Seeking consultation during your career
When you need important advice about your business or career, to whom do you turn? Local leaders share their experiences with giving and seeking...
Editorial Cartoon: McDonald’s takes on Starbucks
Under the headline "McDonald's takes on Starbucks" is a view of the outside of a McDonald’s restaurant where a sign beneath the golden arches...
Ring in new year with new plan for gaining business
As we begin planning for another year, now is the time to re-examine markets and business development strategies with an eye on the most...
Editorial Cartoon: Wastebasket of time
"Odds-on favorite computer program in the paperless office of the future," declares the headline above an image of a businessman sitting at his computer,...
Setting and staying on course
Change is vital to staying ahead in business, but so is directing that change. Providence Business News asks local business leaders how their companies...
Marketing message must make connection
Consider the following statistics from the classic marketing book “Differentiate or Die,” written by Jack Trout and Steve Rivkin. In a very short span...
Editorial Cartoon: Misbehavioral Science
Nature, nurture or noogies?
Along a hallway are three doors labelled “Nature,” “Nurture,” and “Noogies.” A man rubbing his head is leaving the door labelled...
Editorial Cartoon: Dis-continuity
Headline: "When Downsizing Has Gone Too Far"
Beneath it is a diverse group of men and women in business attire, who sit gathered around a...
This prediction discounts the chances of 2008 recession
Some analysts were predicting a recession would hit the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter as consumers, hurt by falling house prices and the...
The best place to start going ‘green’ is in the home
Green is the new pink, and everyone is talking about it. Politicians debate it. Car companies are rolling out hybrids. Even Tyra Banks transports...
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