Archive for February, 2010

  • Final 2009 economic reports show a glass half full
    The signicant strides of recovery are in fuller evidence with final reports for the final quarter of 2009 now being published, however the ‘jobless recovery’ is more apparent before as growth is occurring without the positive impact to a reduction in the numbers of the unemployed.  Government reports in the US published this week show that the U.S. economy...
    by Tim at February 26th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
  • Call Center Tidings – positive growth over the last week
    Announced call center hiring activity is notably higher than in the earliest weeks of 2010. Centralized call center solutions throughout North America remain a field of relative growth despite an economy that is only just beginning to find it’s feet once more. The variety of businesses outsourcing their customer support or providing these added services in house...
    by Tim at February 25th, 2010 at 12:02 am
  • CSR the Cisco way
    There are a number of different ways that a corporation can implement a Corporate Responsibility program, factoring in true benefits to the community should be quite naturally one of the goals aimed for. When I research what companies are trying or have successfully been doing in terms of CSR I see creative methods and quite often something new. When considering enacting...
    by Tim at February 24th, 2010 at 12:02 am
  • Minister enjoys ‘spotlight of Olympics’ to help promote economic recovery
    Vancouver 2010 is of course on everyone’s lips for another week yet, as the world’s greatest winter athletes converge upon the West Coast to ski, skate, jump, race and slide toward medals or simply the honour of participation. Few events outside of global economic summits raise such a high media profile around the world as the Olympic games so it should come...
    by Tim at February 23rd, 2010 at 12:02 am
  • Meatless Monday Ken Kostick Recipe – Warm Potato, Pear and Walnuts with Sesame on Mixed Greens
    Happy Meatless Monday!  Another week, another vegetarian recipe.  As you may or may not know, we support the Meatless Monday campaign – a non-profit initiative in association with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  It’s part of an eco-friendly worldwide movement to reduce consumption of animal products in favour of more plant-based meals to...
    by Tracy at February 22nd, 2010 at 12:02 am
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