“Number twenty-three, please come to window four” said the Consul. My mother, my brother, and I got up and hurriedly walked to the window. We were interviewing at the United States Embassy in the Philippines, hoping to obtain a visa to go live in the Virgin Islands. My father got a job as a math teacher and had already moved there six months prior. He wanted us to live with him because he hated being apart from us. “How old are you, little girl?” the Consul asked me. I nervously said, “I am…
When people think of an entrepreneur they think of someone who works hard and creates a business and career for themselves. What people see is the failures, the bad things. Not the failures that lead to successful things. Sometimes you have people who you would never think, that turn on you because you failed. But failure was a good thing for Milton Hershey, because it drove him to be the successful man we know today. He didn't give up when failed the first time or even the second. For a man…
Social media's effect on social behavior has been met with mixed emotions, but the influence on consumer behavior has resulted in mostly positive, but some negative, outcomes. The emergence of social media, as related to consumer consumption, includes the development of new channels of communication, new ways to engage and interact, and new ways to research products and services. With these new conveniences consumers have become increasingly connected, demanding, and conscientious. If utilized…