Croatia Travel Agency Review

Save money on airfare! The agents have access to the most current reservation technology and more importantly, have built the strong working relationships with travel suppliers. Croatia Travel is the preeminent agency for booking tours to Croatia, and has been doing it for almost 20 years. So, that agency in Cleveland you've been using? They likely go through Croatia Travel for the air travel. Why deal with a middleman?

Get personalized customer service. Do you think Priceline's William Shatner cares if your accommodations are bunk? Um, negatory. The agents at Croatia Travel will go the extra 4,000 miles for you-- because they literally have!

One-stop shopping. When you book to Europe, you'll need much more than a ride in the sky. There's personalized travel advise, accommodations, tours, car rental and other important details to consider.

3266 Steinway St
Astoria, NY 11103
Neighborhood: Astoria
(718) 726-6700

Cinderella Travel Review

I have been travelling to Russia for about 6 years now, and have "tried" many variations of Visa and travel programs. Having a lot of experience with many agencies, I can say with confidence that "Marina" at Cinderella Travel is THE BEST!

Travelling to Russia can be very challenging, especially with regards to Visa documentation. Marina has helped me out so many times with problems that I created for myself. I am guilty of leaving things to the last minute at times, and each time I have had an issue, She has come through for me. She is knowledgeable, professional, and most importantly understands the ins and outs of "the system".

I highly recommend Cinderella Travel, specifically "Marina" if you have any Russian travel needs. She is the best, and I have tried other places, and tried doing the visa work on my own. Call and ask for Marina. (Queens office) You won't regret it.

149 Madison Ave
(between 31st St & 32nd St)
New York, NY 10016
Neighborhoods: Midtown East, Murray Hill
(212) 532-1700

SecondMarket Review

SecondMarket is a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA, MSRB and SIPC, as well as an SEC-registered alternative trading system for private company stock. The company was founded in 2004 by Barry Silbert to address the growing need for liquidity for restricted securities in public companies. In 2008, SecondMarket began to expand into a number of other asset classes - including auction-rate securities, bankruptcy claims, private company stock, and fixed income products.

Our mission is to streamline the historically inefficient process for buying and selling alternative investments by connecting buyers and sellers and providing world-class market and operations expertise. Since its inception, SecondMarket has brought together more than 75,000 individuals and institutions and completed billions of dollars in transactions.

26 Broadway, 12th Floor
Manhattan, NY 10004
Neighborhood: Financial District
(212) 668-5920

The Economist Review

Drool. Orgasm. Drool. Orgasm. CB is right, this is porn, and my favorite kind - business, finance, economics. This is my life with The Economist. Lordy how I love it. I always have at least one copy on me, if not two or three (yes that would be at least one, see, The Economist even taught me how to count and think logically, see, it's practically replaced the American education system!).

Yes, I disagree with some of their views. Then I write them a letter. It never gets published because there are smarter people with more intelligent and valuable points and the letters pages are small, but one day, they will publish something. Natasha did it...she got her letter in...for that, I will always respect her. That was a side note gone awry.

The writing style, the coverage, it's all so awesome. However, the research group aspect is even cooler! They have a huge amount of information to draw on, and it is truly impressive. Get a subscription and you can access a lot of stuff online, the hardcore research is harder to get a hold of, but so well worth it. Country reports, economic analysis, news, etc. Rock. Drool. Orgasm.

111 W 57th St
(between 7th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10019
Neighborhood: Midtown West
(212) 541-0500

CP Language Institute Review

As CEO and founder of CPLI, Bing brings over twenty-five years of language services expertise from teaching, interpreting, translating, and consulting. All his life he has been intensively involved in his passion: learning about different cultures and languages. Bing started his career as a teacher in Taiwan, where he taught Chinese at the Yale in China program. He also taught Mandarin at the University of Michigan and at Baruch College in New York. Over the years Bing has worked actively as a business and language consultant in the fields of translation and interpretation.

In the 1980's he established CP Language as a language services company with translation, interpretation, language courses and audiovisual services. The immediate goal was to offer all these services in as many languages as possible. This is how Bing was able to fulfill his passion for languages and bridge people to have a better understanding of the different cultural and social environments around the world.

My company asked me to enlist someone to translate a dozen or so investment questionaires in Chinese.  Luckily, after searching online and getting several quotes, I decided on CP because of their flexibility in getting the job done in a reasonable amount of time, and they were cost effective compared to the rest.  They came through for me when I was in a crunch.  If you're looking for prifessional, no hassle translation services, I would recommend CP.

1790 Broadway
Suite 801
(between 58th St & 57th St)
New York, NY 10019
Neighborhood: Midtown West
(212) 246-2054

Tax Matters Associates Review

Art was my accountant for years and years, but when I opened my own business I had to find someone who was savvy about small business tax laws, not that he wasn't, but I wanted someone who specialized in it. Driving by his little office you would think it was The Money Store or some other place like that with it's neon lighted sign and cheesy appearance, but the guy on the inside is quality. Top notch. He did an excellent job on my taxes for years and is extremely thorough and quick. I highly recommend him. I've sent other people to him and they love him too.

3601 Fairfax Dr
Ste 100
Arlington, VA 22201

(703) 841-0158

Monument Partners Review

Monument Partners is a leading nonprofit solutions provider based Washington DC. The primary focus of the company is to help nonprofit organizations with affordable comprehensive solutions in accounting, and fund raising. Their goal of earning your trust, your respect and recommendation through guaranteed client satisfaction is very true.

1536 U St NW
(at N 15th St)
Washington, DC 20009
Neighborhood: U Street Corridor

(202) 339-9373

Accounting 4 DC Review

Stephanie is absolutely wonderful and super professional.  I want to start off that we are normally turbo tax type people, but between my husband having been employed by more than one company this year and us buying a co-op we really need some help. Stephanie figured out what would be best for us by even comparing how much we would owe if we were to file separately but married or filing jointly. She didn't charge us an extra for this. Plus, we now have someone to go to with our financial planning questions. Turbo tax just lost some customers.

706 12th St NE
(between N Linden Pl & N G St)
Washington, DC 20002

Basecamp DC Review

Raj and his associate Ben cheerfully and economically support neighborhood small businesses, NGOs, us consultants who work at home "in our pajamas," and other neighbors who don't live in  a building with a concierge to accept packages and help with those office extras such as faxing, printing, and more.
Meet the neighborly group of folks who stop in to go online at the bank of computers; they may  include  delivery workers picking up and delivering from UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc,  other Nepalese, or other immigrants. I have met them and others at the neighborhood bbqs Raj generously hosts to promote community and networking among his varied customers.

1929 18th St NW
(between N Willard St & N Florida Ave)
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 387-8831

Charles Schwab Review

Yesterday, I called the cust serv 800 no. with a question about the difference between two ticker symbols of this one international stock. Although the rep I first spoke with wasn't able to help me, she quickly transferred me to a broker who could, and I didn't sit on hold for even three minutes. The broker solved my problem in a snap, and I'm a happy shareholder today. I'm a massive advocate of youngsters investing, so if you're looking to start, even if you have very little money, look no further than Charles Schwab (unless you're really broke, then look to Sharebuilder. I had a good experience with them, but had to switch to Schwab because of my job). Excellent customer service, decently priced trades, and a pretty easy-to-navigate website. Highest regards!

1845 K St NW
Ground Floor
(between N 18th St & N 19th St)
Washington, DC 20006

(202) 530-7842