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Small business administration
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| Small business administration is top of the list of important considerations for success in business.
All businesses have a life cycle and depending on where you are in this cycle will depend on your focus at that time. The business cycle in this context is not the economic business cycle, but instead refers to the various stages a business goes through from "Start-up" and all the way through to "Selling-up" and getting out of your business.
The stages in a business cycle
Start-up stage of a business - at this stage in the life cycle of a business the considerations and planning needed fall into how to start a small business. A well prepared business plan will see your business get off to a great start and set it off in the right direction. |
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You are too dumb to vote!
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| For some time now I have had the feeling that the majority of American people had so little grasp on the realities of economic, business, foreign, defense and global policies that there should be some kind of an awareness test that voters must pass before being allowed to vote. |
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Why Is Building Customer Loyalty So Difficult?
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| One would think that building loyal customers is truly a no-brainer? Yet, businesses continue to turn off far more customers than they turn on! So what is the answer to building customer loyalty? |
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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ATTRACTING INWARD FDI
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| One of the characteristics of rich industrial economies is the availability of a
workforce with a high level of human capital. Whether human capital has been the key
driver of economic prosperity or vice-versa is still a matter of debate. Nevertheless, long
time series trends in educational attainment and economic growth during the last century
indicate that HRD and economic prosperity went hand in hand10. Some developing
countries followed similar trends in human capital and economic growth. What was
distinctive about these developing countries is that they appeared to have realised large
economic benefits in attracting MNEs into host economies, and have thus mobilised
inward FDI to attain rapid economic growth. |
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What s Holding Back Africa s Growth?
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| This plenary session discussed the contributing factors to Africa s poor economic growth, including the conclusions of the World Economic Forum s Africa Competitiveness Report 2004, and the actions that governments and business can take to promote economic growth. The discussion included calls from business participants and the panel for action against corruption on the continent.
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Small Business Fuels the Economy
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| On a global basis the news continues to be gloom and doom on the economic front. Major corporations around the world continue to downsize or right-size as they attempt to move towards profitability. Jobs are disappearing at an alarming rate. Along with the jobs go the economic benefits of full employment. There is, however, a brighter side to this economic picture. This can be found in the area of small business. |
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Surviving an Economic Downturn: Creative Alternatives to Layoffs
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| It seems that you can't escape the headlines these days about the gloomy economic news. In every media outlet, we read or hear about stock market losses, real estate slowdowns, job losses, bankruptcies and bailouts. These are clearly challenging economic times.
One key question for your business is how do you handle the economic slowdown when it comes to your staffing levels? Should you institute a hiring freeze? Can you take advantage of layoffs at your competitors by snatching up strong performers that they've been forced to downsize? Or do you need to layoff employees yourself?
In this article, we look at some of the options facing small- and medium-sized businesses when determining how to handle their human resources needs during an economic slowdown.
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SURVIVING THE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION BY CREATING A STRATEGY FOR YOUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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| This economic recession times calls for measures not just to make our business survive but make us come out stronger. Sound strategies are what will separate men from boys. Business leaders creating and harmonizing their strategies to fit the economic future will leap more once this economic recession is over. A strategy will help your business fit in the global economy once this economic depression is over. But how do you create a strategy?
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A Few Crucial Strategies to Beat the Recession
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| While economic turmoil continues to intensify, savvy business owners find ways to sustain and grow their revenues. Even tough economic times present opportunities for the ones who use creative strategies to promote themselves. After all, it is possible to turn challenges into opportunities and take your enterprise to the next level, despite gloomy economic forecasts. The article below will inspire you to take action, overcome the odds and achieve the success you deserve. |
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Change Nothing...Expect the Same or Less
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| Can you change nothing given the present economic climate, and still expect revenue gains?
Tough economic times have always opened new doors for the open minded and enabled business owners/leaders to not only survive, but also end up thriving as a result of new economic forces. Read about a new and innovative approach to remaining successful inside this new world economy. |
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Profitable Online Business Ideas and the Recession Part 2
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| Many people feel that during economic downturns, they need to pull back or "tighten their belts." But could these economic times be just the time to create a profitable online business? |
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The Power of Advertising Proven During the Great Depression
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| There is an adage, that says out of every tragedy comes an enterprise. This was very
convincingly demonstrated in the years of the Great Depression. As the nation was in
a very bleak economic situation. Some of the titans of business sought to take a very
simple approach to the severe economic and social conditions.
That was to act as thought nothing was wrong at all. To continue to advertise to their
customers who were in the worst economic situation to date. This or course mirrors
the current economic crisis the world is going through. It was W.K. Kellogg who took
he risk to increase his advertising to his customers. While his rival C.W. Post took the
conservative road and scaled back on advertising. |
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Some Things Are Easier For Your Business in a Recession
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| If your business is feeling the impact of the economic downturn, think differently about how you could take advantage of the current economic circumstances. Some things are definitely more challenging, but others might actually be easier in these tough economic times. |
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