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Get Off the Sidelines and Find Your Job
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 13:26 in Executive Memo | viewed 363 times | 0 Comments
There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t receive scores of phone calls and e-mails about the same issue: finding a job. Although recent reports may claim that the Great Recession has come to a close, the jobless... (Continue reading)
Live Large With Less Cash
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 15:55 in Personal Finance | viewed 584 times | 1 Comment
Living well on a limited budget means maximizing what you get out of life for the amount of money you spend, says blogger J.D. Roth, a contributor to the book 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget... (Continue reading)
Learn to Make the Most of Your Day
For most business owners, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Time goes by quickly as the clock ticks away, leaving well-intentioned entrepreneurs pushing important tasks off to future dates. Add in the challenging economic... (Continue reading)
Implementing a Strategic Partnership
Written on 18 Sep, 2009 at 14:16 in Small Business | viewed 1,545 times | 4 Comments
When business is slow and consumer spending decreases, solidarity between entrepreneurs can help drive sales and possibly cut down on marketing costs.... (Continue reading)
One Year After the Fall of Lehman
On Sept. 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It was also one year ago today that changed Wall Street, my street, and your street. Lehman’s shares cratered, falling 90%, and the broader market tumbled... (Continue reading)
Talking Points
Written on 10 Sep, 2009 at 14:18 in Magazine | viewed 238 times | 0 Comments
Face of the Uninsured The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on healthcare—more than $2.2 trillion each year—almost $8,000 per person. Despite increases in spending, disparities among race and ethnic groups continue. Roughly 46 million people... (Continue reading)
20 Recession Resistant Franchises
Written on 1 Sep, 2009 at 12:27 in Magazine | viewed 4,338 times | 2 Comments
By the time Doni Pitchford told anyone what she had done, it was too late. “The store was already built. There was no turning back,” she says. Owner and operator of a Jamaica, New York-based Subway franchise, Pitchford took the... (Continue reading)
How Economic Uncertainty Can Spark Entrepreneurship
Written on 7 Jul, 2009 at 9:16 in Small Business | viewed 1,492 times | 1 Comment
There’s no doubt the economic downturn is sparking a lot of anxiety as people worry about financial woes and job loss. But anxiety is nothing more than nervous energy, which can be channeled into actions that can improve your standard... (Continue reading)
Top Talent Need Apply
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 1:00 in About This Issue | viewed 1,514 times | 0 Comments
Each month, the American public has met the U.S. Labor Department’s unemployment reports with a great deal of apprehension. And with good reason: Since the recession began in December 2007, nearly 6 million Americans have received pink slips. So you... (Continue reading)
The Globetrotter
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 1:00 in Magazine | viewed 608 times | 0 Comments
Kenneth Holley cringed last winter every time he heard someone on the television news compare the current U.S. recession to the Great Depression of the 1930s. “They went too far,” says Holley. “Unemployment was 25% during the Depression, and there... (Continue reading)
