In late December 2010 the iconic Wall Street Bull was covered, without permission, from horns to tail in a raging camouflage crochet. Behind the wild design was an artist named Olek; she explained her creation as a gift to NYC representing a wish for a prosperous year in 2011. The design was removed shortly [...]

                              
Every time I travel with my family (which includes three children under the age of eight), I see parents using Smartphones and tablets to entertain their children, and I am just as guilty.  As a parent, I keep a tight rein on “screen time” both for the kids’ benefit and mine, but there are many [...]

                      
Being successful is hard work, and not everyone likes hard work. It might be safe to say that many people are lazy; they do just enough to get by. I remember when I finished high school, I knew I had to go to college, so I could get a good job. When I went to [...]

We hear a lot about companies who strive to earn repeat business by exceeding customer expectations and delivering tremendous value. Still I wonder. Here are four Chief Executives. Tell me if you think they have happy and loyal customers.

Hard Goods Manufacturer Co. – The Mighty Kwinn CEO bends over backwards to listen to his customers. [...]

Necessity is the mother of invention.  It’s true.  The world is slowly emerging from the Great Recession and we’re seeing a paradigm shift.  How business will be done in the future has changed.  The business world is wiping the slate clean and developing new rules of play.
In this new marketplace is great opportunity.  Individuals in [...]

The Costa Rica Global Association of REALTORS® (CRGAR) has decided to support CATURGUA,  Cámara de Turismo Guanacasteca,  and its efforts to attract international visitors and investors to Costa Rica, particularly the Guanacaste Province. Both organizations understand the importance of tourism and real estate investment to Costa Rica’s economic success.
The first evidence of CRGAR’s support is the placement of [...]

I have four Casio G-shock watches. I buy them, because they are great underwater down to 200 meters. They last a really long time and withstand lots of punishment.
Ok, I’m not a Navy Seal nor am I a deep sea diver. I’m currently wearing a bright red Rescue series watch with moon phases and tides for [...]

There was a survey done by SmartPulse where nearly 50 percent of respondents said “poorly defined scopes and objectives” were the main reasons for project failures. Compare that to about 20 percent claiming projects fail, because of lack of proper resources or poor execution, and you can see that inferior planning is hampering much of [...]

                      
The last U.S. Census reports that small businesses with fewer than ten employees make up 78% of all employers. A recent survey of small-business owners, by SurePayroll Inc., found that poor hiring practices cost about $10,000 per hire. And according to a recent study by Leadership IQ, nearly half of all new hires (46%) [...]

During the introductions, NYTM Executive Director Nate Westheimer encouraged members to investigate two bills currently before Congress: the PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). They propose changes to more than a decade of US policy (particularly relating to Internet freedom) by establishing a censorship system using similar domain blocking technologies that were [...]