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Handshake Cattle Deal

THE GOLDEN RULE, do you believe in applying it to your cattle deals? And if not do you sleep well at night?


Interim Management - Increasingly Part Of The Plan

Interim management has traditionally been seen as a reactive response to organisational failure. Increasingly, a new breed of interims are emerging - people who regard interim management as a career and have transferable leadership skills to work across sectors. Building in organisational capacity to accommodate career interims 'as part of the solution' is discussed.


Communication Skills - Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say

In using our communication skills and abilities how we say something is just as important as what we say. Body language plays an extremely important part of our communication. In fact studies have been done showing that when we interact in a communication process the receiver actually receives 7% of the message verbally. The other 93% is received based on the non-verbal aspects of the message.


Construction Estimating Form Makes Bidding Easier

All construction contractors and construction estimators use an estimating form. These forms contain all the necessary information to provide an accurate estimate. Construction bidding and estimating software is available on the market today, this software contains all of the information and necessary forms to create an accurate bid or proposal. It will also contain Process billing sheets, purchase orders for all materials needed, along with time and material invoices.


Who Do You Be In Business?

Who you are in life creates your results. Who are you in your business. If you want to have, you must be a certain person and this will drive your actions, which drive your results.


Corporate Party Ideas

It is not easy to organize a successful party. Food, drinks and recorded music are fun, but since there are quite a lot of occasions to celebrate throughout the year, thrown repeatedly such parties soon get boring.


Toss the Corporation Before It Tosses You

In these days of massive corporate downsizing, what can you do to protect yourself? Thinking outside of the resume' box.


Cashing In Your Business?

Watch Out For The Financing...


Here's a Quick Fix for 2006... or 2007 for That Matter

You can't teach someone persistence. People will become sufficiently persistent to succeed only when their desire for their goal exceeds the pain and discomfort they have to endure in order to reach it.


What To Get Rich Fast? Dream But Don't Try...

Everyone wants to get rich. Who wouldn't? One can dream about it, work hard for it, or try to find an easy way out to becoming the next millionaire. Of course, trying to find an easy way out won't be so easy afterall...


Forming a Nevada Corporation Gives You Protection

What everybody ought to know about forming a Nevada Corporation. This is a must read before you structure anything!


Upgrading Your Approach to Office Printing

If you are planning to add to your set of office printers, or have a need to increase workgroup efficiency and productivity, this article takes you through some important issues surrounding your Total Cost Of Ownership equation, based on recent changes to the ISO standards governing the testing of pinter consumables.


How the New SEC Regs Affect Compensation Committees

An interesting aspect of the proposed new Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on Executive Compensation relate to the need to supply justification for their decisions (see February 2006 issue for details of the proposed regulation).


Web Radio – A Viable Marketing Strategy

Web Radio is now considered one of the best marketing tools available. If you have not included web radio in your overall marketing, it may be time to rethink this. With new stations popping up every day, show hosts are always on the lookout for great stories and people to feature. Learn what it takes to make Web Radio work for you.


How Short Term Housing Can Work for You

The Basics of Short Term Housing.


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.


Get Paid for Answering Surveys

Paid Surveys are an easy way to make money while sitting in front of your PC. As the term implies you simply take online surveys from various companies and in return they will pay you a regular cash incentive. Sounds easy doesn't it?


Machiavelli: The Prince - Lessons in Expansion Strategy

Machiavelli advocated that a Prince should live in the new territory he has annexed to control the situation on ground and gain respect of the people.


Three Easier-Than-We-Make-'Em Steps to Success in Life and Business

Building the business of your dreams can be a confusing matter with all the conflicting expert advice out there. All of it has value and different pieces of advice work better for some business owners than others. When all is said and done, it boils down to the three critical elements to success. When you understand them, it's magic.


You Can Speak Your Customer's Language And Win Business If You Wish

Learning a new language can boost your business, here's the how and why.


Digital Video Recorders for Security and Information

Digital Video Recorders are the optimal medium for live remote viewing of your business from anywhere in the world at any time you want. With the latest advances in technology, you are never more than a web browser away from your business.


How to Decide What to Pay Your Cleaning Employees

As your cleaning business grows, one of the first things you will have to do is hire employees. Of course, this means that you must decide on how much you are going to pay before you start interviewing and hiring new cleaning staff.


A Primer In Executive Compensation In Not-For-Profits

A tremendous amount has been written about Executive Compensation, and lately, most of this information has been extremely unflattering. Much of the criticism has resulted from the gross excesses, misinterpretations of regulations, and the rash of criminal cases brought against the top management of a number of large firms, such as WorldCom, Tyco, Enron, and a host of others. Virtually every day another egregious example of corporate greed has come to light. The effect has been a huge increase in media attention, which in turn has acted as the stimulus for new government regulations aimed at curbing these abuses.



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