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Survey: People’s Trust Has Declined in Business, Media, Government, and NGOs

Harvard Business

So far, government and the media have borne the brunt of populist anger, while businesses have remained above the fray. For 17 years the Edelman Trust Barometer has surveyed tens of thousands of people across dozens of countries about their level of trust in business, media, government, and NGOs. Related Video.

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Selling to Government: Understand the basic rules of engagement

Jacq Hackett Consulting

I’ve been successfully consulting to the government sector for eighteen years now, but there are definitely a few things I wish I’d known at the start that would have helped to kick-start my business. Become familiar with government procurement processes. lists tender opportunities across all government sectors in this state.

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Airlines Like United Can Underpay Bumped Passengers Because of a Government Rule

Harvard Business

By now, many of us have viewed the disturbing video of a bloodied man being dragged off of United Airlines flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville on Sunday. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has even called for a government ban on the practice. But a government regulation — an obscure U.S.

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Emergence of Formal Behavioral Insights Teams and Initiatives

Steve Shu Consulting

I recently ran into a short video by the New South Wales government which does a great job of introducing the notion of behavioral insights and application in the governmental space. Companies like Idomoo present companies with an opportunity to tap into behavior change using massively-automated and personalized videos.

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Marc Faber on Investment Strategies, Government Idiocies, Gold, Safe Havens

MishTalk

On the debt ceiling debate in Washington, Faber said, "It''s basically a dysfunctional government that we have that is far too large that is essentially wasting money left, right and center. Link if following video does not play: Faber on Investment Strategies and Gold. It is a huge waste. The problem is that I don’t see a solution.".

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Avoid W-2 Status and Extra Tax: Become a Licensed Business

Successful Independent Consulting

This two-minute video explains how this works.) Aside from a legal structure like an LLC or S-Corp (which I also recommend), nothing declares that you are a legitimate business like a government license. The local government is probably not going to send you a bill, but they may surprise you with a nasty audit.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

And then when new applications of behavioral economics started, they seemed to be mostly applied in the government space. Mercer UK – Personalised Pension Videos. Acorns – Temporal Reframing and Savings: A Field Experiment.

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