Business Management

Having clear business goals in writing is essential to the direction and performance of any organization, whether a small sole proprietorship or a multi-national, public corporation. Company goals...

Are you thought of as the co-worker who seems unprofessional in the things they do, or do want to give a more professional attitude at work. Just follow these few simple rules and you'll be on...

Payroll processing is a detailed task that requires solid mathematical and problem solving skills. The employer or the payroll staff must ensure that all employees' paychecks are accurate and...

Team communication is essential for a successful team dynamic. Everything begins and ends with communication, so it is important to foster healthy team communication. Communication is both verbal...

Gap analysis is a business management method of investigating the intentions of a business versus the reality of the business. If a business intends to sell a product to a group of people over...

The use of computers and Information Technology (IT)-based systems in mainstream businesses has redefined workplace practices, operational metrics and business models. Top management and key...

Organize your loan proposal so it makes sense, flows well when banks and investors read it, and so sections can be taken out for copies and further review.

All executive leadership training programs include information on how to lead successful meetings. So much of project management is spent in meetings that if they're not run correctly, they can...

Have you ever wanted to be able to tell when you are being lied to. Have you ever watched the show Lie To Me and thought that it would be great to be able to do that. The good news is that you can...

Accounts payable is a critical portion of your financial records and can be subject to fraud without careful reconciliation and oversight. Strong accounts payable audit procedures can ensure the...

The greatest time waster in most organizations is ineffective meetings. Yet meetings are important. To be a successful organization, information flow is critical. Additionally “face time” is...

In today’s work environment, it is easy for management to say to an employee, “If you don’t like it here, you can always find another job”, knowing that jobs are not plentiful in this current...

Have you ever heard the phrase “Your customer is your competitor’s prospect”. Truer words have never been spoken. Companies spend thousands of dollars on marketing to reach customers. Then they...

Businesses large and small need tools to help manage the relationships that are built with customers, both existing and potential. Long-term relationships with existing customers, while also...

Owning a commercial building has its tax advantages. Owners of these buildings can take a tax deduction against the income the building produces, for the expenditures they incur and for the...

In times like this companies should put more emphasis on customer service, not less. It may cost a bit more in the short run, but a good customer service strategy will help any company weather...

Effective communication is essential to the success of any company. According to a University of Wisconsin Business School newsletter article entitled "Why Good Communication is Good Business,"...

In the battle of the sexes, people often find themselves in discussion on the differences between male and female leadership. Indeed, there are different perspectives on this topic ranging from a...

Making money in these economic times is difficult. As in other articles I have written, there are certain things you can do to help your business run. Here are some tips to make your profit better...

Closed circuit television cameras are used in a variety of circumstances to provide video surveillance. School districts use CCTV to monitor the activity on school campuses. Businesses use CCTV...

Writing a grant proposal for your business or non-profit organization is not as difficult as you may think. Whether your grant proposal is for local, state or federal funding, you can write a...

Every business has a worst-case scenario: A flood wipes out the data center. A hacker steals sensitive customer data. A virus assaults the email system. The consequences of a disaster can be dire:...

This article is for those who would like to make money selling mortgage notes. Their are a lot of companies out there that's all they do. So it will be easy to find one to work with.

Getting fired can be one of the most degrading, miserable experiences that a person can go through. Being the person who has to do the actual firing can be just as emotional and stressful. Letting...

Ever wondering how people show up at the top of search engines for certain keywords? Is your website at the very bottom of the search, or worse, nowhere to be found on Google? Read this article...

Companies go international for a variety of reasons, but the goal is typically company growth or expansion. Whether a company hires international employees or searches for new markets abroad, an...

More than 45,000 companies and 300,000 self-employed individuals post revenues of about $30 billion per year in the U.S. education and training services industry, according to Hoover's. The...

Outsourcing IT functions will enable your organization to focus on core businesses and reduce development costs. But creating an effective model will depend on your company's ability to manage...

The following problems are common in conventional meetings: group members are reluctant to say what they really think, decisions tend to be determined more by contributor status than by idea...

The U.S. Post Office advertises a 1- to 3-day delivery time frame for its domestic Priority Mail service and 6 to 10 days for its Priority Mail International service. However, those time frames...

Flourishing companies continually strive to increase the performance and productivity of their employees through incentives. The best employee incentives are measurable, provide recognition and...

How successful a non profit organization meeting will be depends largely on the person who is in charge of preparing for it. Effective planning makes all the difference for a productive and timely...

Time Management is an approach to business and life that encompasses any tool, policy, or process which allows people to do more in less time. Businesses are particularly interested in time...

Writing Minutes for a Meeting can be simple but also challenging. It’s important to capture important information such as; Facts, Who, Where, Date, Time and Topic.

Change management processes are the tools needed to manage the people side of change within an organization. These processes can help reduce the resistance to change. Change in any organization -...

Classroom and office signs may be important. They may be a time saver,too. But they only work if people read them. Unfortunately, there are too many signs in this world. After a while,...

Employee engagement is critical to success. If you have bored, unengaged workers, not only does productivity go down, but the listless attitude will spread to other workers, and even to your...

Effective communication is the foundation of progress. And as a Project Manager, your job requires that you ensure your project is on-track; or there may be a perception that you’re not doing...

Learning to transcribe a voice tape takes time, practice and patience. Whether you need to replicate on paper a recorded interview conducted by you or someone else or transcribe a set of...

This article covers a basic strategy for approaching customers and promoting sales, so that you can have a thriving career in retail.

Ever have an orientation fall apart? How about training a new-hire that is unsure if they are ready to perform the job? Here is an example Training program agenda...

If you want to help save our economy and save US jobs, so that people will not get laid off any more, here is what you have to do.

You dream of becoming a business executive but are unsure of the exact path to reach your goal. Competition to reach the upper echelon of the business world is fierce, so you will need to know how...

Organizational structure must be considered when building a sales department. Effective sales departments are organized to maximize revenue. Companies that rely on sales people must choose between...

Business letters are generally formatted using a block style, of which there are at least three: standard block style, modified block style and semi-block style. Newer letter styles, such as the...

Keeping your business afloat during challenging times is difficult, but not impossible. Here's how you can keep your business afloat during the worse of times and the best of times.

Earned value is used to measure the progress of a project. It calculated how much of the budget has been used thus far in a project. It is used in conjunction with the actual cost of work schedule...

Business management software is a fantastic tool for keeping your books and pinpointing weaknesses in your business plan. Which one to pick is another story since each business is different and...

A leader is not born, a leader is created. Every great leader has become the master of self discipline and self control. Setting a goal and achieving it by leading others to success along the way.

Project management software allows you and your most important asset, your employees, to get up-to-date, stay up-to-date and organize the data on all of your projects. Now that project management...