Author: Anita Hummel

  • What They Do Not Teach in Business School About Being Your Own Boss

    What They Do Not Teach in Business School About Being Your Own Boss

    It is that time of the year again when we all look at the last year in review and look forward to the new year.  We may look back and wonder why the year did not go as well as we hoped or wanted for some of us.  And others may feel this ting of…

  • 10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in Vietnam

    10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in Vietnam

    As the trade war between the United States and China takes place, one country that has emerged as a clear winner has been Vietnam. But as many people have come to look at Vietnam as viable home decor and home furnishing manufacturing source, have been surprised that Vietnam was not able or willing to produce…

  • 10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in China

    10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in China

    Many people feel like manufacturing in China for home decor and home furnishing products may be at the end of its cycle.   But the truth is that China continues to be a very viable place to manufacture home decor and home furnishing products.  To be successful in manufacturing home decor products in China, you…

  • 10 Great Vietnamese Home Décor Product Finishes and Techniques We Love

    10 Great Vietnamese Home Décor Product Finishes and Techniques We Love

    Vietnam offers home decor companies a great source of manufacturing home decor products. They have a lot of unique techniques and finishes that other countries and places do not have. Vietnam also does a lot of finishes that are truly 100% handmade. This makes them an excellent choice for many home decor products. There are…

  • 7 Tips to Adding Some Sightseeing into Your Next  Business Trip

    7 Tips to Adding Some Sightseeing into Your Next Business Trip

    If you are like me, you will find that a lot of your travel revolves around business travel, so you may travel a lot, but you do not see all the tourist sites in the places you are traveling to.  But if you are smart about how you travel, you can add some sightseeing to…

  • Bamboo – An Auspicious Plant For Your Home

    Bamboo – An Auspicious Plant For Your Home

    I grew up in a home that always had a bamboo plant growing in it. My father grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with a small bamboo grove on his parent’s home property. My grandparents had lived in China for many years and always loved bamboo, so this love of bamboo was passed down to…