Category: Business

Yearly reviews are commonplace in many organizations, but they are often dreaded by both the reviewers and the employees being reviewed. Managers feel uncomfortable giving out negative feedback, while those reporting to them stress while anticipating the feedback. The main problem of annual reviews, aside from their negative connotation, is that they are largely ineffective. A study found that job

In 2015, VC firm First Round Capital published some interesting analysis. Of those they funded, companies with female founders had outperformed peers by 63%. According to the 2016 Kauffman Index, 2015 was a great year for female entrepreneurs. The survey stated that more women became entrepreneurs than in almost twenty years. But men are still more likely to start businesses

In 2015, VC firm First Round Capital published some interesting analysis. Of those they funded, companies with female founders had outperformed peers by 63%. According to the 2016 Kauffman Index, 2015 was a great year for female entrepreneurs. The survey stated that more women became entrepreneurs than in almost twenty years. But men are still more likely to start businesses

As a business owner, do you ever feel overwhelmed? As the captain of the ship, you find yourself quite busy handling all the day-to-day operations, including setting up meetings, filling out paperwork, and doing the actual stuff that brings in the big bucks. The struggle is often having to figure out how to do it all at once. It’s often

The ruble, rand, real and a host of other EM currencies have registered strong growth against the dollar recently [Xinhua] In case you haven’t heard, there’s a rally of sorts going on in emerging markets, defying all the factors stacked up against such a trend. Conventional wisdom has it that with the US Federal Reserve promising to raise interest rates

China’s services sector grew at its fastest pace this year in December as a sizzlingstock market rally helped boost consumer confidence [Xinhua] Activity in the service sector in China dipped slightly in January, the Caixin General Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed on Monday. The Caixin China General Services PMI, which is based on data compiled from monthly replies to

Starbucks (SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz sent out a company-wide letter following President Donald Trump’s decision to sign an executive order that bans citizens of seven majority Muslim countries from entering the United States. Schultz’s letter detailed plans to hire 10,000 refugees in the countries where the coffee chain operates. This was met with some backlash on social media, with some