If a one-hour class (and the requisite yoga pants) intimidates you, Yoga to Go is a way to get your daily fix of peace and stillness in just a few minutes. Each day of the one-week course features a two-minute video where you practice a pose, and a short article to read. I just finished the course, taught by the lovely Chrissy Carter, and a few poses struck me as perfect for entrepreneurs....

Spanning across many different industries, these modern-day black entrepreneurs have found themselves doing what they love most: working for themselves by creating their own businesses. Read the stories from these 38 black entrepreneurs and discover that there are definitely several pathways onto the entrepreneurship track. Brandon Byrd, Founder of Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats “I believe that entrepreneurs have an internal compass that allow them to not only be able to visualize the opportunity and potential but also the tenacity to bring a vision to fruition....

However, while Google Analytics is clearly as useful platform, there are many uncovered secrets that you can use to get more insight on what visitors are doing on your website. Here are four things you should know about Google analytics. Customer Information If you’re like most marketers, you’ve set up your advertising to drive traffic to your website. On most sites, you’ll be asked to type in age, demographic, and even location to make sure you are getting targeted amount of visitors to your website....

Aside from social ventures that are steadily proliferating for the past ten years, companies that pursue renewable energy are also gaining ground. In fact, reports suggest that solar energy jobs are growing twelve times much faster than the US economy itself. While these ventures may not grow into billion-dollar firms any time soon, they are driven towards the most important goal of all – preserving the future for everyone. Below are some of the startups that are leading the charge toward a renewable future:...

Many might confuse management and leadership; however, it can be argued that while they bring to mind some of the same skills, they are completely different animals. Right now we are going to focus specifically on being a manager. Pepperdine University put together an infographic highlighting some of the top traits of good managers. First, just to get any uncertainty out of the way, here are a couple things that good managers are not: tyrannical, micromanaging, unapproachable....

Here are four traits shared by most successful entrepreneurs. Full of Perseverance Every successful business has gone through periods when things didn’t work before it became a brand to reckon with. It is nothing but the perseverance of their leaders, who are the real entrepreneurs that earned these companies the top spot in their niche. When Steve Jobs went back to Apple as CEO, the company was nearly bankrupt. But, his determination to succeed turned the company into a household name....

It’s a big move from AT&T, but one that could dramatically ease the burden faced by millions of US citizens who are working from home to slow the spread of the dangerous flu virus. It’s only the latest example of how the virus is forcing the hand of big corporations. Events were hit hard, with a few of the tech world’s biggest — South by Southwest, Mobile World Congress, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, and Google’s I/O conference — shutting down entirely, and losing hundreds of millions in the process....

A few days or weeks later, you see the same app sitting on your home screen and realize you haven’t touched it since the initial download. So you casually delete it from your phone to make room for the next app that tickles your fancy. For users, this is a common occurrence, but for an app developer, it’s your worst nightmare. Getting people to download your app is only half the battle; the real challenge lies in making it a destination consumers regularly visit....

Here are the four places you can watch ‘The Interview’ online: 1.) YouTube Movies2.) Google Play3.) XBOX Video4.) SeeTheInterview.com (powered by Sony owned Kernel) Each option allows you to rent the film for $5.99 and watch it for the next 48 hours (though there was a bug identified with Kernel that allowed some users to download the film for free to start). If you do decide to rent the movie, you can watch the film for about a tenth of what it would cost to take a family of five to see it in the theater....

When I started in internet marketing, I didn’t have any knowledge about traditional tactics for getting publicity. My learning started online and mostly stayed on that channel because I soon discovered that blog writing could help me fuel my own publicity and, in the process, become my own media coverage. Here’s how you can do the same: Blogging Still Matters Despite the fact that there are thousands of bloggers now on the scene, it’s still a vital part of becoming your own media coverage....

The figure creeps actually creeps over 50% in a number of the US States, which speaks to the state of the economy in America and beyond. According to the survey, the retail industry – which nowadays includes ecommerce sites and other online businesses, too – is suffering the hardest. The small business network asked what percentage of revenue from last summer businesses expected to earn this summer, as well as the percentage of that revenue they needed to earn this summer to ensure they didn’t go under in the fall....

Prepare for Mobile Marketing Before you even think about investing in your mobile marketing campaign, it’s important to consider whether you are ready or not for mobile users. There is absolutely no point in driving consumers to your business (in the form of mobile apps or websites) if the designated place doesn’t offer a great experience for mobile users. The first thing you should determine is what you want from your mobile technology and figure out the objectives of the brand new mobile marketing campaign....

If you’ve taken the time to listen to the sales spiels, the message is usually just about the same: “If you give us four to six months, we will have your website ranking for all the strategic keywords in your vertical.” Often business owners fall for this pitch and perhaps even initially see great progress at first, only to then be disappointed with a massive drop in performance. If you’ve had this experience, you’re no different from millions of other business owners....

Here are a few strategies to help make your next software rollout the best one yet: Put in the Prep Time Nothing worthwhile can be accomplished overnight. Before setting the beginning of the software rollout date in stone, decide how much preparation is needed before implementation. This includes testing and troubleshooting by the technology team and adequate training for employees who will use the system. If you have a date in mind that you want to start using the new software, work backward from it by scheduling the proper steps to execution....

From cat fishing to sketchy meet ups, online dating can be a pretty dangerous place at times. Although many argue that seriously problematic dates are few when compared to the number of successful dates acquired by online dating, the risks involved are still serious enough to address before you dive into the online dating pool. For a safer and more enjoyable experience, it’s important to take a few safety precautions prior to setting up your first date online....

An elevator pitch is a short sales pitch that you must be able to deliver within the quick span of an elevator ride. Think of a ballpark figure anywhere in between 10 seconds to a minute. For entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, product marketers or anyone else who wants to win an investor, an elevator pitch is a lifeline. Since it is delivered verbally and without the support of any presentations or product brochures, you have to deliver it with a panache that will get the listener’s attention....

In my business, there’s an art and science to creating a great event experience. We’ve done everything from creating rock walls in coworking spaces to private dinners in art galleries. Through this experience, here’s what I’ve found can help set your event apart from the rest: Review Your Budget Yes, everything always seem to cost more than you think it will. If you have a budget in mind, then you know what/where you can use your money....

1. Email Management Apps Emails have provided us with a platform that has kept us online since the beginning of the Internet revolution. In the same way oxygen fills up our lungs, emails constitute a major part of our business operations. Emails form a life-support system for both global and regional businesses. What you achieve with your mobile apps is a portable office within different modes of public transport. The email server of your company is synced with your smart device when you start using Exchange for Android and other email management Android apps....

From VR to AI-controlled Bots, the internet is nothing like it was only one year ago, nor will it be anywhere near the same tomorrow as it is today. In this article, we take a quick-like glance at only five website trends on fire in 2017 and poised to control the web going into the future. Virtual Reality (VR) and 360 Video At this point in time, we are seeing VR going through the beginning stages of its “hype cycle“, as Charles Platiau wrote in an article for NewsWeek....

The next stage after a successful seed round is to start proving that your business model can scale. And as you scale up your business to massively expand your audience, you’ll hit some of the biggest speed bumps in your company’s short life span. And I mean “speed bumps” in as literal a manner as possible: According to one analysis of 3,200 startups by Startup Genome, of startups that have failed, 70 percent failed as a result of premature scaling....