One needed to look no further than the Vicenzaoro international jewelry show to see the world economic crisis is truly profound.  Held in Vicenza, Italy the show brings 1,400 exhibitors from around the globe to show off their amazing and quite expensive designs to jewelry buyers. I attended the event on its last day.  Needless […]
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Intervista – Emelita di Bijoux Nassi
La nostra prima intervista della serie “Women @ Work†e’ con Emelita Nassi. Si tratta di una imprenditrice di Perugia (Italia) che ha imparato l’arte della vendita nel competitivo settore dei gioielli. Emelita e’ proprietaria di “Bijoux Nassi” a Perugia da 17 anni. Questa lunga esperienza dimostra la sua abilita’ di creare un rapporto duraturo […]
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Si puo' mettere Low Cost e Qualita' nella stessa frase?
Alitalia tenta la via del cost. Probabilmente hanno scelto questa strategia per rimanere competitivi con le altre linee. La crisi sta dando molto stress ad ogni azienda. I clienti stanno spendendo meno e ad un certo punto un proprietario, pur di sopravvivere, decide di abbassare i prezzi. La classica sfida e’ sapere se si puo’, […]
Building Your Business Wings
“Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down.” This wisdom came from Kobi Yamada and reminds me of the courage it takes to spread your wings and fly as a woman entrepreneur. After almost a decade in business, combined with turning 50, my reflection button is pushed […]
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A New Word Every 98 Minutes
This past Saturday’s La Repubblica in the R2 section had a fascinating story about how frequently new words are created in a vocabulary, with English leading the way with 999.5 million words a year or one every 98 minutes. The Italian language was equally innovative with 300,000 annual additions. Last year, along with our partners […]
Giovani Imprenditori Under 30
“E’ veramente difficile trovare giovani sotto i 30 anni che decidono di mettere su un’impresa senza avere alle spalle una famiglia di imprenditori che in qualche modo li finanzia o cede loro alcuni asset per partire” spiega Paolo Gubbita docente universitario di Padova. In un articolo dalla Repubblica, Francesco Jori scrive che nel 2008 c’erano […]
Business Lessons from the Swine Flu
The onset of swine flu has shrunk the global landscape at a frightening pace. Yet stepping out of the health scare shadow entrepreneurs have a chance to learn from this experience. Here are two business 101’s: 1) Communication is central. According to the World Health Organization, “Epidemics and pandemics can place sudden and intense demands […]
