While many people planning for retirement tend to think about their finances – drawing from pensions, sorting out appropriate life insurance, paying off the mortgage for example – money is only one side of the retirement story. Older people also need to think about how to lead an interesting, fulfilling life after putting the days of full-time work behind them. So, what options are available to you when you retire? Working part-time While the amount of hours involved in full-time work may not longer appeal to you, the prospect...

Every year thousands of military Officers Of Indian Air force, Indian Army and Indian Navy hang their uniform and join the corporate street.  These highly skilled, dynamic and vibrant officers join their already retired military counterparts who are lacs in number. They have served the nation by defending its integrity, sovereignty and Republic and now , after retirement, it’s time for them to serve the nation’s economy with the same passion and patriotism. They have been an asset to any organization they worked with and those who...

Microsoft today announced that its Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire from the position within next 12 months although for the period Ballmer will remain continue to work as CEO. The move results in company’s Board of Directors to appoint a special committee to direct the process. “There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time,” Ballmer said. “We have embarked on a new strategy with a new organization and we have an amazing Senior Leadership Team. My original thoughts...

Multiple reports confirmed that Apple’s senior vice president Bob Mansfield will work on special projects after leaving Senior VP of Tech role in the company. Reported first by MacRumors that Mansfield’s was silently disappeared from both the company’s organizational chart and PR site while as per early reports, Mansfield is also no longer on the company’s executive team, but will work with Apple on special projects. Although back in June 2012, Mansfield announced his retirement as Senior VP of Hardware, but had rethought that...

So you’ve taken the herculean decision to branch out of employment and into self employment. First of all congratulations on this leap of faith, it’s going to be an arduous but potentially highly rewarding task. But before you make any swift decisions regarding your business, one of the most important things to consider, and what will determine a large part in your future business trajectory is the location. Get this right and you can potentially compete with the best of them, get it wrong and your start-up may never get up off...

Entrepreneurs all know that starting a business is expensive and complex. It’s time consuming completing various legal documents, waiting for paperwork to process, contacting different agencies, getting your business and marketing plans in order, and reviewing contracts. However, some entrepreneurs don’t look ahead into the future. No one wants to see their business hit rock bottom because of a few legal issues that may cost thousands of dollars to rectify. With little money to startup, entrepreneurs look for ways to cut costs and...

According to an SEC filing published Wednesday, Microsoft’s former Windows head Steven Sinofsky agrees on settle accounts with the tech giant. The company noted that Sinofsky is being rewarded with total of 418,361 shares (total of $14.2 million at current stock price). Also, the company has enforced a non-compete agreement with Sinofsky which means he will not “accept employment from certain rivals or encouraging certain customers of Microsoft to choose a competing offering to Microsoft products,” until the end of this year. Seems...

If you have been in love with Meebo Bar, then it’s time to say Good Bye, as Google today announced that it will be retiring its Meebo Bar publishing tool on June 6 as to keep its focus more on Google+ and Google+ Sign In. The company has sent emails to all Meebo Bar users, informing them about the ending of services while the Meebo Bar Dashboard and analytics will remain active until June 30. Here is Google’s announcement on the retirement of the Meebo Bar: Five years ago, we launched the Meebo Bar to bring community, engagement,...

With poor results, change in leadership does not end a massacre for Groupon’s ex-CEO Andrew Mason as it has been confirmed that Mason has left Groupon’s board and will receive severance “for termination without cause.” Mason will be paid half its year’s salary i.e. $378.36 million although in regulatory filings, Groupon says if he leaves the company, he will get six months’ salary. As per Groupon’s 8-K filing: On February 28, 2013, Andrew D. Mason was terminated as Chief Executive Officer of Groupon, Inc. (the “Company”),...

IBM today reported its fourth quarter 2012 with net revenues of $29.3 billion, decreased 1 percent from the same quarter a year ago. The company reported fourth quarter 2012 diluted earnings of $5.13 per share, compared with diluted earnings of $4.62 per share in the same quarter a year ago, an increase of 11 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings were $5.39 per share, compared with operating diluted earnings of $4.71 per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of 14 percent. Fourth-quarter net income was $5.8 billion...