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More telecommuting would decrease traffic, save money
Published on 5 Mar, 2010 at 18:29 in Business | Viewed 166 views times | No Comments
I have been telecommuting for more than four years at this point, and I feel as though it is a very good thing for me, my clients, the community, and the environment. The last thing the freeways need are more and more drivers, and the way the population has exploded in the United States (due
Laid off? Try a culinary career
Published on 5 Mar, 2010 at 18:24 in Business | Viewed 185 views times | No Comments
Starting a new career path can be a pragmatic and positive response to a layoff, and when you decide to try something new, it is a good idea to analyze the projected viability of that new direction. Difficult economic times often indicate a shift in the job market, and there are certain things that people
If you don’t like your job…
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 15:04 in Business | Viewed 202 views times | No Comments
Of course we all need income to survive and hopefully prosper, but today we would like to suggest that it may not be best to consistently make decisions based on what appears to be best, or necessary, from a purely financial standpoint. A lot of people, and I think it is safe to say that
Woods meets the press
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:46 in Business | Viewed 142 views times | No Comments
America has become a land that is intoxicated by celebrity, and as a pundit I must say that I detest this aspect of the psyche of my country. There was a time when the folks who people looked up to were special in some way, and their achievements were inspiring. But in these times we
Learning business through poker
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:37 in Business | Viewed 90 views times | No Comments
When you decide that you would like to become a more effective business person, you may think that you need to go back to school to get an MBA or some other advanced degree, or perhaps take a couple of targeted classed to shore up your knowledge. There is nothing wrong with furthering your education,
Americans should take care of our own
Published on 17 Feb, 2010 at 16:12 in Business | Viewed 185 views times | No Comments
Most of us are in touch with what is called a conscience, an innate ability to recognize right from wrong. Unfortunately, when it comes to money and business, many people leave that conscience at the door, and these days we need to reclaim a firm sense of moral integrity and more than a little bit
Why trust big business
Published on 17 Feb, 2010 at 16:00 in Business | Viewed 74 views times | No Comments
Due to fixation that the American public has on television, businesses are for the most part not considered legitimate or trustworthy if you have not “heard of them” via the boob tube. This is the primary way that brands enter the public consciousness. Then when you go to the store, you recognize the things that
Stocks pull out of slump but end week lower
A battered stock market recovered from a sharp drop in late trading Friday but still posted its fourth straight weekly drop. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 170 points in afternoon trading, clawed their way back to finish with a gain of 10. But more stocks fell than rose on the New York Stock Exchange
Goldman CEO Blankfein gets $9M stock bonus for 09
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein is getting a $9 million stock bonus for 2009, a modest payday by Wall Street standards that appears aimed at quelling criticism of the bank’s compensation practices. Blankfein will receive more than 58,000 shares of restricted stock that can’t be cashed in for five years, the bank said
Drop in jobless rate points to modest improvement
The job market is lurching toward improvement. It just has a long way to go. The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak Friday when the government released January’s unemployment rate showing an unexpected decline from 10 percent to 9.7 percent. It was the first drop in seven months. Still, the government now estimates
