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How to Work Smarter in an Instant
Many people seem to embark on tasks at work, without really considering their purpose. Not only that ,they have little idea of their measures of success. By simply pausing and following this simple process you can improve your effectiveness and efficiently, literally overnight.
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South African Mining Companies and Mining Houses are Being Reevaluated
The Department of Minerals and Energy has embarked on a small-scale mining programme aimed at encouraging and facilitating the development of economically viable small-scale mining and mineral-based industries, in line with the government's desire that small miners gain access to mineral rights suited to small mining activity.
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Corporate Gift Giving - Part II - The Do's
Giving corporate or business gifts can help you stay in touch with prospects and clients. It can also help you show appreciation for someone’s business, establish new relationships, mend relationships, obtain referrals and build customer loyalty. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your business gifts are effective!
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Is A High Security Paper Shredder Right For Your Business?
To comply with the latest identity protection laws, most businesses will choose to purchase a paper shredder and put it into use, as it is one of the most effective means of destroying documents containing personal and sensitive data. Paper shredders are available with various levels of security ratings though, depending on the particular needs of your company. Here's how to decide if a high security paper shredder is right for your company.
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Medical Billing - NSF or UB-92
If you're setting up a medical billing company and you're trying to decide between NSF 3.01 and UB-92 for your electronic claims transmission, the following article should give you some insight into the advantages of each.
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Fabric Identification
The burning test method for recognizing fabric must be conducted cautiously. Use a small piece of fabric and hold it with tweezers. Burning synthetic fabric can crackle or trickle very fast and it curls onto skin or fingernails causing a burn. If a burn occurs, submerge the burned are immediately in ice water.
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Six Sigma Assessment
If you have recently implemented Six Sigma in your organization, you need to have a way to assess its success. This article gives you a step-by-step guide to assessing Six Sigma.
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Lanyards - The Perfect Sidekick
I love lanyards, they are such a nice little invention that can be used for any number of purposes. Some common ways to use a lanyard is to mold them into badge holders. There are various layouts you can apply to badges as well such as different size layouts including the landscape size setting.
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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.
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Is Your Company Ready for The Bird Flue Pandemic?
Many people believe it will never happen, that a Bird Flu Pandemic killing millions of people racing through the country cannot occur. Yet in recent history; the last 400 years there have countless incidents where pandemics have wiped out millions of people and very rapidly too.
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Health and Safety at Work
Not many would be aware of this, but the government has legislation for health and safety of people at work. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires the employers to have proper health and safety management systems at work.
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The Wireless Quandary
To begin at the beginning is always a good place to start. Let’s begin with a shocking statement by a senior government member of the Electronic Crimes Task Force, “Many businesses should never have deployed a wireless network.”
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History of Infomercials
Infomercials are television commercials, often referred to as “paid programming,” which are typically aired during off-peak hours, such as late at night or early in the morning. The word “infomercial” is in fact a combination of the two words “information” and “commercial.” Unlike standard commercials, however, infomercials typically have vibrant, and often famous, hosts promoting a product or service.
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Getting Prizes for Raffle Fundraisers
Raffles are one of the most popular and cost effective ways to raise money for a non profit organization. However, it would not be a raffle if you had nothing to give away! Discover what types of prizes make good raffles and how to go about getting those prizes.
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The Federal Trade Commission Lacks Free Market Thinking
Has the Federal Trade Commission run amuck? Indeed it has, it has become a problematic bureaucracy. The Federal Trade Commission lacks free market thinking. I always assumed that half of the Federal Trade Commissions staff are attorneys and the other half are economists.
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Should You Join a Think Tank?
Many think because they are not scientists, PhDs or engineers that they cannot join a think tank. This maybe true for some elitist think tanks, but not for all think tanks. Take a small business entrepreneur for instance; they know how to get things done and therefore lend them selves well to creative, innovative and problem solving type thinking.
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Workplace Violence: A Growing Concern
Workplace violence has become one of the biggest concerns for managers, corporate executives and Human Resource Departments in the past several years. In fact, the shear number of incidents of workplace violence is staggering.
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