Although the situation is getting better, it’s no secret Mexico has been plagued by violence that rivals some of the worst wars going on in the Middle East. It’s become normal to read or hear about several deaths in a single day. The losing war on drugs only became more prevalent when the federal government decided […]
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“When I was your age I used to walk 10 miles barefoot, uphill, both ways in the snow” Sound familiar? You may have heard this from your Dad, Grandfather or even Great Grandfather. It’s the age old argument generations prior to the current, make about how much harder they used to work and how lazy kids
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Occupy Wall Street is in full swing and it appears the “99%” in the U.S. have inspired people oversees to occupy their own cities. If you’re following the protests on cable TV, you’re either getting your news from the Marxists, Ed Schultzs’s of the world or the “deregulate everything, environment hating, don’t tax the poor
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“First off, thanks for being such loyal Apple fans and using the ipods, iphones and ipads I created while you sit around the park all day. I know you’re unemployed and I appreciate you taking what used to be an entire months salary for you to buy Apple products. As for protesting, I know you’re
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While some claim that TechCrunch can survive without Founder and former Editor, Michael Arrington many readers have claimed that they won’t be turning to TechCrunch anymore as their source for tech and startup news. Erick Schonfeld, who has several years experience as editor at TechCrunch and other publications has now taken over the reigns as
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Cities and states around the country have an economic development office to spur business activity and attract investment in their communities. When a new business expands or relocates to their region, jobs are created so it’s a no brainer why business development consultants try to lure in entrepreneurs and business executives. Business owners and managers put
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It’s been a roller coaster ride these past three weeks as stock markets around the world have been rising and falling drastically, with some of the major indexes loosing up to 7% in a single day. Stock market volatility scares many people but it’s really an opportunity to make money much faster. Most retirement accounts suffer
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In an effort to reduce unemployment, President Obama announced during the State of the Union Address on January of 2010 the ambitious goal of doubling exports in five years. According to the U.S. Census and Dept of Commerce, total exports for year end of 2009 were $505 billion in services and $1.069 trillion in goods
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The NAFTA Institute conference took place last week and it reaffirms all the business opportunities that are available on the U.S./Mexican border, particularly in El Paso, TX, Southern New Mexico and Juarez, the neighboring city just south of the border. The cities clustered together in this region make up one of the largest manufacturing hubs in North
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Guest post written by Sean Bandawat, President of Jacob Bromwell I developed the Jacob Bromwell business plan with my business partner, Eric Stanton, who graduated from USC a year before me. Eric and I worked on several businesses prior to Jacob Bromwell, but were not fully satisfied with the results and potential of those businesses.
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