They say the first year is always the hardest. This is because the first year of doing sales is the time when a salesman is most likely to stumble and trip upon almost everything they encounter. Whether they are selling the components necessary to build a nuclear reactor to governments or they’re selling linens and bath rugs, they will be stepping over their own toes and screwing one or two things up because
Writing for the Internet
Jan 4
The majority of companies in the United States and Canada have an online presence. The internet has grown to be one of the biggest business tools of the 21st century, as well as one of the phenomena in social interactions. These two alone make it important that the business professional know how to present company information to people who would be visiting the site.
Poor communication between company and customers
Back in 2007, a lot of businesses, large and small, were hit hard by the sudden recession. Consumer confidence dropped to a historic 30-year low, and massive companies with decades of history went under.
It took nearly three years for the economy to recover. And yet, the experience has taught entrepreneurs about the volatility of the market. At any day, stock indexes can lose half of their value, and business retur
Alright, let’s assume someone has decided the “flipping” business is for them. This means they’re buying properties that are beat-up beyond belief, fixing them up, and then selling them for a profit. It involves a lot of work, but the usual end result is that everyone involved “wins,” so it’s all good. However, it is important to keep in mind that picking properties to flip
Among business owners and managers, one of the most awkward moments is terminating someone. Even when there is sufficient grounds for termination, telling someone they just lost their primary means of earning income is never an easy task. For the person being let go, it is a blow to both the ego and the wallet.
There are two sides to every termination: the first is when the person is being let go for reasons that a
A business doesn’t become successful because of luck. Its success is built on years of hard work by the people who work for it. There are times when you must take risks and accept all the uncertainties of the economy, but still you should always remember that the business world isn’t like a casino where you must rely on luck to earn money. You must have a solid strategy to follow at all times.
For a sta
Digital Stocking Stuffers
Nov 15
This could be the ultimate Christmas Eve smart phone app:
Set your phone or tablet in a stand, and throughout the evening it displays a continuously crackling fire in an attractive fireplace. Really creative sorts will tape a couple of paper Christmas stockings to the display. Perhaps a quiet Christmas carol could play once in a while, as a change from the crackling fire.
That could be the free app; the pay app wou
It is as important for a business to have a web presence today as it is to have a telephone. A website is not only an advertising and marketing tool for your business, it can be an operational tool as well. No matter what kind of business you have, there are web-tools available that will make doing business not only easier, but ultimately more profitable.
Some websites are strictly informational, and can give your
Who Owns Your Business?
Oct 11
If you enjoy hard-boiled detective fiction, you know that one of the gumshoe’s greatest pleasures is the quiet moment where he sits at his desk, sipping scotch from the bottle hidden in his desk drawer, and reading his name, backwards, through the frosted glass on the office door.
That backwards name represents independence. Once you have it, no matter what happens, you succeed or fail on your own terms. The
Doing Business For Yourself
Sep 21
You suddenly have that urge to leave the portals of your day job, a company which has given you your first-ever break in the real estate arena. You have worked so hard, in fact even extended your work hours until midnight. You have always jumped at every golden opportunity, even if that meant having to run after clients during the weekends. You have always loved promoting those Beverly Hills furnished apartments,