To Outsource or Not to Outsource In these days of restricted head count and tight budgets, the question of whether to outsource or hire in-house staff is more critical than ever. The technical publications function, however vital...
Dont Wait for Tax Time to Look at the Bottom Line A curious thing happens to entrepreneurs in the spring of every year. They wake up one day and realize they had better figure out how much money they made last year so they can pay their taxes. But w...
How to Help Your Company Become a World Class Company Most people think real change in an organization occurs as a result of top-level leadership. This isn't always the case. Oftentimes, it's someone within the rank and file who stands up and challenges...
Why Free Agent Thinking Is Good For Your Company It's no secret! Day after day the news is riddled with companies who are moving operations to other countries or completely closing their doors. Those who remain must transform themselves to lean,...
How Your Business Can Pick A Software Developer Eventually, your business is going to need to have some software development. Your business is unique - you can't rely on a huge, faceless corporation to handle your unique needs with a shrinkwrapped...
Crisis Management Tips The term crisis management has different connotations. In this article, I will try to provide pointers that can be used in most situations: Is It A Crisis In The First Place?: This question is impor...
Organisation Tips For The Mobile Executive Despite the fact that everyone sighs "How glamorous!", the life of the business traveller can actually be hell! Fighting international datelines, jetlag, airline food, hotel pillows filled with rocks...
Downsizing in Organisations - The Real Truth I've met and worked with many people in all sectors of the business world and found that the majority of managers and team leaders are spending too much of their time on basic administrative tasks. T...
Do the People in Your Organisation Dress For Success? What really amazes me, with all the personal and professional development seminars people attend, from executives in corporate world, business owners and employees alike, very little investment has b...
Use Noncompete Agreements To Protect Your Business Q: One of my former employees has launched an online business very similar to mine and is contacting my clients and trying to steal their business from me. Do I have any legal recourse against him?
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5 Steps to Identify Core Processes How can you identify a gap in one of your company's core processes?...Define your business model, create a process map, examine financial statements, set velocity and determine leverage.
Supplier Sees 53% Reduction in Out-of-Spec Orders Case Study The goal of perfection is a challenge. It is often viewed as an expensive process requiring large investments. Yet one company has realized a 53% reduction in orders that have to be set aside for additional Quality Control checks. How did they do it? They used communication techniques - not capital outlay!
9 Strategies for Writing Accounts Payable Procedures Now let's look at how to find $250,000 in accounts payable savings. If your organization has $500,000 in accounts payable each month, then STOP! We can find $250,000 in savings right here. Where, you ask? Increasing payables by 25% will produce $125,000 in cash plus $125,000 from automating tasks, taking more discounts, and managing the process better.
How to Meet Quality Standards with ISO 9001 In today's hectic business environment, it is vital that we are all on the same page, right? But how do we know if we meet those standards? Business owners and executives can avoid the uncertainty, and that's where ISO 9001 certification comes in.
Steps to Build ISO 9001 Compliant Program With ISO 9001 compliance you can improve the overall process performance of your business. And this can save money while satisfying your customers and increasing profit.
Has Your Business Had a Recent Check-up? Take a quick pulse of your business by looking at certain key areas. Being intimate with your financials, market, customers, competitors and employees can go a...
The Power Of Letting Go Letting go does not mean giving up. The lesson is not one of learning to live a meager life, satisfied with crumbs. Letting go means, rather than trying to blow...
Considering Criminal Law? If criminal law is your passion, there is little doubt that you will be well suited for the law arenas that it enforces. For those that are looking for a major...
He Done His Damnedest Many people come to the end and have no idea what their life was about or why they were here. That's a sad ending indeed. I believe if you live your life as if ...
Conflict - How To Keep Your Readers Turning Pages Are you being too kind to your characters - and putting your readers to sleep? Conflict is the engine of your story - make sure you have it revving in high gear...
Promote Your Website - Link Popularity What is link popularity? The quantity of links in different websites pointing to your sites is called link popularity of your website. The more popular is your ...
The Seven Essentials of Business Communication There are seven essential elements to successful business communication: Structure; Clarity; Consistency; Medium; Relevancy; Primacy/Recency; and the Psychologi...
Determining the Value of Your SEO Service A year ago, the bulk of our optimization occurred in the set-up phase, with the monthly optimization consisting of a few hours of link building, rankings monito...
Reading -- 10 Ways to Find The Time You know you ought to read a lot more than you do. But somehow, you just can't find the time. Or so you say. Could there be some "undiscovered" time in your day...
The Four Cornerstones of Nutrition What is nutrition? We hear so many reports today on different foods containing them, but the reporters rarely provide any context in which the informaiton can b...
Being A First Time Parent When we were little we all dreamed of getting married, having a nice home, and having children. We all thought it would be that easy. Then we all grew up and re...
Fixed Rate or Adjustable? This will show you how to decide between an adjustable rate loan and a fixed rate home loan.
The Truth About Lifes Challenges (Living By Zen) Discover 2,000 Year Old Zen Secrets To Feeling Calm, Balanced And Positive No Matter What's Going On In Your Life. See some of the things that steal your peace ...
Franchisor Prospect Checklist Sample Form Due to the over regulation in the Franchising Industry and the litigation it is important to keep impeccable records. From the first phone call, email to the si...
Seven Steps to Better Networking If published statistics are accurate, employment agencies and search firms fill about 20% of all jobs in the US. Job boards fill anywhere between 2% and 8%. So ...
The Common Sense Approach to Fitness and Wellness A look at common sense and how it applies to fitness and weight loss programs. A discussion of how we need to use our heads to insure that the lifestyle change ...
