Business

This concept gave birth to Inkbox three years ago, a company that focuses on recycling and remanufacturing ink and toner cartridges to help companies control their operation costs. As computers took the reins in all households and offices, the need for inks and toners to print documents increase, a…

This happens, and for a lot of the residents who do online shopping, you are surely familiar with this. Check out the Daily Deals on e-bay for instance. Sellers slice the prices of goods and products there at a price you would not hesitate to pay for, only to be told upon checkout that they won’t d…

Bud White, owner of White Coconut Computer Services in Tanapag, has been in the business for almost two decades, enjoying every minute of having the luxury of working right at the comfort of his home which doubles as his shop/office, and being updated with the latest developments in technology desp…

This and more will be depicted in  Hafa Adai, the inflight magazine of Fly Guam, the island’s newest carrier. Micronesia Publishing Co. managing director Carlos Santos said the Chamorro people are well-known for welcoming guests with open arms and their friendliness is legendary. This island hospit…

Samson Tan, executive chef of Hafa Adai Beach Hotel in Garapan, finished an electronics course in college — which is not exactly related to his passion and career. A day at work starts at 7 a.m. checking the staffers, the menu, food supplies and getting everything ready for the breakfast menu. Brea…

•    Failure to pay for all hours an employee is “suffered or permitted” to work. •    Limiting employees to reporting 40 hours (or limited overtime) and directing them to get the job done, and ignoring the time it takes to accomplish the time. •    Failure to pay for pre or post shift work activit…

Jojo Li and her husband Chef Guan opened Royal Spring Taste House, a small but pleasant restaurant serving Chinese food on the ground floor of the Millennium Plaza at Coffee Tree Mall in Garapan in June 2009. “When we opened the restaurant, we were still able to hire a staffer but later, we have to…

Alejandro Badilles, a longtime resident of this island, now runs a small restaurant and catering business, a bakery and a flower shop. He started grilling chicken barbeque on sticks at affordable prices for students and the community every afternoon some years back. It was not an easy job — from pr…

Dr. Addison Lee Lawrence, a professor and regents fellow at Texas A&M University, said: “There has to be government assistance in terms of setting up seed stock facility because the private companies will not consider setting up seed stock production facility here. The reason being is they can’…

Accountant and Saipan branch representative Edgar F. Genobaten said  at H&R Block, you will not only get assistance in filing your taxes but you also get personalized services and valuable advice so you will know what options you have, an added advantage that you will not get anywhere else. Sin…