Over a one-year period during 2011 and ’12, some 6 million gallons of maple syrup — about $18 million worth — were stolen from the “strategic maple syrup reserve” controlled by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup …
Truly Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Options for Deal Hunters – Or the Merely Desperate
Don’t feel down that it’s December 24 and you still have shopping to do. There are plenty of quick and easy options to consider—and you may even be rewarded for waiting so long.
Start Persuading Your Audience Before the Presentation
Your presentation doesn’t start when you enter the room; it starts the moment you’ve committed to speak. If you take advantage of opportunities to reinforce your message before you take the stage, you’re much more likely to change people’s thinking and behavior.
Mistakes That Can Destroy a Partnership
For a small business, alliances and partnerships can be an important path to growth, so learning how to nurture these relationships is critical.
$9,000 Off? Automakers Ramp Up End-of-Year Incentives to Sell Glut of Pickup Trucks
Every year around this time, retailers go into fire sale mode when certain clothes and toys haven’t sold as expected. Automakers basically do the same thing, only with discounts on a much larger scale. Facing an oversupply of 2012 pickups unsold on dealership lots, GM is knocking prices down by as much as $9,000.
Why the New York Stock Exchange Sold Out to a Upstart You’ve Never Heard Of
The recent history of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is interesting in part because it’s an illustration of how disruptive new technology can be. Twenty years ago the NYSE and it’s relatively young rival NASDAQ accounted for 97% of the total U.S. stock trading volume. Then the rapid development of computer technology, combined with a …
Closing the Chore Gap
When you add up paid and unpaid work, it’s women, not men, who put in the longer hours, largely because women tend to do more than their fair share of chores and childrearing. But it’s in men’s best interest, as well as women’s, …
Procrastinating Holiday Shopper Helper: Last Call for Free Shipping Guaranteed to Arrive Christmas Eve
In a repeat of a trend from last year, many retailers have rolled out special last-minute shipping deals for procrastinating consumers who finally want to get their shopping done—only without going to the store, and without paying for shipping.
Why Walmart Took Over Facebook for 72 Hours
Walmart shut out the competition and purchased 50 million Facebook ads over Black Friday weekend — all without proof that doing so would necessarily help boost sales. Huh?
Don’t Grow Your Business Too Fast
Yes, growth is a good thing. But high growth can easily overwhelm a small enterprise, and put it at risk of going under. Before you push your company toward an audacious sales goal, know the following:
- Understand your true operating costs. Know what they are and how they evolve as your business grows. Rapid growth will increase the
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Developing Your Employees
Unless you can afford to pay top dollar, you likely won’t be hiring employees who are a perfect fit for the job on day one. That’s where training and employee development come in.
Lessons from Facebook’s Instagram Photo Flap
If you don’t follow tech news, you may have missed a bit of a kerfuffle this week involving Instagram, the popular photo service purchased by Facebook for $1 billion in April. Earlier in the week, Instagram announced plans to …