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{Replica} Anti-Amazon Initiative founded: Legal aspects when selling on Amazon Marketplace
On Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® Resistance to Amazon has been forming for some time. Because unfortunately there are some legal uncertainties when selling via Amazon Marketplace, which I would like to briefly describe below. Important sales information is missing from Amazon. Much of the problems you encountered are missing Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® are discussed, result from the fact that the…
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eCommerce - Shop Systems at a glance: Open Source Shop Solutions
Open source shop systems are in vogue because on the one hand they are inexpensive, but on the other hand they also offer comprehensive functions and – at least for those who are familiar with them – are easy to adapt. An overview of the most common offers: What can modern eCommerce systems achieve? If you've ever bought a product online, you've probably experienced a sophisticated shopping cart system. It is a…
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eCommerce - Shop Systems at a glance: Buying Out Out of the Box
If you want to sell goods on the Internet, you should consider buying shops, so-called “out of the box” solutions. eCommerce: The right shop system is the key to success It is a common misconception that online shops must be inaccessible to a non-technical person running an eCommerce shop. This misconception often leads to a website that gives the customer…
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eCommerce - shop systems at a glance: rental shops
As part of various research, I have created various overviews of eCommerce shop providers, which I therefore want to make available to my readers here free of charge. Today part 1 - rental shops. The key to a successful online store is a well-designed ecommerce store system. Ecommerce store systems are a collection of software that turns an online store into a viable business. It is…
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{Replica} Ancillary copyright debate Springer vs. Google: the 1 euro dispute?
This Thursday at UDL-Digital in Base Camp, Christoph Keese from Axel Springer and Kay Oberbeck from Google discussed their highly opposing positions on ancillary copyright. The whole thing was moderated by Cherno Jobatey, who asked whether the whole discussion was ultimately about 1 euro. You can now listen to the discussion exclusively here.…
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{Replik} Anonymous payment with cash could soon be history: Sparkasse customers pay by smartphone
Who doesn't know this: Get on the bus and don't have any small change. Ordered food but didn't have any cash right now. Annoying. That could soon be a thing of the past: the savings banks now offer their customers mobile, cashless payment methods. As always, there are two ways of looking at things. Mobile payment – other countries are already further Recently had…
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Women in management positions / public service: what does the quota mean for supervisory boards? {Trend! study}
The Berlin BVG boss Sigrid Nikutta, 43, married and four children, is one of the prime examples of women in top positions in public service. Otherwise, however, women tend to be underrepresented in management positions in the public sector, as a study by the German Institute for Economic Research has now shown. An explosive topic in view of the discussion about the quota for women in DAX companies. Quota for women –…
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Income Tax & Business Expenses: What Do Small Businesses Need To Know?
It's actually logical: You have to pay income tax on your profit if it exceeds the property tax allowance. You pay income tax personally, not your company. But what is profit and how is it calculated for small companies that do not do accounting? Searching and finding information It all starts with the income from your entrepreneurial activity, for…
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Seriousness of KfW start-up consultants in the test: a quarter ready for subsidy fraud? {Trend! Study}
In the Gründerlexikon there was recently a test survey on the seriousness of KFW start-up consultants. 204 consultants were contacted with unfair requests. The results of the survey shed some light on the German consulting landscape. It is questionable whether one can really draw conclusions about the seriousness of the consultants from this. Stricter conditions - are consultants therefore ready to cheat? Like Thorsten Montag in…
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Change in workplace culture: working from home as a model for the future? {Trend! study}
I've been a homeworker from the very beginning, out of conviction: The desire to save myself the daily commute to work was one of the reasons why I started my own business a good 10 years ago. Employed and working from home? Back then it was unthinkable. Today, on the other hand, it is very trendy. The fact that companies are now taking advantage…
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Determine the best recruiters by employee voting: The top 10 personnel consultants in Germany? {Trend! study}
The idea doesn't sound stupid: HR consultants should ideally be good at dealing with people in order to hire the right candidates for a job. What could be more obvious than assessing the quality of recruiting companies based on employee evaluations, which precisely assess these interpersonal skills. But the rating mode also gives cause for criticism. Rankings – Quick and Dirty?…
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{Replik} Free overnight stay at the ITB teacher symposium & helpers for stressed teachers: class trips as an adventure event
Anyone who only thinks of the next vacation trip when it comes to tourism is wrong: the tourism industry has long since tapped into completely different target groups. Teachers, for example, looking for worthwhile destinations for class trips. There is even a teachers' symposium at the ITB in March, where the first 20 registrations get a free overnight stay in Berlin. Meanwhile…
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{Replica} Unemployed despite a shortage of skilled workers: Personal problem or all lies
On Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® we have been discussing the issue of a shortage of skilled workers for months and the media have already taken notice of it: Statistical evidence that we do not have a widespread shortage of skilled workers vs. poor self-marketing on the other hand. Now an experiment shows that it is often only small things that decide whether an applicant is “cleared for firing”…
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{Appointment} Workshop at the Center for Inner Leadership of the German Armed Forces: How social networks work
Yesterday, as part of the four-day seminar “Focus Internet” by the Center for Internal Management of the German Armed Forces, I gave a workshop on the topic “Functions of Social Networks and Blogs” in the Wannsee Forum in Berlin. Participants were 25 members of the Military District Command I from Kiel. Here is my presentation: Exciting event, participants eager to discuss Overall, the event was very…
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Job profile! Freelance artist in Berlin: tight cash
Art is an insecure livelihood. It is not for nothing that one also speaks of unprofitable art. But if you can, you can make a living from it. Studying doesn't prepare you for a job Carola Rümperer has to make one thing clear right from the start: as an artist, you're only creative 50 percent of the time. The other time goes for networking…
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Studying in Europe: Red tape hurdles when studying abroad
Studying in Europe is incredibly easy according to the will of the makers - and yet incredibly complicated in reality. What is important? Studying in Europe – the hurdles are there Europe is getting closer. Many borders have already fallen in the EU. The universities also give special importance to international relations and…
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{Replica} Marketing Failure of Job Exchanges: A Satire
I recently received an inquiry from a large, pan-European job exchange. I was asked to link to the company logo – as it turned out later, without wanting to pay for it. When I described this as unprofessional, I was asked for feedback. I would like to pass this request on to my readers, coupled with an appeal for donations for a company...
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Salaryspiegel in Finance & Accounting: Accountants & Controllers Earn the Most {Trend! Study}
They have a boundlessly bad reputation as meticulous bean counters. But apparently this is made up for by a high income: according to a current salary survey, they earn the most money in southern Germany. Accountants from Baden Württemberg earn the most In Germany, the regional salary gap for accountants and controllers is considerable. A comparison of six federal states...
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Dell & Intel on the digital transformation of the working world: consumerization good for productivity? {Trend! study}
Digital change and changes in the world of work: Especially in German companies, the fear of risk still prevails, while the opportunities are only cautiously viewed through blinders. In a study lasting several years, the computer manufacturer Dell and the chip manufacturer Intel had the effects of digitization on the world of work examined. What was the result? Effects of…
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The 5 Best Positive Thinking Books: Optimistic Like Fred Flintstone {Reading Tip}
Whether you see life as a tango or a bus ride, we all suffer from strokes of fate such as dismissal or illness. What matters is how we deal with it. Asking fate to danceThe books on the topic
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Location Based Services & Customer Opinions in Europe: How Do Consumers Rate Local Businesses? {Trend! study}
The linking of social networks, geolocation functions and mobile technologies pose drastic new challenges for marketers today: Customers can now comment on and rate a service or product immediately, while still on site, and pass this on to social networks in no time at all. And what’s more: search engines, above all Google, now measure user feedback in their algorithms as well as…
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OPINION! Lukas Pfeiffer from the enterprise microblogging service swabr: “We finance ourselves with crowd investing”
Lukas Pfeiffer is co-founder of swabr, a real-time communication tool for companies and organizations. In an interview, he explains why we still need an enterprise microblogging tool and how crowd investing also works for private investors. Lukas Pfeiffer (29) studied economics and marketing at the School of Management and Innovation at the Steinbeis University in Berlin. At the enterprise microblogging provider swabr, he is responsible for the...
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The 5 Best Books for Women: Feminism & Careers with Kelly Cutron {Reading Tip}
Kelly Cutrone strikes again, this time providing a guide to living beyond the average. A great book by a courageous and uncompromising woman. And there are even more great books for women. Would you like a personal revolution? The books on the subject
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{Appointment} Successfully founding a start-up from your studies: Environment Prize in Sydney
You can think what you want about Microsoft software, after all the company supports young, innovative ideas with its own ideas competition, the international Imagine Cup. The German winners are also internationally successful. Innovative ideas on the rise An innovative navigation system and software that makes cell phone telephony possible for the deaf are the winners in the German final of the Imagine...
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{Appointment} ARD report - the broadcast for research Berufebilder.de: The legend of the shortage of skilled workers
A few weeks ago I received a request from the ARD broadcast report of Bayrischer Rundfunk: One was on research on the subject of shortage of skilled workers on the detailed discussion on the subject Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® came across and was now looking for further information or interview partners on the subject. The show that came out of it has now been broadcast on ARD. What...
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{Appointment} Announcement of the associate research program of the foundation new responsibility: ikosom supports applications
The associate program of the stiftung new responsibility is a 10-month research and leadership program for young managers. You can now apply until August 12th. Karsten Wenzlaff, co-founder of the Institute for Communication in Social Media was an associate in 2010-11. ikosom therefore helps interested parties to apply as an associate. What makes the Foundation new responsibility? The Foundation New…
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The 5 best books on economic history Politics & society: 100 years of learning from successful companies {reading tip}
What do companies that have existed for more than 100 years actually do differently than the less successful ones? Why do some people survive stock market crashes and world wars, while others don't even make it through the first year? Christian Stadler and Philip Wältermann investigated this in their book “The Champions of the Century” and uncovered something astonishing. The bigger, the longer the lifespan?The…
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The 5 best books for psychology in work & everyday life: Why are we like this & what can we do better? {Reading tip}
How do we manage to be happy? What are the living habits of Germans like? And why are men and women the way they are? 3 current books provide information. The Darn X: Men and WomenThe books on the subject
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{Replica} When job exchanges want to silence a small competitor: Warning about too much success
The fact that job exchanges are a hotly contested market where a lot of money is made became clear to me at the latest since someone told me that some people spend 400.000 euros a month on Google Adsense there. However, until now it was not clear to me that some of these providers even resort to unfair legal remedies if they feel threatened. One…
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CHE Hochschulranking & Queb eV evaluate the practical suitability of computer scienceCourses: studying for the job – or for life? {Trend! study}
The Center for Higher Education Development, together with the business association Queb eV, has examined the practical suitability of bachelor's and master's degreeCourses in computer science and found that many do not exactly prepare for the job. However, one has to ask oneself: Is practical relevance really as useful as it sounds? Ranking is intended to show where you are particularly practical...
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The best job exchanges for applicants & recruiters: Portals job search engines & specialists {trend! Study}
The Crosspro Research user survey has been running since October 2008, in which job seekers rate job exchanges and job search engines according to various criteria. 16.511 ratings have been submitted so far. Which job exchanges and search engines were rated best? The methodology: How was the survey carried out? The employment agency (2.056), MeineStadt (1.836), Monster (1.723) and Stepstone (1668) received the most ratings. Job seekers rate based on their...
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{Replica} Ursula von der Leyen & the compulsory pension for the self-employed: 7 facts & errors of the minister
Federal Minister of Labor Ursula von der Leyen wants to force the self-employed to make provisions for their old age: from 2013 they should be able to pay into either private or statutory pension insurance – at least 300 euros a month. An overview of facts and errors. The compulsory pension insurance for the self-employed concerns us all: Von der Leyen's mistakes Although not all the details of the…
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Work on the go: coworking in St. Oberholz, Berlin {reader travel tip}
Why do we actually need coworking spaces? Some might think – you can just as well work in cafes? One of them, the St. Oberholz (see picture), has even become famous in this way. My personal experience shows that working in restaurants is rather difficult - especially in Berlin. Looking for the ideal form of work...
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The 5 Best Books on Success Factors for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises {Reading Tip}
This time five books that are tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For those who cannot and do not want to afford to hire a team of consultants for every question. To companies that want to position themselves professionally, from bakeries to IT companies. Quick check for SMEsThe books on the topic
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The reform of the bankruptcy law (ESUG) for debtor creditor companies
The new insolvency law offers many advantages for companies - but not only: As a creditor you now have more say - for example by working on the creditors' committee. The ESUG from the perspective of the debtor On March 01.03.2012st, XNUMX, the first stage of the so-called insolvency law reform came into effect. The second stage is already in the pipeline and is scheduled to…
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OPINION! Gründerplus managing director Tim Arlt on crowdfunding for start-up financing: “We found ourselves without further ado”
Tim Arlt is Managing Director of the recently founded Gründerplus GmbH, which specializes in the holistic support of founders in e-commerce. Under the motto "A crowd for the crowd", the company collects the capital for the development of the Gründerplus crowdfunding platform via crowdfunding. Tim Arlt, who has a degree in business administration, is a board member of the Händlerbund, the largest online retail association in Europe, and…
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{Appointment} Institute for Economic Research would like to investigate skills shortages with IAB: Call for Papers - what's up?
Yesterday I received an invitation to submit a paper to the 9th workshop on labor market policy, which is being organized by the Halle Institute for Economic Research together with the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research. Under the motto "Lack of skilled workers - what is it?" the two institutions want to discuss the topic in October. Prevention instead of discussion The topic sounds exciting in itself...
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Careers Childcare Allowance & Taxes: Family vs. Work?
Again and again, a political dispute determines the German party landscape, which could also have an impact on the professional life of women. It's about the question "Should the childcare allowance come or not?" Especially from a tax policy point of view, the care allowance is to be viewed very critically. What is planned? Parents who take care of their small children at home (up to the third…
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{Date} 7th Berlin Biennale: Future of Mobility, Occupy & Prominence
The Berlin Biennale has been taking place in Berlin for the seventh time since last week. It was symbolically occupied by the Occupy movement this year. Also, there is a lot of kitsch and pathos, the Catrin Lorch in her contribution in the Süddeutschen writes so aptly. At least current social trends have been included: Criticism of the current economic system and…
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What makes consulting companies attractive for applicants: colleagues, culture & demanding tasks {Trend! Study}
Colleagues, corporate culture and intellectually stimulating work. Apparently that's what many poetic applicants from consulting firms would wish for if a good fairy came by tomorrow and wanted to grant them three wishes for their dream employer. This is the result of a recent survey by the career network squeaker.net. The methodology The online survey conducted at the end of 2011, somewhat exaggeratedly referred to as the "Consulting Excellence Study"...
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This is how young people see school and their professional future: Between pressure to perform and exclusion {Trend! Study}
The German Children and Youth Foundation (DKJS) and five other publishers recently presented the results of the new SINUS youth study in Berlin. Result: Young people want competent, empathetic teachers and more individual support. Those who come from precarious backgrounds feel “left behind” at school and in terms of job prospects. And everyone feels the great pressure to perform in our society. The…
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"Wanted for an IT engineer who is willing to learn and who is socially competent": The further training trends on the job market 2012 {Trend! Study}
Higher, better, further: Learning and self-development is actually always popular. But what exactly is in demand in 2012 and what are the trends in the field of further education? Employees: willingness to learn is in demand In 2012, one thing above all applies: further training itself is already a big trend. Employees are required to be willing to continue their education and…
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{Replik} The Equal Pay Day, about which there is too little differentiation: important topic, lame campaign
Imagine it's Equal Pay Day and the response to it is lame to expectable. Today was the action day for equal pay between men and women - and the Business and Professional Women (BPW) Germany had made a video spot that points to the unequal situation. The chance to get to the real problem...
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{Replica} Executives in Antarctica: Team Building or Jungle Camp?
Even under extreme conditions, managers have to act wisely and make decisions, act in a team despite stress and be emotionally resilient in general. Young executives under extreme conditions "So why not expose prospective executives to such extreme conditions and see what happens," thought the Metro Group - jungle camp sends its regards. And just like in the popular TV format...
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{Replica} Shortage of skilled workers - engineers mobilize against their own association: We are VDI!
I recently reported on how the VDI reacts to complaints from its (paying) members regarding the issue of the shortage of skilled workers, which the association always propagates. Anything but understanding. The members now want to defend themselves against this. Large companies: the majority without problems As has been reported before, the shortage of skilled workers is a hot topic in Germany from time to time. And…
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{Replica} Anti-Amazon initiative founded: Difficult communication with Amazon.de
Our anti-Amazon initiative takes off. This ends my three-part article on the problems of private selling on Amazon. The occasion was that my readers on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de®, victims of similar practices, now wish to pursue a class action lawsuit against the Internet giant. What does Amazon say? Overall, Amazon.de was not very cooperative. Only customer service was available over the phone…
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{Replik} Anti-Amazon-Initiative founded: A-z-Guarantee - when are private sellers liable to recourse?
Yesterday I wrote the first part about my problems with the Amazon A-z-Warranty reported as a seller on Amazon Marketplace. I then got to the bottom of the matter legally. And the legal construction is unfortunately quite tricky. Different contractual relationships First of all, you have to distinguish something essential from a legal point of view: There is a contractual relationship between Amazon.de and the buyer - and…
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{Replica} Anti-Amazon initiative founded: Attention private sellers with the A-z-Guarantee
Amazon is handy and I like to use the Amazon Marketplace to clear my bookshelf. Unfortunately, it is apparently not an isolated case that Amazon treats its customers quite arbitrarily, such as reader reviews Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® show. This has now resulted in an initiative that wants to take legal action against Amazon. Since my contribution to...
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{Replica} Anti-Amazon Inititative Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® founded: Amazon victims are active
Some time ago I reported about my personal annoyance with Amazon: Thanks to various reader comments, it turned out that what is probably the best-known online shop reacts to customer complaints in a completely arbitrary way, and not only in my case. On the other hand, those affected now want to organize themselves and take action by means of class action lawsuits. Do you have to live with the risk? I recently had a...
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{Appointment} Project to promote cultural and economic exchange in the Baltic Sea region: brainstorming for “Digital Baltic Space”
Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® is an official cooperation partner in the Digital Baltic Space project - together with ikosom, crossborder factory, twingly and deskmag. Digital Baltic Space wants to combine the challenges and opportunities of media change with a cross-border strengthening and development of social entrepreneurship in the Baltic Sea region. The cultural significance of the Baltic Sea region The Baltic Sea region has always been a historical…
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{Replica} Ursula von der Leyen talks with Katharina Borchert to the changing world of work: compulsory pension insurance for the self-employed?
Federal Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen and spoke at the UDL Digital Talk in Berlin today Spiegel Online managing director Katharina Borchert on the changing world of work. The focus should be on the situation of digital knowledge workers and the self-employed. Very quickly, however, you somehow got to the women's quota and DAX companies. What else Ursula von der Leyen revealed: You…
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{Replik} How Germany wants to create the future in Egypt through knowledge: Education sponsoring on the Red Sea
I was in Egypt in December and got an impression of the situation in El Gouna as well as in Cairo. One of the country's most pressing problems is the lack of education - the cause of the economic situation as well as the political one: every fifth Egyptian is illiterate and university graduates only have...
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{Replica} University sponsoring by companies: With education discount against shortage of skilled workers
Sometimes you accidentally stumble upon topics that make me shudder. Incidentally, one learns from a press release from the association Quality employer branding, Queb eV for short, how common it is apparently now at universities to haveCourses sponsored by companies. The word university marketing is taking on a whole new meaning. University marketing in the twilight University marketing…
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The 5 best books on the right investment & finances: Thinking on the stock market! {Reading tip}
If you want to invest your money well, you should think for a moment. Otherwise there is a risk of being tricked: for example by forecasts that then go wrong. Or through group dynamics - because everyone is doing it, James Montier advises: think for yourself! When it comes to money: act yourselfThe books on the subject
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Struggle for women on German executive boards: female manager barometer 2011 {Trend! study}
The weekly report of DIW Berlin 3/2012 was just published yesterday with two current articles on the representation of women in the top committees of large companies in Germany. The figures reflect the situation in 2011 and show that despite heated debate about the quota for women, not much has changed so far. No increase in women in top positions Showing many new things...
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{Replica} When Tourism Marketing Meets Reality: Bikini or Burqa? Impressions from Egypt
In Egypt, the final stage of the elections is under way. If the Islamists win, bikinis on the beaches may soon be a thing of the past - even if those responsible are hoping for the power of reason. The country's problems are also education problems. A contradictory situation, which this picture from the holiday paradise El Gouna demonstrates perfectly:…
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New regulation on the start-up grant: The end of ICH-AG
Since December 28.12.2011, XNUMX, the possibility for the unemployed to apply for a start-up subsidy has been greatly reduced: the previous mandatory benefit became an optional benefit, and even worse, apparently business start-ups should only be funded if all other options fail. In short: Whoever wants to found a company will be up in the air in the future. Only: Is the loss of the start-up subsidy really that bad? Or…
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{Appointment} Free advice on business succession in hotels: think about it before it's too late!
When everything is going well, who likes to think about quitting? In fact, heirs and business succession are often suppressed topics. But what should you do before it's too late? Why is a successful handover important? Precisely because the topic is often suppressed, it is all the more important: "By the age of 55 at the latest, a...
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{Replik} Statement of the VDI on the shortage of skilled workers & threats to leave: Systematic wage dumping or only individual cases?
One of my readers, himself an engineer with a well-paid job, recently asked the Association of German Engineers (VDI) for an opinion on the shortage of skilled workers. In his opinion, the VDI increasingly only represents the interests of employers and no longer the interests of engineers. Therefore, he now wants to leave the club and persuade others to leave as well.
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Work on the go: Coworking at 176 John Street, Toronto, Canada {Reader's Travel Tip}
My second coworking example from Toronto is a studio community in which artists, designers and craftsmen from different industries work together and develop and implement joint projects. Like the artist Barbara McGivern here. The address At 176 John Street in Toronto, authors, web designers, designers, marketing experts, bookbinders, carpenters, furniture, artists work on four floors…