The continuing and growing chatter on doing business in Cuba is reaching epic proportions. It has become the “flavor of the month” (and will continue to be) among entrepreneurs, investors, exporters, importers, financiers and U.S. multinational companies. It is understandable. After 56 years of isolation from American commercial relations, the bilateral movement to restore diplomatic […]
“Services” comprises the main driver of the economy of many large cities in the U.S. in terms of employment, revenue, and taxes. Be it tourism, banking and finance, real estate, technology and trade, services is the fulcrum that was, is, and always will be the engine of our economic development. Many large U.S. cities target […]
Author Bryant H. McGill asserts that: “It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.” But increasingly one can have both, courtesy of scientific advancement. Extending life and its quality are clearly without our reach. Life expectancy in industrialized nations has risen from age 47 […]
“A game-changer,” “a new era,”a historic breakthrough” –these are just a few of the headlines announcing President Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will normalize relations with Cuba. The reaction of the public has been favorable, with 60% in both the Gallup and CNN polls in agreement with the president. However, when it comes to the […]
Welcome back! After a holiday season full of fun with friends and family, it’s time to get back to business – your career business. The mark you’re about to make, either as an intern, a first-time employee, or in your next career step, will be helped – or hurt – by that first impression to […]
Curb your enthusiasm. That’s my advice, inspired by the HBO series of the same name, for wishful thinkers across the globe who have manifested unbridled euphoria ever since President Obama announced the normalization of diplomatic ties with Cuba. It is just a matter of time now before the embargo will be lifted in its entirety, […]
The United States would do well to move forward on the project. Oh, Canada! Blessed by proximity to the United States, cursed by its politics. The ongoing saga of the Keystone XL pipeline best illustrates how a thriving trade, investment, and security relationship with our most important ally is being strained by a feckless White […]
Jamie Dimon has just joined a long list of CEOs who is doing well even though their companies suffered a huge hit. The others are CEOs such as Stanley O’Neal, Charles Prince and Martin Sullivan. One year after paying $20 billion in penalties, JP Morgan Chase has just given its CEO a raise. About a […]
Knowing the difference between Steve Jobs I and Steve Jobs II could affect your fortune. If you are seeking venture capital, ask yourself whether you expect the funding to act as your crutch to help you move forward, to be the catalyst to transform lead into gold, or as the fuel to help your venture […]
By Nancy Borkowski, DBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, and Jerry Haar, PhD Winners, Losers, and Those in the Middle Wherever one stands on the various issues of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all parties agree that it is a complicated and challenging law. In early July, the federal government announced that employers with at least 50 […]
