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Finland has good prerequisites to meet the growing demand of health services. Visit Finland aims to increase the international awareness of Finland and Finnish companies as providers of quality care and increase the number of medical tourists entering Finland. Business Finland is the Finnish innovation funding, trade, investment, and travel promotion organization, headquartered in Helsinki. Business Finland is fully owned by the Finnish Government. Business Finland employs ó00 experts in 40 offices globally and in 20 regional offices around Finland. Business Finland is part of the Team Finland network. Scope of Work: The scope of the services to be procured... Read More >

Ask any leader, and they will likely tell you they have more to do than they have time to do it. We have all kinds of metaphors to describe it: wearing lots of hats, too many irons in the fire, burning the candle at both ends … you understand, because you’re likely living it. The best managers increase their ability to handle greater responsibility, and they help the leaders working under them to develop these skills as well. But how do they do this? Understand that it’s not the end of the world if you occasionally drop some balls. You... Read More >

Conflict is an inevitable part of any workforce. Though today's hiring managers are investing more time and effort into choosing recruitment candidates that fit with company culture, it's impossible to know whether someone will work out in a team before they're given a chance to thrive in a specific situation. According to research by the Virginia Department of Human Resources, up to 80% of all workplace conflict stems from difficult relationships between managers and their staff. This means that even if it's difficult employee attitudes holding a business back from success - it's still up to the leader of that... Read More >

These days, the scandals in the media seem to be mostly centered around harassment at work, but a recent headline out of Britain reminded both readers and activists that some women are still fighting for an equitable paycheck. CNN is reporting that the BBC is apologizing for “underpaying” a senior editor who happened to be a woman. Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s China Editor, learned she was being paid less than male colleagues in similar roles. Gracie challenged that situation, sparking an industry wide conversation about compensation for women and equality of opportunity with their male counterparts. In an interesting move,... Read More >

Jason Binn, the founder of several luxury magazines, is widely regarded as a publishing guru and is truly the king of high level relationships.  He’s smart, well networked and an entrepreneurial genius. Naturally, Binn is the recipient of various awards, including Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year. Reports show his publications earned millions in annual revenues. In 1998, Binn founded Niche Media, which operated magazines like Gotham, Hamptons, and Aspen Peak. The businessman later sold the media empire to the Greenspun Media Group before founding the Du Jour magazine, and many attribute Binn's success to his ability to connect... Read More >

Haute Living is a media company that is all about luxury and the top entrepreneurs and other movers and shakers in the world. They put out a bi-monthly magazine in New York, San Francisco, Miami, and Los Angeles – and their online property is international and covers mainly the four cities listed above plus Dallas, Las Vegas, Boston, Dubai, and London. The company is headquartered in Miami - and in a struggling media environment is a publication which is hitting growth and goals. Haute Living keeps winning. Haute Living Readership Information The magazine is found in high-end venues, and via... Read More >

Getting enough rest each night is a key factor in living a healthy and satisfying lifestyle. Understanding how sleep deprivation negatively affects work performance is essential to avoid problems at work or the risk of losing your job altogether. Less Creativity When you are unable to get enough sleep each night, you are likely to suffer from a creativity drought, especially if you are required to get creative on a regular basis. If you find yourself at a loss when designing or getting creative for work, there are likely underlying issues along with sleep deprivation contributing to the problem. Increased... Read More >

Recently, reporters everywhere have been talking about the latest crisis in a series of PR nightmares for travel company "United Airlines". The headlines of "Puppy killed in United Flight" have left the organization rocked by yet another issue following other sickening customer service reports in the past. No business owner would ever want to deal with the horrific headlines that United Airlines has seen in recent weeks, but the last year or so seems to have been a big one in terms of PR disasters facing companies and public figures alike. Whether it's in the sports world, the political sphere,... Read More >

One of the best signs of a good leader is how well they can effectively train new leaders within their organization, as well as how well they develop the leaders they already have on the team. Most companies say they have a training and development program, but how often are those protocols measured, and what happens if they’re found lacking? These are questions all CEOs must answer if they want to build a team that can lead in today’s fast-moving, quick-changing marketplace. Ken Kurson - Leadership Thoughts We recently spoke on this issue with a strong leader, Ken Kurson a Senior Managing... Read More >

You’ve heard it before: “Correlation does NOT equal causation.” Just because it follows, doesn’t mean it connects. The same can be true in public relations and marketing. And, if we fail to respect this, we can easily confuse our audience and delude ourselves. How easily can this get out of hand? Consider the following correlations courtesy of the site, “spurious correlations”: Using data from the U.S. Office of Management and the Centers For Disease Control, you can create a graph that “shows” the correlation between U.S. investment in STEM and space initiatives and suicides by hanging. Another popular example of... Read More >