All Blog Posts Tagged 'recession' (4)

Will this recession hurt minority firms more?

Across the nation, companies large and small are cutting payrolls – and one of the first groups getting the ax are employees in supplier diversity positions. Over the last two decades, most large U.S. corporations created departments to nurture relationships with minority and women-owned businesses. But many CEOs now see this commitment as a luxury they can no longer afford. However, some proponents of minority enterprises believe the consequences of these cuts could last far beyond the inevitab… Continue

Added by Raul Ramos y Sanchez on March 28, 2009 at 5:13am — No Comments

I REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RECESSION - AND SO SHOULD YOU!!

Coming from corporate sales with IBM, I realized some time ago two things. First, I realized that a corporate position was great in some aspects, but very limiting in others. Second, I realized that if I invested the same time and effort in my own business, that I invested in my corporate position, in the long term, I would be much better off and so would my client base. Leaving the security of corporate to practice mortgage finance and real estate about twenty (20) years ago, I had a host of ad… Continue

Added by Carlos Martinez, J.D. on March 23, 2009 at 5:13pm — 1 Comment

A lesson from the sea

Sometime in the late nineteenth century, two brothers were orphaned by an influenza epidemic in the Catalan region of Spain. The boys, 11 and 16, wandered to Barcelona where they found work aboard a merchant ship. When they arrived in the port of Havana and heard stories of cheap, arable land in Cuba's interior, the brothers slipped off the boat and headed inland. Within a decade, the brothers became the owners of a sizable farm and a thriving produce business. The younger sibling was my grandfa… Continue

Added by Raul Ramos y Sanchez on February 7, 2009 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Our new president must tackle immigration reform

During the campaign, president-elect Obama promised to initiate legislation for comprehensive immigration reform in the first 100 days of his administration. Like most presidents, Mr. Obama will come into office with considerable political capital during the proverbial "honeymoon" period with congress and the media. However, the economy has already become Mr. Obama's primary public focus. No sensible person would argue our faltering economy is not a vital issue. But if those of us committed to… Continue

Added by Raul Ramos y Sanchez on November 24, 2008 at 5:34am — No Comments

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