Carmella sent me this great article on the key characteristics that CEO’s look for in their staff. A great deal of helpful info. Read the article here.

Read this interesting article in the NY Times about the qualities that CEO’s are looking for in their team.

Here is a cool article detailing how 16 big companies came up with their names.  Explanations include Google, Verizon & Cisco.  Amaze your friends with this great trivia.

Carmella came up with a really great idea, and together we’ve put it into action and we have started our own business.  Its called BestTownDeals.com. You can read all about the idea in a great article at one of our local, online only newspapers, Patch.com.

The basic idea is that most small, local businesses do not have a good way to let people know about the sales and discounts that are available to their local customers.  Businesses typically advertise in traditional print media, but in today’s online world these advertisements don’t hit their intended target.  People want to go online and search for things.  Some businesses do have their own websites, but very few even put their deals on their own site!

Carmella came up with the idea to put these local sales online so people can easily find them.  She realized that the only real way to get the deal information today is to visit the store!  Most stores post their sales in their windows, or on a sign outside.  Not a great way to reach their customers, who are searching via their computer at home or are using their smartphone while on the go.

We currently are working with many businesses to get their deals online.  They are enthusiastic and are already seeing the benefits.

Take a look at the site yourself at BestTownDeals.com

Its called BestTownDeals.com.

Carmella & I have started a new business. Check out an article on us: http://tinyurl.com/y92yh77

Here is a great illustration of how the bailout worked.

Bail Out Illustrated

What’s a Rutgers degree really worth? A lot when compared with its cost, according to an article published this week in the January 2009 issue of SmartMoney magazine.