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After the recent economic upheaval, a number of businesses are experiencing unbelievable losses. According to the reports of entrepreneur magazine, over 8,000 businesses declared bankruptcy in the month of January 2010. In the current economic times, it’s not actually surprising for businesses to go through a period of low money supply. If your business is facing a considerable amount of debt, debt consolidation programs may prove to be quite useful. With a debt consolidation program, your numerous debts are amalgamated into one simple and affordable monthly payment. However, there are various other means to address business liabilities. Following are a few smart steps to help you in paying off your business debts. Read full post…

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. is taking aim at Netflix Inc., unveiling its own streaming video service that will give existing Comcast video customers a similar selection of old TV shows and movies over the web.

The Philadelphia-based cable operator said Tuesday the new service would be called Xfinity Streampix, and will be bundled with certain tiers of Comcast video service, and available for $4.99 per month to other Comcast video customers. By contrast, Netflix’s streaming video service costs $7.99 per month.

Comcast’s new service will include such shows as “30 Rock,” from its own NBCUniversal unit and “Lost” from Walt Disney Co.’s ABC, as well as movies like “Ocean’s Eleven,” from Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros.

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In an organization, centralized way of making a decision entails less autonomy to everyone except the central leadership. In contrast, decentralization involves delegation of responsibility and the associated decision-making powers across various levels in the organization. Let us discover the pros and cons of this concept. A central command structure derives from an autocratic style of management. Autocracy is not necessarily an intention and could be incidental. For example, typically start-ups and business that have just been founded are naturally autocratic with the founding members primarily running the show. Gradually, as the business grows and the headcount expands, the organization begins to take on a different structure with departmental heads and other teams. Read full post…

The job market remains bleak for college graduates ages 24 and younger, according to Arizona State University, with 60 percent of recent grads in the U.S.

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BOSTON — The debate over the line between religious freedom and federal health care mandates has made its way into Massachusetts closely watched U.S. Senate race, with Republican Sen. Scott Brown accusing his chief Democratic rival of wanting to dictate to religious people about what they should believe.

Consumer advocate and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren has responded by criticizing Brown for signing on to a Republican-backed bill that would allow employers and health care plans to deny coverage for any service they say violates their moral or religious beliefs.

This is a completely new attack that threatens everyones health care, Warren said Wednesday. T

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NPR and ProPublica have found that Freddie Mac, the giant government-owned mortgage company, has been placing financial bets against homeowners. Specifically, Freddie Mac has made targeted investments that pay off if homeowners are unable to refinance their mortgages. At the same time, Freddie has been making it harder for many homeowners to get new loans.