Description: With inflation on the rise, Tim Riegel wanted a side project for extra income — so in September 2021, he bought seven $90 propane tank ends off Facebook Marketplace. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 09, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/tim-riegel-etsy-side-hustle-recycling-propane-tanks-into-fire-pits.html Questions for discussion: What does this article teach you about entrepreneurial thinking and creativity? How does an… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 1 Business in a Global Environment
Why Livestream Commerce Is on the Rise
Description: If you’re not selling on social media, maybe you should be. Livestream commerce, in which brands sell their products to online audiences in real time, is one of the hottest trends in retail. The format is growing in popularity, accounting for $200 billion in sales in China and $11 billion in the United States… Read more »
More Canadians planning to leave their jobs in the next 12 months: StatsCan
Description: The latest jobs data from Statistics Canada shows that more Canadians are planning to leave their jobs in the next 12 months. Source: BNNBloomberg.com – video report Date: Sep 08, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/more-canadians-planning-to-leave-their-jobs-in-the-next-12-months-statscan-1.1816789 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about employment, income growth, and management of employees? What are the implications of these concerns… Read more »
Burger King unveils $400 million plan to revive U.S. sales with investments in renovations and advertising
Description: Burger King on Friday said it plans to spend $400 million over the next two years on advertising and renovating its restaurants as part of a broader strategy to revive lagging U.S. sales. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 09, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/burger-king-400-million-plan-to-revive-us-sales-with-remodels-advertising.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights for the future. What do you think… Read more »
Why the Housing Market Is Not in Recession
Description: Wharton real estate professor Fernando Ferreira doesn’t believe the U.S. housing market has entered a recession. Source: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Sep 06, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-the-housing-market-is-not-in-recession/ Questions for discussion: What does the article say is happening in the real estate industry? Why is this industry so important to understanding the economy? How are business decisions affected by changes… Read more »
How ‘quiet quitting’ became the next phase of the Great Resignation
Description: “Quiet quitting” is having a moment. The trend of employees choosing to not go above and beyond their jobs in ways that include refusing to answer emails during evenings or weekends, or skipping extra assignments that fall outside their core duties, is catching on, especially among Gen Zers. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date:… Read more »
Heinz drops ketchup-stained vintage collection to celebrate sustainability
Description: Heinz Vintage Drip takes a ubiquitous marketing tactic — branded merchandise — and gives it a ketchup-centric spin. Per a YouTube video promoting the partnership, “Clothing drops are everywhere, but Heinz made the original drop.” The concept serves as a pun on both drops of ketchup and clothing drops, as well as “drip,” hip-hop slang about style… Read more »
SPOS #841 – Nathan Furr On The Upside Of Uncertainty
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #841. In his new book, The Upside of Uncertainty – A Guide To Finding Possibility In The Unknown, Nathan Furr (and his co-author/wife, Susannah Harmon Furr) provide a science-backed guide for navigating and thriving through uncertainty — based on interviews and insights from world-renowned leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives…. Read more »
Eric Nuttall: Stop dithering, Canada, and give the world what it wants — more natural gas
Description: Canada is an energy powerhouse with the ability to satisfy much of the world’s growing energy needs for decades to come Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Aug 30, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/eric-nuttall-canada-give-world-more-natural-gas Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the Canadian natural gas industry and what should be taking place? What do you think about… Read more »
How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market
Description: The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/04/ev-manufacturing-may-shrink-us-midwest-auto-parts-trade.html Questions for discussion: What is happening to the industry as the… Read more »
