Whether you are a big business or a large one, if you are planning to relocate, you must know one thing for sure- It is a tough job! Planning and executing a seamless business relocation is what every business owner aspires, however, the process is too time and resource consuming that even the best managed[…]
Coffee growers in other countries earn very little or the hard labor both they and their children provide. By John SmithAuthor Introduction Mainstream politics in Europe and North America is increasingly divided into two hostile camps: on one side are conservative reactionaries who glorify imperialism and wish to resurrect it, on the other are avowedly[…]
This wealthy textile manufacturer harbored ambitions that went far beyond the well-being of his own workforce and depleted his fortune. Introduction Do you have a work schedule that leaves you with enough time off the clock to rest up and handle your other responsibilities? If so, you might owe something to Robert Owen, a wealthy industrialist[…]
The recent episode of CoinGeek Conversations hosted by Charles Miller explores how micropayments on blockchain can help fix the world’s supply chains. The seafood industry has already revolutionized its supply chain, while the jewelry industry is looking to minimize delays, cut down on huge transaction fees and track high-value raw materials and products to prevent[…]
The New Deal maintained racial hierarchies even as it aided African Americans through relief projects. By Dr. Phyllis PalmerProfessor Emeritus of American Studies and Women’s StudiesGeorge Washington University The New Deal eagerness to collect data about the American people evoked a similarly passionate response from American citizens. They answered interviewers, filled out questionnaires, kept consumption[…]
Usually cast as a President defined by his failure to contain the Great Depression, Hoover’s story is far more complex and more interesting. By Richard Norton SmithDirector EmeritusHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum By Dr. Timothy WalchPublic HistorianDirector EmeritusHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum Few Americans have known greater acclaim or more bitter criticism than[…]
Over the years, marketing has evolved, been re-shaped by trends, and innovated by contemporary technologies to bring about a major transformation. Today, marketing is not only vastly different from how we did it in the 80s, there are essentially different kinds and dimensions to it. Marketing is multi-dimensional today In the 80s, marketing a business[…]
Who still needs convincing that digital marketing is the way of the future? Surprisingly, many companies are holding out and keeping their digital marketing budgets to a minimum, even with so much evidence to the contrary. It’s time to take a top-to-bottom look at why digital marketing is so important, and what businesses can do[…]
The concept of banking has existed in some form or another since settled civilizations began. Once successful people gained lots of currency, they sought ways to safely store it. Checking, however, is a slightly more complicated banking concept. In the 1500s, expensive Asian goods hit the European market. Wealthy people needed a way to regularly[…]
American economic growth was halting and uneven during the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. The growth of the American economy reshaped American life in the decades before the Civil War. Americans increasingly produced goods for sale, not for consumption. With a larger exchange network connected by improved transportations, the introduction of labor-saving technology, and the[…]
A lack of money plagued colonial America. Introduction Inflation is often thought to be the result of excessive money creation—too many dollars chasing too few goods. While in principle this is true, in practice there can be a lot of leeway, so long as trust in the monetary authority’s ability to keep things under control[…]
If you’re new to vaping, you’ve probably realized by now that finding good vape shops tends to be quite a challenge. Modern technology can help, but it won’t be enough to just rely on Alexa to find a top-class vape shop near you. Finding vape shops nearby will require a healthy dose of internet research.[…]
If you are not Floridian, you may be surprised to hear that among the other things, they are proud of their Publix stores. Locals that decide to move to another state cannot simply get over the loss of their favorite supermarket chain. Such loyalty is not something uncommon because many generations used to do shopping[…]
While China is trying to find ways to become the dominant superpower around the world, Donald Trump’s re-election would likely prove favorable for China’s growth. Trump has been consistently enraged with China following the spread of the virus and the resultant pandemic. He has consistently blamed the Chinese authorities, to an extent where the novel[…]
Some dreams seem totally unattainable, and the more we dwell on them and the challenges that stand in the way of achieving them, the less likely it seems that we will ever achieve them. But if we fail to give our fondest ambitions a shot, we may experience serious regret further down the line. After[…]
Roosevelt felt the needs of people took precedence over a strict budget in times of hardship. Roosevelt’s Election In 1928, Herbert Hoover ran for office at the height of American prosperity. He promised “a chicken in every pot,” and there was every indication he could deliver. A short four years later, the nation had plummeted[…]
The Great Depression of the 1930s was not the only one in America’s history. Traditional Sources of Economic Security All peoples throughout all of human history have faced the uncertainties brought on by unemployment, illness, disability, death and old age. In the realm of economics, these inevitable facets of life are said to be threats[…]
Fears of great wealth and the need for economic equality go back to the country’s origins. Introduction Americans are increasingly worried about the rising tide of economic inequality, as fewer control more wealth. For the origins of these concerns, commentators usually point to the Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century, when a[…]
Many factors, including World War I and its aftermath, set the stage for this economic disaster. Factors Leading to the Great Depression The stock market crash on October 24, 1929, marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States. The day became known as “Black Thursday,” Many factors had led to that moment.[…]
The scandal caused widespread public distrust of Congress and the federal government during the Gilded Age. Introduction The Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1867, which came to public attention in 1872, was a two-part fraud by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company in the building of the eastern portion of[…]
The story of the DSEU helps fill in gaps on working women in the Great Depression By Michael B. Reagan Introduction On a September day in 1936, nineteen year old Marion Brown came to work at the Woolworth store on the corner of Fifth and Market in San Francisco only to discover she had been[…]
At the heart of the struggle was the continuing story that new unions were claiming freedoms and asserting their human rights. Introduction Only seven years after the defeat of the American Railway Union’s 1894 strike, a massive, three month long strike on the San Francisco waterfront resulted in a triumph for the rank and file[…]
Introduction Once a medical practice bills a patient for the provided services, the amount delivered by the patients to the practitioners is called AR (Account Receivables). It can be classified by the time of patient billing. If your practice is in AR for 20 days, it means that you have not received payment of 20[…]
The archaeological evidence is clear, but the mechanisms of diffusion are still not entirely understood. By Dr. Sonja Magnavita Research Associate Commission for the Archaeology of Non-European Cultures (KAAK), Bonn, Germany Abstract The long-standing, more mythical than fact-based assumptions about ancient trade contacts between West Africa and the wider world prior to the Arab conquest[…]
A Phoenician-Punic ship from a relief carving on a 2nd century CE sarcophagus / Photo by NMB, Wikimedia Commons The Phoenicians established themselves as one of the greatest trading powers in the ancient world. By Mark Cartwright / 04.01.2016 Historian Introduction The Phoenicians, based on a narrow coastal strip of the Levant, put their excellent seafaring skills to good[…]
This painting by Roberto Bompiani captures a common 19th-century association of Roman dining and excess. A Roman Feast, late 1800s. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 72.PA.4 While Roman law was laying the foundation for a society of contract and exchange, Roman philosophers were listening to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who said, “If you wish to make[…]
An overview of the main phases of the history of globalization, as well as of radical structural breaks. By Dr. Ulrich Pfister / 06.06.2012 Professor of Modern and Contemporary History WWU Münster Introduction This article provides an overview of economic globalization in the modern period. It includes an overview of the main phases of the history[…]
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Lecture by Dr. Joseph R. Peden / 10.27.1984 Delivered at the Seminar on Money and Government, Houston, TX Former Professor of History Baruch College City University of New York Two centuries ago, in 1776, there were two books published in England, both of[…]
A medieval baker with his apprentice (scanned from The Medieval Cookbook by Maggie Black). As both business and social organizations, guilds were prolific throughout Europe between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries. By Dr. William Bosshardt and Dr. Jane S. Lopus Bosshardt: Professor of Economics, Florida Atlantic University Lopus: Professor Emerita of Economics, California State[…]
Night of August 4th, abolition of feudality and fiscal privileges, by Léopold Morice / Photo by Teofilo, Wikimedia Commons Feudalism can be found in a range of societies across different time periods. By Dr. Vladimir Shlapentokh (left) and Dr. Joshua Woods (right) Shlapentokh: Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University Woods: Associate Professor of Sociology,[…]