Shopping Made Easier October 13, 2007

Have you ever wished that you could shop through a virtual aisle at Target? Have you daydreamed about having a device that could follow your every glance and a handle that you could push forward for a video to simulate your progress down the aisle? Well you must wait no longer. Kimberly-Clark [...]

“Wealth Phenomenon” October 12, 2007

Dan Gilbert was in class last week and brought up an interesting subject. We had a long discussion about the “wealth phenomenon” as he calls it. So how is wealth created? Dan actually used a great example.
Pretend James has $10,000 and Antonella has no money, but paints a picture. If [...]

Do The Right Thing: Money or Ethics? October 12, 2007

The Chairman and CEO of Countrywide Financial, Angelo Mozilo, is currently being investigated for insider trading. He has cashed in $138 million in stock options and switched his trading plans multiple times as the mortgage company tumbled. He began a stock sale plan in October 2006 in a manner designed to protect [...]

Hangin’ by a String September 26, 2007

I’ve heard it from Dan Gilbert, Magic Johnson, Dave Bing, and many more: Customer service is a must. Everyone says how important it is, but Mike Himes can vouch that customer service is the only thing that has kept his business from going under.
Between the very steep discounts from big box stores and [...]

Will CD’s be Replaced Entirely? August 9, 2007

CD sales have been dropping for 8 consecutive years and are now dropping faster than ever. And while legal music download sales are increasing by about 50% each year, overall industry revenue is still down over 30% from last year. Local record stores and other chains have had to reinvent their core businesses [...]

Healthy Food, Unhealthy Ethics July 24, 2007

John Mackey, who built the Whole Foods Market chain, does not practice the “ethical” methods that he preaches. Mr Mackey, who admitted last month promoting his health food chain through an alias on a Yahoo forum, has been found privately contradicting his company’s public claims. Mr Mackey admitted making hundreds of internet posts, [...]

Hands Up in Michigan, All Year Round! July 18, 2007

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Powerpoint Turns 20 June 22, 2007

PowerPoint is our most popular used presentation device at Bizdom U. It helps add a lot of flavor to presentations. It adds the visual aspect with pictures and colors. It’s hard for me to imagine life without PowerPoint.
According to Lee Gomes, a writer of the Wall Street Journal, “The program is one that the [...]

New Mall in Town? June 14, 2007

There has been talks of opening a mall in the area of 8 mile and Woodward in Detroit since 2004. A major step was taken yesterday as a bill allowing for this retail development moved out of state Senate. Now it must be considered by the full Senate, which may pass it as [...]

How to Get a 2.85% Interest Rate June 7, 2007

Homeowners around the world are taking currency gambles in loans.  These risk takers take out a mortgage in a foreign currency to gain lower interest rates.  This financial strategy to “borrow cheaply in one country to invest in a higher-yielding asset somewhere else” is usually used by “big-money speculators.”  Though I am not a Wall [...]