Credit Card Companies Take Cue From Start-Ups to Offer Flexible Payment Plans

The option makes it easier to borrow money and manage cash flow, the companies say, but others caution that it could encourage overspending. Press Release Distribution Service

The World of Olive Oil Is Murky. Here’s Help for the Home Cook.

Don’t try to parse every word on the label: The keys to good flavor are seeking out the freshest oil and using it generously. Press Release Distribution Service

DealBook Briefing: Could We Talk Ourselves Into Recession?

Some people worry that chatter about a downturn could spook consumers and lead to a damaging reduction in spending. Press Release Distribution Service

How Tainted Gold May Have Ended Up in Your Phone

A New TV Show from The New York Times on FX and Hulu Press Release Distribution Service

What Does VSCO Think About the ‘VSCO Girls’?

We spoke to the brands behind Gen Z’s highly aestheticized (and widely parodied) personal brand. Press Release Distribution Service

Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged

Some of tech’s biggest names had founders in their teens. But new research shows that for fast-growing start-ups in the U.S., the average age was 45. Press Release Distribution Service

Running a company is a permanent juggling act

There is no magic formula for management success Press Release Distribution Service

Philip Morris and Altria want to merge

Investors are cool on the deal to create a $210bn tobacco titan Press Release Distribution Service

Kitsbow Expands Operations in Old Fort, North Carolina

Kitsbow, a specialty clothing manufacturer based in California, will create 53 new jobs in Old Fort, North Carolina. The company will invest $890,000 in operating a manufacturing and distribution facility in McDowell County. Continue Reading at AreaDevelopment.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Big Gun Robotics Expands Newberry County, South Carolina, Operations

Big Gun Robotics LLC, a robotic welding company that supplies heavy equipment manufacturers, will invest more than $3.6 million to expand its operations in Newberry County, South Carolina. Continue Reading at AreaDevelopment.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

What Does an Entrepreneur or Small Business Owner Do?

A reader from Anchorage, Alaska asks: “I am thinking of becoming an entrepreneur and starting a small business.  But my current job is so uninspiring – I don’t want to get stuck in another boring career. Can you tell me, what does an entrepreneur business owner do all day?”    –   Susie M. from Anchorage Fantastic…

Underperforming Employees: 7 Tactics to Boost Their Productivity

Good business leaders constantly look for ways to help their employees perform at their best. They monitor their employees’ performance regularly to see if anyone is lagging behind. They know these underperformers not only have a direct negative effect on the business. But they also exert an indirect effect by lowering the morale of the…

Finding Your Purpose: Is It Small Business Ownership?

What drives people to do what they do? The answer to that question is as varied as there are things to do. However, having and living with purpose will determine if you are going to thrive in all aspects of your life. And according to an infographic from Online College Plan, you will fare much…

12 Direct Mailing Services for Your Small Business

Think direct mail as a form of business marketing and communication is dead and buried? Well, think again. Research shows direct mail campaigns generate five times more purchases than email campaigns. As a result, small businesses, sending direct mail to customers and prospects get results. For example, postcards to catalogs have become a cost-effective way to…

Nippon Steel to cut capex spending as U.S.-China trade war crimps demand

Nippon Steel Corp will cut its planned capital expenditures for the three-year period to March 2021 by between 10% and 20% as weaker steel demand amid the U.S.-China trade war has eroded its profits, a company official said on Friday. Press Release Distribution Service

Japan’s curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire

Japan’s curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts say. Press Release Distribution Service

India’s Restaurants Rebel Against Food Delivery Apps

Frustrated by the steep commissions and discounts that apps like Zomato and Uber Eats push on restaurants, thousands have started a movement to #Logout from them. Press Release Distribution Service

How 4 Companies Struggle to Navigate Trump’s Trade Uncertainty

The president’s whiplash-inducing China moves over the past week sent companies across the United States scrambling to adjust. Press Release Distribution Service

Why Aren’t More Women Working? They’re Caring for Parents

The needs of older relatives remove women from the labor force in the United States far more than in other wealthy nations, at a cost to the economy. Press Release Distribution Service

15 Minutes to ‘Mayhem’: How a Tweet Led to a Shortage at Popeyes

The “chicken sandwich wars” with Chick-fil-A captivated the internet and drove record sales. Then they became a logistical headache. Press Release Distribution Service

Blocked in Business, South Korean Women Start Their Own

Glass ceilings in a conservative country’s biggest companies have motivated a new generation of female entrepreneurs. Press Release Distribution Service

A Windswept Plain, a Sea of Oil and a Mountain of Money

A Chevron-led joint venture among several energy companies is spending billions of dollars in Kazakhstan to expand an oil field remarkable for its longevity, promise and risk. Press Release Distribution Service

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