Black Friday is three days, and that means it’s time to start thinking about your holiday giving list. Businessweek.com ran a story today putting together some gift ideas for your assistant, cubemate, client or boss, in a variety of price ranges. New shoes, a tote bag, a pen, computer cases — there are lots of…
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Help One Simple Wish help families this holiday
‘Tis the season for giving. One Simple Wish will be collecting canned goods, boxed items, grocery store gift cards and other things to help assemble 250 Thanksgiving meal packages for children and families in need. Those wishing to donate can drop off items at the organization’s “Wish Shop” at 183 Scotch Road, Ewing, New Jersey,…
Sometimes, business is all in the family
The Wall Street Journal ran a great piece earlier this week about parents and children going into business together. And not the more typical passing-down of the family business, either — they highlighted three families who built a company from the ground up, working together. The families were a mother and daughter coming up with…
Is it time to hunker down or party it up?
Whether you’re ready for it or not, the holidays… they are a comin’. And holidays mean office parties… or do they? End of the year celebrations have become much more controversial in the wake of mass layoffs, cutbacks and penny-pinching. The Star-Ledger posed the question in a recent article: Is the holiday party still an…