Donald Trump and the Global Economy
Donald Trump was elected as the 45th US President on November 8, 2016, and is stated to take office as the President of the United States on January 20, 2016. The new US President elect…
Category: Small Businesses
Outsourcing Tips For Small Businesses
Outsourcing Your Workload: As a small business, you may not yet have the manpower to handle a steadily increasing workload. Growth is good, but if the work suffers because you are taking on more than…
Teach Your Employees To Respect The Chain Of Command
It sounds like an Army thing, rigid rules and regulations. Yuck. That’s the kind of stuff we all hate to do. But it has an important place in business and must be understood for an…
Factors to Consider Before Starting A Small-Scale Business
Real easy to start a business. Register your business name at the Companies Commission of Malaysia known as SSM and in about 45 minutes, you already have a business. However, a short business registration process…
Selling Ads in the West Point Bugle Notes – How Email Marketing Turned Annual Dread to Delight
I’ve been selling ads for the famous annual military book, the West Point Bugle Notes, for at least 16 years (that’s since 1995 or before). Selling ads for this publication has been a thorn in…
Importance Of Translation And Interpreter Services On Business Trips
In today’s globalized economy, one cannot down play the significance of translation services during overseas trips. To make your business trip a success you need to communicate with your potential customers in their own language.…
Why is Good Employee Communication So Important During an Economic Downturn?
Maintain staff productivity No news is definitely not good news from an employee communications perspective. October 2008 research from Weber Shandwick showed that 71% of people felt that their company should be communicating more about…
The Importance of Digital Marketing
In today’s economy, it is easy to justify making cutbacks. With so many companies hard up for cash, finding areas to cut corners seems like the right approach. Statistics show that when companies look to…
Tax HELP For Independent Contractors
Entrepreneurs and self-employed people who want to maximize their income tax deductions would do well to remember the acronym HELP at tax time. It stands for Home Office + Equipment + Logbook + Postage, four…
Understanding the Importance of Quality in Manufacturing and Services
Why it should be foremost given the current political atmosphere. It’s something that’s heard all the time now: “They don’t make ’em like they used to” or “Another product made outside of the United States.”…