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GlobalBX Entrepreneur Business Articles - April 2009
Vendstar Vending Route has recently opened up an opportunity within the company for individuals with the desire to be their own boss. With excellent training and support available and a quick start guaranteed, this is an opportunity worth considering. Although it is not open to those living in Alaska, Connecticut, Maryland, Kentucky, and Hawaii, applications […]
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Posted by GlobalBX Staff on 04/13/09 at 04:04 PM in Business Opportunities, Buying a Business, Franchises | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Retrenchment is no longer a dirty word, and in today’s climate a vast majority of the population have been affected by retrenchment at some stage of their working life whether directly or indirectly. The familiar ‘one job for life’ mantra seems to be a fleeting memory of the days of old while job uncertainty and […]
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Posted by catrionap on 04/08/09 at 07:04 PM in Employment, Work-Life | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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At this critical time in the economy, it is important to reduce costs and avoid mistakes – especially when it comes to hiring new employees. Finding the right recruiter to help you sort your way through job applications is a cost effective and logical solution for all businesses. An outsourced recruitment agency will assign a […]
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Posted by catrionap on 04/08/09 at 07:04 PM in Business Coaching, Business Management, Employment | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Hiring the wrong person for the job can be detrimental to the productivity of the company, and may cause avoidable expenses. The cost of hiring the wrong person is higher than taking the time to find someone with the right personality fit for your business. Think about the time and monetary costs of having to […]
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Posted by catrionap on 04/08/09 at 07:04 PM in Business Management, Employment, Human Resources | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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The ‘job for life’ is not a term often used now, but employers need to consider the importance of employee retention as it affects turnover, productivity and the business’s long-term success. Here are some tips to help you keep your staff: Recruit the right people It seems a simple thing, but so many companies stumble […]
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Posted by catrionap on 04/08/09 at 07:04 PM in Business Management, Employment, Leadership | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Popularity and Responsibility Just about everyone knows that something is very wrong with the world in which we live. Problems are compounding everywhere. While we may be tempted to look for someone to blame, that effort, at best, will do nothing to alleviate the problems and, more likely, will only contribute anger and frustration to […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Coaching, Public Relations, Sales & Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Everyone seems to hate spam — except Internet marketers. Admit it, we love email marketing because it’s cheap and easy. In fact, it’s so cheap and easy that Internet marketers are happy with a response rate of less than one percent. So, who cares about the ninety-nine percent who don’t respond? Spam is not an […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Coaching, Sales & Marketing, Small Business | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Thinking “outside the box” or “coloring outside the lines” is a popular idea in the business world today. People and organizations are told to think outside the box or color outside the lines as a way to stimulate creativity when they need to solve problems like streamlining production, establishing a new product, or developing a […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Coaching, Business Management | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Spam was not invented on the Internet The Internet just helped give it a name. It’s been around for a long time. Essentially spam is unwelcome advertising. The problem with the Internet is that you get a lot of it, and it’s VERY LOUD and in-your-face. TV’s not much different. Then there’s junk mail. Very […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Coaching, Public Relations, Sales & Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Salespeople are both a blessing and a bane to every industry. You can’t live with them, and you can’t live without them. “How are you tonight, Mr. Smith?” “Fine.” “Glad to hear it! Mr. Smith, my name is Phil, and I’m calling…” Click. Salespeople are always “people” people. People have to love people to do […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Coaching, Sales & Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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A contemporary theory of leadership states that there are three basic ways that people become leaders. The first two explain the leadership development for a small number of people, the third explains how most leaders find their way into leadership positions. These theories are: The Trait Theory suggests that some personality traits may lead people […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Leadership | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Legend has it that Theodore Roosevelt and one of his cowhands found an unbranded steer on land controlled by Gregor Lang, a neighboring rancher. In accord with the usual custom, they prepared to brand it, but as the cowboy applied the brand, Roosevelt said, “Wait, it should be Lang’s brand.” “That’s all right, boss,” said […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 01:04 PM in Human Resources, Leadership | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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The Psychology of Word of Mouth Advertising Are you wasting precious marketing dollars talking about your benefits, features and solutions? Are your marketing efforts less effective than they could be? Your Target Market Determining your marketing target is the most difficult and most rewarding thing that a business or organization can do. The million-dollar question […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 12:04 PM in Business Management, Sales & Marketing, Small Business | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Principles¹ are tools for decision making that bring the moral² basis of decisions into focus. Recognizing the moral context of our decisions must precede any attempt to resolve related difficulties. The failure to recognize the moral context of a decision does not make it morally neutral, it makes it morally unknown and uncontrollable. You can’t […]
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Posted by phillipr on 04/07/09 at 12:04 PM in Business Coaching, Work-Life | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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There are several trends that are driving forward the popularity of working from home. The main trend is the improvement of communication technology, mainly the Internet. The Internet allows people to access information and communicate with people all over the world in an instant. For employed people, this often means accessing company databases remotely and for the self-employed, […]
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Posted by paulf on 04/07/09 at 11:04 AM in Work at Home | Permalink | Comments Off on Working From Home – The Three Keys To Success | | Tell a Friend
With the growing concern to avoid UV rays but the desire to stay tan year round, the tanning business industry is very popular. Regardless of climate, many people desire to have a nice, healthy tan year round and use tanning salons to achieve this look. Investing in a tanning business for sale can be a […]
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Posted by GlobalBX Staff on 04/07/09 at 09:04 AM in Business Opportunities, Buying a Business, Franchises, Small Business | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Giorgio Armani is a household name that the vast majority of people in the First World will know, even if they cannot put a face to the name. The brand is highly impressive and has been cemented over a number of years, but what about the man? Giorgio Armani is undoubtedly one of the most […]
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Posted by GlobalBX Staff on 04/07/09 at 09:04 AM in Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneurship, Famous Entrepreneurs | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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It is not everyday that one goes about selling a business, nor everyday that one buys a business for sale. Therefore, experience in the field is generally limited, both with the buyer as well as the seller. The process is also complicated by a phenomenal amount of issues, complex steps and paperwork. Even a seemingly […]
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Posted by kend on 04/06/09 at 12:04 PM in Business Brokerages, Buying a Business, Selling a Business | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Business Knowledge Test What does UPS do? Delivers Packages Provides Logistics Services Drives fashionistas crazy with the never-trendy brown Repairs laptops for Toshiba All of the Above In order to reduce costs and speed up repairs, Toshiba handed over its laptop repairs in North America to UPS. Now when a Toshiba laptop malfunctions, a UPS […]
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Posted by jimad on 04/04/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Ideas, Business Strategies, Growing Your Business | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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Literary and Human Rights students will remember Zola for his defence of Alfred Dreyfus when the French Army was convicted of treason solely because he was Jewish. But he had a second important contribution to the world which was the documenting of Parisian marketing techniques in his novel “The Ladies’ Paradise”. And America’s early fascination […]
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Posted by jimad on 04/04/09 at 01:04 PM in Business Management, Customer Service, Sales & Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackback URL
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