Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2011 No Comments »
After reading my classmate Bayne Vardy’s post, about airlines implementing in-flight wifi, my first thought was: I want to go on this airline for my next vacation. In his blog post, Bayne mentions how United Airlines and Continental Airlines is offering in-flight wifi for customers mid 2012 and how this innovative idea allows these two […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Following Emma Thompson’s blog about Target creating stores in Canada, I have to agree with her blog post. Take a look around a local mall– how many stores belong to U.S. companies? Majority of the well-known stores like Wal-Mart, Forever 21, Starbucks, and Mc Donalds, they are all American stores. Recently, Target just bought out Zellers, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2011 No Comments »
After learning about social enterprises in class a few days ago, I curiously searched for more information on the topic online. Luckily, I came across this blog, which focuses solely on spreading the word about how social entrepreneurship can positively impact the world. John blogged about an interesting social enterprise: Cards from Africa. Cards from […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2011 1 Comment »
“Many of our customers leave home without a wallet, but almost never leave home without their phone,” said Adam Brotman, senior vice-president of digital ventures at Starbucks. Recently, Starbucks announced that they were incorporating a new, innovative way for consumers to purchase their drinks: using smart phones to pay. According to Adam Brotman, customers […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2011 No Comments »
According to QuickMBA, the definition of entrepreneurship in a business context is “to start a business”. Now, under what guidelines can one be considered an entrepreneur? Essentially, anyone who decides to start up and manage a business is under the classifications of an entrepreneur. After reading the definition of an entrepreneur online, the first entrepreneur that […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 1st, 2011 No Comments »
Are you familiar with the sleepy, groggy feeling after eating lunch and then having to dive back into work? The MetroNap Energy Pod can be the solution to your problem. Google is now equipped with a new sleeping pod for their employees, known as the MetroNap Energy Pod. The device works by simulating the feeling […]