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Advance Fee Fraud, Does it Take a Fool?

An overview of Internet dating and scam operations in the form of advance fee fraud. A summary of how victims get taken for thousands of dollars, and how the new and sophisticated techniques used by criminals ensure more victims.


The Principle(s) of Negative Value - A Procurement Article

The old way just isn't working. Why do industrial suppliers consistently lose hard earned customers to their rivals? The answer? You cannot sell yourself until you know yourself. Let me show you what you can't see but what I can.


China Investment Information

There are a number of options for investing in China or forming partnerships for business in China. Careful consideration must be given to Chinese regulations and taxations policies.


Improve Your Home by Refinancing Your Mortgage

The possibilities involved in refinancing are overwhelming. If you have considered using a refinanced mortgage to do some remodeling you should consider cash-out refinancing.


All Killer - No Filler

Performing a business search is a simple task which can be done from your home computer. Once you have some basic information on the business that you are searching for (Name, address etc.), you can submit it in the appropriate field on your people search site. After you submit this information, you will then have access to an in-depth, un-biased report on that particular business. The entire process takes less than fifteen minutes!


Medical Billing - The Programmer's Nightmare

We take our medical billing software for granted. What we don't realize is the nightmares that programmers go through to get this software to us. What follows is a true account of one of those nightmares.


How to Reduce Accounts Receivable Costs by Over 50% with Auto Recurring Billing

Auto recurring billing enables businesses to automatically bill customers for balance due without sending invoices or obtaining payment information each any every time money is collected. This article provides detailed examples of different types of auto recurring billing programs, how they benefit businesses and consumers, system requirements for implementing these programs, and suggestions, including a sample customer letter, for rolling out auto recurring billing programs.


Actions are Louder Than

Business relationships are hard to come by and easy to lose. What actions are you taking to make sure your relationships are cemented in place?


Face Time: When You Can't Stay Past 5:00

“Now what should I do?” a reader laments. “I’ve instituted many of your productivity techniques, and now I’m getting out of the office on time. I arrive before my boss does in the morning, so she doe...


What NASA Can Teach You About Your Business Goals

Learn from how NASA set the Space Program goals. Use this knowledge to build a sustainable business and maintain a healthy lifestyle.


Optimizing BPM And Six Sigma or BPI

Both BPM and Six Sigma deals with the dynamics of systematic, data-based experience and information, assisting us in our execution and operations, cutting costs and waste, growing our shareholder value and profits, methodically, strategically, coordinated, focused, with dedicated resources and combined effort.


Personalized Embossers: Five Tips on Purchasing an Embosser That Meets Your Needs

Sales of address embossers, monogram embossers, library seals and other personalized embossers have skyrocketed in the past few years as monogramming and personalizing has become more popular. And as the demand has increased so have the number of options for those planning weddings or simply looking to add a personal touch to greeting cards. Understanding those options and determining what your needs are will make selecting the right personalized embosser easy.


Experts Say Professionalism Declining in the Workplace

Whether it's on the corporate level or in a small business, experts maintain that professionalism is eroding in the workplace with the problems seen as going far beyond unreturned phone calls or email messages.


Company Up and Running Just 2 Hours After Major Fire

You might think that something as major as a building fire could put a serious dent in the productivity of any office, to put it mildly. Destruction of property equipment, furniture and files are almost certain. How much in terms of assets would be lost and for how long? What about the company’s mission critical data? Could it ever be replaced? Computers (especially the magnetic disks contained within a modern hard disk drive) are very sensitive to heat and critical data is likely to be irretrievable from a machine that has been melted by the high temperatures of a building fire.


Everything Old is New Again!

One of the best administrative professionals, and most productive people I know, is my mother. She is 78 years old and still works full-time as the personal assistant to the CEO of a bank! (I come from great genes – it makes me very optimistic about my long-term future!) One of her secrets to productivity is what is often called “a tickler file.”...Everything Old is New Again!


Taking Charge Of Your Files

This article allows you to take charge of your files, rather than the other way around.



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