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An unsteady economy throughout much of the world, redundancies and an uncertain future for many workers has seen an increase in people considering working for themselves. Many people out of choice or necessity have opted to take on freelance work or set up their own business in order to provide for themselves and their family. But the cost for those people setting up a business can sometimes be prohibitive. If they are struggling for money anyway there is a good chance that such people would struggle to cover the costs of starting up...

When you are just starting out as a company, you do not have the money to hire all of the different staffers that you might need, and so you wind up doing a lot of the work on your own.  This creates strain on you and your family, and the business seems like a nightmare, rather than a dream and you may want to get out before you get crushed.  A generation ago there was not much that you could do when you felt overwhelmed, but now there are software and online options that can help you run your business and make it feel like you have...

A wise negotiator should master the art of deceit wrote Machiavelli in “The Prince” over 500 years ago. Fairness in business doesn’t happen very often and that’s because everybody lies. Lawyers, real estate agents, consultants, and salespeople lie about everything. As long as the other party doesn’t catch you red handed, in their eyes you’re honest. Is molding the truth considered lying in business? Lying may be seen as a strategy in business, but when a lie crosses the line to what is unethical, unprofessional or even illegal,...

Business is a fusion of people, processes and technology. All the three verticals should have perfect synchronization or else the imbalance could cause disturbances within the hierarchical levels of the organization. While processes and technologies can be handled with considerable ease, people management is not that easy as the organization has to handle many moods and mentalities of all the people involved in running the organization. It is our very personal experience that at home a favorable atmosphere keeps us under great comfort....

If you or a family member has been involved in an accident, you will be well aware of structured settlements and the many benefits it brings. However, many find themselves in debt due to unexpected medical bills, long term unemployment and other misfortunes. It has subsequently become common to sell structured settlement payments, which can alleviate the financial burden. I have often been asked “how do I sell my structured settlement?”, and the answer is straightforward; look for a highly regarded company that will offer you the...

Not everyone believes that win-win solutions are beneficial options in negotiations. Yet, these strategies can have great outcomes as long as they’re used correctly. Business negotiations entail compromise and if you’re talking to individuals who see concessions as losses, you won’t have the possibility to close a win-win deal. You should at least try to obtain something that resembles a win-win outcome. A good idea would be to expand the agreement and incorporate points that both sides can agree to. A negotiation is not a battle...

There are many factors that go into making a restaurant successful. Some of these factors include having great food, a friendly staff and managers and an experience that makes them want to back. Another factor that some may not come to mind though, is efficiency. Think about a time when you had to wait an extended period of time to get your food or drink. You were probably a little frustrated that it took longer than it would have if you had cooked the meal yourself. Getting timely service is something that no restaurant should overlook,...

If you have to network – and you do – you might as well gain maximum benefit from the experience. A half-hearted attempt at networking will deliver the results you deserve. A lack of strategy will correspond to a lack of success. While a failure to understand what networking actually is will just lead to failure. There really is more to networking than waving a business card in the general direction of a prospect. Effective networking is a little more involved than that – but it isn’t difficult to do. With a clear plan,...

CRM is short for ‘customer relationship management’ and it’s a special system that deals with customer information. The data is important for two main reasons:  marketing department use and strategic planning. There’s usually a problem with CRM systems; they can’t be improved because they usually focus on the information that is of the utmost importance for the company, not for the customer. Most often, the representatives of these systems will tell you that they record each and every piece of information about one or more...

The business of organizing paperwork is time-consuming, boring and arduous. Once upon a time lawyers, banks and other office based business used to employ filing clerks to keep abreast with such mundane tasks, so that the office could run efficiently. That was back when typists were also employed by most professionals. Now there is no such job as ‘filing clerk’, and big typing jobs are often out-sourced to specialist companies. The problems with paper Even highly qualified professionals sit in front of computers for much of the working...