Business owners are no strangers to placing bets on their own success, but retirement planning shouldn't be risky.
https://theamericangenius.com/small-businesses-to-plan-for-retirement/
Y Combinator funds early stage startups and accelerates the brand, often regarded as a leader in the field, their new finance tool is the focus of the startup world.
https://theamericangenius.com/y-combinator-change-impact-accelerators-fund-startups/
Bitcoin isn't the only cryptocurrency on the block, with various alternatives hitting the market, making it increasingly relevant for all businesses.
https://theamericangenius.com/must-know-cryptocurrency-boom/
Can the food and beverage industry participate in Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals usually reserved for retailers? Starbucks thinks so.
https://theamericangenius.com/starbucks-twist-black-friday-cyber-monday-deals/
After months of talks between Office Depot and OfficeMax amidst rumors that the FTC may not approve the merger, it appears the two may finally tie the knot.
https://theamericangenius.com/office-depot-officemax-merger-appearing-likely/
Given the similarities in our systems, what were the differences between Canada and America that allowed one to crash and one to remain stable?
https://theamericangenius.com/canadas-housing-market-didnt-crash-americas/
Bitcoin is a digital currency with the dark underbelly that comes with any unregulated corner of the world, fully exposed this week with a major arrest and a shut down of the currency's largest ...
https://theamericangenius.com/bitcoins-biggest-black-market-shuts-values-dip/
As big brands make big decisions regarding how their workers will receive health insurance, smaller brands are looking at their own options in response.
https://theamericangenius.com/walgreens-switches-160000-workers-private-health-care-plans/
Bitcoin has been widely contentious, yet still widely adopted, now going from virtual to tangible on the streets, a major move for the digital currency.
https://theamericangenius.com/canada-getting-bitcoin-atms-currency-goes-mainstream/
This week, the Dow 30 made some big changes, swapping out three giant brands for three others, which presents good news for investors overall.
https://theamericangenius.com/first-time-dow-30-dropped-three-brands-nearly-decade/
As Stanford's accelerator program gets off the ground, we ponder whether universities incubating startups born on their campus could become a trend.
https://theamericangenius.com/will-stanfords-accelerator-program-become-trend/
In the world of digital payment systems, WePay has some strategic advantages against their competitors.
https://theamericangenius.com/use-wepay-accept-credit-cards-online-iphone/
BitMonet was designed to solve a pain point for content producers while affirming the relevancy of the Bitcoin currency, yet another case of the digital currency becoming more mainstream.
https://theamericangenius.com/bitmonet-launch-improves-relevancy-bitcoin-currency/
With news that Microsoft is in the process of acquiring Nokia, their stocks responded in contrast to one another and some wonder what is next for top executives.
https://theamericangenius.com/microsoft-acquire-nokia-game-changer/
If you follow the money at several major foreclosure mill firms, the abuses being discovered at various levels are astounding. One state is investigating, will others follow?
https://theamericangenius.com/prospect-org-foreclosure-mill-firms-run-rampant/
#FairTuesday is a day dedicated to buying Fair Trade items through global partners. It was launched in recent years as an alternative to Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday and s...
https://theamericangenius.com/annual-fairtuesday-grown-short-time/
A new study reveals that workers' compensation benefits are on the rise, which report authors say is a sign of an improving economy.
https://theamericangenius.com/workers-compensation-benefits-continue-rise/
The SEC is seeking feedback on rules that will go into place next month, and the angel investing community says the rules will hurt startups.
https://theamericangenius.com/angel-investing-community-speaks-out-against-new-sec-rules/
Obamacare has some businesses scratching their heads, so the scammers are already starting to poke their heads up - here is what to look out for.
https://theamericangenius.com/obamacare-is-confusing-businesses-vulnerable-to-scammers/
After stringent lending guidelines choking off small business loans for years, banks and credit unions are loosening up a bit as the economy begins to slowly recover.
https://theamericangenius.com/banks-loosen-up-granting-more-small-business-loans/
As one state government sends a cease and desist order to crowdfunding site SoMoLend, industry insiders say more is to come, as this small player is being made an example of.
https://theamericangenius.com/ohio-halts-operation-of-crowdfunding-site-somolend/
JCPenney has had a tough two years, and as memos leak, one exec goes toe to toe in public with the CEO of Starbucks.
https://theamericangenius.com/starbucks-ceo-and-jcpenney-exec-duke-it-out-in-public/
After flying under the radar, digital currency leader Bitcoin has investor attention but has also garnered the government's attention as it is completely unregulated.
https://theamericangenius.com/homeland-security-announces-plans-to-investigate-bitcoin/
As more businesses struggle to understand what changes they need to be making under Obamacare, resources abound, but the SBA offers information you can trust.
https://theamericangenius.com/government-website-helps-makes-sense-of-obamacare/
Even investment funds are taking note of the benefits of peer-to-peer investment networks, and while they come with risk, they can be rewarding.
https://theamericangenius.com/the-important-trend-of-peer-to-peer-investment-sites/
Digital currencies are becoming more mainstream, and many people simply refer to Bitcoin as it is the leader in the industry, but there are alternatives to check out.
https://theamericangenius.com/comparing-bitcoin-to-three-digital-currency-alternatives/
Pinterest has added new features this year that imply they have their eye on ecommerce - could they be eBay and Amazon's next big competitor?
https://theamericangenius.com/could-pinterest-be-amazons-next-big-competitor/
Starbucks kicks AT&T to the curb as Google brings wi-fi to the coffee houses at ten times the current speed, or 100 times the speed in areas with Google Fiber.
https://theamericangenius.com/starbucks-partners-with-google-for-wi-fi-that-is-10-times-faster/
Consumers are mostly unaware that private databases are collecting every tiny bank infraction, leading to millions in a position to be unable to open a new bank account. Is this protectionary or...
Local governments in California are known to launch experiments, but invoking eminent domain on underwater mortgages is raising questions and eyebrows across the nation.
https://theamericangenius.com/city-in-california-invoking-eminent-domain-on-underwater-houses/