'The Cost of Friendship' report by three Harvard authors - whether they are friends or not is not known - studied more than 3,500 venture capitalists from 1975 to 2003. full story ![]()
If you work in a “cost center” within an organization you might be feeling a little like an ugly stepchild, metaphorically speaking. You’ve probably heard your department referred to as a drain on profits, a burden to the P&L or, simply, as overhead. Actually, this thinking is somewhat absurd, because if you were to eliminate any one cost center from any given...
forbes.com (3 months and 2 days ago)
This is one of those terribly revealing numbers about business. That 's Mac took some 45% of all the profits available in the PC business in the last quarter of last year. Add that into the usual figure given for tablets and smartphones, that Apple and Samsung between them take more than 100% of the profits for the sector, and you can begin to see where Apple's river of cash...
forbes.com (30 days ago)
LONDON (AP) — BP's sale of its Russian joint venture helped boost its first-quarter replacement cost profits to $16.5 billion, more than triple the $4.7 billion for the same period last year.
boston.com (18 days ago)
LONDON (AP) -- BP's sale of its Russian joint venture helped boost its first-quarter replacement cost profits to $16.5 billion, more than triple the $4.7 billion for the same period last year....
ap.org (18 days ago)
BP's sale of its Russian joint venture helped boost its first-quarter replacement cost profits to $16.5 billion, more than triple the $4.7 billion for the same period last year.
foxnews.com (18 days ago)
BP's sale of its Russian joint venture helped boost its first-quarter replacement cost profits to $16.5 billion, more than triple the $4.7 billion for the same period last year.
miamiherald.com (18 days ago)
I’ll admit it. There have been times I just wanted a business relationship or client to go away.
forbes.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

My friend is seeing someone who is in a long-term relationship and I’m worried she’s going to get hurt
mirror.co.uk (1 month and 9 days ago)
I find it ironic that many executives struggle to see the business value of social networing, because as a group, executives tend to be some of the most highly networked individuals. Perhaps they feel that the Internet is too impersonal a meeting place compared to board rooms, fine restaurants and golf courses. Personally, I believe the underlying issue is one of missing the...
forbes.com (1 month and 7 days ago)
If you’re thinking of selling your business, it would be a wise move now to consult your trusted advisors and weigh your options.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
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