Time Warner to Sell Magazine Business
September 26, 2009 by Mark Ellis
Filed under Business News
Time Warner’s magazine unit does not have a long future with Time Warner, as the media giant is apparently on the way to selling its magazine business. This information comes from Gordon Crawford, managing director of the Capital Group and a shareholder in the company that insists that the news is correct.
According to Crawford, the company plans to sell its Time Inc. unit, which includes titles such as Time, Fortune, People, and Sports Illustrated in what Crawford sees as an attempt to emulate AOL. By shedding its print division, Time Warner would essentially rely on its television stations and other …read more
Interview With An “Entrepreneur”
April 23, 2008 by Jim Gordon
Filed under Leadership
So I get a call from this guy who says a friend (who I do know) recommended me for some position. I meet him at a coffee shop to discuss the offer. Five minutes in and I know it’s a pyramid scheme. He “dazzled” me with buzzwords and tried to school me on manufacturing processes: “This how products are distributed – from a manufacturer to the stores…” Mind you, I am majoring in Industrial Engineering and I am listening to some guy explain the very basics to me… I wasn’t impressed.
So here’s where I am …read more
Morning vs. Night People
March 13, 2008 by Jim Gordon
Filed under Leadership
The above picture represents my current facial expression. It is 6:30AM and I am about to go to sleep.
There are two types of people in this world… morning people and night people. I am not about to tell you which one is statistically better, but I will tell you which side I would fight for if there ever was a war between us. Today is a special exception for me, though (I have a probability test today and I have been studying my @!$^&#% off for the past eight hours).
Morning people are those who I …read more
Growing Business Awards Names Young Entrepreneurs of the Year
November 30, 2007 by Jim Gordon
Filed under Leadership
Oliver Bishop (left) of Steak Media and Dan McGuire (right) of Broadbean Technology (web 2.0verkill?) were announced as the winners of the Young Entrepreneurs Award, as chosen by the Growing Business Awards. This was the first time the judges announced two winners for the Young Entrepreneur Award. Hats off to them! The Growing Business Awards is an awards ceremony to honor A-List British Entrepreneurs. The awards ceremony is co-hosted by Real Business and the CBI.
Here is a description of the qualifications for the award:
This new award identifies and celebrates entrepreneurs, under the age of …read more





