The practice of “dumpster diving” has been featured in reality TV shows and parodied on “Portlandia.” This summer, foods salvaged from supermarket dumpsters will play a central role in a very unusual Boston-area café.
The Next Big Thing In Corporate-Tax Avoidance
It’s no secret that big corporations are adept at paying as little in taxes as possible, and that one of the most commonly used strategies for tax avoidance is keeping profits earned at foreign subsidiaries abroad in order to escape the U.S.’s relatively high corporate tax rate on those earnings. But according to a recent article in the …
Scared to Prepared: How the Great Recession Changed Our Spending Habits
The sting of the financial crisis can still be felt five years on. But individuals have moved beyond finger-pointing
Gas Prices Almost Never Decline in March—But They Did Last Month
Traditionally, gas prices have risen in the spring and peaked during the high-demand summer months. Last year, though, prices spiked starting in February and reached their highs in early May, before declining slightly in summer. …
Strike the Right Tone in Your Writing
Getting tone right takes work — but it’s critical to the success of your business documents. If you sound likable and professional, people will want to work with you and respond to you.
Guidelines for Electronic Tax Receipts
It’s time for a more efficient approach to your tax returns. Start by trading in your shoebox for a scanner. Next, follow these guidelines to help avoid the dreaded IRS audit.
Buy an Electric Car, Get a Gas-Powered Car Free
A buy-one-get-one-free special on cars? Not exactly. To ease consumer concerns about the limited driving range of electric vehicles, two automakers are giving buyers free access to traditional gas-powered rental cars and loaners throughout the year.
The Major League Baseball Team That’s Made Fans—and an Entire Metro Area—Feel Like Suckers
What with soaring ticket prices and $7 beers, many sports fans complain that their local teams take advantage of them. But no one has it worse than baseball fans in South Florida.
Internet Saved the Video Star: How Music Videos Found New Life After MTV
Left for dead by MTV in the mid-2000s, music videos have become a popular and revenue-generating enterprise online.
9 Core Beliefs of Truly Horrible Bosses
The worst managers have a fundamentally broken understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. Don’t make these mistakes.
Keep Your Company’s Secrets in the Digital Age
Through social sharing technologies like Facebook and Twitter, your employees may be unwittingly exposing company secrets. Even seemingly innocuous information like travel schedules or what online groups an employee joins can give competitors inside intelligence. Here’re a few ways to shield your organization from prying eyes
Think There are a Lot of Craft Breweries Out There Now? Just You Wait
Last year, 409 new breweries opened in the U.S. That’s the biggest surge since the period just after Prohibition ended. After such a spurt, you might think that brewery growth would level off.