Expert Career Advice: 5 Quick Fixes to Make Your Resume Stand Out Resumes are such a two edge sword; on one side you are holding in your hand the keys to better financial security, maybe better suited hours for work… in short your entire security for you and your family, […]
The Five Components of a Business Strategy
Can you define exactly what makes up a business strategy? Some people say no, but we think you can. In fact, we believe a valid business strategy has five components: Your company’s current or desired core competencies A description of how you will differentiate vs. competitors The industry or industries […]
People Skills: Eight Essential People Skills
Being able to communicate effectively with others requires people skills, and here’s eight essential ones: 1. Understanding people People not only come in all shapes and sizes, but they come with different personality types as well. You may want to brush up on how to communicate with the four main […]
Business Insurance 101: What You Need to Know
So you started your own business. You’ve seen a hole in the market or come up with a brilliant new idea. You’ve got things underway and maybe even started to make a bit of money. Well, before you take one step further, it’s time to think about insurance for your […]
Change Management – Strategies For Managing Change – A Practitioners Quick Guide
Before proceeding with a proposed change initiative, you need to be very clear about this: # The organisational need for the change # The specifics of what will change # The benefits of the change # The impacts of the change Here is a Practitioners Quick Guide to a change […]
Nobody Likes Paying Interest
We understand that completely; nobody likes paying interest, neither do we. It’s an emotional hot button for any business person when financing equipment or acquiring working capital. They feel it’s like money thrown away into thin air… or is it? Interest is the price you pay when using someone else’s […]
Trade Finance As A Business Development Strategy
Without trade finance, there wouldn’t be Indian spices, clothes, or jewelry in the United States. Or Apple’s iPhones in China, much less any other international product at any respectable distance from its origin. In fact, according to Investopedia, the World Trade Organization (WTO) estimates that international world trade has expanded […]
Choosing The Best Accounting Software – Sage or Quickbooks
QuickBooks versus Sage QuickBooks and Sage One are two mainstream business administration administrations. Both offer marginally unique administrations. QuickBooks concentrates more on accounting and bookkeeping administrations while Sage One is a component rich undertaking administration benefit. The two administrations cover in a few classifications, at the end of the day, […]
The General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB)
The interface described by IEEE 488 standard, which will be referred to as GPIB in this chapter, is used to connect instruments to test and measurement systems. Examples of such instruments are digital voltmeters, storage oscilloscopes, printers, and plotters. In general, these instruments are called GPIB devices. These devices operate […]
Consistent Business Branding
Is your message consistent, clear and concise? A professional speaker came over to me after his keynote address and asked me for presentation advice. He had impactful slides, a passionate heartfelt topic and a rambling delivery. When I asked him to condense the core of his message into one sentence, […]