As Wall Street eagerly awaits signs that Internet sensation Facebook will offer shares to the public, the venture capitalists that prowl California's Silicon Valley are keeping close tabs on another hot commodity: the employees leaving Facebook.
Quebec is undoubtedly unique in its culture and lifestyle. Its notable ‘joie-de-vivre’ attracts many visitors every year. A vacation in Quebec suits everyone’s needs and tastes, whether you are a sports enthusiast, culture buff, or food lover.
CHILDREN as young as eight are being coached by private tutors in how to pass the tests that form the basis of performance ratings on the My School website.
The University of Melbourne's faculty of business and economics is to expand further into executive education, potentially treading on the turf of the Melbourne Business School.
Has anyone ever said to you, If there's anything I can do to help you with your business, let me know? And was your response Thank you.
Selling a business comes with a huge number of variables. The following consider 9 important areas you need to work through if you want to successfully exit the business you own.
More than one in seven staff members said they or a colleague had been bullied by children spreading malicious rumours about them on-line, according to research.
If you are looking for a top-notch degree, here are the most prestigious and rewarding ones from around the world.
In the wake of complaints about sudden acceleration problems that have led to the recall of millions of Toyotas over the past few months.
Few small businesses would choose to set up shop in a poorer section of town, but at a time when capital is hard to come by, the financial benefits for inner-city entrepreneurs can be significant.
An Internet startup called Fashion Stake launching in coming weeks aims to shake up the fashion industry, just as peer-to-peer file sharing changed the music industry.
Parents who are preparing to set foot on a plane with small children can be, understandably, quite anxious about this experience. Children can be difficult adjusting to change and there’s nothing quite like flying in a plane.
Small and medium-sized business borrowers in the United States showed signs of continued stress in February as the percentage of loans in default stayed at a two-year high, PayNet Inc reported on Thursday.
When was the last time you had a frank discussion about money with your friends? How aggressively did you negotiate your salary last time you got a new job or had a good review?
In May of 2009 I had just about reached my breaking point again. I had been in the IT industry, in one capacity or another, since months after the Y2K scare.
Most Americans believe tax hikes are OK if you're making more than $250,000, a policy proposed by President Barack Obama, but hands off Medicare and Social Security, a poll released on Monday found.
You know, it's that reality game show in which teams compete (and argue) their way around the globe in hopes of winning a million dollars.
Bloom Energy's recent high-profile unveiling of a new fuel cell technology has raised the sector's profile, but its perennially loss-making companies need more than visibility to register any short-term gains.
If women ran Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's job cleaning up the bloodied financial markets might not be so tough.
Do you know about the European Capitals of Culture program? If not, you should. Europe's been a hotbed for culture and history for centuries, and modern Europe continues to embrace this strength by highlighting a few of its special cities each year.
The days of Federal subsidies may be gone at Sallie Mae following the Congressional approval to an overhaul of the college student loan program, but it does end the legislative uncertainty at the largest U.S. student loan provider.
Whether it's the dead of winter - that time of year when those in colder climates often flock to warm-weather destinations to escape the frigid temperatures - or your annual summer vacation, resorts in tropical locations entice the traveling public with some downright bargain vacation packages, many too good to pass up.
(Reuters) - The ride just got wilder for Harry Potter fans waiting for the next big spin on the best-selling books and blockbuster movies.
Kiran Rai has always had a sarcastic sense of humor, but she never thought it would be the foundation for her own apparel business.
The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland erupted on Saturday night (20 March), resulting in what volcano photographer ómar Ragnarsson described as a small and shy fire column dance.
One of the symptoms of altitude sickness is insomnia. With zero minutes of sleep at this altitude of 4,200 meters above sea level I think it's safe to conclude I suffered a little bit from this condition.
Hundreds of computer geeks, most of them students putting themselves through college, crammed into three floors of an office building in an industrial section of Ukraine's capital Kiev, churning out code at a frenzied pace. They were creating some of the world's most pernicious, and profitable, computer viruses.
The Shetland Islands aren't just ponies and Fair Isle sweaters. Shetland is a magical, ice-carved archipelago thriving in the North Atlantic, with a unique history and culture.
Seeing a tiger in the wild was a dream I had been nursing for a long time. I made several unsuccessful attempts towards this end by visiting Corbett National Park, the Sunderbans and Nagarhole.
Growing up in Ghana, Ashifi Gogo was amazed that he could surf the Internet on his mobile phone from anywhere, but couldn't always get clean tap water to drink. The only state-of-the-art infrastructure we have is our cellphone network,
