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Try Before You Buy at Hertz

In tough economic times consumers appreciate more than ever the ability to try before they buy, as we’ve noted on many occasions before. Similar to the initiative from Renault that we covered not long ago, rental giant Hertz is now giving consumers the ability to do an extended test drive before they buy a car.

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Enternships = internships at startups and SMBs

Through its online directory, Enternships.com aims to connect SMBs and startups with entrepreneurial students, or ‘enterns’. Businesses and aspiring enterns fill out a profile and advertise their needs to kick start a working relationship. Full-time, part-time, project-specific and remote placements are on offer.

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Strategy for the 21st century

Accelerating change is a regular feature of doing business in the 21st century: Markets routinely zoom in different directions; finances can be affected monthly as economic conditions change; costs can increase suddenly; and new information cascades in at an ever increasing pace.

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The best leaders listen

After a century the furniture retailer stands as a testament to the hands-on, almost folksy, leadership of three generations of the Leon family.

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In tough economy, store brands are in demand

Store brands, once the ugly ducklings of the grocery-store world, have turned into swans. Demand for supermarket-label milk, snacks, paper towels and other generic products has ramped up because of budget-conscious consumers seeking the best deals in a tough economy.

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‘Bury’ new tax, McGuinty told

The Liberals have had difficulty marketing the tax change, which is designed to be business friendly and enable Ontario to better compete with jurisdictions already boasting harmonized taxes, such as Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

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