Business Articles

Customer Service - A Sweet Essence by Jim Hoyle
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Should You Make A Career Decision Based Upon A Career Quiz? by Brian Fong
Q. I'm about to graduate High School and I don't know what I want to be "when I grow up". Do you think that a career quiz might help me decide?

Creative and Innovative Culture, Change Management – Three Easy Tests by Kal Bishop
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation and innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. From this simple definition, it is clear that certain cultural characteristics ought to be prevalent if creativity and innovation are to be maximised. And maximisation of these ought to be a priority for senior leaders, as those organisations that take them seriously, tend to be leaders in their field, tend to maintain their leadership position longer and are quicker to bounce back when competitors leap frog.

PowerPoint Presentations: How to Use This Tool More Effectively by Neen James
Many of us use PowerPoint to convey a message to both small and large groups. Too often we see “death by powerpoint” in the corporate environment where people don’t use it effectively. Get clever when using your PowerPoint – this article has 20 tips for becoming a more engaging presenter when you use this tool.

Administrative Professional’s Day/ Secretarys Day by Tenley McDonald
April 24-30 is Administrative Professional’s Week. Wednesday, April 27th is Administrative Professional’s Day, also known as Secretary's Day. It has become a time for recognition of those assistants and/or secretaries that work with you to make your life easier!

Out Recruit The Competition by Brett Stevens
I have almost a 100% acceptance rate from candidates. Often times it isn’t the best money or the best opportunity they had been offered. It was the high quality interviewing process.

Spike TV - Know Your Audience by Nick Smith
Spike TV, which totes itself as a network for men, is the perfect example of the power of knowing your audience and giving them what they want. Follow the steps in this article to find out who your audience si and how to meet their needs.

Questions For The Entrepreneur To Be by Charlz Wachira
Entrepreneurial e-gnorance Part 1: Questions for the entrepreneur to be If you are an entrepreneur starting out, or have been around the block for some time but are yet to hit on the jackpot, you mig...

A Sad Truth That Makes You Rich by Eo Lim
Have you ever faced this situation before? Imagine this. Salesman A sells you an expensive vacuum cleaner. He spends an hour telling you the benefits of his product. He further boasts his product is ...

Resume Writing - Importance of a Professional Summary by R.G. Srinivasan
The Summary is the preview of your entire resume. This may be be the only part that an interviewer or employer might read for shortlisting your resume. This may be the only section an employer reads prior to the interview.

Tell Me The Reasons Why I Should Believe You? by Nick James
the reason why you need to add proof to your sales and marketing messages.

5 Great Ways to Reach Your Target Market by Cynthia Morse
There are many ways to reach out and find the people you are trying to attract for your business. Here are just a handful of ways to get you started.

Improve Your Promotional Flyers And Improve Sales by Michele Schermerhorn
A more-effective ad flyer increases your sales and reduces your work and expenses. Who says you don’t have an effective ad flyer already? I do!

Surplus Merchandise, the Direct Under Wholesale Source by DR B James Bruno
The Austin Business Journal reported about a firm that ”buys and resells merchandise that has been closed out, overstocked or discontinued…to a wide range of retail outlets, from mom-and-...

Shortcuts Will Kill Your Business by Adam Buhler
Think of your business as a living, breathing, organism. It requires you to give it a large portion of your time and effort in order for it to grow and flourish. You must spend time “feeding” it fre...

The Number 1 Rule for Businesses - Be Professional by Denise Hall
Have you ever walked into a store and things looked sloppy? Stores should have nice neat displays, right? Normally, yes, but sometimes they get a bit messy on busy days and we all understand how that...

Caring for Your Customers by Terri Seymour
You probably think I am going to say something like, "The customer is always right." Right?? Wrong. I have many philosophies when dealing with customers, but I definitely do not believe that the cus...

What is Knowledge Management Anyway? by Ben Shar
When you think of all the things companies have, you do not always consider the knowledge they have. For instance, a company is only as good as its employees, its resources, and its knowledge. But, where and what is that knowledge? How is that knowledge managed within the company?

Managing Change - Get it Right by Martin Haworth
Managing change in organisations is a challenging, process driven exercise, unless you have been courageous enough as an organisation, to be enlightened and multi-inclusive in decision making.

Make the Most of Your Time - Focus on Strengths by Martin Haworth
Time efficiency and business effectiveness are much better served when we focus our efforts where we are strongest – when we are aligned with our values and skills. And by delegating those parts of our skill-set which less best suited, we get the best of both worlds.