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So you want a career in a corporation
Depending on what type of position you aspire to within an organisation should be an influencing factor. If the position of you choice is in production, distribution and finance you usually have a greater number of choices however if it is in sales, marketing, education etc then an industry that you feel comfortable in . . . → Read More: So you want a career in a corporation
So You Want To Succeed
Before your start the journey to success you have to answer a number of questions with a high degree of personal honesty.
1 At what?
Personal Life
Sport
Career
Business
etc
2 What would be considered success by you?
Money
Power
Position
Relationships
Helping Others
etc
3 What personal price are you prepared to . . . → Read More: So You Want To Succeed
Choosing A Member Of Staff
It is not just a question of whether you feel compatible with the person or that they will fit into your team but rather a marriage of the positions requirements with the experience and attitude of the applicant.
This is where an accurate position specification is worth its weight in gold. You start with . . . → Read More: Choosing A Member Of Staff
Making An Important Decision
Before you start clarify the process by deciding is it a personal or business decision?
As in “ So you want to succeed” write down both the question and the circumstances surrounding it. You may feel it is a pain to write down these challenges but it will help you learn from the experience. . . . → Read More: Making An Important Decision
Whether to buy into a franchise business or start my own
You first must ask yourself certain questions.
What skills do I have?
What business experience do I have?
What knowledge do I have of the business type I wish to start up in?
What are my financial resources?
Participating in a Franchise can provide you with answers to the first . . . → Read More: Whether to buy into a franchise business or start my own
A Career In Selling
So you want a career in selling:
This is one of the few activities where a person with little or no qualifications can succeed but it is not easy.
Your value is measured by the amount of income you can generate for your employer.
Selling covers many forms
Retail selling eg to the public . . . → Read More: A Career In Selling
Planning For Exchange Rates When Setting Up An Import Company
Exchange rates can have a considerable impact on both exporters and importers particularly if they are small and in the formative period.
Many would be importers locate an interesting product from a low production cost country and wish to create a business around it.
Before importing your first shipment you should
Check . . . → Read More: Planning For Exchange Rates When Setting Up An Import Company
Advertising – To invest or not to invest
Advertising! Most probably the greatest waste of money in any business expense area whether it is in a large or small company.
Sponsorship is often an expression of the ego of the company owner or Chief Executive Officer rather than a serious investment to increase sales.
If you can’t measure it don’t invest your . . . → Read More: Advertising – To invest or not to invest
To build or not to build a business model based on Government regulations
With what has taken place just recently relating to
Global warming regulations.
NB How many green projects have now faltered.
Mining super profit taxes (RSPT)
NB Will all the planned projects still be continued?
Insulation debacle
NB So many businesses were adversely affected that the Federal government is looking at paying . . . → Read More: To build or not to build a business model based on Government regulations
Too Much Money!
Creativity
The greatest destroyer of creativity in both a company and ones personal life, is too much money.
There is nothing like a shortage of money to increase the flow of creative juices where you want to achieve an objective badly enough.
Trying to overcome challenges without money makes you think in a way you . . . → Read More: Too Much Money!
The Fosters Demerger Plan
For many of us it is hard to understand how breaking up a company will add value while a previous management group five years prior told us how much more money could be made by acquiring a company.
Without getting into a lengthy and complicated explanation I will try to share some basic thoughts . . . → Read More: The Fosters Demerger Plan
Stock Market versus Casino
It would appear that our Stock Market exchanges have morphed into Casinos.
The original concept of financing businesses via share capital from non associated people who in return for the risk they undertook would receive dividends on an annual basis (if they were lucky) and would share in the increasing value of the company . . . → Read More: Stock Market versus Casino
Consumption Versus Investment
No wonder the poor consumer gets confused. First we are told we are in the present financial crisis because we as a nation along with others like the USA have been spending more than we have earned for some considerable time and our country has to keep borrowing off shore to support our habit . . . → Read More: Consumption Versus Investment
Immigration Viewpoints
As seen by business:
Business is in favour of population increases by any method because our GDP is so heavily reliant on retail sales. More people equal more sales. This allows a local business to grow without the same degree of effort that it would need if the population growth was next to nil.
. . . → Read More: Immigration Viewpoints