The festive season is on and all good retailers are adding fuel to the festive fever with mind blowing discounts and offers to lure customers at all levels. UKs leading satellite TV provider has launched its Christmas promotional that runs from November till the 17th of December, and all who subscribe to the Sky+HD Christmas Box offer online during this period are to receive free M&S (Marks and Spencer) voucher for the value of 50. Existing...more
Work from home based business opportunities are being researched by many people due to the nature of the economy. Many would be entrepreneurs are looking to find the right business on the internet as there are literally hundreds to choose from. However, to avoid failure, especially if an opportunity seeker is looking to make money from a network marketing opportunity, it is important to ask what kind of training/system is in place so reps can...more
Poring over due diligence checklists for every conceivable commercial activity is a necessity for those thinking of merging or purchasing businesses. They need a due diligence checklist to enable better and secured operations for their intended business activity.Of the many different situations that arise when two companies move towards a merger or purchase, one of the most important yet most neglected is that of human interaction. All too often, this aspect is neglected, yet the success or failure of the merger is heavily dependent on this very factor. To take care of the human resource aspect of mergers, there are due diligence checklists that address the issue. The salient points that need reviewing are the organization of the company recruitment, contracts of employees, training and development, pay, pensions and benefits, performance and quality management, working time, equal treatment, etc. This checklist structurally approaches the problem and helps HR people look at domestic or international acquisitions, evaluate international personnel policies and enables first time HR entrants to use a due diligence checklist to get oriented to the new situation.Besides Human Resource...more
During these uneasy times of severe economic recession, every good business houses and retails spend numerous hours researching the current market trends to help create marketing strategies to sell their produce. To stay in business means, to find new way to market your product, and keep ahead of competition and this is never easy. Every retail...more
If you have ever used a product and found that it doesn't quite work the way it was advertised, or tried to read the instructions on how to assemble that new bicycle you bought for your child and found it less than user friendly, and said, "I could have done better than that", you know the importance of user centred design.User centred design,...more
You don't have to be a wiseman to realize that dreams are just dreams unless there is a action plan to translate them into reality.Do you know of anyone who disagrees with the common sense wisdom of setting a final destination and having a plan for the journey before beginning a trip?Then why do many of us act as if we can drift along day to day, thinking somehow we can achieve our dreams of career success without making the effort to have defined personal goals and plans to reach them? Dreams won't make the car payments.Five Excuses For Not Setting GoalsIf you are stymied in setting personal goals, a look at five of the excuses people use when they fail to make plans for their futures should help.1. Goals are not necessary. Research conducted by Yale University of one of its graduating classes found that only 3 percent of graduates had taken all the steps necessary to set career goals and plans; 10 percent had done some of the necessary things; 87 percent very little or nothing. A study 20 years later, revealed the 3 percent had accomplished more than the other 97 percent combined in terms of career positions and financial rewards.2. Fear. We are afraid that if we set goals and...more
Shopping online is spreading fast in the UK. With the ease of access and the choice of bargains available customer, customers are going online in a bog way. The general feeling and imagery of the economic gloom has not only tightened our spending...more
The krill category and the science backing it are still emerging, but there are many who believe krill extracts have the potential to 'go big' in the healthy foods arena. Very big. Demand is growing so quickly the Canadian-based category leader,...more
Ways and means of shopping are changing so is the meaning of the phrase, complete shopping experience. From direct shopping to catalogue based shopping to the present trend of online shopping, shopping as well as shoppers have come a long way. And...more
There are many universities and colleges around the globe that offers online degree courses like Kaplan University, Scranton University, USA, Walden Online University , Ashford University Online, Everest University, South University Online, Liberty...more
Its the end of the year once again when Santa Claus and the reindeers comes knocking at our doors, which means the year end holiday season is on and the festive heat is picking up in every corner of the street. From Christmas decorations brightly...more
There are very few gifts in the world that can convey a message the way a bunch of flowers do! One of the oldest and most common ways of showing your love for some one is to give them flowers whether you hand picked it on your own or had it delivered...more