What a decade it was
It’s a quarter to five on New Year’s Eve and I’m sitting here thinking about how 2009 played out — how the whole decade played out, for that matter. And it wasn’t pretty. In 2000 we saw the collapse of...
View ArticleFitness business promoting stories…
A little news about Curves… Local Curves Centers Announce New Year’s Resolution: Help Make One MillionWomen Stronger in 2010West Covina area fitness franchises launch campaign to promote fitness...
View ArticleTake your client to lunch… it works…
If you’re looking for validation about that power lunch, check this out — courtesy of this press release from Robert Half Management Resources…. THE VALUE MEALCFO Survey Shows It Pays to Take Your...
View Article‘Subsideized’ employment seminar on Wednesday
From the Sante Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce…. “Has your Santa Fe Springs Business weathered the recession? Can you use some employees to start helping your business to grow, but are holding off...
View ArticleThe end of ‘trickle-down’ economics?
Defenders of market capitalism always point to companies, rather than the government, as the key generators of wealth in society. And for the most part I agree that business should play this role. But...
View ArticleBusiness workshop for veterans…
With small business workshops left and write these days, it was nice to come across one that was a little out of the ordinary, and which catered to a group of men and women who we see a lot of in war,...
View ArticleSmall business gets some good news
Who says small business never gets any credit. After all, they employ most people, our medical benefits, etc… Here’s a press release I received today about a Monterey Park business: Assemblymember...
View ArticleSupreme Court’s pending decision could have big effect on business
Here’s one from the what-to-watch file: A Supreme Court opinion could come soon on a case that some business interests say could have serious effects on corporate governance. At issue in Free...
View ArticleTips on the job search
I go these tips in an email, and they seemed useful, this day and age. Thanks to Ford R. Myers, a career coach and author of “Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring,” for sending. 1. Network,...
View ArticleEast Coast storm prompts closure of Wall Street
It’s not often that the weather brings Wall Street to its knees. But Hurricane Sandy is already packing a wallop along the East Coast, and it has prompted the shutdown of U.S. financial markets – which...
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