Business is fabulous. Everyone's in a good mood. Look around - it's packed.
There is a lot at stake for Microsoft. If this were to become a tremendously successful initiative, it could perhaps open the floodgates to other governments and business enterprises doing the same thing.
Developing online presence tools is a strategic move, with more businesses showing an interest in hosted share-points, for example. The company's strategy is to extend its business software offerings to Web platforms.
This has a lot more business impact than businesses realize. There are more people using it ... even though there are often policies against it.
The way the program works is that businesses would finance the program, but we would also like business people to volunteer at nonprofit organizations that partner with us.
In this business you either sink or swim or you don't.
Because of IBM's stature in the corporate community, because of its reputation for good, sound business decisions, this will set the stage for other companies to follow suit. We believe it will start a domino effect.
It started as an idea, and my professor liked it. She allowed me to take two more classes to develop the content and business plans.
You have a risk of problems occurring just by virtue of having people involved in the real estate brokerage business inside or outside the city. They may have to deal with brokers who are doing work inside the city.