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Marketing executives and entrepreneurs alike have rushed to China in the last decade. Yet, today, India offers an excellent, although somewhat misunderstood, alternative
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The traditional demographic definition of “youth” is no longer applicable in today’s society, and marketers should target consumers based upon their engagement and participation in youth culture rather than on their chronological age.
As people worldwide delay the onset of adult responsibilities and stay emotionally and physically younger for l
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First of all, for Joe the Plumber, the tax is on net income and not gross sales.
According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families.
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Things in the economy are pretty shaky right now, and the mistakes and misjudgments of the few are causing wide-spread problems for the many. If you’re looking to understand the crisis, I can’t recommend any better source than the awesome pieces done by NPR and This American Life- The Giant Pool of Money and Another Frightening Show About the Eco
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American business, typically a reliable Republican cheerleader, is decidedly lukewarm about Senator John McCain’s proposal to overhaul the health care system by revamping the tax treatment of health benefits, officials with leading trade groups say.
The officials, with organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable and
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Nearly three-quarters of American employees think their companies should help extremely poor people around the world if they have the resources, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Millennium Promise and CareerBuilder.com.
About half of workers cited social responsibility as the top reason their companies should help thos
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Dave Thomas starred in 652 commercials for Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, more than any other person in television history.
But, he wasn’t just that friendly face you saw on TV with his white shirts and red ties; Thomas built his multi-billion dollar fast-food restaurant chain from the ground up, earning him a reputation as one of the most s
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"Not only does this bill not contain any provisions that specifically help small business, it has provisions that could actually harm middle class firms. The language in Section 107 of the bill is totally inconsistent with the stated objectives of this legislation," says ASBL President Lloyd Chapman.
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With a recession looming and job opportunities becoming scarce, many people are looking to entrepreneurship as a new career path.
How will the upcoming American election impact small business owners? Here’s my take on how small business friendly Obama and McCain are:
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"Motivation: A Key Ingredient For Success" examines recent business reports which identify a clear lack of personal motivation in the American work force.
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Presumptive presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have both put forth sweeping tax proposals that will shape the American economy for the next decade. It's only one of a number of areas where Republican McCain and Democrat Obama bring distinctively different philosophies to bear. But for small businesses, it may be one of the most
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Small business is becoming big business for credit-card issuers.
With the consumer market saturated, card issuers and banks are expanding their credit-card offerings for small businesses in a bid to get in on what they see as an untapped market. Estimates vary, but American Express says only about 14% of the more than $2 trillion small business
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The U.S. government has long supported a “big firm” economy with the idea that large companies are the primary drivers of innovation. But that’s a recipe for stunted growth.
So say Kauffman Foundation executives Carl Schramm and Robert Litan in an article this month’s The American. The U.S. economy needs to grow at a 4% annual clip in the futu
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Global stock markets which are falling due to continuous rise in crude oil prices suddenly find some breathing space. Crude oil prices fell by 7% in the last 2 days due to fears of decrease in demand due to slowdown in American economy. US Banking stocks saw the sharpest rally ever in the last 16 years. Global markets are rising due to this unexpe
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How the weekly argument on American Chopper illustrates the real-world conflict between personality types at work - and how you can help eliminate the conflict.
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