Equipment Leasing Small Business News + More 4 Ways to Make Things Happen on a Tight Budget + MORE 05/19/2017

Eurozone Consumer Confidence at Highest Level in Nearly a Decade
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The victory of a pro-European centrist in France’s presidential election has delivered a further boost to already high consumer confidence in the eurozone.
Deere Shares Jump as South American Equipment Demand Improves
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Farm-machinery maker Deere & Co. raised its profit forecast for this year by 33% on booming demand in South America, an unexpectedly rosy outlook that sent shares in agricultural equipment and supply companies up sharply.
Vietnam's First Female Billionaire Pilots Budget Airline Past State-Owned Rival
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VietJet used to be best known for its rather un-Marxist promotional gimmick of flying bikini-clad models on its airplanes. But it is now soaring under the leadership of Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, passing state-owned behemoth Vietnam Airlines in market capitalization.
Europe Inc.'s Growth Beats U.S. as Consumers, Companies Open Wallets
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Big European companies are riding a return of consumer confidence, ringing up their fastest growth in profits in seven years and outpacing U.S. counterparts.
6 Startup Lessons I Found When I Began Jet Skiing to Work
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Commuting via Lake Washington cut my travel time in half, and provided some valuable lessons for business.
Billionaire Real Estate Investor and Entrepreneur Sam Zell Talks About His First Entrepreneurial Effort
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Zell reminisces about reselling Playboy magazines in 1950s Chicago.
'It Will Never Work,' They Said — But It Did
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Naysayers shouldn’t stop you from forging ahead, especially if you have the the willpower as well as the research to prove them wrong.
4 Ways Tristan Walker's Success Depended on Breaking from the Pack
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In excerpts first on Entrepreneur from the Masters of Scale podcast series, the founder of Walker & Company shares when he went against the grain — and what we can learn from it.
Start Your Business: 4 Apps That Really Help
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Want to start a business? There’s an app – or four – for that.
Who Is the Perfect First Customer?
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It might not be who you think.
AT&T Wireless Store Workers Begin Weekend Strike
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Thousands of AT&T Inc. employees walked off the job Friday afternoon, starting a three-day protest to demand more protections for retail workers, call-center staffers and technicians.
HTC Global to Buy IT Consultant Ciber for $93 Million
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Ciber Inc. won court approval to sell its assets to HTC Global Services Inc., after the company prevailed with a $93 million bid in an auction this week.
Connecticut, Nation's Wealthiest State, May be Tapped Out on Taxing the Rich
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Connecticut, with the highest per capita income in the country, is staring down a projected $5.1 billion two-year budget hole and looking for options other than raising taxes on its wealthy residents.
U.S. Plans to Start Nafta Talks
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The Trump administration took the first step toward renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, plunging into a battle that pits some Republicans and industry supporters of the pact against Democrats and some of the president’s most ardent backers.
4 Ways to Make Things Happen on a Tight Budget
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Most startups fail. Learning the the ‘why’ behind the numbers is crucial to being among the thriving few.