Writing well is great business. These days in the online world or offline we are all writing more and aiming to engage our readers quickly with strong and direct messages that have real meaning. To write well is to position yourself powerfully and gives you a decisive edge over your competitors and gives your customers and clients the message you aim to convey with passion and real meaning.Great writing is efficient and can also be elegant it...more
Any and all writing is creative in it's own way with exactly the same aim regardless of its creative level. Our aim when we write something is to convey our thoughts to somebody else and that at the very least requires us to use our imaginations and to think with empathy. Clear thinking is always very hard work but without a process and a plan to map or think out what the message you want to convey is you will fail to reach your reader.William...more
The good thing about watching a movie that is based in a true story is that it is so real; you can expect that it is a good movie. The ones that I like are stories about sports like "Coach Carter", "Grid Iron Gang", and "A League of Their Own." Those movies are so good, you can't help being getting emotional on every scene specially the last part where you want to find out if they are going to win the game or not. Unlike the other movies like the ones from Disneys where it is always a happy ending, these kinds of movies that are based in real events sometimes have a sad ending. But it makes you feel that even though they lost in a game, they still believe that they are the greatest.A movie that I just saw falls under this category. According to its movie trailer, it is based on the extraordinary story. I am talking about the movie called "The Blind Side", starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw (a country singer who is in to acting as well since 2004), Kathy Bates, and Quinton Aaron as Michael "Big Mike" Oher who is the main character of the story. The story is about a homeless 17-year-old from a broken home who enrolled in a private Christian school and struggles to fit in because he...more
Author: Eric PowersWriting a startup business plan that works is not as hard as it may seem at first. You may hear dire statistics about the low rate of business plan acceptance by investors and lenders, but you must keep in mind that many fail to achieve funding because of entirely avoidable mistakes.These are a couple of the common mistakes that...more
There is a reason why best practices are so commonly used in organizations they work because they have been tested by organizations and teams over and over again. So here are some best practices that upper management may want to consider:1. Own the Project. Dont just direct the initiative your 100% buy-in and leadership is completely critical. ...more
Author: Eric PowersWriting a startup business plan from scratch means doing a lot of needless work. Why not get a head start by jumping off from the work of experienced business plan consultants? Using a business plan template is a sure way is a sure way to avoid all of the work of setting up and laying out your business plan, allowing you to just get started with the meat of your plan.What is a Template?A business plan template is an outlined or sample business plan presenting all of the major sections for your purposes. Some templates are more or less generic, created to serve as many kinds of businesses as possible with customization. Others are sector-specific, using sections and language appropriate for opening a restaurant or a day care center, for example. These take a lower level of customization if they match the sector you are operating within. Templates can be purchases online from business plan writing and consulting companies. An experienced company can put valuable guidance in the instructions of the plan. If done well, the effect is like having an advisor sitting next to you and coaching you through the drafting of your plan. Financial ModelIn addition to presenting...more
1. Employee Buy In. Design and implement employee buy-in programs that help your team understand the value of CRM. Most employees do not care of change of any sort let alone when the change is about to track their every move. But when employees...more
Author: Jai Prakash SrivastavaThe consumers always look for special offers and discount when making purchases. There are a lot of companies that offer plastic gift cards to the customers. The gift card is used by the customers in the form of a gift...more
Author: Eric PowersWriting a business plan is a feared part of launching a new business, and it is natural for entrepreneurs to have some uneasiness about getting started on the document. This is because the ability of the business to raise money...more
The first thing to consider when installing your garage door is the type of door you want. Today one of the most popular options is the automatic garage door. Using a remote control, the owner is able to open the door from the car or street with...more
If you are involved in world ventures this article will be of the utmost importance to you for building your business. Firstly world ventures is not a scam. It is a reputable company that not long ago bought out another multi level marketing company...more
Author: Wally GrayFor every $1 that is spent on Internet purchases in America, another $5 to $6 are going to local offline business purchases that have been influenced in some way by online local searches; this is according to research appearing in a...more