Other People’s Recycled News | July 13-19

20 Jul

Consumer confidence ‘remarkably resilient’: survey

“Even in the face of a slew of negative news stories filling this month’s airwaves and broadsheets — some that even suggested we are in the downward cycle of a W-shaped recovery — consumer confidence has remained remarkably resilient”

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A pickup truck and a load of ambition

Mr. Risley and Mr. MacDonald took the business from a small lobster distribution company to about $300-million in annual seafood sales by 2002, the same year that Mr. Risley was named one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs by Profit magazine

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6 Startup Friendly Industries

Some, such as landscaping and elderly services, find opportunity in serving an aging population. Others, such as fashion design and community food services, find opportunity in the grim economy itself.

Survey: Entrepreneurs are Optimistic

Entrepreneurs have just weathered six months of the worst economic conditions in decades. Obviously, you know very well how your business is faring, but do you know how your experience compares to that of your peers?

Are You Building a Consumer-Facing Company?

In essence, corporations opt to look at design challenges from the inside and for the inside. Anything that happens in the outside world is subjected to interpretation by the insider’s design point of view. Then, of course, other inside stakeholders take that point of view and morph it into a more standardized design mandate.

The big 5 mid-year game-changing questions

My sector of entrepreneurship/career coaching/online marketing has exploded. Everyone is realizing the need to think differently about work, and diversifying streams of income is critical for career resilience.

Leadership Tactics: Brute Force vs. Consensus

Does brute force work for women who are leaders in business? Many would be considered the naughty B-word if they were too forceful. Here’s what I’ve noticed over the course of my female business career: women tend to wait and gather more information to make solid and informed decisions.

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