Radio-free rental cars. No room service. After traveling in good times and bad, our writer shares her tips -- and horror stories.
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Business Travel Tips From a Road Warrior
Posted by businessman 148 days ago (http://www.smartmoney.com)Business group urges use of low-fee credit cards
Posted by businessman 151 days ago (http://ca.news.yahoo.com)
A small business lobby is appealing to Canadian consumers to use credit cards that don't impose the highest fees on merchants.
Business Owners Battle Back After Sept. 11
Posted by businessman 154 days ago (http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com)
Downtown Manhattan has transformed in the decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and it was business owners’ tenacity and commitment that brought the area back to life--and some businesses are now stronger than ever because of it.
How your business can thrive in any economy
Posted by businessman 157 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
As kids, it was fun to ride a seesaw (and occasionally even fall off). As adults, riding the ups and downs of the stock market and the economy is enough to make us sick. But as a small business, your company has the advantage of being able to thrive in any economy and not be ...
Business School Diversity Comes in Many Colors
Posted by businessman 160 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Business schools strive for diversity in many forms, whether that means admitting record numbers of women, students of color, or those from the military and other non-traditional backgrounds. In addition to expanding the ethnic diversity of their cohorts, the nation's top M.B.A. programs also seek to shake off any vestiges of prejudice and discrimination and provide a welcoming environment for ..
10 States That Are Gaining Business
Posted by businessman 163 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Just about every state claims to be "business-friendly." But which ones really are? It's more than an academic question these days. Two former governors--Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Jon ...
The Social Business (Social Enterprise) Moves Beyond The 18 Use Cases Of Social CRMAs social media adoption continues to move from mainstream to pervasive ubiquity, enterprises will begin to benefit from these advancements in the consumerization of IT (CoIT). Just 18 months ago, early use cases identified 18 Use Cases for Social CRM (SCRM). These ground breaking use cases showed enterprises ...
Business Credit Cards Lack Many Protections
Posted by businessman 169 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
After the financial crisis in 2008, banks tightened lending to small businesses to cut their financial risk. But many businesses still need a line of credit to continue to operate.Credit cards have become an important source of capital for many small business owners. According to a report by the Federal Reserve, 83% of the 27 million small businesses use credit cards. 64 percent used small ...
Americans are Middling at Generating Business Ideas
Posted by businessman 172 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Many observers believe that Americans are very good at coming up with new business ideas. That view, it turns out, is less true than many people think.A survey of 24,537 people from 24 nations conducted last year by Globe Scan showed that over half (53 percent) had previously identified an opportunity for a new business.While the majority of those surveyed were successful idea generators ...
Business Books: Why Number Crunchers Dominate
Posted by businessman 175 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Last July, Bob Lutz’s "Car Guys vs. Bean Counters" was the sole business bestseller by a charismatic-executive author; the rest were by bean-counters
Monday's Musings: A Working Vendor Landscape For Social Business
Posted by businessman 178 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Confusion Persists In The Social Business MarketAs with any new disruptive technology, the social business solution landscape faces a dynamic, confusing, and converging market. As vendors seek to grab mind share and market share, customers and prospects remain confused as to what are the right business problems to address with social business. However, rampant confusion among users hampers ...
Ask Your Business Owner Where The Business Is Going
Posted by businessman 182 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
One of the best ways to find out where a small business is going is to ask its owner. So, get a mirror, sit down in front of it and start asking.You’ll be amazed at how much this owner knows but just hasn’t taken the time to document. That’s what we’re going to do now.John Dini is the president of Business Performance Network, Inc., and one of the best management minds I know. Recently, on my ...
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