There are many factors that contribute to a business being a success or failure. Perhaps more than any other industry, the restaurant industry is filled with failed businesses. That’s why banks are so reluctant to give out loans to restaurant businesses, unless it’s a known franchise. Yet, in every major city there are small, independent [...]
Watching the news you would think that Hurricane Irene is like Katrina 2. Now, there have been deaths from this storm along the east coast United States, so I don’t want to make light of it. However, I really don’t think a category 1 hurricane (the weakest level possible for a hurricane) merits 24/7 coverage [...]
The NATO mission in Libya was and is unlike any other the organization has ever conducted. From the beginning, the U.S. did not want to take the lead role like they usually do in NATO missions. The idea of them being so involved in another war during a bad economy and the notion that they [...]
Yesterday after the stock market closed, Apple CEO and the best business leader in the world today announced that he is stepping down from his position at Apple. Although he did not give a reason for his resignation, it is almost certainly due to his poor health. This is not a surprise since he recently [...]
When a company is looking to hire new employees there is always a decision that needs to be made. Should they hire an experienced person or a younger individual that has the skills, education and high energy level, but perhaps lacks experience? This is a tough choice to make and a lot of times it [...]
We may be in the early stages of what will be another war or flare up in violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It started on Thursday when terrorists from Gaza entered Israel through Sinai in Egypt and attacked civilians. This led Israel to attack back which resulted in the death of the terrorists [...]
There is a very big misconception out there about the size of the Canadian sports market. Some of this comes from TV ratings which are not accurately accounting for the other ways people consume their sports in Canada. Now obviously people in the U.S. consume their sports in other ways as well, but specifically in [...]
I recently watched a movie that not many people have seen or even heard about. It is called The Devil’s Double and it’s based on a true story. The movie is centered around the body double of Uday Hussein, Saddam Hussein’s oldest son and Uday Hussein himself. From my understanding the movie tries to follow [...]
Yesterday’s news about Google buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion was surprising to many people. Most people discussed the 17,000 patents that come with Motorola as the primary reason for Google making that move. They also point to potential losers like Samsung and others which will now have to wonder if their operating system supplier [...]
When looking for a new market the world is bigger than ever. Countries that have been invisible from the viewpoint of a business, especially those selling consumer goods are now rapidly growing and demanding all kinds of products. Africa is one of those places. However, it is still an afterthought in the minds of most [...]
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