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Training - Cost or Investment?
So what is the value of training? Many organisations say they now agree that their work force is their greatest asset and so investing in their development is both necessary and worthwhile these organisations place a high value on training. However, some still see training as a necessary interruption to work and productivity and place very little value upon it. Do you need to quantify and measure it? Is the value you place on developing your staff and management purely monetary or is there a greater benefit to the individual and to the organisation?
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Open Event Registration On Time
When you're planning an event, timing is of essence and one deadline after another makes its mark on the calendar. Getting registration started is an early priority as people may lose interest if they can't register when they want to or they may have made other commitments by the time registration begins.
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Running a Small Business - The Seven Fatal Mistakes
While running a successful business is not easy, there are rules that you can follow that will almost certainly increase your chances of success. And there are also sins that will guarantee your failure. Here are the Seven Deadly Sins of Business.
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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).
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Get A Grip On Your Business
Businesses have a life cycle, just like everything else, and based on these different stages of growth business owners need to be mindful of the key aspects of their business requiring focus. The following is a summary checklist.
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Leadership Skills For A Crisis
Your usual coping strategies, even your best ones, may not work in a crisis. New strategies for gathering information, judging its usefulness, and deciding on the best option are absolutely necessary.
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Acquisition Of Sears And Kmart
The Kmart Holding Corporation informed about its intention to acquire Sears and all business publications all over the country reported on the outcomes on the retailers, the real estate implications and the resolve of this step. It is clear that the acquisition of Sears by Kmart Holding Corporation may change the course of future corporation’s actions and plans. The Kmart is presently number three retailer after Wal-Mart and Target in the country.
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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.
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The Pressure On The Freight Industry to Go Green
With climate change becoming more real and obvious, the realisation of the need to 'go green' is now becoming far more mainstream. Green issues are therefore, possibly unsurprisingly, also having an impact on the freight forwarding industry
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Goals or Wishes?
Goal setting is more than just wishing something will happen. It is a process that provides the road map for any business.
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Subcontracting: Why Enter These Relationships?
Subcontracting will help you meet the needs of your clients. Whether you need someone with advanced technical skills, or someone to handle junior work, it makes sense to start subcontracting.
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India and Biogenerics: A Winning Combination
India has obvious advantages in Biogenerics development and if these advantages are exploited to its favor then India does have the potential to become a major Biogenerics Hub.
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The Benefits of Paper Shredders
Paper shredders are used in a number of situations. Doctors, dentists, and psychologists use them to protect their clients’ private medical information. Private citizens use them to destroy papers that contain important financial information.
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Organizing Your Electronic Files
Have you ever sat in front of your computer looking for a
document – knowing it was there – the question is: “Where?” The
answer gets amazingly complicated if the document is an
attachment someone sent to you from someone else’s e-mail
account!
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I Want My Money Back
No matter what you do, there will come a time when a customer will ask for a refund for some reason or another. Do you give it to them?
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