If you take risks — which all successful executives do — you're bound to make mistakes. In fact, the most successful people also fail the most. But it takes a humble person to admit that they've messed up. We've compiled a list of the best responses from executives who've answered the question, "What's the biggest […]
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Introduction to Business on Pinterest
Pinterest lets you organize and share all the interesting, useful, and beautiful things you find on the web. Via www.youtube.com
The Best and Worst States to Open a Small Business
An infographic of the best and worst states for opening a new business based on tax rates, electric utility costs, and the minimum wage. Via www.toolkit.com
Introduction to Business: Keeping Students on the Leading Edge with Up-to-the-Minute Coverage
Business in Action stays on top of the important trends in business to make sure that you and your students have the latest insights and information. From the dramatic impact of social media to the emergence of unstructured organizations, Business in Action prepares students for the realities of today's business. Via www.youtube.com
Introduction to Business: Exhibits That Teach–A Unique and Powerful Learning Tool
Today's visually oriented, media-savvy students are sometimes reluctant to read traditional books with lengthy passages of text. In response, textbook designers have tried a variety of ways to appeal to this new generation of readers, including trying to entertain students with decorative photos, cartoons, or fractured page designs that disrupt the flow of reading and […]
Introduction to Business: How Storytelling Helps Students Grasp Essential Concepts
With so much ground to cover, the introduction to business course can start to feel like a torrent of disconnected concepts, terms, and topics. Compelling real-life stories are a great way to integrate important ideas and help students see how professional role models apply the very same concepts they're learning. Every chapter in Business in […]
The Most Amazing Economics Website in the World
" . . . FRED, which stands for Federal Reserve Economic Data, . . . is run out of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which is one of 12 regional Federal Reserve branches. There are two reasons we go to FRED just about every day. Via www.businessinsider.com
In Pictures: America’s 10 Most Unpopular Companies
The Reputation Institute just released its annual survey that determines the nation's most respected companies. Google is no longer on top. Via www.forbes.com
In Pictures: America’s 10 Most Popular Companies
These 10 businesses head a list of 153 U.S. companies. Via www.forbes.com
Introduction to Business: The Most Important Lesson in Recent History
The banking crisis and the collapse of the housing market remain vital issues because they are still affecting the lives of students and their families, and many of the risks that factored in the meltdown are still in the system. In addition, this multifaceted story is perhaps the single most instructive lesson that anyone can […]