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Top Ten Tips for Book Titles that Sell Well

A clever title is great if it is clear, but a clear title is always preferable. The best? A clear and clever title. A shorter title is better than a longer one. Your reader will spend only four-eight seconds on the cover. While some long titles have succeeded, usually the shorter, the better.


Passing On Credit Card Processing Costs

Credit card processing costs can add up but cannot directly be passed on or down to customers. While business owners should include the cost to process credit cards when determining fees, they cannot surcharge customers for using credit cards -- at least in most scenarios.


Ways to Determine the Value of a Business

There are ways to determine the value of a business you're considering purchasing. This article explores some of the ways to work out the numbers.


Benefits of Defending Yourself with a Pepper Spray

Pepper spray is an inflammatory agent which is used to inflame the eyes and cause breathing difficulties, which in turn can cause a person who is attacking you to be put into a position where they are unable to cause any damage to you or your property. When a person is sprayed their eyes will literally clamp shut meaning they cannot see at all.


Workplace Violence - Acknowledge, Anticipate, and Act

Organizations of all kinds must develop policies and contingency plans to deal with the potentialities of workplace violence. This article, designed as a three-part series but easily adaptable to a single-article format, reviews government and industry data on workplace violence and provides readers with strategies they can use to prevent, or deal with, violence in the workplace.


Minimize No Shows For Your Events

Any event will have people who register to attend and fail to show up. There are many reasons for not attending, but it really comes down to priorities.


A Tale Of Two Companies

In a newspaper report by The Straits Times (attached below), it was reported that ComfortDelGro has submitted a position paper to the Ministry of Transport, giving their two-cent worth on how the public transport industry should be structured. Two specific suggestions are given: to merge with rival SMRT to create one big giant transport company, or to have two separate companies with different areas of expertise – one running buses while another operating trains. (Note: It should be quite obvious that SBS Transit will be the natural bus company and SMRT will be the train company).


Now it's Time to Get Your Feet Wet

Growing a business - being successful in business - great home-based business tips.


Blogging 101 - How To Build Your Personal Brand Through Blog Comments

As many more people turn to the Internet search engines to research prior to making purchasing decisions, building our personal brand online is a key strategy to ensure our professional success. But what if you do not have your own website, career portfolio or business blog? Discover a little used strategy to build your personal brand online today.


7 Keys To Powerful Presentations That Attract More Clients

Positioning yourself as a thought leader in your area of expertise through presenting and speaking is a tremendous way to build your brand and extend your reach to new clients. Discover seven strategies to enhance your effectiveness as a presenter.


How To Catch The Eye Of The Gen Y

They spend billions. Learn how to catch and keep your Generation Y employees and customers.


Real Estate Exchange Tips

Exchange is a program that allows the owner of a certain property that is used for investment to be exchanged with another property and defer paying the taxes.


5 Mistakes to Avoid While Building Your Small Business

Don't make the same costly mistakes small business start ups often make. Read this article and save lots of time, money and struggle. This simple advice can put you on the fast track to launching your small or solo business.


Modern Minute Taking

This article is designed for people who take minutes in meetings. It gives a modern day perspective on minute taking and recording the content of meetings. It s suitable for any type of meeting from the board room to the meeting room.


Choosing The Right Retail Technology Partner

Would you ask an unsuccessful person how to become more successful? Or ask a friend with a run-down car what the best vehicle is on the market? I would think not.


How to Get Along with Your Boss

Your Boss can make or break your career, which makes getting along with him an important part of your career tactics. However, not all bosses are created equal. In fact, some hardly seem human... so how do you deal with them? Do you need to bother?


Thank You Corporate Gift Baskets

Corporate gift ideas have come a long way from being mere ornamental showpieces. Today, they have a greater significance as they are used to strengthen and foster lasting relationships. There are several different occasions that might call for corporate gifts. Whether it is in sickness, in appreciation, to convey happiness or to offer condolences, there is a right card and a right gift basket to convey all these sentiments. Corporate gift basket ideas are popular because they are not gender specific and are relevant to people of all ages. A corporate gift basket is essentially filled with a range of delicious food items. If a person knows the receiver's preferences, then customized gift baskets can be made to suit their personal tastes, as well.


Are You a Netpreneur

Who is a netpreneur? You doesn't need to be a teckie geek to be one. There are many tools available now and it is much more easier than before to conduct business in the internet. Anyone can succeed as a NetPreneur. All you need is basic IT skills and entrepreneurism.


The Perfect Franchise Opportunity: The Factors of the Art Workshop

Fast food, janitorial and delivery franchise opportunities peaked in 2006. How does Rivky's Art Workshops stack up against the competition? Pretty good!


ISO 9000 FAQs

ISO 9000 is a set of standards internationally accepted by businesses and consumers. It allows organizations to establish and monitor quality management systems. ISO 9000 standards are considered to be generic standards since they can apply to any business, product or service irrespective of the industry. They have been developed and are maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).


Calibration Services

Almost all calibration laboratories’ quality systems fulfill the standards set by ISO/IEC 17025:1999, and include all functions that have an impact on the attribute of the 17025 calibration service, like equipment, personnel, calibration procedures and reporting.


Slow Accounts Payable in Large Corporations Hurt Small Businesses

So many times you hear of small businesses working their rears off in order to satisfy large corporate clients only to find them selves buried in bills due to those large corporations slow payments. Unfortunately this is a typical strategy to hoard cash. After all the slower they payout the more money they have in cash flow.


Choosing an Intimate Conference Venue

So you're looking for a conference venue? Not the size of the Taj Mahal, but something just as impressive. A venue with the right amount of space, flexible catering, including accommodation and the right facilities.



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