tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91781022251865896132024-02-07T02:54:33.547-05:00 Benay Enterprises, Inc.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12415957974946013808noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-58790832246691123932014-07-03T10:51:00.002-04:002014-07-03T10:51:49.076-04:00Blah Blah doesn't mean 'boring' anymore— at least not in Europe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While Americans enjoy the convenience of apps like <a href="https://www.lyft.com/">Lyft</a> and <a href="https://www.uber.com/">Uber</a>,
Europeans have embraced another share service app—<a href="http://www.blablacar.com/">BlaBlaCar</a>—which pairs travelers together
to save money and lessen the monotony of a road trip. Since 2006, BlaBlaCar has
expanded to eleven different European countries, where consumers can connect
with others in need of affordable transportation or company (users have
profiles with reviews, personal and travel information, and even indicators of
their chattiness—hence the BlaBla). Like Uber and Lyft, BlaBla’s success lies
largely in its low cost, which is often more affordable than public
transportation. In addition, drivers can only charge their companions a fixed
price for gas upfront (from which BlaBla takes its percentage), thereby
eliminating abuse from drivers looking to make a profit as with other share
services. Although BlaBla does not have any plans to expand to the US soon, it
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-41810059009349922832014-06-16T15:23:00.001-04:002014-06-16T15:29:04.869-04:00PopShop—Uniting vendors and clients, wherever they may be.<br />
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As a proprietor of artisanal goods, wouldn’t it be easier if
the business could come straight to you, or if you could go straight to the
business? Well, thanks to the newly founded <a href="http://westfaironline.com/63534/popshop-market-courts-far-flung-entrepreneurs/">PopShop
Market</a>, now you can. PopShop is a Fairfield based business that organizes
pop-up conventions, and puts 50 unique local vendors in contact with hundreds
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According to <a href="http://www.trendreports.com/article/benefits-of-popup-shops">trendreports.com</a>,
the benefits of pop-up brands increase affordability, reduce commitment,
generate a greater buzz, with higher profit results. What could be better than
that? In addition to broadening your market, experts at trendreports.com also
say that pop-up brands allow more room for experimentation and creativity, and
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The founders of PopShop model their conventions after the
Brooklyn flea market scene and carefully select the most impressive vendors
selling handmade, organic, and repurposed products. Between bringing Brooklyn
to the people of Fairfield County and bringing local vendors to hundreds of new
clients, PopShop will put the move on your business, literally. <o:p></o:p><br />
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-25481969609844355602014-06-13T16:02:00.001-04:002014-06-13T16:02:15.846-04:00“Inside Madeleine” and “Mr. Loverman”<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This Sunday in the <i>New York Times Book Review</i>, our clients, Akashic Books and Soho Press, have the marginalized covered as two of their newest books that deal with some of the more underrepresented demographics are reviewed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Soho Press’ <i>Inside Madeleine</i> by Paula Bomer reflects on the female psyche, specifically focusing on the characters’ sexual and bodily identities. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/books/review/inside-madeleine-by-paula-bomer.html?emc=edit_bk_20140613&nl=books&nlid=60521692">According to Dayna Tortorici</a>, <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">While Bomer’s 229 page novel may lead to grim endings and futile efforts, Bomer seems to be commenting on the societal structures that bind young women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Akashic Books’ <i>Mr. Loverman</i> by Bernardine Evaristo chronicles the life of Barrington Jedidiah Walker, a West Indian man living in Britain. Barrington is a closeted gay man, and at 70-something years old, he’s been hiding his secret for a long time. Barrington is married to a faithful Pentecostal woman, Carmel, but is truly in love with Morris de la Roux.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Both novels, how different they are in style and content, deal with marginalized themes. It is refreshing to see these topics handled in a personalized, but unromanticized manner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-88184800612516971492014-06-11T16:44:00.000-04:002014-06-11T16:44:04.141-04:00Why Work Isn't Working<br />
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Schwartz and Forth's study along with <em>Harvard Business Review</em> found that when people have the following four needs met, they are more fulfilled and and enthusiastic in the workplace:</div>
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How people feel at work affects how they perform at work. Yet employers and entrepreneurs often ignore these issues.</div>
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I urge you to read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/why-you-hate-work.html" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #3366ff;" target="_blank" track="on">this article</a> because it's a great reminder that some simple restructuring of attitudes and practices can generate both higher productivity, profit, and satisfaction. No one expects their office to be a warm and fuzzy place all the time but improvements can be made. Here are some of the attitudes we try to display at Benay, but as with all businesses, is a work in progress.</div>
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<li>We all try to inquire about staff's family, friends, or weekend activities. It only costs a few moments to show that not only do we care how they are doing but gives us all license to acknowledge that we all have lives outside our business that are more important than what we do between 9 & 5.</li>
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<li>I try to reward suggestions and initiative with small gifts or words of thanks, and publicly acknowledge good ideas at our daily meetings. Offering to get coffee, buy lunch, or even just get a candy bar from the corner store is a daily occurrence by our team. This may be why my diet is constantly thwarted.</li>
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<li>Offering flexibility in terms of our work schedule is key: my motto is I don't care how or where the work gets done, as long as it gets done. So hours are flexible when possible and people can work remotely when needed. </li>
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We need to acknowledge that people can't be busy every second and require moments of downtime. Whether it's a closed door, headphones to block out other conversations, a silent moment at the desk to deal with all the issues facing us before 9 and after 5, or just getting outside for 5 minutes, we all deserve the chance to mentally and physically recharge and intentionally up our game at work.</div>
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-37849515519023633592014-05-21T15:07:00.000-04:002014-05-21T15:07:56.205-04:00iPad Giveaway Winner<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We want to thank everyone for entering. You can still be a
winner by signing up for our bi-weekly newsletter on our </span><a href="http://www.benay.com/"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">. You can also look forward to great
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-76873107891852694582014-05-09T10:12:00.002-04:002014-05-09T10:14:09.536-04:00Benay President, Dawn Reshen-Doty, Gives Advice at the Inaugural Boot Camp for Foreign EntrepreneursDawn Reshen-Doty, president of Benay Enterprises, gave invaluable advice to foreign entrepreneurs looking to set up in the US at the recent Withers Bergman "Boot Camp for the Inbound Foreign Entrepreneur." Along with three other panelists, Reshen-Doty elaborated on "the complex array of legal, accounting and business management decisions that face foreign entrepreneurs when they are establishing a presence in the U.S."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Greenwich Time: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.559999465942383px; text-align: left;">Chris Raines and Dawn Reshen-Doty provided insight to help foreign entrepreneurs who want to set up shop in the U.S. plan for the transition at the Withers Bergman inaugural 'Boot Camp for the Inbound Foreign Entrepreneur" on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel in Greenwich, Conn. Photo: Contributed Photo"</span></td></tr>
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</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">You can read more on <a href="http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-law-firm-holds-boot-camp-for-expat-5463936.php#photo-6276188" target="_blank">the Greenwich Time</a>.</span>For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-83902876063048750862014-05-07T16:12:00.002-04:002014-05-07T16:12:44.128-04:00Granta & Tin House Receive Recognition for Their Fantastic Short Stories<br />
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Another literary win is in the bag for Benay clients, <a href="http://www.tinhouse.com/">Tin House</a> and <a href="http://www.granta.com/">Granta</a>. The O. Henry Prize recognizes great pieces
of short fiction and is “<a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/62154-2014-o-henry-prize-winners.html">intended
to</a> ‘strengthen the art of the short story and to stimulate younger
authors.’” Tin House has two winners with Kristen Iskandrian’s “The Inheritors”
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You can read “<a href="http://www.tinhouse.com/summer-reading-issue-52-b.html">The Inheritors</a>”
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I will be participating in <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001k7husfNESt6EkFfbHJ_SNdAhz927Lx9I8_osHbT-r4yASvn3vpBs0K0iBEOm9rhXc1x1Kxjfmi2mRMp62nCtko_P7kTxAK1-VuymwLr_tIjh_P4lJNx23g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #285685;" target="_blank" track="on">Withers Bergman</a>'s first ever boot camp and you are <strong>cordially</strong> invited to attend!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you are an entrepreneur looking to establish a presence in the United States, we are offering our first ever Boot Camp for the Inbound Foreign Entrepreneur on </span><strong style="font-size: 10pt;">Thursday, May 8, 2014</strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. This two hour seminar will offer insight into the business management, legal and accounting concerns that entrepreneurs face when arriving in the United States. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you would like to attend, please RSVP by <strong>May 1st</strong> to:</span><a href="mailto:events6@withers.us.com" linktype="2" shape="rect" style="color: #285685; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">events6@withers.us.com</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> or 203.302.4071. </span></div>
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-47151949911021263512014-04-16T11:30:00.000-04:002014-04-16T15:59:52.316-04:00You Digital Presence Precedes You<span style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Have you ever Googled yourself? I did, and it was both amazing and scary. Every single piece of information you've ever posted - every blog, quote, tweet, and response - it's all there streaming down the Google page, for everyone to see. </span><br />
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If you haven't Googled yourself, I can guarantee someone else has. Whether it's potential clients, prospective employers, love interests, or long lost friends from the past; someone has probably looked for your online presence before. </div>
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;">Once it became apparent that everything posted on the Internet is essentially permanent and easily accessed by everyone, the advice against posting incriminating photos and posts began rolling in. Millennials have been the biggest victims of this, as they've grown up surrounded by this virtual portal into their lives. Posts of underage drinking, sex, and other illicit acts have quickly reaped their consequences on these young Internet users. </span></div>
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;">But for the older generations, the lack of online presence can be just as damaging as having an over-the-top, shares too much presence. It's important to have a presence, especially if you're looking to change careers. But, having an online presence is also a great way to reconnect with friends and business colleagues and leave an online presence for future generations. </span></div>
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;">If you're looking to make your business grow, creating an online presence is a great place to start, both for your business and your professional self. Remember to create that LinkedIn page or that a business geared Twitter you may have been putting off. Just spending ten to fifteen minutes a day toward your online presence can increase engagement and awareness for potential customers/clients.</span></div>
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And as LinkedIn guru <a _mce_href="http://connect2collaborate.wordpress.com/welcome-to-connect2collaborate/" _mce_shape="rect" _mce_style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://connect2collaborate.wordpress.com/welcome-to-connect2collaborate/" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue !important;" target="_blank" track="on">Marc Halpert</a> has reminded thousands:</div>
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;">"Not having your picture posted on LinkedIn is like having a business card without your name on it!"</span></div>
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to moral differences, as the bank will cease funding to Bolivia if the leftist
candidate, Evo Morales, wins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>D’Orsi
believes this goes against the mission of the company and gives the story over
to a reporter friend. The story blows up and obviously D’Orsi’s career with the
bank is over. To further his spite against his former company, D’Orsi chooses a
new job with Morales’ public relations officer and chooses to give a speech on
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Peter Mountford’s fierce
imagination and intelligence drive ‘The Dismal Science’…Though many of the
themes examine a darker shade of human nature, Mountford manages to infuse
hope.” As D’Orsi traverses the new adventures life has laid out before him, it
becomes apparent that Dante and Machiavelli is a driving force behind his (and
Mountford’s) intellectual thought. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“They
are integral to his attempt to make sense of where he is and reflect on the
geopolitical landscape of 2005, shaped senselessly by the erratic nature of
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Martha McPhee
couldn’t have been more pleased with “The Dismal Science.” Her analysis and
interest in the themes make the book a desirable read. We wish Tin House Books
and Peter Mountford the best of luck as “The Dismal Science” (hopefully) takes
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can </span><a href="http://www.tinhouse.com/books/fiction-poetry/the-dismal-science.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">purchase a copy of the book</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> through Tin House’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-6391582005222876242014-04-01T15:30:00.002-04:002014-04-01T15:36:53.618-04:00Benay Clients, Akashic Books & Overlook Press Have Books Reviewed in the NYTimes Book Review<div class="MsoNormal">
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York Times</i> Book Review was a big one for two of Benay’s clients. <i>Drawing Autism </i>from <a href="http://www.akashicbooks.com/">Akashic Books</a> received a shout-out, and
<i>Wonderkid </i>from <a href="http://www.overlookpress.com/">Overlook Press</a> received a lengthy review.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Drawing Autism </i>is
a compilation edited by Jill Mullin, a clinical therapist. Much of the artwork
is from Glen Russ, “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2014/03/28/books/review/28visuals-4.html?_r=0">who
at an early age</a> developed a passion for music and art.” Mullin was
fascinated and decided to explore the relationship between art and people with
autism. “Russ’s pictures are primitive but not naïve, while other works in the
book are more advanced.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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site</a>. If you order through Akashic, all copies of <i>Drawing Autism</i> are SIGNED by editor Jill Mullin, while supplies
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Stace is the story of Blake, a rock ‘n’ roll obsessive, whose band,
Wunderkinds, gets rebranded as “Wonderkids, a brightly costumed rock ‘n’ roll
act for toddlers.” After Wonderkids’ first tour is scheduled and Blake is on
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Rosenfeld describes</a> <i>Wonderkid </i>as “winningly
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-42760333200897393622014-03-27T12:23:00.001-04:002014-03-27T12:23:11.052-04:00Creating an Innovation Community<div class="MsoNormal">
Israel is home to a very unique business, and life-saving
idea. United Hatzalah of Israel is a unique emergency response organization
that has trained volunteers ready to respond at any moment by “Ambucycles.”
These bikes are equipped with various emergency supplies, such as trauma kits
and defibrillators. The “ambucycles” provide not only fast response times, but
also allow the volunteers to be prepared and fully equipped to deal with
emergencies. These volunteers can be doctors, nurses, or paramedics, and are on
call every minute of every day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This innovative system “draws a virtual perimeter around an incident that is
entered into the system. It then alerts only the medics in a predetermined
radius to the incident.” LifeCompass is a spectacular system with 2,000 members
signed up, ready to be alerted of and respond to any emergencies in their
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The goal of the United Hatzalah is not to overstep the local
ambulances and hospitals, but instead, to provide emergency care prior to the
ambulances arrival on the scene. On average, it takes six minutes for an
ambulance to arrive; whereas, it takes the United Hatzalah less than three
minutes. The United Hatzalah use these three crucial minutes to provide
potentially life-saving care to those waiting for help. This “pre-ambulance”
system is genius and effective, having responded to roughly 210,000 emergencies
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Although a system like this is expensive to operate, any
country would benefit from implementing a “pre-ambulance” response system
similar to the United Hatzalah. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303933104579304682529849774">There
are many generous people</a> in the world like Mark Gerson, the co-founder of
the Gerson Lehrman Group and philanthropist, who can donate money toward saving
lives. Mark Gerson donates around $1
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-25795256981618804392014-03-25T15:31:00.001-04:002014-03-25T15:31:47.636-04:00Benay Client, Steerforth Press, has a Newly Reviewed Book in the "New York Times"<div class="MsoNormal">
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positive press they deserve. This time the praise is for <a href="http://www.steerforth.com/">Steerforth Press</a>, whose new book <i>The Spinning Heart</i> by Donal Ryan, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/books/review/donal-ryans-spinning-heart.html?ref=review&_r=1">was
favorably reviewed by <i>The New York Times</i></a>.
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<i>The Spinning Heart</i>
encompasses 21 chapters, each chapter narrated by a different character from a
run-down Irish town. Each character has been negatively affected by the
economic downturn, in which the local town developer has left town, leaving the
laborers stuck. As Daphne Kalotay writes, “Each speaker has been wounded — by
the economy as well as by grim parents, cruel lovers, violence, mental illness
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“While the material often feels familiar (we even meet the
kindhearted town floozy, now aging and abandoned), Ryan writes with compassion,
honesty and an appealing deadpan humor.” Kalotay notes her hesitation at
reading a chapter narrated by a completely different chapter, but says that
Ryan seamlessly connected them so that she “rarely had to check back to keep
everyone straight.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Benay would like to extend their congratulations to the
Steerforth Press team and author Donal Ryan and wish them continued success. You can purchase a copy of <i>The Spinning Heart </i><a href="http://steerforth.com/the_spinning_heart.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-36428922202179087792014-03-19T12:01:00.000-04:002014-03-25T09:36:31.488-04:00Family Offices: A Supercharged Benay for the Super Wealthy<span style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If you're not a billionaire or up-to-date on the financial trends of the super-rich, you probably haven't heard of a "Family Office." A Family Office is essentially a supercharged Benay for the super wealthy. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It probably goes without saying that a Family Office isn't cheap. "Charlie Grace, managing director at the Family Office Exchange, said the annual costs could run from $400,000 for a couple of employees for a $100 million family office - which would be on top of investment management fees - up to $8 million to $12 million per year for 30 or 40 employees at a multibillion-dollar office." </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It seems that one of the largest driving factors behind utilizing a Family Office is the emphasis on confidentiality. While all of us cherish our privacy, establishing a Family Office offers protection from filing certain documents with the FCC, hence the greater discretion offered in the creation of such an entity. The other attraction is that Family Offices keep the finances within the family. Their number one concern is the family and their financial security, prosperity and successful financial longevity - all concerns that the wealthy and the hoping to become wealthy share. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-size: 14pt;">THE BENAY WAY </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While not everyone is in the market for a true Family Office, we treat our clients like the important families of individuals that they are and offer a team to help them effectively manage their business and finances. Besides business management and back office services we connect our clients to a wide range of service providers they need through our trusted associations with attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and others. We offer most of the back office services required by Family Offices but at a fraction of the cost and all under one roof, ensuring that they receive the highest quality of service.</span>For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-57742391063384481572014-03-17T14:26:00.002-04:002014-03-17T14:27:37.206-04:00Benay Enterprises is featured in the CEDF's 2013 Annual Report!The Community Economic Developing Fund has released their 2013 annual report and it features a page on Benay Entperises. You can view the entire document <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B841qxE3nzYuTVctMHZZR2c0cFk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-73434480198537323942014-03-07T15:01:00.004-05:002014-03-07T15:23:24.540-05:00Overlook Press' "The Tooth Fairy" is Reviewed by the New York Times<div class="MsoNormal">
Benay client, Overlook Press, has Clifford Chase’s most
recent masterpiece, “The Tooth Fairy: Parents, Lovers, and Other Wayward
Deities (A Memoir),” in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/books/review/the-tooth-fairy-by-clifford-chase.html?emc=edit_bk_20140307&nl=books&nlid=60521692&_r=0">the
<i>New York Times </i>Book Review</a>. Chase,
who is also known for the novel <i>Winkie</i>,
delves deep into his past in “The Tooth Fairy.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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reader as he takes them on a voyage through some of the hardest times in his
life. These different hardships range from covering up his sexual orientation
by forcing himself into relationships with women to his brother dying of AIDS.However,
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writer, Alysia Abbott ends her review of Chase’s book saying: “Chase still
feels the pain of losing lovers, his parents and his older brother, but in
writing about them here he lovingly caresses their memories.” Ultimately, “The Tooth Fairy” illustrates,
among other things, that there is an outlet to all struggles in life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are pleased to see the recognition of our client, Overlook
Press. “The Tooth Fairy: Parents, Lovers, and Other Wayward Deities (A Memoir)”
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-3363629921635760562014-03-03T11:45:00.000-05:002014-03-03T11:45:06.122-05:00Soho Press' "Murder in Pigalle" in the New York Times Sunday Book Review<div class="MsoNormal">
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has a new title reviewed in <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/books/review/denise-minas-red-road-and-more.html?nl=books&emc=edit_bk_20140228&_r=0">The
New York Times <span style="font-style: normal;">Sunday Book Review.</span></a></i>
The crime novel by Cara Black, <i><a href="http://sohopress.com/books/murder-in-pigalle-2/">Murder in Pigalle</a>,</i>
will be released this month through Soho Crime. <i>Muder in Pigalle </i>is number 14 in the Aimée Leduc series. This time the
detective chases down a serial rapist while six months pregnant. Read the <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/books/review/denise-minas-red-road-and-more.html?nl=books&emc=edit_bk_20140228&_r=0">New
York Times <span style="font-style: normal;">review</span></a></i> and preorder
the book <a href="http://sohopress.com/books/murder-in-pigalle-2/">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-73755446320972440992014-02-27T11:30:00.000-05:002014-03-07T10:56:42.486-05:00Profitability Takes on a New Meaning with New "Benefit Corporations" aka B Corporations<div style="background-color: white; color: #285685; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 2px;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0016IMCZrVMGO7iXbJhphDlCA5fnAFLxP0BNHHrctxhgU9FJKay6JG4yEWSND2SoTTAp8fLKa4VQdQdziaHn0E5UMQRW-xiF8vSQM7QzweH4NY=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">bcorporation.net</a>, "Government and the nonprofit sector are necessary but insufficient to address society's greatest challenges. Business, the most powerful man-made force on the planet, must create value for society, not just shareholders. Systemic challenges require systemic solutions and the B Corp movement offers a concrete, market-based and scalable solution." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two kinds of B Corps: Certified B Corps and benefit corporations. While they are generally the same thing, there are some <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0016IMCZrVMGO7iXbJhphDlCA5fnAFLxP0BNHHrctxhgU9FJKay6JG4yEWSND2SoTTAp8fLKa4VQdSqZAIrTybdkLHTDCForuaAPb9wQfXRCYVdxJk7v8bMl9gUA9yvmqr9pNthhJFspsbJX_4Tm0WvUeG-2Oo8aNH0v02rF7aSmXLzgtQhTTSyK7MdlchLEnV2W4p4czlbFwc=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">distinct differences</a>. "Certified B Corporation is a certification conferred by the nonprofit B Lab. Benefit Corporation is a legal status administered by the state. Benefit corporations do NOT need to be certified." However, the benefit corporation requires a third party assessment. </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0016IMCZrVMGO7iXbJhphDlCA5fnAFLxP0BNHHrctxhgU9FJKay6JG4yEWSND2SoTTAp8fLKa4VQdSqZAIrTybdkLHTDCForuaAPb9wQfXRCYVdxJk7v8bMl9gUA9yvmqr9pNthhJFspsbJX_4Tm0WvUeG-2Oo8aNH0v02rF7aSmXLzgtQhTTSyK7MdlchLEnV2W4p4czlbFwc=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank" track="on">For example</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, both companies "are required to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">publicly</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> publish a report assessing their overall social and environmental performance against a third party standard." But, "Certified B Corporation [must achieve] a verified minimum score on the </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0016IMCZrVMGO7iXbJhphDlCA5fnAFLxP0BNHHrctxhgU9FJKay6JG4yEWSND2SoTTAp8fLKa4VQdQvf6fXxfNjxDQ2GMa2yrC5z2aomOUMOcTM67Li5GcONg==" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank" track="on">B Impact Assessment</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (80 points out 200 needed). While benefit corporations are required to publish an annual report assessing their overall social and environmental performance against a third party standard, that report is not required to be verified, certified, or audited by a third party standard organization." </span></div>
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-89830527593841462452014-02-07T14:06:00.003-05:002014-02-07T14:06:57.419-05:00“Social Currency:” The New Way To Promote Your Business?<div class="MsoNormal">
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In a rather timely manner, Marc Jacobs, the designer of the famous “Daisy”
fragrance will be opening “Daisy Marc Jacobs Tweet Shop” in Soho on Friday. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Murphy Kelly from Mashable</a>, “By snapping photos and posting messages with
the hashtag #MJDaisyChain, visitors are awarded with Marc Jacobs-branded gifts
when exiting the store. This ranges from perfume and necklaces to even purses
(the best Instagram photo of the day will win a handbag). Each visitor then
visits the front counter to receive a gift.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this is a way to thank fans and followers. The Daisy brand is one of social
media’s most popular brands. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The concept stems from a conversation the brand had with
Facebook, which identified them as one of the top fragrances engaged with their
followers on the site. Marc Jacob's Daisy fragrance isn't the most followed on
Facebook, but its fans are among the most loyal — from posting about the brand
to even drawing pictures that represent its message and style.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This isn’t the first time a company has attempted such a
thing. <a href="http://digitalintelligencetoday.com/brilliant-kelloggs-opens-pay-with-a-tweet-pop-up-shop-in-soho-photos/">Back
in 2012</a>, Kellogg’s opened “The Tweet Shop” in Soho, London. In order to
promote their launch of Special K Cracker Crisps, they offered free 100 calorie
sample bags in exchange for Tweets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I doubt this will be the last time a company attempts to
build their brand and/or new product in this way. It creates strong word of
mouth promotion and can be used in in lieu of other types of advertising; it
will certainly be more effective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-89354067478380961942014-02-06T12:02:00.002-05:002014-02-06T12:02:28.294-05:00We're All Going To Be Hacked!No, I am not talking about the likely chance of getting your computer hacked at the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/sochi-threat-russian-spies-mobsters-hacking-smartphones/story?id=22361222" target="_blank">Olympic games in Sochi</a>. Rather, I'm referring to the "hacking" that is a mindset and term of change that a small group of innovators are implementing, and we should get used to it.<br />
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Hacking is essentially changing, revising, and morphing the limits of an idea, item or event into another. The idea of "hacking" something traditional and creating something innovative began with the invention of "hackschooling."<br />
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I have never included a video in my postings but you need to watch this TED talk. It explains the idea of "hacking" applied to education - ie, "hackschooling." According to <a href="http://hackschooling.net/">hackschooling.net</a>, "the most innovative entrepreneurs are people who are able to hack the status quo and create something completely new."<br />
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So, how can hacking help you achieve your goals? While your ambitions may not necessarily be the same as Logan's, the hacking mindset is definitely one that can be used for any goal.<br />
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Now I'm not asking you to go reinvent the wheel, but it might be a good time to actively seek out new options, consciously look at things with a new perspective, and work towards a healthier and happier outcome for all.<br />
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I've compiled a list of "mind-sets" and actions that can help you and your coworkers a happier and more innovative bunch:<br />
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Basically, I want the takeaway to be this: Getting out of our comfort zones invites both risk and possibility, and true innovators love both.For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-43576930911952808772014-02-05T13:33:00.000-05:002014-02-05T13:38:10.515-05:00New Soho Crime Novel, "Cold Storage, Alaska" is Reviewed by the New York Times<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDEZnUBV_504JGTWhBLSi1ZjwqcDgg0SwV_4sVWCRpSeT7wSQKU80unJmiURT7lHAs3dHvKAVWWZrNDa1BOWanvJ7OnQcpuOZfY0xrp8cU_Vcd4r1PmnYSXpZLa24oJxRdv61am_ILcV4/s1600/Cold-Storage-397x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDEZnUBV_504JGTWhBLSi1ZjwqcDgg0SwV_4sVWCRpSeT7wSQKU80unJmiURT7lHAs3dHvKAVWWZrNDa1BOWanvJ7OnQcpuOZfY0xrp8cU_Vcd4r1PmnYSXpZLa24oJxRdv61am_ILcV4/s1600/Cold-Storage-397x600.jpg" height="320" width="211" /></a>Benay Client, Soho Press, has a new crime novel in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/books/review/isabel-allendes-ripper-and-more.html?ref=bookreviews&_r=0" target="_blank">the <i>New York Times</i> book review</a>. <i>Cold Storage, Alaska</i> is written by <a href="http://sohopress.com/authors/john-straley/" target="_blank">John Straley</a> who has written three other books about the snowy northern state for Soho Crime.<br />
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Straley’s bold combination of the Church and State-prison may be viewed by the truly religious as a crime in itself, regardless of his story-line and plot. However, when you add in the fact that this novel is based in a small village in northern Alaska that thrives off of booze and survives off of the antique economy of fishing, readers will begin to realize that this book is more inclined to highlight our human struggles rather than disrespect anyone’s God or Church.<br />
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Despite the fact that Straley is not the first nor will be the last to tackle the secularization of our once sacred institutions, Straley is nothing short of brilliant when it comes to making the characters very human, and therefore the story that much more believable. Readers can only hope and pray for a better synthesis of vice and religion, two worlds that may not be that far apart.<br />
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You can purchase the book on <a href="http://sohopress.com/books/cold-storage/" target="_blank">Soho Press’ website</a>.<br />
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-Antonio RiveraFor Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-16558321648996139392014-02-03T13:45:00.002-05:002014-02-03T13:45:52.044-05:00The Good, The Bad, and The Young: Letting the Younger Generations Prove Themselves in the Workplace<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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On Sunday, there was <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/jobs/reopening-an-employment-door-to-the-young.html?_r=0" target="_blank">an article in the New York Times</a>, which hit close to home. As a Millenial who graduated with a Liberal Arts degree, I can sympathize with the trials young people face in the job market. We’re not only competing against each other, but also with those from older generations who were hit by the Great Recession and are thus willing to take an entry-level salary. <br /><br />Robert Goldfarb, a management consultant for corporations and the author of the aforementioned article, has noted a peculiar bias against the Millenial generation by upper management. He found that many executives are frustrated by their own anecdotal interactions with Millenials and thus transpose these on an entire generation.<br /><br />For example, executives have told Goldfarb anecdotes such as “’When I was my grandson’s age, I started at the bottom and worked my way up; he’s not willing to do that.’ Or, ‘My daughter majored in philosophy, of all things — how will that get her anywhere?’” Goldfarb explains that even if they don’t have a personal experience, Gen-Yers are usually slumped into the description (the one we’ve heard repeated time and time again) of being self-absorbed and lazy. <br /><br />“The general message from these leaders is this: More young people would be hired if they had the right qualifications, but too few have the skills and discipline needed to succeed in today’s demanding workplace.”<br /><br />The Millenials are often slated as the “entitled generation” but are never given the chance to prove themselves as a competent and intelligent bunch. However, most of us are ready to prove ourselves in the work environment. We may appear overeager but that’s certainly better than being apathetic, right?<br /><br />According to Goldfarb it is. “Rather than waiting for educational institutions or the government to bridge this generation gap, employers should consider accepting some responsibility for introducing young people into the work force.” <br /><br />Goldfarb explains that hiring and training young people, even those with liberal arts degrees or those who never graduated college, can give employers a leg up when the economy finally rebounds. After all, we are “a population hungry to prove its value.”<br />
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- <i>Marcie Gainer, Executive Assistant</i><br />For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-29475187915683944822014-01-15T15:30:00.000-05:002014-01-22T09:33:52.061-05:00Unconscious Biases: In Your Biased Opinion...Are you biased towards employees or coworkers? You? Of course not, but I'm not only talking about gender or race bias. Biases can be much more nuanced than we think. In fact, they may be so nuanced that we don't even know they exist. According to <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303754404579308562690896896?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303754404579308562690896896.html" target="_blank"><i>The Wall Street Journal</i></a>, we all have biases and they can often subconsciously affect decisions.<br />
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Biases we may not detect in ourselves that can affect our attitudes towards others include judgments on how people dress, look, speak, act, smell, sound, or even walk. One might think a quiet individual disengaged or disinterested, while they are actually intensely thinking or contemplating a comment or strategy. Many of us over a certain age may find tattoos, piercings, or other body jewelry surprising to see visible in the workplace while younger generations don't even notice.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cookross.com/" target="_blank">Cook Ross, Inc.</a> provides "Unconscious Bias" training for businesses: "For years it has been clear that people make decisions every day that impact some groups more negatively than others: decisions about hiring, about purchasing, about promotions, about job assignments."<br />
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Large corporations are catching on - "As many as 20% of large U.S. employers with diversity programs now provide unconscious bias training, up from 2% five years ago." With this upward trend, it's likely that this type of employee training will reach 50% in the next five years. <br />
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For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-25175229405124583082014-01-13T16:08:00.001-05:002014-01-13T16:08:01.974-05:00Men: A Correlation Between Personal Relationships with Women and Work Relationships with Women?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As a first born daughter whose father was also my business partner and company founder, <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/how-women-change-men/354682/">this article in December’s Atlantic</a> resonated with me.<br />
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The article, “How Women Change Men,” reveals a correlation between men’s relationships with women at work based on their personal relationships with women. <br />
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For example “male CEOs with firstborn daughters actually pay their employees more, giving female employees the biggest raises.” Furthermore, “Men who have daughters also grow less attached to traditional gender roles…”<br />
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You can read the entire article <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/how-women-change-men/354682/">here</a>. Check it out and see if you agree with the findings.<br />
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<i>- Dawn Reshen-Doty, President</i>For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178102225186589613.post-74247675685487905202014-01-07T11:23:00.000-05:002014-01-07T11:23:27.925-05:00The Consumer Electronics Show<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">If you can’t seem to find any of your tech friends this week, it’s likely because they’re attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. According the WSJ, wearable gadgets are flooding the CES. It might be time to start lifting weights to strengthen those wrists for these novelty gadgets. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304887104579304812916968356" target="_blank">Read more </a>about the future of this emerging technology.</span>For Beginnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218770981674685277noreply@blogger.com0