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What Russia’s economic resilience means for the war in Ukraine

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, attempts have been made to clobber its economy.

Russian businesses have been cut off from the vast tracts of the Western world. Its oligarchs have been sanctioned and had their yachts seized. And yet, by almost every measure, the Russian economy has weathered the last year much better than almost anyone expected.

“There are clear signs of a slowdown in the Russian economy,” said Desjardins principal economist Marc Desormeaux. “But things are not quite as bad as feared when this conflict erupted.”

Beyond the staggering human costs of the war,

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Rep. Pete Stauber hears concerns from Bemidji’s small business community

Feb. 17—BEMIDJI — US Representative Pete Stauber held a listening session in Bemidji on Thursday to hear the concerns of the area’s small business owners.

Hosted by Greater Bemidji, members of various local industries joined the event to share their challenges with Stauber, who represents Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, hoping that as a member of the small business committee, he might bring their concerns back to Washington, DC

“Small businesses are the backbone of our communities,” Stauber said. “These are people who risk everything in small business and live the American dream.”

He opened the listening session with a question

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New AI voice-cloning tools ‘add fuel’ to misinformation fire – Business News

In a video from a Jan. 25 news report, President Joe Biden

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Pepsi drops Peeps-flavored soda: Here’s how to get the marshmallow-flavored cola

STATEN ISLAND, NY — A sensational cola treat is back by popular demand — Pepsi is once again offering its limited-edition Peeps soda.

The beverage company is collaborating with the Peeps brand to bring the marshmallow-flavored soda to market — a partnership that Pepsi said “broke the internet” in 2021. Two years ago, the partnership made its debut and trended everywhere — even being sold for hundreds of dollars on the resale market. That’s because the drop was available for 3,000 fans at the time, which intrigued cola drinkers everywhere and drove consumer demand.

Now the drink is being sold

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Why You Shouldn’t Drop Your Marketing Budget in a Recession

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

When the economy takes a downturn, and the word “recession” is uttered in executive offices across the country, there is often one standard response: cut the budget. For many companies, the first department on the chopping block is marketing. This is the one area of ​​business where results may seem intangible, and executives could assume — at their peril — that slicing away some of the perceived marketing fat will make little difference to the end result. The truth could not be more different.

You can switch it off — but you

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Some Meta employees are getting paid to do ‘zero work’ as the company embarks on a ‘year of efficiency’: Financial Times

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that 2023 will be the “year of efficiency” for the company.Getty Images

  • Meta signaled in February it’s likely to cut more jobs this year after culling 11,000 jobs last year.

  • The company has delayed budget-setting for some teams as it gears up for the new round of layoffs, per the FT.

  • That has resulted in some staff doing “zero work” because managers have not been able to plan their schedules.

Meta’s “year of efficiency” may be starting on an inefficient note.

The tech giant — which laid off 11,000 people in November and

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OGS Capital Launches E2 Visa Business Plan in United States of America

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Published February 9, 2023

OGS Capital has announced the launch of its E2 Visa Business Plan service to help individuals and organizations set up their business in the United States of America. The E2 visa is a residency permit that allows foreign entrepreneurs to invest in a US-based business venture or start a new one. Approval for the visa requires a comprehensive and well-structured business plan, which is where OGS Capital comes in.

The E2 Visa Business Plan from OGS Capital includes 11 essential sections, including an executive summary, competitive analysis, goals, mission and vision, operational strategies, services,

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How A Fine-Tuned Marketing Strategy Can Accelerate Business Growth

CMO of Perimeter 81VP Marketing, B2B Cyber ​​Growth Strategist, Advisory Board, Entrepreneur, G-CMO Member.

The global economy has been unstable since the onset of the pandemic, impacting many growing businesses. The International Monetary Fund estimates that between 2019 and 2020, global GDP had its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. It’s been an uphill battle for the markets ever since. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to cost the global economy $2.8 trillion (paywall) in economic output by the end of 2023, has also been a factor limiting business growth.

Marketing can be the key that

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