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  • 5 Action Ideas to Deal with Difficult People  By : Alan Fairweather
    Do you find it stressful dealing with difficult people? This article provides five simple steps that will show you how to deal with difficult customers, colleagues, or your boss!
  • Why Try Factoring?  By : Henry Byers -
    When you engage in factoring or selling your accounts receivable, you're accepting less money for an asset than you might expect to get for it. But there are great reasons for factoring and here are 10 of them:

    1. The ready cash you'll get by factoring will help your company to grow. If you have $2000 ready cash in the bank, but you've invoiced for $100,000 down the line this will lead to $75,000. Think about it: the ability to hire more necessary staff, buy needed equipme...
  • Why Is It So Difficult To Collect Timesheets?  By : Michael Potas
    It can be difficult to get staff to submit timesheets. This article presents a few problems and solutions applicable to small businesses.
  • Good Ways To Procrastinate And When Procrastination Might Be Good  By : Jim Estill -
    Good ways to Procrastinate and when Procrastination might be good.

    I am writing this with the din of jackhammers in background. I am working on the weekend (surprising at that might be); feeling sorry for myself that I cannot get good quiet uninterrupted time in like I had planned.

    I thought I would write an article on Procrastination since that is what I am doing now. I have more important things to do (please don’t take offence). I am going into a heavy travel sched...
  • Can A Learning Management System Help Your Business?  By : LeeAnna -
    It is well known in today's time that knowledge is power and the more training your employee's receive, the better the employee, thus having a more successful company. Businesses today need to be constantly looking for a more efficient way to manage their business and it's a smart idea to invest in a learning management system that will help those within the business run a better business. The more knowledgeable the employee the stronger partnership between boss and employee,...
  • Invoice Factoring As A Short-Term Cash Flow Solution  By : Henry Byers -
    Invoice factoring refers to the practice where smaller companies sell invoices in order to receive money today. IN this case they do not have to wait for a credit period of 30, 60, or 90 days. Thus by selling invoices smaller companies do not create debt. This practice of invoice factoring is basically used as a finance management tool.

    This practice of invoice factoring is usually adopted to avoid any loans or giving any collateral against availing any loan. The fee for ...
  • 8 Ways to Avoid Litigation When You Sell a Business  By : Barry Evans
    Based on recent litigation storm clouds, business owners planning exit strategies better batten down their legal hatches. As a small business owner, your company most likely represents a significant portion of your net worth. That’s why it’s crucial not to let litigation wash it away when the time comes to convert your years of hard work into cash.
  • How to Inform Employees When You Sell a Business  By : Barry Evans
    What is the best way to inform employees when you sell your business? Wait until the transaction is a done deal.
  • How to Plan Your Business Exit Strategy  By : Barry Evans
    You started your business with dreams of making millions. When the time comes to sell your business, you will want to keep as many of those after tax dollars as you possibly can in exchange for your blood, sweat and tears. Advance planning can make a big difference in the amount you pocket after the sale of your business.
  • How Does Human Resource Management in the Workspace Effect Me?  By : Hanif Khaki
    A Look at Human Resource Management Issues in the Workplace
  • It’s okay to be happy at workplace  By : Eklavya
    Learn how a happy attitude can be extremely beneficial to you at workplace.
  • VAs – Your Secret Weapon  By : Michele Pariza Wacek
    Want to know how you can grow your business without growing your expenses? Here's a hint – it's easier then you think.
  • Love your coworkers  By : Eklavya
    Love your coworkers and bring a positive change in your life.
  • Asset management journal guide  By : mansi gupta
    Diligently managed assets of a business organization can make a lot of difference in its profit percentages. Judicious control over all tangible and intangible assets of a company makes sure that there are no leaking funds in the organization and all assets are utilized at maximum capacity.
  • What Accounting Software Should You Use?  By : J Shipper
    Perhaps the most significant benefits to contemporary accounting has been the introduction of computer programs to assist in the accounting function..Computer programs were introduced in business and government organizations in the 1950s, and the most important applications of computers have been in the areas of record keeping, balancing , and transaction recording.
  • Offshore IT Enabled Services from Pakistan  By : Altaf Khan
    Pakistan has been unable to produce software developers in increasing numbers, but does possess skilled workers in reasonable numbers in other fields that can provide services to clients all over the developed world through the Internet. These services range from data entry to telemarketing to insurance claims processing to payroll management to computer-aided designing to financial analysis and forecasting.
  • It’s Your Move: The First Step to Accountability  By : Kevin
    A lack of accountability is frustrating. Tremendous productivity and efficiencies can be gained when more people are accountable for completing their tasks, commitments and expectations.
  • Five Reasons to Make Meetings More Fun  By : Kevin
    The average person spends more time in meetings than they’d like to. The average manager spends the majority of their workday in meetings. Given these facts, shouldn’t meetings be more fun?
  • The Effectiveness Of Online Training  By : Peter Peterka -
    Online training is known by numerous names and acronyms—computer-based training (CBT), web-based training (WBT), cyber-training, distance learning, e-learning, etc. By whatever name, online training is a method of delivering training through an electronic medium without the immediate presence of a human instructor. By taking advantage of technology, online training can be more cost effective by delivering more knowledge in a more flexible and efficient manner.

    There are di...
  • Guide to Project Management  By : mansi gupta
    A project is an assignment or task taken up to achieve a specific goal. The development and introduction of new services or of a management information system are instances of a project
  • Guide to business and professionals  By : mansi gupta
    Business and professionals share an everlasting liaison. Just as a skilled potter produces a perfect pot, efficient professionals lead to a successful business. The qualities of professionals are different from those of ordinary men and women
  • Managing Employees Is A Little Like Herding Cats  By : Tim Knox -
    Q: I started my small business about a year ago and it's grown steadily. I like having my own business, but I'm having a tough time managing people. I have 5 employees now and it seems like I spend half my time making sure they are doing what they're supposed to be doing and the other half of my time doing things they didn't get done. Things were much easier when I was a one man shop. Any suggestions?
    -- Paul C.

    A: Ah, Paul, welcome to the wonderful world of employee man...
  • How To Handle The Occasional Oop-See!  By : Tim Knox -
    Q: My company is really in hot water with one of our best customers. I can't reveal exactly what happened, but suffice it to say that we really dropped the ball and the customer is furious. I'm not even sure we can save the account. What's the best way to get back in a customer's good graces after making such a mistake?
    -- Charles W.

    A: Without knowing the full story, Charles, I can't give you a specific course of action, but let's start at the sharp end of the uh-oh stic...
  • How To Interview Sales People Successfully  By : Peter Lawlesss -
    Since the dawn of free trading only two things have ever mattered; producing a quality product or service and the ability to sell it successfully. By successfully, I mean ensuring that you achieve maximum profit from the sale, while the customer is delighted with their purchase. In most cases the Business owner understands what they need to produce, but more often that not rely on someone with sales skills to sell it.

    Would you know a good sales person from a bad one?
    W...
  • Information overload: don't let them overwhelm you  By : Helen Wilkie
    Managers are drowning in information, much of it from the people who report to them. The answer lies in their own hands.
  • What Is Company Fraud And How Do You Stop It? (Part 1 Of 2)  By : Peter Granger -
    Did you know that it is very likely your company is a victim of fraud? In fact, it's probably happening right now! Fraud takes many forms - some obvious and well known, others subtle and unmarked. This two-part article sheds some light on the topic. Part 1 helps you determine whether your company is vulnerable to (or, indeed, already a victim of) fraud. It discusses fraud in further detail and provides definitions and real-life fraud examples. Part 2 goes on to explain how yo...
  • What Is Company Fraud And How Do You Stop It? (Part 2 Of 2)  By : Peter Granger -
    In the first article of this series, I defined fraud, discussed how it can occur in a company, and provided some real-life examples of when and how it has occurred in the corporate world. (To read the first article, visit inlogik.com/12530+0+free-articles.htm.) In this - the second - article, we get down to nuts and bolts; how do you minimize fraud in YOUR company?

    There are two main steps required to stop fraud in your company: Step 1 - identify your fraud risks; Step 2 -...
  • Design For Six Sigma  By : Peter Peterka -
    Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the application of Six Sigma principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and support processes. Whereas Six Sigma by definition focuses on the production phase of a product, DFSS focuses on research, design, and development phases. DFSS combines many of the tools that are used to improve existing products or services and integrates the voice of the customer and simulation methods to predict new process and product performance.
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  • EQ vs. IQ: Why Do Smart People Fail?  By : Mohamed El-Kamony
    Why do smart people fail?

    Why people who more social succeed while those with merely a moderate IQ considerably fail?
  • Starting a new Business? Don't get floored before you get off the ground!  By : Bueford Copeland
    Staring a new business can be a very exciting experience. We often get caught up in the need to have the best tools available right now.

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