To survive acquisitions and mergers, there are several steps that must be taken. Much of the responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the Human Resources department, but only after the new Human Resources team has been assembled. To adequately prepare, a company could certainly benefit from the help of a professional with acquisitions mergers experience.

I recently saw an article titled, “Anyone Can Be a Direct Seller”. I emphatically disagree. Anyone cannot be a direct seller. If anyone could, there would be many, many more that do.

The big brown machine, as the United Parcel Service is colloquially known, began its services in 1907 as American Messenger Company. Today, the ubiquitous brown package cars deliver over 15 million packages every day in more than 200 countries across the world. After an illustrious history spanning nearly a hundred years, the transportation company went public in the later part of 1999 to become one of the largest high profile US IPOs of all time.

If you have been thinking about how wonderful it would be to stay at home and work for yourself, you have probably decided that it is a brilliant idea. Of course, there are many benefits to working at home and being your own boss; however, there are also some disadvantages that go along with it also.