Businesses today are facing significant challenges and shortages of qualified staff. Finding and keeping good staff is critical.

Just getting sign ups is not the answer! Getting TEAM members is!

When the first generation of women entered the workforce in earnest in the 1970s, they succeeded in the only way they could – by imitating men. Authoritarian leadership and tight control was the hallmark of that day's businessman, and women were not exactly welcomed into the ranks of management. Well ladies, that was yesterday, and today is today

China has some incredible advantages in terms of trade. It has easy access to raw materials and cheap labour. Its economic base is growing and there is very little that China can't produce. Read why it makes sense to do business with China and even more sense to use the internet to do that business.

If you are considering going into business for yourself, it makes absolute sense to be as prepared as possible. Here is a checklist of things you need to consider.

Your business cards represents you and your company. Make sure you are putting it to its best use.

A cold drink vending machine can be purchased or rented either from a wholesaler or a soft drink company. Here are some options to help you decided if this is the business for you.

In many parts of the country, winter brings with it wet and icy conditions. This is dangerous not only for driving, but also for walking! Thousands of injuries occur from people slipping and falling because of ice and snow. Reducing injuries is possible when your employees take a little extra time and taking a few precautions to avoid slips and falls.

When it comes to finding the right commercial real estate agent, it's not easy. The right agent can mean the difference between saving literally thousands of dollars in commission as well as making you millions of dollars.

What is a commodity? According to the Webster Dictionary the word commodity is defined as a a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (as brand name) other than price.

A great product does not necessarily mean you’ll even make enough money with it because your competitors with not-so-great products can sell more of theirs if they use certain marketing strategies that you’re not.

Customer relationship management, or CRM, refers to reliable systems, processes, and procedures that allow companies to better manage customer relationships. It is a corporate level strategy that focuses on creating and maintaining effective communication with its customers. Ideally, a sound CRM strategy should develop an end-to-end process that encompasses sales, customer service, and marketing.

If you are implementing Six Sigma in your organization, then you know that the task of data collection is cumbersome, yet critical. This article will introduce you to data collection tools that will make data collection and your implementation a breeze!

Is it just me or is business getting tougher? Look around gas prices are rising and all the manufacturing jobs are going elsewhere? What should we do?

Do you know the three differences between UPS and the Postal Service? Here they are:

The process of welding is especially dangerous for the eyes.

Conducting an effective misconduct investigation can make the difference between winding up in court and making the work place safer. This article takes a look at the psychology of workplace investigations and when employers should consider outsourcing the investigation process to avoid perceptions of bias or favoritism.

How to avoid high anxiety when organizing a high-tech work environment

There is an increasing exposure to innovation and problem-solving trainings in the corporate world. However, most of these techniques revolve around techniques, toolkits, methologies, while ignoring the human face behind the hands that would use these tools. This article focusses on the human factors that affect the process of innovation and problem-solving.

Only in America could billions of dollars be made selling weight loss products to people who need to shed a few extra pounds. In a world full of starving people, Americans seem to have emerged as a nation of overfed, under exercised fatties who can’t put down that bag of potato chips, stop eating that ice cream or refuse that second (or third?) helping of pasta.

Technology is taking us into the future at a pace that is faster than we previously imagined possible. Our ability to conjure an image of what the world may look like five to ten years down the track is improving, thanks to new strategic planning theories and tools. However, it is our willingness to consider emerging, new categories of risk that is still a stumbling block for many business planners. Some executives and business owners are “risk adverse”, preferring to deal with a business interruption as and when it occurs. Yet it is through the discipline of Risk Management that we can improve our ability to survive in the cutthroat world of the modern economy. Risk management, when employed as an integral part of business operations, can improve both the quality and reliability of technology and how it is applied in real life.

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