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Who Invests In Ukraine In A Time Of Turmoil?
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 14:10
A year after Ukraine’s anti-government protests ousted corrupt president Viktor Yanukovych, the crisis in Ukraine continues with a Russian invasion in the country’s East and a nationwide political system that so far ...
Forrester/Forbes CMO-CIO Survey: No Rest For The Weary
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 23:35
CMOs and CIOs have been talking the collaboration game for some time now. But talk is cheap, and so far there’s still little money where their mouths are. And it’s high time CMOs and CIOs stop talking and start doing...
Confidence Is Up And Delinquency Is Down: Good News For Small Business
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 22:49
The Experian/Moody’s Analytics Small Business Credit Index (SBCI) for Q3 2014 reaches an all-time high for the quarter. “The most severe delinquencies are going down,” said Joel Prius, Experian’s senior business ...
Shopping app Slice acquires Unroll.me, a service that takes the clutter out of your inbox
Venture Beat - 24 Nov 2014 21:33
Email and shopping go together like ... well, Unroll.me and Slice. Which is great because the Rakuten-owned shopping startup Slice has acquired Unroll.me, a startup that made its name by promising to free your email inbo...
Stay With STEM: Why We Need To Keep Women As Engineering Majors In College
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 21:27
As college acceptance letters go out over the next few months to the millions of high school seniors applying to universities in the United States this year, it is important to note that nearly half of all engineering ma...
'Adventure Shopping' Formats Are The Big Winners At Retail
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 21:18
Adventure shopping retailers like Trader Joe's, TJ Maxx, Costco, Dollar Stores & Eataly sell more than traditional retailers for a number of reasons.
Slack adds Compliance Exports to let companies meet regulatory standards for employee communications
Venture Beat - 24 Nov 2014 21:06
Slack, a startup with increasingly popular software that employees can use to communicate with one another, today introduced a feature for its Slack Plus tier of service that could put big companies’ regulatory concern...
New GOP Ways And Means Members Send A Mixed Signal
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 20:58
The four new Republican House Ways and Means Committee members have a diverse background and don't provide any clues on the committee's direction under incoming Chair Paul Ryan, R-Wisc.
GameStop exec voices concern over the dipping price of digital games
Venture Beat - 24 Nov 2014 20:45
Analysis:The world's largest dedicated game retailer claims that players already expect to pay a lot less for digital games.
New Resource Aims To Help Students With ADHD
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 20:33
"ADHD is like having a powerful race car for a brain, but with bicycle brakes. You need to strengthen your brakes to win races in life," said Dr. Ned Hallowell, an MD child psychiatrist and leading authority on ADHD.
Japanese Recession Illustrates Link Between Indirect Tax And Corporate Strategy
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 20:29
This past Tuesday, immediately following reports that Japan had officially fallen into recession, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced that he would delay the implementation of a planned sales tax increase for 18 months....
25 Fantastic Food Trucks
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 20:26
Though eCommerce has made headway in the food industry, it's hard to imagine that technology will ever find a replacement for those mobile dining oases--food trucks. Here are 25 ones to look out for as you travel the U.S...
These Two Wall Street 'Meatheads' Quit To Make Pringles For Protein
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 20:26
Looking back now, Krik Angacian acknowledges it was crazy to quit his job to make and sell chips without a lick of experience.
The Single Most Critical Factor In Helping Minimize Taxes -- Part 2
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 19:44
Business owners tend to focus on driving firm value & don't plan for the large tax due on a company's sale. Holders of stock concentrations forego diversification because they improperly believe they are trapped by taxes...
Google Chrome will block all NPAPI plugins by default in January, drop support completely in September
Venture Beat - 24 Nov 2014 19:37
The latest timeline is as follows: block all plugins by default in January 2015, disable support in April 2015, and remove support completely in September 2015.
5 Foolproof Ways To Build Your Personal Brand
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 19:34
By Sophia Matveeva
Obama Scores On Immigration While Opponents Condemn The Initiative From The Sidelines
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 19:29
At last. After some thirty years, the immigration reform train has pulled into the station. No, it is nowhere near perfect. Yes, it is only a presidential initiative that opponents have tagged as dubious. No, not everyon...
Pinć turns your iPhone into a portable VR headset... no controller required
Venture Beat - 24 Nov 2014 19:00
This could be the future of shopping, entertainment and communication. Or it could just be another solution looking for a problem.
The Top Ten Tax Cases (And Rulings) of 2014: #5-Is The Sale Of A Right To Buy Land Ordinary Income Or Capital Gain?
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 18:49
It's finally over. The October 15th tax deadline is behind us, which means for tax practitioners, our return filings are mercifully finished for the year. Unless of course, you chose to make your career in the not-for...
Acting More Like A Start-Up Makes Microsoft A Better Investment
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 18:40
The practice of business strategy as it's been taught in business schools puts big companies at a competitive disadvantage to startups. Amazon and Google grew from startups to giants with that realization firmly in mind.
Small Business Saturday Turns Five: How American Express and Local Retailers Have Changed Business Culture
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 18:37
Small Business Saturday turns five this week. Launched by American Express in 2009 at the height of the great recession, the day has been officially enshrined—unanimously—by the United States Senate, and has been pub...
How This Low-Tech Founder Got A High-Tech Startup To House $150M In Transactions
Forbes - 24 Nov 2014 17:50
In a market like this where it's relatively easy to raise capital at higher valuations, it can be tempting to spend big on customer acquisition. This environment has led to recent conversations around high burn rates a...