Although there are advantages to selling other people`s products and services, there are also drawbacks. For example, the lack of exclusive rights to your own proprietary product can mean that you are just one of thousands selling the same thing. Excessive competition can cause you to drop your prices and to lose sales, thus affecting your profits and cashflow that are so essential to your business survival.For this reason, you may decide to...more
Leading Intelligence Support Service Firm Seeks to Hire U.S. VeteransOMNIPLEX World Services Corporation Joins HireVeterans.comby Gordon GatesOMNIPLEX World Services Corporation, a leader and innovator in delivering professional intelligence support services, is reaching out to hire qualified U.S. Veterans. OMNIPLEX provides investigative and physical security services to corporations and government agencies located throughout the world. It is...more
Finding offshore customers for a call center startup is a difficult proposition. The real challenge, however, comes afterwards - delivering and meeting the expectations of those customers!First things first though - how to go about finding your initial customers? The first question that you need to ask yourself is why some organization should outsource work to you? For them outsourcing is certainly an attractive, but high-risk proposition. It is attractive not only because it lets them concentrate more on their core activities, but also because of cost-savings. Their risks are primarily quality and reliability related. As a startup you should be prepared to address these risks in a satisfactory manner.For starters, you should be able to back the quality and reliability of your service. This can be done in many ways: you should try to do them in as many as possible. A standard device guaranteeing the quality and reliability is a Service Level Agreement (SLA). You should develop an SLA defining industry-standard performance criteria for your company.You should also show the prospective customer some evidence about your track record (e.g. list of customers and testimonials) in the...more
There is so much credit flying about these days, that keeping tabs on the credit you have and the credit you have had in the past, would be a full time job. That's if you decided to apply your time to it. Not only that the threat of fraud being committed in your name is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, by the minute and could lead to many...more
As on date, a staggering sum of 35 Billion dollars is lying unclaimed in the United States of America. The probability of you being owed unclaimed money is very high. Oprah Winfrey proved that eight out of nine Americans are owed unclaimed money. Do you want to know the secrets to finding unclaimed money? The first secret is a very simple one. What...more
Student credit cards are regular credit cards that are offered especially for students. The idea behind them are to help students establish credit. There are advantages to getting a student credit cards, but before you can benefit from them you should understand what credit cards are all about.A credit card is simply a loan. The credit card company offers you a line of credit and as you make purchases on your credit card they pay for them. You then pay back the credit card company. Credit cards carry fees and interest that you must also pay back. Student credit cards are often easier to get than a regular card because the company knows you have a limited budget and will issue you a lower credit limit that will allow you to build credit without getting into serious debt.Credit cards are a privilege that offers many advantages. Having a student credit card allows you to pay bills and make purchases online or over the telephone with great convenience. There is also buyers protection to help against theft. A credit card gives you funds in an emergency and allow you to avoid carrying cash or checks. The credit card company keeps tracks of purchases for you without having to...more
Should you do your own pre-purchase inspection? Yes and no. Yes, you should inspect a house before you write an offer on it. Then you should put an inspection contingency clause in the offer, and hire a professional inspector. Why do both?Doing your...more
With the New Year upon us and Christmas bills starting to pile up, countless Americans are wondering how they will pay the bills and cover the taxes due in April. Payday loans are one solution to individuals feeling the crunch of bills and taxes. A...more
It has always been a debate whether to buy new or used construction equipment. Smaller fleets prefer to buy used construction equipment as they attract less capital investments. Another reason for people to opt for used construction equipment is that...more
I was always very sure of my analytical and decision making skills, and was sure of my capability to unearth the best secured loans. But the significantly larger number of decisions that one has to make on personal loans had my confidence drooping...more
In whatever career you may find yourself in, there is no such thing as "information overload." Know as much as you can, do what others do, and what the entire company does. Equip yourself with a total knowledge of your work environment, enough to...more
Are you paying attention to employment law requirements? If you aren't, you should be. Not only are you required to follow specific regulations concerning employment law, but you are also required to notify your employees of their employment law...more