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Business Communications Expert Mason Harris: Five Tips For Handling Objections From Clients

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2021 — Wowing a client on the first try with an amazing proposal sounds like the dream, but the best thing you can do for a client is let them tell you no, a lot. That’s the advice of major sales consultant and business development expert Mason Harris, author of the book […]

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Asia Briefing Releases 2021 Country Guide Series for Doing Business – The Series Covers China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Russia, Plus a Special Guide on ASEAN

HONG KONG, April 14, 2021 — Following a challenging 2020 – where many international businesses around the world focused on operational continuity, crisis management, and transformation issues at home – 2021 beckons with the promise of some new growth opportunities at home and overseas in Asia. Asian countries are demonstrating remarkable attractiveness in 2021, stemming […]

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New UAE Ambassador To Israel And Start-Up Nation Central Launch A Joint Task-force To Advance Technological Innovation Between The Two Nations

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — This morning, the first UAE Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency, Ambassador Mohamed al Khaja, visited Start-Up Nation Central Headquarters in Tel Aviv to launch an official partnership to further advance the collaboration focused on innovation and entrepreneurship between the two nations. The plan is to create a […]

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QBE Seeks Entrepreneurs And Start-ups To Create More Resilient Cities

NEW YORK, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — QBE North America is pleased to announce it has partnered with non-profit organization Leading Cities to launch the QBE AcceliCITY Urban Resilience Challenge for the third consecutive year. The global competition accelerates the growth of start-up companies transforming cities worldwide. The Challenge is designed to harness and support […]

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Celonis, IBM and Red Hat Form Strategic Partnership to Help Transform Business Execution

NEW YORK, MUNICH, ARMONK, N.Y. and RALEIGH, N.C, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Celonis, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat today announced a global strategic partnership to help accelerate the adoption of the Celonis Execution Management System (EMS) and help deliver more flexibility and choice in how customers deploy the technology. The collaboration seeks to […]

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Sitel Group to Open Multilingual Services Hub in Athens, Greece with In-Person and At-Home Operations

MIAMI, March 31, 2021 – Sitel Group®, a global leader in end-to-end customer experience (CX) products and solutions, today announced it will open its first Greek contact center in Athens and will hire 1,000 positions to meet the needs of rapid client growth across the world. This MAXhub in Athens is a hybrid coworking center, […]

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Next Insurance Signs Agreement to Acquire AP Intego Creating an Integrated Digital Insurance Powerhouse Delivering Unmatched Value for Small Businesses

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 3, 2021  — Next Insurance, the leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AP Intego, a digital insurance agency providing a suite of small commercial insurance products to some of the largest small business software ecosystems in the U.S., including Intuit, Gusto, Square and Toast. […]

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US Adds +906,000 Private Sector Jobs, Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.9%

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the October 2020 Employment Situation Report: “The strong economic rebound continues, with approximately 900,000 private sector jobs gained back in September and again in October, and the October unemployment rate dropping a full point, to 6.9 percent. Labor force participation increased, […]

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ADP Partners with ZipRecruiter to Help Businesses Improve Recruiting Efficiency

ROSELAND, N.J. — More than ever, businesses need to be able to source the right talent with limited resources so they can adapt, recover, and grow. That is why ADP®, a leading global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, is deepening its integration with ZipRecruiter®, the fastest-growing online employment marketplace2 and #1-rated job search […]

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Qurate Retail Announces Semi-Annual Interest Payment and Excess Regular Cash Dividend Amount Distribution on 3.5% Senior Exchangeable Debentures Due 2031

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Qurate Retail, Inc. (“Qurate Retail”) (Nasdaq: QRTEA, QRTEB) today announced the payment of a semi-annual interest payment and an excess regular cash dividend amount distribution to the holders as of July 1, 2020 of the 3.5% Senior Exchangeable Debentures due 2031 (the “Debentures”) issued by its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Liberty Interactive LLC (“LI LLC”). The amount of the payment […]

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