Steve Jobs

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  Tax Hike Needed

  By Alexei Bayer  |  February 1, 2012

  We’re conditioned to regard taxation as bad for the economy.

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  Why Age Matters in Entrepreneurship

  By Jeff Joseph  |  December 28, 2011

  I am an investor in and director of an ambitious new retail venture.

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  Larry Summers: Three Ways to Combat Rising Inequality

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 21, 2011

  Lawrence Summers, past president at Harvard University, Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration and economic advisor to President Barack Obama, took to the pages of The Washington Post on Monday to decry the growing gap between rich and poor. He then offered three suggestions that he claimed would help distribute...

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  Best 7 Business-Advice Books for Entrepreneurs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  Business self-help books line the shelves of bookstores, but picking the right one can be tough. Here are the books that entrepreneurs and academics say are truly helpful.

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  3 Things Advisors Can Learn From Steve Jobs

  By Liz Davidson, Financial Finesse  |  October 26, 2011

  The Apple co-founder's lessons for how advisors can better communicate and serve their clients.

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  Steve Jobs and Advisors: His Legacy and Ongoing Influence

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 6, 2011

  Most advisors don't use his computers, but more and more use his mobile devices. More important, his business and marketing genius, and his appreciation for the user of technology, has shaped the advisor's world.

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  Succession Fears: Working Past the Cult of Personality

  By Mark Tibergien  |  October 1, 2011

  Current events in the news illustrate the difficulty of effective succession planning.

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  The Presenter as Mentor

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  July 26, 2011

  Drive your seminar attendees to action, not distraction — become a better storyteller. Indeed, two of the most powerful presentations in history, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, used storytelling as a structural device.

• Danger & Opportunity: Fear Is Not a Growth Strategy

  By Larry Chambers  |  June 1, 2009

  Do you market now or wait until things get better? I know that marketing is the last thing on your mind at this moment in...

• Make 'Em Laugh

  By Mary Scott  |  December 1, 2007

  I read a book last weekend that turned heads at the hair salon, and prompted a 12-year-old to banish me from the family room, because,...