MiamiHerald.com: 5 minute Business http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/index.html MiamiHerald.com: 5 minute Business http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com 5 minute Business 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:02:54 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Younger workers demand more than paycheck http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346398.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346398.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST They want to work when it's convenient to their lives -- not punch in at some 9-to-5 job and be stuck sitting in a cubicle. They relish a challenge more than a paycheck, and resent it when bosses look over their shoulders or fail to reward them for a job well done. Exec Richard Fain dives into details of Oasis http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346401.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346401.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Richard D. Fain isn't just the chairman and chief executive of Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which owns Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship. Bankruptcies http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346406.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346406.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST BANKRUPTCIESRecent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida<p/>Granite Systems, 900 SW 15 Ave., Delray Beach. Chapter 7. Zach B. Shelomith, 954-920-5355. Fla. firm helps merchants lower credit card fees http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346410.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346410.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Hidden credit card fees called ``interchange fees'' cost consumers as much as $2 for every $100 they spend.<p/> The credit card companies and their banks charge merchants the fees, sometimes called ``swipe fees,'' every time a credit or debit card is used. Like every other cost of doing business, the fees, which average about 2 percent, are reflected in the price of goods and services. Older workers must hone competitive edge http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346414.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346414.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Jill Angel thought she had it made. After a wide-ranging career that included teaching and broadcasting, she took early retirement in 2005 from the California Highway Patrol, where she'd risen over 23 years to assistant chief. Work to restore your reputation http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346399.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346399.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: A few months after I became a supervisor, my manager ``wrote me up'' because of conflicts with my employees. These people used to be my peers, and they were upset when I was promoted. Since then, my boss and I have bumped heads over several other issues. She says I can't take feedback, which is true. I'm currently working on that, because I really want to succeed in this job. Movers http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346402.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346402.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST ACCOUNTING<p/> Gary Opper has been named managing member of Levie-Opper, a Miami-based forensic accounting firm. Opper was previously president of Approved Financial Corp. for 14 years. Editors note: Corporate gift-giving requires discretion http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346408.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346408.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Most of us in business roles have been on the receiving end of holiday gift-giving. But in these wobbly economic times, are holiday gifts still expected and necessary? Are they even appropriate? New websites seek the scoop on local news and ads http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346416.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346416.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables website is among a few locally with faith it can succeed. Ignoring prisoners' health imperils community http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346403.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346403.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Meeting the health needs of some of the sickest and most complex patients in our community is theresponsibility and privilege of those who deliver healthcare in jails and prisons. Like those in uniform who also protect and serve, these healthcare providers must maintain professionalism, integrity, competency and ethics in challenging environments that are often ill-designed for healing and far from therapeutic. These healthcare providers advocate for and deliver services in the best interests of their inmate patients. The community ought to appreciate and support these efforts, even if only because the community's own health and safety ultimately benefit when proper care is given to inmates. Marketing: Looking back to see ahead http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346409.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346409.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Yes, we're in the midstof a communications revolution. Undeniably the Internet is having a far-reaching impact on our culture, commerce and marketing. The personal use of digital tools by people in every walk of life has grown beyond belief. Investing for better times: We ask five experts five questions about how they're preparing to take advantage of an economic recovery -- and what they're doing just in case. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345158.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345158.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST By most accounts, the recession is (technically) over. But for the past few months, the economic reports coming out of Washington and Wall Street have featured a mixed bag of good, bad and confusing news. In tough times, gifts mean more http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346412.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346412.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In such a precarious economy, some may wonder about the point of a corporate gifts at all.<p/> Who has spare change left in the 2009 budget to splurge on wrapped trinkets? Corporate Gift Guide http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346400.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346400.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST No one wants to be Ebenezer Scrooge during the holidays, especially when you want to thank clients for their loyalty and employees for their hard work. But it's hard to ignore incredible, ever-shrinking bank accounts. So we've come up with a Corporate Gift Guide that's a little different from those of more bountiful years past. All items feature a touch of luxury, yet nothing is over $200. That's not to say the giver will look like he or she is scrimping. Quite the contrary. Corporate Gift Guide Under $30 http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346413.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1346413.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 1- It'd be tough to find a partridge in a pear tree. Or even a pear tree, for that matter. Try out Grey Goose's new flavor, Le Poire (that's French, for, well, you guessed it). This crisp 80-proof spirit makes a nice package all by itself, with the frosted glass bottle that's sealed with a cork stopper and elegant foil closure. Just throw on a bow. From $29.99 at liquor stores. Temp labor may be bridge to recovery http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1344834.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1344834.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Antonio Palou is temping, but not complaining.<p/> He'd love a more permanent job, but he knows plenty of other information technology professionals who have been out of work for a year or more. Boston Scientific to close Doral plant http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345075.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345075.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Medical-products manufacturer Boston Scientific will close its plant in Doral, eliminating 1,400 jobs by 2012, Miami-Dade economic development officials said Friday. Florida aims to boost credit to small businesses with `Economic Gardening' http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345077.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345077.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A long-awaited pilot program designed to offer training and loans to thriving, mid-stage Florida companies is beginning to take shape -- and take applications. Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida seized, promptly sold http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345074.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345074.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Banking regulators seized Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida and sold the tiny Fort Myers bank to Central Bank, of Stillwater, Minn., marking the 124th U.S. bank to fail during 2009 and the 12th in Florida. Study calls Florida tax system unfair http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345076.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/5min/story/1345076.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If you are a Florida resident with low to moderate income, you are paying a disproportionate amount of state and local taxes.<p/> So says a nationwide study of state tax systems that shows Florida has the second worst tax system in the U.S. in regards to fairness.