Written on December 9, 2011 by Douglas R
In a lot of ways, Nick Hanauer is just like many Americans. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children, and he grew up working in the family business, manufacturing pillows and comforters.
But recently, Hanauer wrote an opinion piece for Bloomberg News that was a plea to the government: “Please tax me more.”
These days, Hanauer is a venture capitalist who was one of the first big investors in Amazon. He’s not quite a billionaire, but not that far off, either, and he insists his plea is all about self-interest.
“I reject the idea that I am advocating higher taxes for myself and other wealthy people because I’m a good person or because I love you,” Hanauer tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz. “Let me just be very clear: I do not love you. I value you as a potential customer, and we have rigged the economic system in a way to destroy my customer base.”
The top income tax rate in America is 35 percent.
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Written on December 8, 2011 by Maragaret Harrison
Displaying vital stats or research data is par for the course in most businesses. You need to be able to plan, and to plan you need to discuss, and to discuss you all need to know what you’re looking at; the quicker and clearer the better.
But although many professionals have used infographic tools in the past, few of them learn how to make those bars, charts, and numbers sing – at least not a hummable tune. Here are some tips that will have those quarterly report graphs jumping off the page and leading the chorus.
1. It Al
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Written on December 7, 2011 by admin
When you lease property, the issue of finding a tenant will be an ongoing concern. You need to assure you can deal with this person, because this is your property and you do not place it on risk. Also when you rent a property, you don’t want to break the leasing agreement, but you have to move out. Then you can find a tenant with tenanthunter.com and solve your problem. Getting some professional assistance is always useful when you need to choose a right tenant.
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Written on December 7, 2011 by Nicole Hopkins
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone and holiday shipping deadlines are beginning to loom. You’ve got your email marketing campaigns designed and scheduled (you do, right?) and have already dusted off and set up the seasonal decorations in your store or office. While it might be tempting to think that it’s time to pour a hot toddy and watch the sales roll in, there’s still time for one critical part of your marketing mix. One of the most powerful aspects of social media marketing is how truly real-time it can be, and right now is the time to use that to your advantage. Here are five ways to go social this holiday season:
1. Drum Up Some Excitement With Countdowns
Twelve days of Christmas, eight nights of Hanukkah, 31 days of the awesomeness that is December; reward your customers with perks spread across the holiday season.
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Written on December 4, 2011 by Nicole Hopkins
Last October, the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Bill (aka Bill C-28), the Canadian equivalent of the US CAN-SPAM act of 2003, came under fire as it faced strong lobbying from local businesses, who are looking to add amendments to the law and delay its formal implementation.
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Written on December 1, 2011 by Douglas R
Lloyds Banking Group is considering clawing back bonuses from former chief executive Eric Daniels and other senior figures in response to an insurance mis-selling scandal that cost it billions of pounds.
Lawyers for Lloyds’ remuneration committee are reported to have told Daniels and other senior executives that the bank plans to withhold some of the bonuses that were announced in February.
Daniels, who left the bank in March after nine years at the helm, accepted a £1.45 million bonus for 2010, despite earlier suggestions that he might not, taking his total remuneration for the year to £2.57m. His
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