In the financial services industry, compliance departments are up in arms because of industry rules requiring firms to retain records of all the social media conversations that their advisors are having. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been reported to be conducting a sweep of registered investment advisers' use of social media and social networking (Investment … [Read more...]
Top Ten Steps to Building your Business (or “Learn from My Mistakes”)
My partner and I started our web design company with two Mac laptops, a burning drive and passion for connecting people to the Web, and our personal address books. We were determined to focus on our core skills, which were converting ideas, needs, and processes into fully-functioning websites. We wanted to support minority-owned, woman-owned, green, progressive, … [Read more...]