, USA           [...]

5 Places with Unlikely Names

1. Cape of Good Hope When the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias discovered the southern tip of Africa in 1488, the seas were so violent he called it the Cape of Storms. The nickname was hardly likely to encourage business through this new gateway to India, so Portugal’s King John II changed it to the Cape [...]

How to Swipe Your Cell Phone to Pay for Lunch [Infographic]

How to Attract and Hire the Right People

“First-rate men hire first-rate men; second-rate men hire third rate men.” –Leo Rosten  Not sure how to attract and retain the best employees for your business? It comes down to building a foundation of core values and setting an example from a leadership standpoint. Looking at the cost calculation of employee turnover can be a [...]

Celebrating 25 years!

Speeedy Courier 25th Anniversary This year we celebrate our 25th anniversary by reflecting on Speeedy’s 25-years of outstanding customer service and leadership. Speeedy Courier was founded in 1986 with two guiding principles in mind: provide the best combination of price and service in our industry, and hire and nurture the best employees available. Celebrating our [...]

Where Small Businesses Are Thriving [Infographic]

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Launches new MTA App Quest

Apps are taking over the world one mobile device at a time. There’s an app for that – the phrase, which was coined by (Apple, AAPL) stands true with more than 435,445,000 applications currently available for download from the iTunes Store. Swarms of companies are creating branded apps to reach consumers and satisfy existing customers. [...]

Best Web Services for Building a Website on a Budget

  There’s no question that in today’s high-speed digital world your company’s website is the universal hub for business and the public face of your brand. But a custom-designed and developed website can be costly. Here we share two budding web services that allow you to grow your company’s presence online, without breaking the bank. [...]

This Year Marks The 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, an event that defined this nation’s history and changed a culture forever. On June 16, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln told a crowd in Philadelphia, “War, at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and duration, is one of the [...]