In its eternal efforts to keep the city weird, Portland has opted to ban all Groupons offering discounts on limousine and sedan services. The city has its reasons, which are outlined in a recent Weekly Standard article: The Portland city council two y... »
It's a weirdly specific topic, but if you're a boss and thinking of letting someone go, then it's relevant to you, of course. And as we're in Illinois, there are a fair amount of quirks, kinks and thorns in the laws of firing an employee, which have be... »
A close cousin of the carrotmob is the cash mob, which, no, isn't a game show: It's an organized attempt to make local businesses grow by encouraging people to head to the same business at the same time to spend their money. It's a way of supporting th... »
If there's one word Groupon and all its kooky tangent-lovin' writers don't seem to know the meaning of, it's "irony." At a town hall meeting on Wednesday, CEO Andrew Mason, after apologizing for drinking too much beer, told employees that the company n... »
If you're fortunate enough to hold the purse strings for a brand spanking new company, then eventually you'll have to figure out how to divvy up the loot and keep your troops rewarded and loyal. Obviously, you shouldn't merely consult one or two websit... »
The leaky water bed that is Groupon seems to have sprung another leak. Well, make that 60. According to Finnish media outlet YLE, CityDeal, a Groupon subsidiary in Finland, has been the cause of "around 60 complaints" from consumers given to the Finnis... »
Time was, if you wanted a business to change its ways to become more environmentally or socially conscious, you had to do a big letter-writing campaign and resign yourself to the fact that your efforts would probably be ignored. (That's why there are e... »
Sometimes it can be frustrating being an entrepreneur, particularly when you know your product is probably the best in its category but your intended audience might not know it. In a way, that's partially the plight of Tim Condon. He's the CEO of Schaf... »
A friend of mine once told me a story about how he was driving a friend of his sibling's to the airport. Both of his brothers were also in the car. After she was dropped off, one of the brothers started making teasing comments about her as soon as the ... »
How's this for a NSFW TGIF? Groupon is under fire once again for offering a discount on a tour that, well, maybe it shouldn't have associated its name with. If you thought March's Groupon-promoted Dahmer tour was stomach-churning -- which the victims' ... »
We all go into business for ourselves because we want to make schooners-full of cashola, right? Even if your intentions are noble, at the end of the day, you're hoping for a big payday. But what happens when you get it? Do you know what to do, say, if ... »
It's no secret that Gaopeng, Groupon's China outlet, has had its share of bumps in the road. Well, TechNode is reporting that Gaopeng, which partnered with China Internet company Tencent last year, is rumored to be merging with FTuan, a competing Chine... »
Well, that didn't take long. On Tuesday, Fraiche Bakery Café in Evanston filed suit against a baker who resigned earlier this month and then returned to the restaurant to take two binders filled with recipes for many dishes, including the café's signat... »
Well, this takes the cake. Or in this case, the cinnamon muffin bomb. Evanston establishment Fraiche Bakery Café is filing suit against a chef who resigned two weeks ago, and then returned days later to scoop up two binders containing the recipes for c... »
It can be a dangerous world out there if you aren't careful, particularly if you're an entrepreneur and going it alone as a one-person operation. Free Enterprise, Findlaw's small business blog has a rundown of the most common five legal mistakes startu... »
