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775906f3a8d169cde216013ca7efa796 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2020/04/03/virtual-cooking-classes-can-enhance-your-homebound-experience/?sh=3e4870606a2e | Top Online Cooking Classes During Your Homebound Experience | Top Online Cooking Classes During Your Homebound Experience
Virtual cooking classes can help you master new culinary techniques. America's Test Kitchen
You can make the most out of your homebound experience by learning new skills in the kitchen. Top chefs from around the world are now offering virtual cooking classes ... |
027955b1dbd5a5ce64bf6698537ef99f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2020/09/03/will-there-be-a-ski-season-this-winter/?utm_campaign=TopLine%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_W5XGakCyUgr_YjsnpJIWHToBPIRSvXIqD3r6RRUvVmWJhwtwxx37jx_s2A_CmOH5r0a5UB_SyB8lpATdQisucEG6a-A&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email | Will There Be A Ski Season This Winter? | Will There Be A Ski Season This Winter?
Skiing is an ideal activity for social distancing. Vail Resorts
Ski and snowboard enthusiasts throughout the country seem to have one thing on their minds these days. Will there be a ski season this winter? After all, the uncertainty that has plagued the country over the last si... |
3d2c79025faccf2055a56f5b5b700b56 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2020/12/02/solo-female-travel-survey-seeks-10000-responses/ | Solo Female Travel Survey Seeks 10,000 Responses | Solo Female Travel Survey Seeks 10,000 Responses
Mar Pages at Mount Everest Base Camp. Solo Female Travelers
Two female travel companies, Solo Female Travelers and SheFari, have partnered to launch the largest-scale global survey ever conducted for the solo female travel niche. The brands have created two online quest... |
3f358ee2520dd72b94a84218a5e328cd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2020/12/03/discover-the-alluring-holiday-spirit-of-greenville-south-carolina/?sh=47dfc40559cb | Discover The Alluring Holiday Spirit Of Greenville, South Carolina | Discover The Alluring Holiday Spirit Of Greenville, South Carolina
The Festival of Trees is an annual holiday tradition. VisitGreenvilleSC
Although most people associate the December holiday with season snow-covered landscapes, sleigh rides and decorated snowmen in front yards, towns throughout the south never fail to... |
d271bdbb63491be6a97a91a2f206f033 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2021/01/23/this-years-most-highly-anticipated-hotel-openings/?sh=7f6ca9ea7fee | This Year’s Most Highly Anticipated Hotel Openings | This Year’s Most Highly Anticipated Hotel Openings
The scheduled opening of Margaritaville Resort Times Square is spring. Margaritaville Resort Times Square
Despite challenges never faced before by the hospitality industry, new hotels will be opening throughout the world this year in anticipation of a pent-up desire t... |
877b199ffde4586916d980a4c72d7d5f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2021/01/24/these-caribbean-resorts-are-welcoming-back-visitors/?sh=32a184313f43 | These Caribbean Resorts Are Welcoming Back Visitors | These Caribbean Resorts Are Welcoming Back Visitors
Caribbean Resorts offer the red carpet treatment for visitors. Oil Nut Bay
The Caribbean Islands have long been resilient. The 30 diverse destinations that make up this idyllic resort paradise have considerable experience in managing disruptions and risks, which has ... |
39ac7cdd6b9efe9dfb4f3b2fe6d613dc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2021/02/09/neighborhood-to-watch-southside-chattanooga-tennessee/?sh=4c5cb8fa13f3 | Neighborhood To Watch: Southside Chattanooga, Tennessee | Neighborhood To Watch: Southside Chattanooga, Tennessee
Kinley Chattanooga Southside will incorporate a modern design. Kinley Chattanooga Southside
Steeped in military history, Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a crucial city during the American Civil War due to the convergence of multiple railroads. After the war, the rail... |
711e0179823ec0e0c74a6cf3f080ea83 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2021/03/02/the-worlds-most-romantic-places-to-propose/?sh=34cbad22308e | The World’s Most Romantic Places To Propose | The World’s Most Romantic Places To Propose
Luxurious resorts offer romantic proposal packages. Paul Lehane
Not unlike the movies of Hollywood, the real world is bursting with romantic settings that range from over-the-top lavish to discreetly intimate. As such, there is no shortage of destinations that offer someone ... |
b26f8144f707a7a31fafddbc588f37c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogersands/2021/03/09/spring-skiing-should-be-fabulous-at-these-ski-resorts/ | Spring Skiing Should Be Fabulous At These Ski Resorts | Spring Skiing Should Be Fabulous At These Ski Resorts
Spring skiing brings out the best in everyone. Deer Valley
Although the usual festive spring skiing activities such as sloppy slaloms and mountain scavenger hunts will be toned down dramatically this year in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines, there ar... |
15cb33064f76a50053156a8299260c49 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2014/07/30/leaders-need-to-realise-that-there-is-more-to-empathy-than-saying-you-care/ | Leaders Need To Realise That There Is More To Empathy Than Saying That You Care | Leaders Need To Realise That There Is More To Empathy Than Saying That You Care
Ed Miliband, leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, is certainly attracting a lot of attention (for example, here and here) over his recently-announced attempt to present himself as a different sort of political leader. As a man who i... |
ebf997804f7c8ab08992fa9fc4c98f1a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2014/09/29/leadership-lessons-from-a-humble-pope/ | Leadership Lessons From A Humble Pope | Leadership Lessons From A Humble Pope
Since his election 18 months ago, Pope Francis has won widespread acclaim from inside the Catholic Church and beyond. Indeed, at a time when the world’s leaders have generally been found wanting he has shown what an effective leader can do. He has reinvigorated an organization unde... |
319fdee6df0162a1d50e562a6397350f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2014/10/08/prison-gangs-and-the-crisis-of-trust/ | Prison Gangs And The 'Crisis Of Trust' | Prison Gangs And The 'Crisis Of Trust'
Thanks to the staggering success of Freakonomics,we have all become used to the idea that economics can explain all sorts of everyday – and not so everyday – situations. Entertaining and thought-provoking as Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s work is, however, it can in real... |
5a7ed951ac82c11207aa0c1ac1e0afe0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2014/10/31/leaders-need-to-decide-when-to-co-operate-and-when-to-go-it-alone/ | Leaders Need To Decide When To Co-operate And When To Go It Alone | Leaders Need To Decide When To Co-operate And When To Go It Alone
Android, the smartphone operating system that emerged almost from nowhere as a rival to Apple’s iOS, is perhaps the best known example of “open innovation”. Others are Linux, the software platform to which Android owes so much, and the online encyclopedi... |
3faaf01c9527c787e0c1821ebe79decc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2015/01/21/how-to-handle-the-move-from-function-chief-to-general-manager/ | How To Handle The Move From Function Chief To General Manager | How To Handle The Move From Function Chief To General Manager
When an organization loses its way, there are almost inevitably questions about its leadership. And these, just as predictably, tend to focus on such matters as whether the leader in question was too charismatic or not charismatic enough, whether her or she ... |
b9a8a1a031733b756a2741a5fc35ec95 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2015/02/19/hsbc-claims-remind-us-banking-is-still-not-fixed/ | HSBC Claims Remind Us Banking Is Still Not Fixed | HSBC Claims Remind Us Banking Is Still Not Fixed
For all the hullabaloo over the allegations surrounding the role of HSBC in the tax affairs of scores of wealthy individuals, it is important to remember that the sort of behaviour being alleged is hardly new. As long as countries around the world compete for business th... |
3d30cedee01ae726ad011314d95762e0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2015/02/28/great-leaders-act-before-they-think/ | Great Leaders 'Act Before They Think' | Great Leaders 'Act Before They Think'
In business, as in other walks of life, great emphasis is placed upon thinking before acting. Only after careful consideration of the options can the right decisions be made, goes the theory. But is this necessarily correct? Herminia Ibarra, a professor specializing in leadership a... |
910e00e8d58713acb925899c2d2f0033 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2015/06/30/business-leaders-challenge-international-aid-with-commerce/ | Business Leaders Challenge International Aid With Commerce | Business Leaders Challenge International Aid With Commerce
A month that has seen newspaper reports of UK Government aid money being spent on apparently frivolous projects and the arrival in London of Microsoft founder Bill Gates to urge young people to help eradicate poverty through the Global Citizens initiative looks... |
b14da1535fd377fe54922809c5446bdb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2019/05/30/how-effective-managers-set-their-employees-free/?sh=10b5948a67e0 | How Effective Managers Set Their Employees Free | How Effective Managers Set Their Employees Free
U.K. retailer John Lewis Partnership is one of a range of companies honored in this year's WorldBlu... [+] awards for democracy in the workplace. (Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg, © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP
A few days ago a varied group of people was gathered in ... |
c3dd15b689d9b2f5f505aba615cebd55 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2019/10/30/how-leaders-can-adjust-their-organizations-for-rapid-change/ | How Leaders Can Adjust Their Organizations For Rapid Change | How Leaders Can Adjust Their Organizations For Rapid Change
Co-founder Jack Ma gives a speech at a function to mark the 20th anniversary of Alibaba Group in ... [+] Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, last month. Alibaba is one of the companies used as a model for reinventing the organization described... |
58178f7453348ea6ff41cfc081d117a9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2019/11/30/leaders-need-to-keep-business-focused-on-human-purposes/ | Leaders Need To Keep Business Focused On Human Purposes | Leaders Need To Keep Business Focused On Human Purposes
Any change in the way business is run must balance the interests of owners of shares with those of ... [+] other stakeholders, including employees, customers and the wider community. (Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg) BLOOMBERG NEWS
Earlier this week, far-reaching... |
8ada87b938a0b19eee2bd0f7ce2fec50 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2020/02/28/why-middle-managers-need-a-hug/ | Why Middle Managers Need A Hug | Why Middle Managers Need A Hug
Middle managers often suffer from stress and other health problems as a result of being burdened by ... [+] too many often conflicting tasks. Getty
Middle managers are having something of a moment. Long criticized for a range of ills from resisting change to not challenging senior execut... |
f67c0ed6df693ae4ebfce10a3b8d557f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2021/02/28/resilience-is-the-key-for-leaders-in-professional-services-firms/?sh=5681524e3f24 | Resilience Is The Key For Leaders In Professional Services Firms | Resilience Is The Key For Leaders In Professional Services Firms
The U.K.'s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivers his Budget on Wednesday. (Photo by ... [+] Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images
Most attention during the pandemic has — understandably — foc... |
0ad508cd8b6ef4de78cf24d501a3debf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2021/03/31/why-rising-to-the-top-is-a-lot-harder-than-it-appears/?sh=3d99fa9c3e70 | Why Rising To The Top Is A Lot Harder Than It Appears | Why Rising To The Top Is A Lot Harder Than It Appears
The U.K.'s Houses of Parliament, home to many people who would be regarded as members of the elite. ... [+] (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Having worked as a headhunter, executive coach and ch... |
3a269a53e07ad4c0ccc31e96008e30e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2016/12/07/zoning-reducing-american-productivity-and-making-the-poor-poorer/ | Gallup: Zoning Is Reducing American Productivity And Making The Poor Poorer | Gallup: Zoning Is Reducing American Productivity And Making The Poor Poorer
Gallup has released a report called, No Recovery: An Analysis of Long-Term U.S. Productivity Decline that explains that even with modest job and productivity growth post-recession, the productivity of the country is down overall. A big part of ... |
73a4781008724ab96f657cb2c1361440 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2017/10/30/policy-makers-need-to-believe-in-competition-in-the-housing-market/ | Policy Makers Need To Believe In Competition In The Housing Market | Policy Makers Need To Believe In Competition In The Housing Market
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
“What did you know and when did you know it?”
I always thought of this formulation as about politics not knowledge and certainly not economics. But what people know and don’t know in an economy plays a central role in h... |
478936e0944fddb2105ea43a0a70a1e5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2020/03/09/i-quitanother-housing-provider-gives-up/ | “I Quit!”Another Housing Provider Gives Up | “I Quit!”Another Housing Provider Gives Up
Andre Shashaty explains why regulation is making him give up providing housing. Affordable Housing Finance
Andre Shashaty has had enough. After years as a small-scale housing provider, he’s getting rid of his 22 housing units in Northern California. The long time real estate... |
8a760381fbbca9e9576873c54aae1fbc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2021/03/02/housing-debate-shows-why-capitalism-needs-no-defense/ | Housing Debate Shows Why Capitalism Needs No Defense | Housing Debate Shows Why Capitalism Needs No Defense
LOS ANGELES - 1942: A movie still of (L-R) Unidentified, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Humphrey ... [+] Bogart and Ingrid Bergman on the set of the Warner Bros classic film 'Casablanca' in 1942 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) ... |
cd519b2bb5f69bf83008d6cd70a837f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2021/03/03/left-and-right-should-agree-abolish-parking-requirements-for-housing/?sh=6ea43d872a23 | Left And Right Should Agree: Abolish Parking Requirements For Housing | Left And Right Should Agree: Abolish Parking Requirements For Housing
Kumbaya moment: Both left and right have principled reasons to end mandates on parking. getty
Imagine two fired up Americans on their way to a protest, one from the left, a socialist and one from the right, a Trump supporter. These two people have ... |
0986ef4792f6c2dfad819778bb411feb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2021/03/22/stop-playing-games-with-rent-relief/?sh=64ef4e2b446a | Stop Playing Games With Rent Relief | Stop Playing Games With Rent Relief
Bud Abbott laughing and Lou Costello with hand on chin sit together in a scene from the film 'Bud ... [+] Abbott And Lou Costello In Hollywood', 1945. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images) Getty Images
One of my favorite Abbot and Costello routines is really a Lou Costello rou... |
a2ec5d1536ae3037b95398a206c05e44 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/08/13/why-institutional-investors-are-dominating-small-business-lending/ | Why Institutional Investors Are Dominating Small Business Lending | Why Institutional Investors Are Dominating Small Business Lending
It was about seven years ago that the economy dipped into a deep recession and the ensuing "credit crunch" made it difficult for small business owners to secure capital. Startups had a particularly difficult time because banks became insistent on having ... |
cfacb5a3770662d846fd8c28d20b62be | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/09/10/latino-owned-businesses-finances-and-impact-on-economic-growth/ | Latino-Owned Businesses: Their Finances And Impact On Economic Growth | Latino-Owned Businesses: Their Finances And Impact On Economic Growth
While small business loan applications submitted by Latino entrepreneurs grew 18% in the past year, Latino business owners face significant hurdles in securing financing. They still lag behind in the necessary factors needed to secure financing such ... |
0890c29a2ef8e7f9d0d30629241d00bf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/09/16/the-case-for-raising-the-credit-union-lending-cap/ | The Case For Raising The Credit Union Lending Cap | The Case For Raising The Credit Union Lending Cap
Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have introduced the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act into the U.S. Senate. The legislation would increase the credit union member business-lending (MBL) cap for credit unions from 12.25% of assets to 27.5%.
This legis... |
976f6942c9d35cfd23e76f2b68a19fef | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/09/28/immigration-trends-and-the-future-of-entrepreneurship/ | Immigration Trends And The Future of Entrepreneurship | Immigration Trends And The Future of Entrepreneurship
A Pew Center report tied to the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which literally changed the face of immigrants to the United States, projects that if immigration trends continue as they are, by 2065, the U.S. will have 78 milli... |
78e7ce4c24fed86dec928c7afc2b45dc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/10/02/how-to-get-a-loan-if-your-business-is-hit-by-a-natural-disaster/ | How To Get A Loan If Your Business Is Hit By A Natural Disaster | How To Get A Loan If Your Business Is Hit By A Natural Disaster
A bull dozer builds sand berms on the beach in preparation for Hurricane Joaquin. (Photo by Andrew... [+] Burton/Getty Images)
All eyes are on Hurricane Joaquin along the Eastern Seaboard as the storm gathers strength. Homeowners and business owners up and... |
c6f71ef8df4c7eb28b22e873b42bbf43 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/10/24/the-value-of-personal-branding-for-small-business/ | The Value Of Personal Branding For Small Business | The Value Of Personal Branding For Small Business
When did business people become “a brand”? Donald Trump. Mark Cuban. Jay Z. For 30 years before he became a Presidential candidate, Donald Trump built his name into a symbol of high end luxury and his personna as a guy who could get tough jobs done. He has always been a... |
5898569e6a1c098b946c5f11f36ea67a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/10/30/the-first-secret-of-growing-a-successful-business-read-your-balance-sheet/ | The First Secret Of Growing A Successful Business: Read Your Balance Sheet | The First Secret Of Growing A Successful Business: Read Your Balance Sheet
How big is small business? There are an estimated $4 trillion worth of companies owned by Baby Boomers, who are retiring or selling in near future). Further, economists predict that 40% of U.S. population will be in business for themselves becau... |
2e8d4489cc1758c51704b245ca7d8300 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/11/25/tips-for-staffing-during-the-holiday-shopping-season/ | Tips For Staffing During The Holiday Shopping Season | Tips For Staffing During The Holiday Shopping Season
With the holiday shopping season ahead of us, business owners who did not plan well in advance may be scrambling trying to find seasonal workers. Companies that don't have years' worth of operational experience may encounter this issue if they haven't staffed up yet.... |
236538f8a25b6b3e04e23bed4b5d8ae1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/11/30/three-lessons-from-cyber-monday-for-small-business-owners/ | Three Lessons from Cyber Monday for Small Business Owners | Three Lessons from Cyber Monday for Small Business Owners
The holiday shopping season has officially launched with Thanksgiving Day openings, and Black Friday "doorbuster" deals, and Small Business Saturday. This weekend, more than 151 million people shopped from Thursday through Sunday and generated more than $8 billi... |
fb653663a9974c79f0ea69c2c34d325b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/12/09/whats-ahead-in-small-business-lending-in-2016/ | What's Ahead For Small Business Lending In 2016? | What's Ahead For Small Business Lending In 2016?
When we look back at small business lending in 2015, bigger has been better for entrepreneurs in search of capital. Along those lines, higher interest rates could ultimately be even better news for business borrowers.
Why is this so?
Higher rates will make is more attrac... |
9c3eb638a3cf21a29f692b5a774b1a94 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/12/14/four-simple-steps-to-improve-your-cash-flow/ | Four Simple Steps To Improve Your Cash Flow | Four Simple Steps To Improve Your Cash Flow
Cash flow is the life blood of any small business. We all know it, but we don't all live it.
Many small business owners focus on the "fun part" of what they do. Countless entrepreneurs start their companies so they can pursue their passion and utilize their talents. That's a... |
699047982b569671190c75b8052950b1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2015/12/23/branch-banking-system-changes-will-continue-in-2016/ | Branch Banking System Changes Will Continue In 2016 | Branch Banking System Changes Will Continue In 2016
A new survey released by bankrate.com found that nearly 40 percent of Americans have not visited a bank or credit union branch in at least six months. Some 45 percent reported visiting a bank or credit union in the past 30 days (ATMs were not included in these figures... |
669a4ac3f6e9b0c2585fe73783630274 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/01/05/three-tips-for-non-profit-organizations-seeking-capital/ | Three Tips For Non-Profit Organizations Seeking Capital | Three Tips For Non-Profit Organizations Seeking Capital
Non-profit organizations, just like their for-profit brethren, often find themselves in need of capital to further their missions. Museums, theaters, and other arts organizations undergo capital campaigns in order to preserve and promote culture. Hospitals need fu... |
0a78ce90145046c6a6bce6544367dd89 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/01/13/rating-the-obama-years-for-small-business-growth/ | Rating The Obama Years For Small Business Growth | Rating The Obama Years For Small Business Growth
US President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address. (Credit:... [+] NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Among the items President Obama highlighted as part of his legacy in the State of the Union Address and thereafter will be the slow, ... |
078834c7c68923535260ef1f8f0bbe78 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/01/22/three-ways-to-trim-the-fat-and-get-financially-healthier-in-2016/ | Three Ways To Improve Your Financial Health In 2016 | Three Ways To Improve Your Financial Health In 2016
Slimming down as a resolution should not only apply to waist lines. Small business owners should take the month of January as a time to plan for the entire year and see where belt-tightening can take place.
Don't Take Every Assignment
Taking on more work usually means... |
a5c3e72e5a3238cab7b796bb1e8b7fd9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/01/29/could-bernie-sanders-be-the-best-small-business-president/ | Could Bernie Sanders Be The Best Small Business President? | Could Bernie Sanders Be The Best Small Business President?
With the Iowa caucuses approaching on Monday, February 1, and the New Hampshire Primary following a little more than a week later on Tuesday, February 9, the U.S. Presidential hopefuls are elbowing each other to present themselves as the best candidate for smal... |
7f45c7508bde0befa1ed6cac67878fd1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/02/05/155/ | Brands Can Promote Themselves Even If They Don't Have Super Budgets | Brands Can Promote Themselves Even If They Don't Have Super Budgets
Bottles of Budweiser (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
The Super Bowl has become not only a sports championship game, but also a highly anticipated event for the advertising industry. In fact, CBS even produced a TV show about the greatest ads ever ... |
afae905c622c091f9575f91a75424ce8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/02/15/reasons-why-foreign-investors-are-entering-the-small-business-credit-market/ | Reasons Why Foreign Investors Are Entering The Small Business Credit Market | Reasons Why Foreign Investors Are Entering The Small Business Credit Market
Large foreign companies and U.S. small businesses: now there's an economic "Odd Couple."
Foreign investors are looking for opportunities for growth, and a previously unlikely haven for them was the U.S. small business credit market. However, ba... |
039457b70418d340760f46df33184f22 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/04/23/reasons-why-minority-business-owner-optimism-is-sky-high/ | Reasons Why Minority Business Owner Optimism Is Sky High | Reasons Why Minority Business Owner Optimism Is Sky High
The challenges for minority entrepreneurs securing the capital necessary to start and grow their business ventures has been a struggle historically. It has been more than 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Immigration and Nationality Act,... |
40839412d7a590e55dab7ee72d24f253 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/05/22/three-fintech-developments-that-benefit-borrowers/ | Three FinTech Developments That Benefit Borrowers | Three FinTech Developments That Benefit Borrowers
FinTech firms disrupted the small business credit marketplace by developing technology that streamlined the lending process and sped up the loan-making process to 21st century standards. As it has done for just about all other industries, technological advances resulted... |
74abaf05471b342cdd86914c8de14e5a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/05/28/four-cash-flow-tips-for-seasonal-businesses-as-summer-unofficially-begins/ | Four Cash Flow Tips for Seasonal Businesses as Summer Unofficially Begins | Four Cash Flow Tips for Seasonal Businesses as Summer Unofficially Begins
Although summer solstice does not occur until Monday, June 20, Memorial Day Weekend traditionally serves as the “unofficial start of summer.”
Temperatures are heating up after a mostly cool and wet May in the northeast to heat up, and more than 3... |
c7894bbb7fea0cd2ed76ce4e021e075a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/07/09/june-job-report-eases-u-s-economic-concerns-following-brexit/ | June Job Report Eases U.S. Economic Concerns Following Brexit | June Job Report Eases U.S. Economic Concerns Following Brexit
The Job Report for June 2016 showed better than expected job-creation numbers, which helped ease some of the potential economic concerns spurred by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Shortly after the June employment figures were announced, stoc... |
add2f99e58de1f11ebd3acb9da8acfbc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/07/24/three-small-business-topics-donald-trump-should-have-discussed-at-the-republican-convention/ | Three Small Business Topics Donald Trump Should Have Discussed At The Republican Convention | Three Small Business Topics Donald Trump Should Have Discussed At The Republican Convention
On the final night of the GOP convention, Donald Trump accepted the presidential nomination for the Republican party in front of tens of thousands in attendance and some 30 million Americans on TV.
Republican presidential candid... |
41dfe61c6e5f0853b73d3b7131801ae4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/09/01/international-growth-is-the-next-frontier-for-fintech-companies/ | International Growth Is The Next Frontier for FinTech Companies | International Growth Is The Next Frontier for FinTech Companies
Since 2010, marketplace loan origination has doubled annually in the U.S. to $12 billion in 2014, according to Morgan Stanley. Over the last three years, there has been a substantial increase in the global involvement of marketplace lending, especially in ... |
2ae854d41022b1f36cf69e369733c61b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/09/13/even-without-interest-rate-hike-banks-must-lend-to-small-businesses/ | Even Without Interest Rate Hike, Banks Must Lend to Small Businesses | Even Without Interest Rate Hike, Banks Must Lend to Small Businesses
It's like waiting for Godot.
In the famous Samuel Beckett play, two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly for the arrival of Godot, who ultimately does not appear.
Big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) anticipated that the Federal Reserve wou... |
9ad273e9bfe137446389237751574b48 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/10/12/small-business-lending-remains-strong-at-big-banks-institutional-lenders-ahead-of-next-fed-meeting/ | Small Business Lending Remains Strong At Big Banks, Institutional Lenders Ahead Of Next Fed Meeting | Small Business Lending Remains Strong At Big Banks, Institutional Lenders Ahead Of Next Fed Meeting
It is appearing more imminent that the Federal Reserve will institute an interest rate hike at its mid-December 2016 meeting, exactly one year after it implemented its first interest rate increase in nearly a decade. The... |
f5171a63fdac872ac9d6a191a558d255 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/11/25/five-ways-to-use-small-business-saturday-to-drive-sales/ | Five Ways to Use Small Business Saturday to Drive Sales | Five Ways to Use Small Business Saturday to Drive Sales
Launched by American Express, the first-ever Small Business Saturday took place on Nov 27, 2010. The promotion encouraged holiday shoppers to support small, local businesses. The event grew as local mayors, governors, the U.S. Senate and President Obama voiced th... |
0c07947f1810aa58f2611e1a1f73f837 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/12/08/three-ways-sba-nominee-linda-mcmahon-can-boost-small-business/ | Three Ways SBA Nominee Linda McMahon Can Boost Small Business | Three Ways SBA Nominee Linda McMahon Can Boost Small Business
Just a month after pulling off perhaps the greatest upset in political history, President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet continues to take shape. The latest piece to fall into place is Linda McMahon, best known as an executive with professional wrestling's WWE... |
c477801cb39ec65fb4e4e0c31a3af24b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/12/28/three-reasons-for-small-business-optimism-about-the-economy-in-2017/ | Three Reasons for Small Business Optimism About the Economy in 2017 | Three Reasons for Small Business Optimism About the Economy in 2017
For the better part of the last 12 months, economists pondered when the Federal Reserve would decide on an interest rate hike. When the time finally came at the Fed's final policy meeting of the year, the increase was just by 0.25%, the first and only ... |
561df219f2d79420c87112cc929ada44 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2017/01/03/three-tech-trends-that-will-impact-small-business-lending/ | Three Tech Trends That Will Impact Small Business Lending | Three Tech Trends That Will Impact Small Business Lending
Optimism seems to be abound, economically at least, with a businessman heading for the White House. The Dow has risen and, despite vocal opposition from opponents on many of his decisions, President-elect Trump has been announcing job creation measures even befo... |
051f0a84cbdd55916c934f25eb0ef27c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2017/10/10/five-requirements-for-securing-an-sba-loan/?sh=7e82bbff3153 | Five Requirements For Securing An SBA Loan | Five Requirements For Securing An SBA Loan
Despite Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to the Presidency, one must acknowledge that the economy has been strong since he took office. The September 2017 Jobs Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics put unemployment at 4.2 percent. Trump’s long anticipated tax cut propos... |
793134b54253180d5ba55b438457d82c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2019/06/13/variable-rate-loans-become-more-attractive-for-small-businesses-as-fed-mulls-rate-cut/?sh=48804ad390b5 | Variable Rate Loans Become More Attractive For Small Businesses As Fed Mulls Rate Cut | Variable Rate Loans Become More Attractive For Small Businesses As Fed Mulls Rate Cut
Big bank approvals of small business loans are as high as they have ever been (at a record high of 27.5%) in the 21st century’s post-recession era, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™ (May 2019 figures) re... |
d81dfa71adfb97e05461882f040f7984 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2020/06/30/which-companies-did-well-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/?sh=140112c97409 | Which Companies Did Well During The Coronavirus Pandemic? | Which Companies Did Well During The Coronavirus Pandemic?
Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the American economy and hit small businesses particularly hard. For instance, the woes of the restaurant industry are particularly well known. In states where indoor dining still has not returned, r... |
20edb100a14fcfe9f5de1d8987ca7068 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2021/01/29/small-business-owners-of-color-continue-to-face-challenges/?sh=5f9a1a3358aa | Small Business Owners Of Color Continue To Face Challenges | Small Business Owners Of Color Continue To Face Challenges
A national poll conducted by Small Business Majority reveals the ongoing challenges minority small business owners are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey underscores the ongoing disproportionate impact of the pandemic on small businesses owned by p... |
49842c95dd3d34eb51802d91daf3eab1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2021/03/05/extend-the-ppp-deadline-to-help-small-businesses-secure-access-to-loans-under-new-rules/?sh=4a95c5f82c00 | Extend The PPP Deadline To Help Small Businesses Secure Access To Loans Under New Rules | Extend The PPP Deadline To Help Small Businesses Secure Access To Loans Under New Rules
For many of the smallest U.S. business owners, the March 31st deadline for filing for Payroll Protection Program’s (PPP) funding looms large.
WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 22, 2021) -- President Joe Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Pr... |
32325fb93daa6779005adf129dd97eda | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2021/03/25/credit-scores-and-average-earnings-of-women-owned-businesses-rose-yet-loan-approvals-lagged-in-2020/?sh=1904de362c80 | Credit Scores And Average Earnings Of Women-Owned Businesses Rose, Yet Loan Approvals Lagged In 2020 | Credit Scores And Average Earnings Of Women-Owned Businesses Rose, Yet Loan Approvals Lagged In 2020
Analysis of 40,000 Firms Finds Revenues and Costs Down; Texas and California Are The Top States for Loan Requests from Women-Owned Firms
A woman working from home with a laptop computer and bank debit card. Photographer... |
c4fd1a2e340103476b4bc4dbc612bfe3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronaldholden/2017/02/23/starbucks-gives-up-on-its-evolution-fresh-concept/ | Starbucks Gives Up On Its Evolution Fresh Concept | Starbucks Gives Up On Its Evolution Fresh Concept
Evolution Fresh store in Washington State. Ronald Holden photo.
Kevin Johnson isn't even CEO of Starbucks yet (officially) but the outfit he's inheriting from Howard Schultz is shedding brands and stores that aren't part of its coffee-centric mission. The latest casualt... |
6b52692bdd4fff186a59bfde598d18c8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronaldholden/2017/11/02/starbucks-unloads-tazo-will-concentrate-on-teavana/ | Starbucks Unloads Tazo, Will Concentrate On Teavana | Starbucks Unloads Tazo, Will Concentrate On Teavana
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Disclosure: As I've noted in previous posts, I hold 200 shares of SBUX.
Back in July, Starbucks announced that it would close its Teavana outlets (379 stores, 3,300 employees). Today it revealed it would sell its Tazo brand... |
5fefd667ddbcfded09aa9e45574a99d1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2011/03/15/simplify-your-work-and-your-life/ | Simplify Your Work (and Your Life)! | Simplify Your Work (and Your Life)!
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Have you ever gone home at the end of a long day and wondered what you really accomplished?
That's the complaint I hear from many managers these days who feel that they are working harder than ever, but don't have much to show for it. While globaliza... |
5ddf3124a86621abbd906eba9aa7b801 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2011/10/26/why-we-secretly-love-meetings/ | Why We Secretly Love Meetings | Why We Secretly Love Meetings
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Is too much of your time spent in unnecessary or ineffective meetings? If so, you're not alone. Most managers consider meeting fatigue and meeting failures as two of the most significant drains on their productivity. As a result, an e... |
8f34a5c56f215e2aab024ba2e7ad0b12 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2012/03/12/do-less-to-achieve-more/ | Do Less to Achieve More | Do Less to Achieve More
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How does one successfully manage a company with a dozen diverse, decentralized businesses of varying sizes that employ over 100,000 people in 130 countries, especially in an uncertain economic environment?
The answer is to make things simple, says Bill Allen, head of Group Hu... |
dc5624449dd708b73203cc670b177c1d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2012/08/28/wanted-leaders-like-we-used-to-have/ | Wanted: Leaders Like We Used to Have | Wanted: Leaders Like We Used to Have
Leaders of the past almost always seem more effective than those of today. It's a perceptual bias: We long for what we don't have, and mythologize what we used to have. But even taking this bias into consideration, many of today's leaders don't seem to measure up to our expectations... |
623a33909dfc0c16495ac5b8e3824b5a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2013/01/13/dont-just-bash-hr-help-it-succeed/ | Don't Just Bash HR -- Help it Succeed | Don't Just Bash HR -- Help it Succeed
In today’s business environment, recruitment, retention, and development of human capital are critical success factors for almost any organization. Yet the function charged with helping line managers leverage their human capital — Human Resources — is often regarded with outright d... |
807915cc7c41f2918c50ce9a95664702 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2013/12/09/three-ways-to-preserve-institutional-knowledge/ | Three Ways To Preserve Institutional Knowledge | Three Ways To Preserve Institutional Knowledge
I was recently perplexed when I received a request to speak to a group of senior managers about reducing complexity — mostly because I had worked with their company fifteen years earlier on the same subject; and they had since developed a reputation for being good at simpl... |
b8ecdbc20b4b764966516594003ae86e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/2016/05/10/four-reasons-women-make-great-executives/ | Four Reasons Women Make Great Executives | Four Reasons Women Make Great Executives
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about the findings of our 10-year study on what makes great executives. One of the most common questions I’ve received was whether or not there were material differences between men and women. Statistically, our research was not designed to reli... |
aad17425e6a385eebb0bda99ca5fdc8f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/2017/02/21/4-ways-leaders-pre-suade-others-to-follow-them-through-difficult-change/ | 4 Ways Leaders 'Pre-suade' Others To Follow Them Through Difficult Change | 4 Ways Leaders 'Pre-suade' Others To Follow Them Through Difficult Change
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At some point, every leader is faced with the challenge of having to rally others around a journey of uncertain change. For most, that challenge is daunting and often goes poorly. Many leaders try to over-sell positive a... |
28a4ffeded88436c1a88c411fc33a9ca | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/2019/08/26/the-secret-ingredients-behind-impossible-burgers-runaway-success/ | The Secret Ingredients Behind Impossible Burger’s Runaway Success | The Secret Ingredients Behind Impossible Burger’s Runaway Success
It’s hard to surf any network channels these days without passing through a commercial for an Impossible Burger being served at Burger King or White Castle, depicting a consumer expressing utter disbelief for the undetectable difference between the Impos... |
78e9b7730e902a4b8c67816a34959cb6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronhirson/2016/03/25/startups-when-and-how-to-hire-your-head-of-product/ | Startups: When (And How) to Hire Your Head of Product | Startups: When (And How) to Hire Your Head of Product
An Internet darling acquired my first company when I was 25. Our band of 14 joined forces with this rocketship only to find that the chief executive and chief technology officer could no longer stand each other.
The CEO had an ambitious vision but was typically on t... |
fbf50bfa3474cd11e63a8185ac72c0bb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2019/05/01/why-are-fewer-consumers-switching-banks-because-checking-accounts-have-become-paycheck-motels/?sh=51d931752aa9 | Why People Don't Switch Banks Anymore | Why People Don't Switch Banks Anymore
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According to JD Power's 2019 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, just 4% of consumers switched primary banks in 2018. This was the lowest level of switching ever recorded by the research firm, down from a 2016 high of 8%. According to Am... |
3b6dbcf0e9f3a28db66faf309141f711 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/04/10/goldman-sachs-enters-the-point-of-sale-financing-space-with-marcus-pay/?sh=26c0a0ff2d34 | Goldman Sachs Enters The Point-Of-Sale Financing Space With Marcus Pay | Goldman Sachs Enters The Point-Of-Sale Financing Space With Marcus Pay
The Goldman Sachs banking application is seen on a smartphone screen on November 15, 2017. (Photo by ... [+] Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto
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CNBC reported that:
“Goldman Sachs i... |
5c11c7478df7d4c6165a85f5f61719cd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/07/06/bankings-delusions-of-digital-transformation/?sh=f5738d64e124 | Banking’s Delusions Of Digital Transformation | Banking’s Delusions Of Digital Transformation
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The banking world appears convinced that the Coronavirus crisis has helped accelerate the digital transformation of banking:
A press release from Boston Consulting Group titled COVID-19... |
27975226e89bc7d2aa216535097c0ecf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/08/17/cloud-computing-raises-new-cybersecurity-concerns-for-banking/?sh=6d647ec624ae | Banks’ False Sense Of Cybersecurity Will Be Shattered By Cloud Computing | Banks’ False Sense Of Cybersecurity Will Be Shattered By Cloud Computing
(Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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On Aug. 5, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) handed down a cease a... |
e3bc0820b90cebac0a0e81b404746023 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/10/05/new-research-finds-banks-customer-engagement-is-at-an-all-time-low/?sh=799bfaabbd45 | How Banks Can Grow Like Bank Of America, Chase, And Wells Fargo: The Reacquisition Imperative | How Banks Can Grow Like Bank Of America, Chase, And Wells Fargo: The Reacquisition Imperative
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“Customer engagement” is a funny term. Ask 10 bank executives what it means, and you’ll likely get 10 different answers.
Unless they’re honest, in whi... |
de7e5b7f3f19f708aac4f552bd78939b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/11/22/the-24-billion-buy-now-pay-later-battle/?sh=7eca288f2f53 | PayPal Is Winning The $24 Billion Buy Now, Pay Later Battle—For Now | PayPal Is Winning The $24 Billion Buy Now, Pay Later Battle—For Now
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Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) purchases are hot.
In an article titled 'Buy now, pay later' plans are exploding — but are they ... |
f9b30a30c9bd4005b57f8c020c45a914 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/12/07/top-5-banking-and-fintech-trends-for-2021/ | Top 5 Banking And Fintech Trends For 2021 | Top 5 Banking And Fintech Trends For 2021
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2021: The Year of Value Chain Disruption
I’ve never been a big fan of “Year of the [fill-in-the-blank]” proclamations. Google the term “year of the customer” and you’ll find t... |
f16bd598a1c43002b39ddecee8540123 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/12/20/how-to-earn-bitcoin-rewards-on-your-stimulus-check/?sh=5dd30e7874f1 | How To Earn Bitcoin Rewards On Your Stimulus Check | How To Earn Bitcoin Rewards On Your Stimulus Check
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Stimulus checks from the US government provide Americans with much-needed funds to spend on a variety of things. If another round of checks is comi... |
48b4caeaca5efc46f4fae4d9cce107fd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/02/22/a-bank-just-for-you-soon-there-will-be-a-personalized-bank-for-everyone/ | There Are Banks For Black Americans And LGBTQ Consumers: We Need A Bank For Everyone | There Are Banks For Black Americans And LGBTQ Consumers: We Need A Bank For Everyone
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It’s hard to pin down exactly when the term “personalization” entered the business lexicon, but the 1993 book, The One to One Future: Building Rel... |
28ddabbd373cfa7b894d36933101d24d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/03/01/the-financial-apps-banks-dont-know-that-their-customers-use/ | The Mobile Finance Apps That Banks Don’t Know Their Customers Use | The Mobile Finance Apps That Banks Don’t Know Their Customers Use
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A new study from Cornerstone Advisors found that 76% of smartphone owners use mobile apps to manage their finances from fintech companies like Robinhood, PayPal, and Credit Karma.
N... |
14a4627da2b54b0b7e3f0bf552a5b881 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/03/08/walmarts-fintech-aspiration-the-first-super-app-in-the-united-states/ | Walmart’s Fintech Ambition: A Super App, Not The ‘Bank Of Walmart’ | Walmart’s Fintech Ambition: A Super App, Not The ‘Bank Of Walmart’
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Giant retailer Walmart has made a couple of big announcements recently regarding its plans... |
9f7d16a16783b100aa5db68ac47e584a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/03/15/every-bank-needs-a-chatbot-or-two-for-its-digital-transformation/ | Every Bank Needs A Chatbot (Or Two) For Its Digital Transformation | Every Bank Needs A Chatbot (Or Two) For Its Digital Transformation
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The pandemic of 2020 may have been bad for a lot of businesses, but it was certainly good to technology vendors providing chatbots—i.e., conversational AI (artificial intelligence)—to banks.
Accord... |
5673e38e3938620b3e2c5d3878d19c63 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/03/29/new-research-identifies-the-most-critical-mobile-banking-features/ | The 12 Most Important Mobile Banking Features (And Why No Bank Can Have Them All) | The 12 Most Important Mobile Banking Features (And Why No Bank Can Have Them All)
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If you need any more proof that the pandemic accelerated consumers’ adoption of digital services, new research from Cornerstone Advisors revealed that more than three-quarters... |
017638ed5e98e0debd506cfd893e2302 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/04/05/digital-transformation-in-banking-banks-have-a-long-long-way-to-go/?sh=1c7688355243 | Digital Transformation In Banking: Banks Have A Long, Long Way To Go | Digital Transformation In Banking: Banks Have A Long, Long Way To Go
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As a buzzword and management fad, digital transformation has about another 12 to 18 months before some new fad begins to take hold.
Banks, on the ot... |
588a8f7341f8984e77c0bd9cabd936a4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rooksanahossenally/2015/10/30/battle-of-the-spas-which-of-paris-8-palace-hotels-tops-our-list/ | Battle of the Spas: Which of Paris' 8 Palace Hotels Tops Our List? | Battle of the Spas: Which of Paris' 8 Palace Hotels Tops Our List?
Paris isn’t like any other city when it comes to hotels. For instance, a privileged handful (eight so far) have received the very sought-after ‘palace’ distinction. And while they all come with top standards, what we wanted to find out is which one has ... |
3e39e4221cfd2fb9bebc1595d3e82aa0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rooksanahossenally/2016/02/15/a-little-place-i-know-in-paris-hotel-particulier-montmartre/ | Secret Paris: Hotel Particulier Montmartre | Secret Paris: Hotel Particulier Montmartre
Tucked in a secret passageway of Paris’s wonderfully picturesque Montmartre, it’s at the Hotel Particulier Montmartre, the former residence of the Hermès family, that the world’s top A-listers like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and Robert Downey Jr. spend the night when in the... |
ad0441197f79dc41c7aed1f6ebf75df2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rooksanahossenally/2016/04/02/top-5-the-best-3-michelin-star-dining-experiences-in-paris/ | Top 5: The Best 3-Michelin-Star Dining Experiences in Paris | Top 5: The Best 3-Michelin-Star Dining Experiences in Paris
Last February, the Michelin France Guide revealed this year’s gained and lost stars, resulting in 10 three-star restaurants for Paris, one more than last year. Here is our selection of the best five tried and tested three-star restaurants not to miss on your n... |
e23d442441f22dcc87fbff0a158e1aa2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rooksanahossenally/2016/05/23/at-monumenta-in-paris-huang-yong-pings-empires-is-an-industrial-landscape-of-globalisation/ | Now In Paris: Artist Huang Yong Ping Unveils Landscape of Globalization at Monumenta 2016 | Now In Paris: Artist Huang Yong Ping Unveils Landscape of Globalization at Monumenta 2016
A rather enigmatic character, the discrete conceptual artist Huang Yong Ping, famous for his large-scale works acting as disquieting metaphors for the fractures in our society, doesn’t do any of the glitzy art fairs, nor will you ... |
a4361e5f8ff1f555ae1892d5df5198ab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rooksanahossenally/2016/05/26/french-tennis-open-6-places-for-taking-time-out-during-roland-garros-in-paris/ | French Open 2016: 6 Off-the-Beaten-Track Paris Escapes | French Open 2016: 6 Off-the-Beaten-Track Paris Escapes
Along with the Australian Open, Wimbledon in the UK, and the US Open, Paris’ Roland Garros is one of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments and one of the most prestigious. So even if you’re not a tennis fan, you’ve never watched a game in your life, and you couldn... |
3fb6cca8d28a9b3b025581cb895ca454 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rooksanahossenally/2016/10/31/in-london-6-boutique-hotels-where-guests-feel-right-at-home/ | Where To Stay In London: 6 Boutique Hotels Where Guests Feel Right At Home | Where To Stay In London: 6 Boutique Hotels Where Guests Feel Right At Home
Vibrant, eclectic, cosmopolitan, historical, and a precursor in many ways, London is one of those cities you have to visit at least once in a lifetime. And in terms of places to stay, it comes with a huge range of hotels to suit just about any w... |
9f638d142fe35f3924f01c0def040063 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roomykhan/2021/03/08/social-media-fueled-stock-market-trading-the-unsuspecting-need-to-be-protected/ | Social Media Fueled Stock Market Trading: The Unsuspecting Need To Be Protected | Social Media Fueled Stock Market Trading: The Unsuspecting Need To Be Protected
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COVID 19 pandemic lockdowns, stimulus checks, higher personal savings, commission-free transactions, and social media postings have fueled a boom in retail trading participation in the financial markets. According to Citadel ... |
6ebd2654f9498d4b9ad8f11590671b35 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2020/05/22/asian-american-consumer-market-is-now-12-trillion-and-what-that-means-for-digital-brands/?sh=248cfad36203 | Asian American Consumer Market Is Now $1.2 Trillion And What That Means For Digital Brands | Asian American Consumer Market Is Now $1.2 Trillion And What That Means For Digital Brands
Inside a coffee shop in Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, California, a man writing code has transformed a ... [+] cafe table into a standing desk, using a portable computer rig which incorporates an ultra-thin laptop, reticulated lapto... |
2417e321f7dc49099b7be4d310cb44d1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2020/12/03/awkwafina-and-others-to-be-honored-virtually-at-this-years-nywift-muse-awards/?sh=2d1a05fed81e | Awkwafina, Rashida Jones And Others To Be Honored Virtually At This Year’s NYWIFT Muse Awards | Awkwafina, Rashida Jones And Others To Be Honored Virtually At This Year’s NYWIFT Muse Awards
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: Awkwafina speaks onstage at the Virtuosos Award presentation ... [+] during the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on January 18, 2020 in Santa Barbara, ... |
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