SINGAPORE - Consumer comfort, social media and mobile devices lie at the heart of online retailer My-wardrobe's strategy in Asia, said Sarah Curran, the company's founder, on Wednesday.
16 May 2012
BOSTON - There are ways to cope with the email overload that could be weighing down your work day, says Harvard Business Review.
18 May 2012
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland - Andrew I-Jen Chen swapped a career crunching numbers at French bank BNP Paribas to take up an apprenticeship at one of Switzerland's most prestigious watchmaking schools.
NEW YORK - The number of women in senior technology positions at U.S. companies is down for the second year in a row, according to a survey published on Monday.
PARIS - When Vincent and Heloise opened a mash eatery in Strasbourg, they had a feeling their unusual concept could thrive elsewhere in France. But one thing was painfully missing: cash.
WASHINGTON - An index of confidence at small U.S. businesses rose in April to its highest in over a year as companies stepped up plans for hiring and investing, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
08 May 2012
NEW YORK - U.S. private foundations with less than $50 million in assets have since 2007 taken in as much new capital as they gave out, despite a sluggish economy that kept total assets below pre-financial crisis levels, according to a report released on Tuesday.
08 May 2012
LONDON - British online payday loans provider Wonga.com launched a credit service for small businesses on Monday, aiming to fill a gap in the market left by banks who have been hamstrung by tight lending conditions imposed since the credit crunch.
SAN FRANCISCO - Gumroad, a start-up payments company run by 19-year-old entrepreneur Sahil Lavingia, has raised $7 million in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lavingia said in a blog post. <https://gumroad.com/next-steps >
07 May 2012