Bricks-and-mortar stores are reliant on foot traffic to improve their revenue. The more footfall in the area, the more likely a store will survive in the competitive retail industry. We are therefore looking at the most effective ways to drive footfall to a store, so you can surpass your...
Ilyce Glink writes that while predicting how the real estate market will behave is never an exact science, this year could be especially difficult to predict since presidential policies are tough to foresee at this early stage. Still, plenty of market trends for the new year are much clearer. Millennials...
Choosing to further your education and enroll in an online MSN nursing administration program helps to ensure an exciting career path ahead. But what can you use that nursing admin degree for? What’s great is you have so many options as far as where you can work. There is an...
Small business owners face a long list of challenges, and for many the obstacle of securing financial resources needed to grow a business claims the top spot on the list. That’s the driving force behind LendingTree’s inaugural $50,000 Small Business Grant Contest, where they’ll present the winning small business a...
In recent years there have been several countries buying up real estate in the United States, many as mere investment properties meant to be held and sold at a later date when the market picks up again. Other parcels were grabbed to develop. These foreign investors are often interested in...
There’s a whole new economy evolving and manufacturing, as we traditionally think of it, is a shrinking part of it. Yet, we are producing more now than we ever have before. What gives? Apple’s App Store and iTunes, Google and Facebook are examples. They only sell bits, there’s nothing material...
The Economic Policy Institute has released a report detailing shortcomings of 401(K) plans. “We’re moving toward a retirement system that magnifies inequality, and doesn’t reduce it,” Monique Morrissey, the author of the EPI report, titled “The State of American Retirement,” said. Retirement for Working Families The key findings...
The Fed indicated there would be a rise in rates if economy remains strong. The economy grew at 1.5% last quarter, a sharp decline from 3.9% of last quarter. The GDP is the broadest measure of the size and scope of our economy. Genomics Genomics is probably the...
The FOMC expects to raise interest rates this year. Slow growth in the global economy and inflation being lower than expected are reasons why they did not raise rates. The National Retail Federation predicts an increase of 3.7% from last year’s holiday shopping to 630 billion dollars. Holiday shopping...
It was a very disappointing jobs report with only 142,000 jobs created. This was well below expectations of 200,000 jobs created. Previous months were also revised lower meaning this was not an isolated event. The unemployment rate remained at 5.1%. Auto sales are at annual sales rate of 18.2%...