Archive for the 'Business' Category

After Years of Treating Customers Poorly Charter Preps for Bankruptcy

I just hope the Charter monopoly in my area is killed so we can get a better company.  I might switch back to cable – from satellite – if a reliable cable company with real customer service showed up.  Charter Prepping for Bankruptcy http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/02/02/daily33.html?ana=e_du

Business Ethics

What are the fundamentals of business ethics? My answer is that they are the same as personal ethics. What you do in your personal life shouldn’t be different from business. You don’t steal from your neighbors and you shouldn’t steal from your clients. You don’t trick your family and you shouldn’t trick your customers. I’ve [...]

George the Pipe Bender

My neighbor owns a small pipe bender company. He makes machines that bend metal and pipes for all sorts of uses. He has a good many employees providing a lot of jobs while boosting the local economy. It’s sad to think that he could be taxed more thus reducing his ability to provide those jobs.

Tissue Box with Low Friction

I just opened a new box of tissues – it’s cold season – and all it took was one quick pull of a thin plastic sheet to reveal the tissues inside.  I really appreciated how easy it was to get to the product.  I didn’t have fight off a safety seal, I didn’t have to [...]