by Rebecca Tonn Published: May 15,2009
Protecting intellectual property is akin to traveling by air, land or water. One can reach a destination by different or multiple means. Three panelists discussed the various ways to protect intellectual property during a Middle Market Entrepreneurs seminar at The Antlers Hilton. There are three types of patents available: utility, design or plant (as in [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: April 24,2009
Many employers, in order to survive this economic downtown, have had to reduce the benefits they offer to employees. Some of the changes include discontinuing matching contributions or suspending profit sharing contributions to employee retirement plans, said Robert L. Book, executive vice president of Strategic Financial Partners. While many employees are grateful to still have [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: April 17,2009
Tags: Banking & Finance, banking and finance column, international business
Scene: A three-hour dinner in Germany, Poland or France with potential business associates, during which only politics, religion and family are discussed. Success or waste of time? Probably the former. “The fundamental difference between American businessmen and Europeans, is that Americans believe that product and service is king or queen, and method is fungible,” said [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: April 10,2009
Regular readers of this column have likely noticed that the doom and gloom stops here. If yours truly wakes up in the morning and Pikes Peak is still there – albeit at times artfully shrouded in clouds – then it’s not yet the end of the world, and there’s no point in writing as if [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: March 27,2009
Sometimes it helps to know that you are not in it alone — whether “you” is an individual or a nation. During last week’s Colorado Springs World Affairs Council luncheon at The Broadmoor, attendees heard firsthand that we’re not the only nation that’s in a recession. But the prevailing mood was anything but grim. Brent [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: March 20,2009
Tags: banking and finance column, Crowley, economy
Equilibrium — when supply equals demand — or disequilibrium, the opposite, of course, can exist in either the capital markets or in the goods markets. Fred Crowley, senior instructor at the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, was the keynote speaker at an Artemis luncheon on Monday at the Penrose [...] [...]
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