Talk about business chic for Kate Moss.
And this quote sets the tone for the new Kate Moss - (at least that’s what she’s trying to do).
“Modeling is a bit brain-damaging,” says Moss. Launching her own brands was ‘what I needed to do..It’s the right time.”
Posted by: Mark Pasetsky
In the latest issue of Business Week, there’s some great insight from Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, on innovating in tough times.
Bezos says, “…There’s no bad time to innovate….You should be doing it around things that your customers care about.”
The staff of Newssweek is shrinking!
According to Radar, 111 staffers on its news and business sides accepted a buyout last week. David Gates, David Ansen and Cathleen McGuigan are among the staffers leaving. (Radar)
Happy Early April Fools’ Day!
A fake press release sent out by Time Out Chicago claimed the magazine was sold to Donald Trump and was picked up by Crain’s Chicago Business. The release stated that the magazine’s logo would be modified to include a “signature glitzy T that adorns Trump’s properties.” (Folio)
See the release after the jump.
BREAKING NEWS: On the heels of Fast Company’s launch of a social network, BusinessWeek.com has partnered with professional networking site LinkedIn in an effort to expand its own, according to Folio.
Anyone that is an entrepreneur (count me in that very LUCKY group) will get something out of this issue from Kimberly Weisul’s Business Week Small Biz.
While the cover falls flat and is poorly designed, the inside cover story makes a number of smart suggestions for small business owners.
These include constantly checking your companies expenditures, examining your travel budget, and reducing miscellaneous expenses like cell phones.
Stephen J. Adler’s Business Week does the best it can with its cover image of the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - I guess??
I find it VERY BORING and not very dramatic considering the urgency of the issue.
At least this is a timely feature and anyone (basically everyone) who is affected by what is happening in the markets will want to read this issue.
According to the New York Times, “The Wall Street Journal’s transition to more breaking news and shorter articles will continue in the coming weeks with a makeover of its Marketplace section.”
“Plans call for fewer business features on the section’s first page,” reports the New York Times. “The section front also has featured columnists who will be shifted inside, except Walter S. Mossberg, the technology columnist. The Marketplace front page will instead have more hard news articles about events in the corporate world.”
