It started as an idea, and my professor liked it. She allowed me to take two more classes to develop the content and business plans.
In this business you either sink or swim or you don't.
The businesses that don't check forms of ID ... are the ones that end up getting hit the hardest.
The survey showed that 75% of businesses saying they were struggling to cope with change.
It will put more money into the pocket of the consumer. Local businesses will thrive. It will also allow families to own homes and have a better environment for raising kids.
Developing online presence tools is a strategic move, with more businesses showing an interest in hosted share-points, for example. The company's strategy is to extend its business software offerings to Web platforms.
Because of IBM's stature in the corporate community, because of its reputation for good, sound business decisions, this will set the stage for other companies to follow suit. We believe it will start a domino effect.
The way the program works is that businesses would finance the program, but we would also like business people to volunteer at nonprofit organizations that partner with us.
There is a lot at stake for Microsoft. If this were to become a tremendously successful initiative, it could perhaps open the floodgates to other governments and business enterprises doing the same thing.
Business is fabulous. Everyone's in a good mood. Look around - it's packed.
You have a risk of problems occurring just by virtue of having people involved in the real estate brokerage business inside or outside the city. They may have to deal with brokers who are doing work inside the city.
This has a lot more business impact than businesses realize. There are more people using it ... even though there are often policies against it.