The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) is launching its first app, which is dedicated to engaging with SME clients in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Amy Pascal steps down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures
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Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and head of the film studio, nearly three months after a massive hack hit the company and revealed embarrassing emails.
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St. Marks again elected chair of tribal business council
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For the third time in just over two years, members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe have elected Ken Blatt St. Marks as chairman of their tribal business committee.
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New CEO takes over at Sally Beauty
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Sally Beauty said Thursday that Chief Operating Officer Chris Brickman has taken over as CEO of the beauty products seller.
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40 truckloads of lava rock being cleared at transfer station
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Work is under way to clear 40 truckloads of rock left behind after lava poured through a Big Island trash transfer station.
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Disney names new COO, hinting at CEO succession plans
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The Walt Disney company on Thursday named Thomas Staggs as chief operating officer, an indication that the company might be planning a successor for CEO Bob Iger.
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Q Sciences Expands Internationally To South Korea
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Q Sciences, a USA (Utah) based wellness company, announced today that they have expanded internationally to South Korea. As part of their continued global expansion, South Korea now joins the list of Q Sciences’ international markets, which includes Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
“I am excited and honored to bring Q Sciences’ culture to the wonderful country of South Korea,” said Daren Hogge, President, Founder, and CEO of Q Sciences. “Having traveled to South Korea over sixty times in my career, there is no better place to expand our Q Sciences business. Our products are designed to help people purify, optimize, and protect their health. I encourage everyone to take a serious look into Q Sciences and to become involved as a member.”
With a strong economy and a direct sales market that ranks in the top five in the world, South Korea has long been a target of direct sales companies for international expansion. With this recent announcement, Q Sciences becomes the first direct sales company to be officially registered as a business in South Korea in over a year. Thanks to tremendous IBO leadership and corporate support, Q Sciences is excited to take its mission of helping people discover greater
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Nu Skin Q4 Revenue Down From $1.06 Billion To $609 Million
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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced fourth-quarter results with revenue of $609.6 million, the top end of the company’s guidance, compared to $1.06 billion in the prior-year period.
Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013 was augmented by $350 million in limited-time offer sales of the ageLOC TR90 weight management system. Revenue for the quarter was negatively impacted 4 percent by foreign currency fluctuations.
Earnings per share for the quarter were at the top end of guidance at $0.77, versus $2.02 in the prior-year period. Earnings per share for the quarter were negatively impacted $0.08 by prepayment fees associated with the refinancing of the company’s debt, and $0.06 by foreign currency translation expense.
The company reported full-year 2014 revenue of $2.57 billion, a 19 percent year-over-year decline. Annual revenue was negatively impacted 3 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Earnings per share for the year were $3.11 compared to $5.94 in 2013.
“Our business performed as we expected for the quarter, and we look forward to a solid 2015,” said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer.
“As we review the year, three factors impacted our results. First, our year-over-year comparisons were especially challenging considering that we were lapping a $550 million
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4 Issues Your Company's Telecommuting Policy Should Address
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Thinking about implementing an official remote work policy for full-time employees? Here are a few things to consider.
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We Are Upgrading Our Servers – 340,000 + Visitors In January
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As part of our dedication to continually improving our Direct Selling news service, we are upgrading our servers shortly. We do not expect downtime, but its a science, we can not guarantee it.
In January we received over 340,000 unique visitors and much more (est. 420,000) as our google analytics went down for 3 days. Concurrent users 700+ at times, which mean that number of people are on our website at the same time at which point our system performance begins to degrade.
Therefore we are upgrading to faster and scable webservers having to best exerts hired to do the job.
Per year, our wordpress based website receives an estimated 3.5 – 4 million unique visitors from all over the world with the majority being Network Marketing professionals with approximately 25% visiting the website looking for a new or additional opportunities.
Top Countries in January are the USA, Philippines, Canada, UK and Colombia.
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