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Toxic Business: Africa’s Scavenger Entrepreneurs
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| It’s a common site in most African cities – waste dumping sites where hundreds of scavengers search daily for pieces of scrap metal, plastics and other waste materials to sell for a profit. These scavenger entrepreneurs though are risking their lives in search of money for survival. In these dumps, there are toxic wastes that can be fatal. |
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Becoming the Asian Superman: Li’s Business Takes Off
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| Li’s plastics manufacturing company was officially founded in 1950 and began by making plastic combs and soapboxes. He had borrowed the startup capital he needed from family, friends, and the contacts he had acquired while working as a salesman in the years before, but it still was not a lot. “The first year, as I didn’t have much capital, I did everything myself,” Li recalls, “which kept my overhead low.” From learning about everything from accounting to how to fix the gears of his equipment, Li says he “started from the bottom up.” |
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Lesson #4: Never Compromise Your Principles in Any Relationship
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| When Li Ka-shing says “yes” to someone, he means yes; he has entered into a contract and he intends on keeping his promise. In 1956, when he was just beginning in the plastics business, Li received an order for a three to six month production. He calculated a profit of 20 percent and agreed to the deal. Soon after, a large American competitor of Li’s buyer approached him, offering to pay an extra 30 percent profit for the merchandise Li’s original buyer had ordered. |
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From Plastics to Ports: How Ka-shing Cashed in on Success
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| “I wake up every day just before 6:00 am and exercise and play golf for an hour and a half,” says Li. “I insist on reading before I go to bed at night. I am still energetic during the day. Your energy comes from being interested in your work.” From manufacturing plastic flowers to becoming one of Hong Kong’s savviest businessmen, Li must have had an intense interest in his work to accomplish all that he has. How did this one time refugee and high school drop out become one of the world’s billionaire businessmen? |
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The Integration of Innovation and Marketing Best Practices for Business Excellence Part1
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| During an economic down turn marketing and particularly funds for innovation and growth are amongst those hardest hit. As new, profitable innovations are owned by marketing, whilst their financing comes from the ability for the current business to generate profits, there is an intimate link between marketing and innovation.
Considering current business and innovation as distinct silos, managed in different ways by separate functions, may mean that the organization is missing a significant opportunity to maximize the skills, knowledge, resources and networks of the organization.
Innovation Expert, Kevin Weir and Marketing Excellence Practitioner, Phil Allen explore how companies can keep their marketing and innovation machines turning even in tough times by taking a more integrated approach to innovation and marketing. |
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Start Living Green
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| What are you doing to insure your future and leave the world a better place? It's time to start living green and taking the first step is child's play. |
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How To Make A Vending Home Based Business Work For You
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| If you've ever looked into the merits of vending machine businesses, you know that you can make great money (around $70/hour) while running the business from home and setting your own schedule. It's a great option for a home based business, so take a look at how to make it work best for you. |
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5 Green Businesses You Can Start
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| Many entrepreneurs are eager to go green, but unsure what type of business they can start. Here are five business opportunities for entrepreneurs from many backgrounds to make money and make a difference. |
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Becoming the Asian Superman: Li’s Business Takes Off
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| Li’s plastics manufacturing company was officially founded in 1950 and began by making plastic combs and soapboxes. He had borrowed the startup capital he needed from family, friends, and the contacts he had acquired while working as a salesman in the years before, but it still was not a lot. “The first year, as I didn’t have much capital, I did everything myself,” Li recalls, “which kept my overhead low.” From learning about everything from accounting to how to fix the gears of his equipment, Li says he “started from the bottom up.” |
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Lesson #4: Never Compromise Your Principles in Any Relationship
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| When Li Ka-shing says “yes” to someone, he means yes; he has entered into a contract and he intends on keeping his promise. In 1956, when he was just beginning in the plastics business, Li received an order for a three to six month production. He calculated a profit of 20 percent and agreed to the deal. Soon after, a large American competitor of Li’s buyer approached him, offering to pay an extra 30 percent profit for the merchandise Li’s original buyer had ordered. |
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Toxic Business: Africa’s Scavenger Entrepreneurs
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| It’s a common site in most African cities – waste dumping sites where hundreds of scavengers search daily for pieces of scrap metal, plastics and other waste materials to sell for a profit. These scavenger entrepreneurs though are risking their lives in search of money for survival. In these dumps, there are toxic wastes that can be fatal. |
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Eco-Friendly Packaging Materials for Online Retail
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| The most ubiquitous packaging materials are of course bubble wrap and peanuts. The pros and cons of both are well documented, but the most important thing to know is they are typically made from plastics (as in oil) and are not bio-degradable. With the amount of bubble wrap and peanuts used around the world each day the problem is pretty self evident.
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Attention B2B Marketers : Embrace the Future (It ain’t Plastics, it’s Mobile)
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| In the classic movie, The Graduate, a young man named Benjamin (played by Dustin Hoffman), fresh out of college The Graduatewas approached by a business man, Mr. McGuire. This dialog took place:
Mr. McGuire: “Benjamin, I want to say one word to you. Just one word.”
Benjamin: “Yes, sir.”
Mr. McGuire: “Are you listening?”
Benjamin: “Yes, I am.”
Mr. McGuire: “Plastics.”
Benjamin: “Just how do you mean that, sir?” |
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