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Harper campaign promise: Open EI program to self-employed
The campaigning game keeps getting hotter in the Canadian Election, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing today that he wants to open up Employment Insurance benefits to the self-employed. The move is...
Entrepreneurs Use Mobiles and IT to Tackle Indian Traffic Gridlock
Around the world, traffic congestion is often accepted as the price paid for rapid development and economic dynamism. But as anyone who lives in a large city knows, a tipping point is soon reached where the... Harper announces plan to expand energy, mineral mapping of Arctic
Opinion Barry Artiste Canada's drive to claim sovereignty of our Arctic takes a new turn in beating the Russians claim over our territory. http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=749670 Harper announces plan... Putin's Russia: Business for Dummies
OpinionBarry ArtisteFor the ordinary Russian Business having a "Roof" is a common price for doing business, whereby payments are made on a regular business to protect your business. But when your Roof is the Ex... Roadblocks: The Lemonade Stands of Corruption
A quick article about roadblocks in Chad, Central Africa: originally part of the nation's infrastructure, road barriers have become ready-made businesses for those looking to make a quick buck off of motor traffic."The rain gates are installed and manned by the government,... Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success
"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San... Indonesian homemakers turn trash into fashion frills
Interesting way to do a business... " Used detergent labels and toothpaste tubes from Indonesia are going from landfills to fashion frills on bags and wallets sold in Singapore, Australia and the United States. The...Pedal Powered Baristas: Green Bean Machines in Copenhagen and the UK
You know from previous stories we posted that Copenhagen is big on bicycles.A fellow named Ole Skram has combined green ambitions, entrepreneurship and his love of good java with his 'coffee chariot' an espresso machine mounted onto a three-wheeled carrier cycle with a...Attend Placebloggers JTM Conference in Minneapolis
Leonard Witt is also here at the New Pamphleteers conference."If you are looking to do community news online or have a placeblog, you might want to attend the Journalism that Matters Conference in Minneapolis –June... Merrill Brown: Old media needs to wake up, or die
"Traditional media companies that refuse to invest in the Internet and withdraw into old business models are destined to fade away, opening the door for entrepreneurs to take advantage of the lack of innovation.That... Death by Blogging, a new Diagnosis
Death by Blogging, a new Diagnosis"SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it...'In Good Company Workplaces', Coworking for New York Women
Not everyone wants to settle for a home office, Starbucks, a cramped and/or noisy corner or a soulless cubicle.That's why Amy Abrams and Adelaide Fives decided to open In Good Company Workplaces, a shared space for women entrepreneurs.BrightSpark: Venture Capital is not what it used to be, we are changing
"A lot of us like to speculate on the state of Venture Capital in Canada; we all have a vested interest in the existence of a healthy and competitive market. For BrightSpark, the truth has been much more...Mobile Phones: Engineering South’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Technology is fuelling unprecedented growth in productivity in Asia, with sub-Saharan Africa languishing behind (International Labour Organization). But the growth in mobile phones could help close this gap, as home-grown entrepreneurs are stepping up to exploit this new...Career Opportunities...Success and Anxiety
If you spend too much time agonizing about what choices you should make regarding business and career opportunities that you encounter there is little chance that you will strike it rich. You might manage to ruin your health. The tyranny of strict goals and benchmarks could...
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