The European Tour Operators Association is calling for careful planning and marketing around the Olympics to avoid a tourism downturn in London and the UK around the time of the Olympics. The ETOA has released a report countering previous claims that countries see tourism benefit from hosting the Olympics. The European Tour Operators Association report, published a year after London…
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A Chinese Coup
Citigroup pushes at the limits to foreign ownership in Chinese banks IN A manoeuvre sure to incite the envy of its peers, Citigroup is poised to become the first foreign bank, and only the second foreign investor, to gain control of a Chinese lender. The American financial-services giant is leading a consortium that has bid some 24 billion yuan ($3…
An Analysis Of Overstock Com Ostk
Why is a value investor writing about an unprofitable internet company? Because value investing is about finding dollars that trade for fifty cents; with a market cap of less than 75% of sales, Overstock.com (OSTK) looks like it may be exactly that. But isn’t it too risky? The greatest risk in any investment is the risk of overpaying. So, the…
Voice Changer Vivifies Role Playing Games
Since early1990s, Online game has become a spectacularly booming industry in the world. International Data Corporation’s 2004 statistic showed global Online game’s income was $ 8.2 billion and an estimated of $ 22.7 billion in 2009. In China, the biggest online game market, those numbers were $ 300 million and $ 1.3 billion respectively. What is the source of all…
Entelechy Speaks To Bill George About Authentic Leadership
I’ve had the pleasure and honor to meet some of the world’s greatest leaders and leadership gurus, from Sir Richard Branson, General Tommy Franks, and Captain Mike Abrashoff to Dr. Warren Bennis, Dr. Henry Mintzberg, and Tom Peters. I recently had the opportunity to meet with Bill George, former chairman and chief executive of Medtronic, Inc., the world’s leading medical…
Deloitte Record Financial Performance In 2007
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reported that aggregate member firm revenues increased to US$23.1 billion which recorded a growth of 15.5 percent in U.S.dollars and 12.6 percent in local currencies. This marks Deloitte’s fifth consecutive year of member firm double-digit revenue growth from ongoing operations. The revenues of Deloitte were found in the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Worldwide Member Firms 2007 Review, Milestones…
Katrina Cash Crisis Continues
The need to continue giving aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina must remain a priority … It’s now months after the American Gulf Coast was devastated. Billions have been spent in relief, but billions more are needed. Such is the scope of a storm that ranks among the most severe in modern North American history. To this day, residents’…
The World Is Your Marketplace
If you were to open a convenience store, you would think long and hard about the store’s location. It would not make much sense to open it in a remote area with few customers. When you start a website, every person with online access is a potential customer. Have you ever wondered how many people actually use the Internet? Is…
Own The Internet
Everyone knows google today, we make all our searches with it. Do you know how much they are making a year? Their endorsement was 10.6 billion usd in 2006. 3.5 billion of the amount was net profit which occured because you google for your searches. The ads are 99% of the company’s income. Do you get anything from this amount?…
Find A Job Now
Are you in desperate search of a new job? Don’t worry; I’ve certainly been there myself. It can be difficult finding the right job to suit your interests and pay the bills. I mean, we all want a career that allows us to kick back with our 1000 dollar shoes up on the desk and gaze happily out at a…