“The business meal can be the most perilous item on the menu for executives trying to sign a new client or land a new job. If you spoon your soup in the incorrect direction or use the wrong piece of silverware, those you are trying to impress may stick a fork in your plans”, writes […]
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Fighting Economic Slump with Pro Bono Work
“Just as many laid-off workers are volunteering more to fill up their free time and enhance their resumes, small-business owners and their employees are doing more pro bono services or volunteer work as marketing and customer-relations strategy”, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. “For a small business that has lost clients or seen […]
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Yo Yo Is Far From End of Its String Recessione, Anche Il NY Times Critica Obama Nel Mirino Le Case di Piacere che Offrono Un Pachetto “Anti-Crisi” New Jersey’s ‘Italian’ Problem
Link Farm – Nibble on Your Feeds
“Snackr is a new Adobe AIR app that lets you display items in your RSS feeds in a beautiful scrolling ticker on any edge of your screen. I am absolutely giddy about it after only a few minutes of use. Snackr is something you’d supplement your existing reader with, not a replacement. It is not […]
L’Azienda Familiare – Prendendo Via I Perks
“Le aziende stanno tagliando i benefici accessori a sinistra e a destra.  Ma e’ piu’ difficile perdere la macchina aziendale oppure la generosa spartizione di quest’ultimi, quando vostro papa’ oppure vostra sorella prende il via, ” scrive Jillian Mincer in un recente articolo di Wall Street Journal.   I PMI in America, la maggior parte dei […]
Family Business – Taking the Perks Away
“Companies are slashing benefits right and left.  But it’s tougher to lose the company car or a generous dividend when your dad or your sister takes it away,” writes Jillian Mincer in a recent Wall Street Journal article.  Small businesses in America, most of which are family-run, are now pressed to cut benefits and perks […]
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Paparazzo Stalks Berlusconi Berlusconi Hosts G-8 at Difficult Time Tutti Nudi al Lavoro Per Un Giorno Dumbest Moments in Business 2009
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Diamonds Aren't Forever
One needed to look no further than the Vicenzaoro international jewelry show to see the world economic crisis is truly profound.  Held in Vicenza, Italy the show brings 1,400 exhibitors from around the globe to show off their amazing and quite expensive designs to jewelry buyers. I attended the event on its last day.  Needless […]
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