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May 6

The Four Lessons Venus Williams Teaches Us About Business

Venus Williams's recent Wimbledon win has a real lesson for entrepreneurs. She lost the first match, won the second match, and was losing the third 2 ' 5. It did not look good for Venus. But she did not give up. She fought on, stayed focus. And in the end, while playing the longest final in Wimbledon history, was victorious. So what does this mean for us entrepreneurs? The answer is very simple. Do not give up. Even when it appears that you are losing the game, you can still win the match. I ...
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Date May 6th, 2010 Filed in Business
May 5

Finding a Job Under Tough Circumstances

Copyright 2005 Joel Vance Anyone can find a job. That's right, I said 'anyone'. And I meant it. But the caveat is: I didn't say what kind of job. You can go out and start flipping burgers, and whine about the tough breaks life handed you when your company down-sized, or you can reach higher, and go for that job you really want, and know you have the experience and enthusiasm for. Reaching higher means being on your toes, in every sense of the words. You'll have to stretch yourself too- make ...
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Date May 5th, 2010 Filed in Business
May 4

Asking for Help

For many of us, asking for help is a difficult concept. It can require a certain amount of vulnerability. We may feel as if we are admitting a weakness that the world would not have known about, had we not asked for help. Ironically, it's been my experience that people who are able to deliver well-positioned requests for help are seen as very strong individuals. When they demonstrate the humility to ask for help, they earn the respect of others. Recipients of a heartfelt request for help are ...
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Date May 4th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 29

How to Handle Workplace Conflict

Workplace Conflict Conflict is an inevitable part of business life and not all conflict is negative. Most people would agree that where there are people there is conflict. Some workplace conflict is healthy and if viewed positively can be an opportunity and catharsis for you and your business to effect positive change! It's all how you think about it. However where unhealthy conflict raises its head repeatedly this has potential risk to cause your business negative consequences. These negative ...
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Date April 29th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 28

Presenteeism - when your employee should be absent

Presenteeism is alive and 'not well' in many businesses today. It will visit your business or may even be present as you read this article. Presenteeism may be described as 'attending the workplace with minor or serious illnesses' when in fact your employee or you should be away recovering'! It's a fact of life that when we don't feel good we don't operate at our best! Many of us have observed workers and co-workers who have come in for the day and seemed present at the job only to observe ...
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Date April 28th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 26

Handwriting Analysis for Employment

Handwriting Analysis for Employment There have been a lot of companies employing the use of Graphology or handwriting analysis, and it has helped these companies pin point the exact problems or potential problems of job applicants. Handwriting analysis can aid the human resources department of companies to hire the best job applicant for the job and to avoid loses due to bad employees. Millions of dollars are reported to have been lost because of incompetent employees, which should have been ...
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Date April 26th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 24

In Control - Inside Tips on Interview Success

Copyright 2005 The Perfect Interview No, you can't control how the interview will be conducted, nor can you control the outcome. But you can influence it greatly by the way you present your personality and your skills. Part of acing an interview, is preparation. Do your homework on the company you're applying to. Read their stock performance if they're listed. Surf for their web site, and be sure to read the About Us page as well as any news or press releases. Check out any trade-related ...
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Date April 24th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 19

Entrepreneur to Employer - Considerations

You make the decision to go into business and for some time work from home or in leased premises and your business starts to grow. Like all businesses you experience growing pains. Cash Flow is sometimes tight, customers come in ebbs and flows but you continue to make progress. You win a few major contracts and at the back of your mind you realise you need to make some important decisions for the future. Your hours at work have been steadily increasing and the reason you went into business, ...
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Date April 19th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 18

You Just Don't Get It! How Job Interviews Are Lost

Copyright 2005 The Perfect Interview Most companies have business hours. They expect their employees to be there between those hours. And if they set an interview for a potential employee at a certain hour, they expect them to be there. It's a well-worn saying, but time really is money, and putting an interviewer behind in their schedule, could cost you the job, despite your qualifications. Right behind punctuality on an interviewer's list of requirements is confidence. Not bravado, and ...
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Date April 18th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 16

The Hidden Agenda of Interviews

Copyright 2005 The Perfect Interview It's Not What They Ask - The Hidden Agenda of Interviews What do you think you're going to an interview for? To list your qualifications and discuss what's on your resume? That's just the tip of the iceberg, and you're the Titanic if you don't go in with at least an idea of what is behind their questions. Sure, there are the standard questions, because the basic information has to be conveyed some way, and besides reading your resume, they like to see you ...
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Date April 16th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 15

Types of Staffing Services Explained

Staffing companies help organizations with their manpower requirements. There are primarily three different types of staffing services offered by staffing firms: Temporary Staffing Service As the name suggests, temporary staffing meets the short-term needs of employing organizations. Temporary staffing helps companies fill in for positions made vacant by their absent employees or helps in supplementing the existing staff during times of high workload. Temporary staffing enables organizations to ...
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Date April 15th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 14

The 7 critical steps to formulating your annual strategic

Annual Strategic Planning is as important as financial and tax planning. Without a plan you will achieve results but will they be the results you want? Businesses tend to avoid doing their annual business plan thinking that it is an arduous task that does not accomplish much. Formulating your annual plan is, however, critical to your business success and if done correctly should be quick, easy and generate bottom line results. Rather than creating a business plan that achieves no ...
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Date April 14th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 12

A Business Tail

Many self employed professionals find themselves overwhelmed, frustrated, and confused when it comes to running their businesses. The deep skills they have in their professional field do little to prepare them for the dog-eat-dog world of running a business. The following is a case study from the client files of small business expert, Caroline Jordan, detailing a typical professional's experience trying to run a business without foaming at the mouth. The Best Doggone Veterinarian in Town One of ...
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Date April 12th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 10

Business Tools to Help You Run a Successful Business

Setting up a small business, whether web based or not, can be a very time consuming and difficult task. The increasing popularity of the Internet and the resources available has seen a massive increase in business tools to help you on your way. When setting up a business, even the best prepared among us will struggle to do everything and remember everything. It is very unlikely that we will understand all of the financial and legal ramifications of a new business, especially when we need ...
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Date April 10th, 2010 Filed in Business
Apr 8

Personal Pluses That Ace A Job Interview

Copyright 2005 The Perfect Interview As the business world has become more competitive for the shrinking markets available to them, companies have shifted their focus from hiring the most educated or experienced graduate, to hiring those employees with personal pluses as well as the job skills. Right now, you may be in an entry-level job, gaining experience and hoping to work your way up. This is also the time (if you haven't learned them while growing up), to develop your people skills as ...
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Date April 8th, 2010 Filed in Business
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