Keep a close eye on this Bill. This will certainly change the way a lot of business is conducted and even perceived should it pass. - Dave The Marketplace Fairness Act, an internet sales tax measure that supporters say will help mom-and-pop retailers compete with online retailers, passed the U.S. Senate by a 69-27 margin on Monday and will soon go before the House.
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Read MoreClay Christensen literally wrote the book on disruption, so it’s worth paying attention to him when he talks about where the disruption fueled by the web is going to strike next.
Read MoreIf you walk into your doctor’s personal office, chances are you’ll see a stack of medical journals on the corner of their desk.
Read MoreOne of the things most small business struggle with mightily is differentiation. And yet, it’s probably the number one factor in the success of one business over another. If you can’t demonstrate how your business is significantly different than every other business that says it does what you do, you are doomed to compete on price.
Read MoreWhen rumors sprang up in January about the scientific journal publisher Elsevier (see disclosure) buying British reference manager and academic social networkMendeley, the reaction was negative in some quarters. Elsevier has a bad reputation among many academics over the amount it charges for access to its journals, which are generally populated by taxpayer-funded research.
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