The annual DSN Global 100 dinner and awards ceremony recognizing the Top 100 Direct Selling Companies in the World is drawing near.

State backing of $28M for Balsams project takes step forward

by Successful IBO • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

A Senate committee on Tuesday recommended a measure that would help an ambitious plan to redevelop the shuttered Balsams resort but said key details still need to be worked out.

5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Employee Feedback

by Successful IBO • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

The key to getting feedback that is actually helpful is by creating an environment that not only invites employees to speak up, but also encourages thoughtful and well-formed ideas.

Want to Fly Solo? 4 Unique Challenges of Sole Proprietorship

by Successful IBO • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Sole proprietors face a unique set of challenges when running a business of one. Here’s how to overcome the biggest obstacles of ‘solopreneurship.’

Damaging Blow: Avon Falls Off S&P 500 For First Time Since 1964

by Tina Williams • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

After a more than fifty-year stay in the index, Avon won’t be in it for much longer.
S&P Dow Jones Indices, the company that manages the S&P 500, announced on Friday that the troubled cosmetics giant will be moved to its MidCap 400 index after the close of trading on March 20.
The S&P 500, which many average and professional investors use as their main benchmark to judge stock market performance, is home to mostly larger companies.
Avon (AVP) is now worth only $3.2 billion. It’s being replaced by underwear and T-shirt makerHanesbrands (HBI), which has a market value of more than $13 billion.
In its statement, S&P Dow Jones Indices said the change was made because Avon was no longer big enough.
A spokesman for S&P Dow Jones Indices added that Avon has been in the S&P 500 since

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Report: Iowa jobless rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January

by Successful IBO • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January, from 4.3 percent in December, according to a state report released Tuesday.

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Another year of water restrictions likely in dry California

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Californians won’t be able to water their lawns more than twice a week under tougher drought regulations that are expected to be approved Tuesday as the state heads into a fourth particularly dry year.

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Female senior partner: No discrimination at investment firm

by Successful IBO • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

One of the most powerful women in venture capital and a well-respected tech investor says she never saw or experienced gender discrimination at the firm at the center of a $16 million gender bias lawsuit.