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Steve

  1. Bailouts - Rewards for Bad Business?

    by on 02-23-2009 at 01:32 AM
    I may be mistaken, but don’t we live in a free market society? In that type of society, companies that are managed effectively get rewarded with more business and increased profits. Adversely, companies that are run poorly will ultimately fail unless they change their management scheme to improve their business. I like to think of it as the social Darwinism of economics. But with this latest government bailout, we seem to be rewarding those businesses who have not been managed effectively. ...
  2. Virtual Networking in 2009

    by on 02-02-2009 at 10:18 AM
    Let's face it. During hard economic times, everyone has to re-evaluate their spending habits and try to stretch their dollars further. With respect to networking, it's always been the norm to attend trade shows and set meetings with AMs. Although, this can get very costly with traveling expenses, hotel expenses, incidentals, and sponsorships.

    I would have liked to attend the CAP London show simply to meet many of my business contacts personally and have a beer or seven. I chose ...