PR for People

Assessing Startup Risk

Ron Flavin

January 12, 2017

In their excitement to launch their new ventures, many entrepreneurs tend to minimize the level of risk involved with their startup. But for funders and investors, new-venture risk assessment is a critical part of the evaluation and decision-making processes. In my work with entrepreneurs seeking funding for their startups or early-stage ventures, I generally find that most have not adequately factored risk into their plans. However, from...

Startups

Developing a Strong Environment for Entrepreneurial Risk

Patricia Vaccarino

January 11, 2017

I’ve worked closely with many startup companies for over 25 years and have observed what factors create a successful climate for startups to succeed. The creation of a strong environment for startups requires four major components: infrastructure, outstanding educational...

Travel

Solo Travel: Wanderlust for One

Kindra Foster

January 09, 2017

Imagine: you step off a train in a small French town. The station doesn’t have internet access and you don’t have a place to stay. As the sun begins to set, you’re forced to walk down the cobbled streets, hoping a tattered-looking hotel spotted in the distance will have a bed for you.

For globetrotters like Catherine Sypal, this type of open-ended adventure with no guarantees is the appeal of traveling alone.

Sypal...

Books

BOOKS: Hygge your way to happiness

Barbara McMichael

January 02, 2017

PR for People® Reviews:

BOOKS:

By Barbara Lloyd McMichael

Hygge your way to happiness

The Cozy Life – Pia Edberg CreateSpace – 148 pp - $11.96

With high marks for its balance between a strong social support system and tolerance for individual freedom, Denmark ranked first in the United Nation’s World Happiness Report this year.

What can we...

Food

A Revolutionary Remembrance

Matt Robinson

January 02, 2017

Boston Tea Party is feted 243 years later

When it comes to food, Boston may be known as land of the bean and the cod, but a certain beverage also plays a major role in this city’s history.

In December of 1773, Colonial Patriots dressed as Native Americans and, in an act of treasonous protest against the King of England, dumped what they saw as overtaxed tea into Boston Harbor....

Tech

Digital Joy

Dean Landsman

January 02, 2017

Digital Strategy continues to enter more facets of our lives. As the holiday season is upon us, many of the lights and displays on peoples’ houses and storefronts are now controlled digitally. An automated Santa sliding down a chimney in the mall, controlled by a server or PC, or even an app on a tablet or a phone, is the new reality. In the past these were unwieldy electronics, requiring an engineer or two on-site, and...

Spirituality

Placebo and Play

DavidLLaing

January 02, 2017

It has been well documented that we can change our biology simply by what we believe to be true. The placebo effect is defined as the measurable, observable or felt improvement in health or behavior not attributed to medication or invasive treatment. This suggests that we can treat various ailments as well as highly disruptive mood swings by using the mind to heal.

A placebo is a fake treatment, an inactive...

People