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Sep 23, 2010 @ 01:04 am jaymie Busy, Busy, Busy

Does it ever slow down? Massage and facial coming up!

Sep 8, 2010 @ 12:32 pm jaymie Ex-Googler Lee Backs China Companies To Foster Startup Culture

Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technology.

Kai-Fu Lee, who headed Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Chinese division during its biggest growth years, is investing in a mobile-software maker and 11 other businesses in China to foster a startup culture and benefit from booming demand for Web technology.

Aug 31, 2010 @ 02:06 pm jaymie Global MBA Rankings 2010 By Financial Times

1(rank in 2010) 1(3 yr ave rank) London Business School UK 2010
2 1 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton USA 2008
3 4 Harvard Business School USA 2008
4 5 Stanford University GSB USA 2010
5 5 Insead France / Singapore 2009
6 7 IE Business School Spain 2009
6 4 Columbia Business School USA 2009
8 8 MIT Sloan School of Management USA 2009
9 14 Hong Kong UST Business School China 2006
9 10 University of Chicago: Booth USA 2007

For entire list of Global MBA Rankings

Aug 30, 2010 @ 03:45 pm jaymie Ken Langone For President - Capitalism Works

Kenneth Langone, Home Depot Inc. co-founder and former New York Stock Exchange board member, talks with Bloombergs Betty Liu about Kenneth Feinberg, the U.S. Treasury Departments special master on compensation. Langone also discusses the prospects for the dollar and New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation of American International Group.

Aug 23, 2010 @ 02:21 pm jaymie Western Marketers May Be Underestimating Chinese Online Market

The Internet has transformed the lives of millions while disrupting and displacing the business models of traditional media channels around the globe. But what impact does the Internet have on how people live? How important a role does it play in their decisions? Does that role vary from country to country, or are users’ experiences universal? Will concerns about such issues as privacy and security dampen consumers’ digital enthusiasm, or will new media continue to play an expanding role in their lives?

Aug 20, 2010 @ 04:03 pm jaymie Is The Greatest Depression Underway?

Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute, says the fake "recovery" was nice while it lasted but now the fun's over and we're headed for what Celente describes as the "Greatest Depression."

The crux of the problem, Celente argues, is that the middle class has been wiped out. America used to be a land of opportunity for all, where hard-working people could build their own small businesses in their own communities and live prosperous and fulfilling lives. But now a collusion of state and corporate interests that Celente describes as "fascism" have conspired to help only the biggest companies and the richest Americans.

There is too much government intervention, saving the big guys and hurting the entreprenuer. As long as we have a government that reinforces failure and chokes success we will not have prosperity.

Aug 20, 2010 @ 03:23 am Lucy You Can Now Add Videos To Asiance!

I was told that I could add videos to Asiance! I just added one of my favorite video bloggers: www.youtube.com/macbarbie07

Aug 13, 2010 @ 01:15 pm jaymie The Top 10 US Cities For Young Entrepreneurs - New York Is #1

Under30CEO ran a poll to find out what the top cities for young entrepreneurs were in the United States.

Voters were asked to think about resources, schools, events, climate, and the social scene that a young entrepreneur looks for.

The results are in, and below we have put together the top 10 cities for young entrepreneurs in 2010.

1. New York

Aug 10, 2010 @ 02:35 am jaymie World's Most Powerful Luxury Brands In 2010

Every year, Millward Brown Optimor, a global brand strategy and financial consultancy, will release a list of "World's Most Powerful Brands."

2009 is a rough year for global luxury brands , they suffered from economic cold winter around the world and had to compete with those rising mass fashion labels and retailers.
On the list of 2010, brands like Burberry and Prada didn't make the top ten. However, Louis Vuitton and Hermes actually did better than last year.

Here's a look:
1. Louis Vuitton
Last year's ranking: 1

Aug 9, 2010 @ 11:27 pm admin Mirai Nagasu Preps For New Season With Frank Carroll

from AsianceMagazine.com:
This season Mirai's looking forward to steadily improving her skating, key word being steadily, because she doesn't want to "improve suddenly and then drop suddenly." With coach Frank Carroll by her side, Mirai is gearing up for her two Grand Prix assignments, which are Cup of China (November 5-7) and Trophée Eric Bompard (November 26-28).