At some point in every entrepreneur’s life, they have dreamed of starting their own business. When that newly minted entrepreneur steps away from corporate employment and into the wild west of self-employment, they take on the full responsibility of their financial destiny. Gone are the days of contributing to a […]
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Survival Marketing – From Business Plan to Battle Plan
You may have had several goals for your business plan, including raising money so you could have a business at all. In today’s volatile and unpredictable economic environment, you don’t need a business plan, but a Battle Plan. Your very survival may be at stake, hence the term “survival marketing.” […]
Credit Rating Agencies – Need For Reform
1. Crisis – Spotlight on Credit Rating Agencies “Credit-rating agencies use their control of information to fool investors into believing that a pig is a cow and a rotten egg is a roasted chicken. Collusion and misrepresentation are not elements of a genuinely free market ” – US Congressman Gary […]
Understanding Entrepreneurialism and Its Relevance to Nigerian Society
Entrepreneurialism is an important factor in the development of any nation. Entrepreneurs are responsible for taking calculated risks that open up doors to progressively higher levels of economic growth. If it weren’t for them, the world would never have knows such marvels as the wheel, electricity or the Internet, to […]
Are You Losing Business by Only Accepting Cash and Checks?
Many mobile business owners and professionals struggle with payment options. While on the road, moving from one job site (or client) to the next, it can be difficult to keep things organized. Most small business owners have the luxury of a storefront, cash register, and credit card processing terminal. For […]
IRACIS – A Roadmap to Business Intelligence ROI
So often when companies are considering a business intelligence project or software purchase, a question arises that seems to stump everyone involved. “Where is the ROI in this project?” This question has stopped many a business intelligence project in its tracks. Maybe it’s asked by the CFO or CEO. Maybe […]
The Time to Develop an Enterprise Mobility Strategy Is NOW
Mobility. Cloud. BYOD. Virtualization technologies. Big Data. Social. These keywords will be the buzzwords of this decade as businesses undergo significant transformations in the way employees, stakeholders and customers work and communicate. Today, SMBs are competing with big players as they leverage cloud technology. Markets are constantly getting reinvented with […]
Requisites of Human Resource in Supply Chain Sector
There are strong interdependencies between supply chain management and HR management and thus it is difficult to identify precise boundaries. Furthermore, these boundaries are continuously moving to accommodate an integration of supply chain and HR activities. Nevertheless, it is suggested that logistics is a sub-function of the supply chain. While […]
Gauge Your Entrepreneurial Readiness – With an Entrepreneur Test
What does an entrepreneur test look like? How do you measure whether you’re ready to start your own business? With the number of idled or displaced workers in the broad economy today, many are wondering if it’s time to invest in their own business start-up. Those are just two of […]
The Best War and Business Strategies of Ancient Chinese From the Art of War in John Woo’s Red Cliff
Ever heard about “The Romance of The Three Kingdoms”, the extraordinarily famous historical story of the Chinese? Why so famous? Some people claim that this nonfiction history has created abundance of success stories. How? The credible strategies used by the characters in this story are applicable in the recent business […]