Blog - Page 9 of 12 - Business Reflection

10Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Small Business

How to Make Money Fast and Easy – Start Your Own Business in Home Decoration

Want to know how to make money fast and easy? Do you want to do something you like? How would you like to be your own boss? If you are a person who decorates your home for every season and every holiday and if you love making a fuss about things being fun or pretty. And if you care about how others see your yard and your home, you may be perfect for a career in home decoration.If other people are always talking about you decorations and asking you where you got the idea for the designs then you are already on your way to learning how to make money fast and easy. Once your neighbors learn that you are willing to offer your services to beautify the neighborhood, you will be in business. The homes and yards you decorate will be your examples and your customers will give you all recognition an...

10Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Business

How Your Business Can Create an Employee Volunteer Program

Corporate social responsibility programs are essential to businesses not only from the perspective of their customers but also because of today's workers. Workers are pushing multi-national corporations and smaller mom and pop shops toward CSR. One of the best things you can do for your team is to create an employee volunteer program, which will help you hire and retain the best talent. It's also a way to demonstrate that your business understands how it's vital for all types of organizations to be involved in making a social impact. In turn, this will enhance morale within your company and broaden your brand and the base of people and groups that interact with it.Many years ago, I had dinner with a high-powered and wealthy finance professional. The financier told me that after spending a ...

10Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Innovation

Security Innovations for Our Peace of Mind

It is no secret that the rate of blue-collar crime such as burglaries, holdups and theft, are continuing to steadily increase over the past years. Criminals are getting more and more creative and ingenious with their modus operandi and becoming much more proficient in disabling security features. With such thoughts, it is enough for anyone to feel alarmed and concerned. With the rampancy of such crimes, you cannot just be complacent and think that the odds that you may become a victim is simply too low. But such belief can be dangerous, you are not only putting your properties at risk, but also your life as well. The threat is very real and we simply do not know when such unfortunate incident may befall us.Thankfully as a citizen, we have security measures that we can resort to. The need f...

9Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Sales

An Introduction to Store Fixtures

Everybody is familiar with the old retail chant, "Location, location, location!" It speaks volumes about making the right decisions from the start to make your retail establishment a success. Once you've decided what it is your store is offering to the general public, the next step you'll take is finding the right location. Once you've found it, the next step is to decide how to dress up your establishment; you'll need to decide what retail store fixtures will properly display your product. At this stage another invaluable cliché applies, "Presentation is everything!"It's true that how you present your products for sale is as important as the location, the timing of your venture and the pricing of your merchandise. On one hand, you wouldn't display expensive wares in cheap, shoddy or dirty...

9Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

International Business

4 Tips for Excellent Business Etiquette in Social Interactions

For the unfamiliar, Jane Austen's world of 'Pride & Prejudice' is a complex ecosystem of social appropriateness set within the time context of a Victorian era. Communication is very particular, almost rehearsed and follows a certain set of protocols. Men posture themselves a certain way while every lady dons her best-laced clothes or hand fan. Spoons don't clink against the cup while stirring, and introductions, regardless of however informal the event, are made as formally as possible. While this sense of English appropriateness might drive some cultures crazy, we all understand the importance of some degree of basic etiquette. There are certain unwritten rules that exist within a social context that require a fair amount of politeness, respect and sensitivity. These protocols for behavio...

9Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

PR

What Media Intelligence Can Do for Your Business

"Business intelligence is not just about turning data into information, rather organizations need that data to impact how their business operates and responds to the changing marketplace," Gerald CohenThe above quote is enough to explain you the necessity of media intelligence for your business. But we don't want you to exit the page with a lesser knowledge of media intelligence. So, we came out with a deep insight about it.It's not a surprise that technology has vividly changed the way we communicate. It is a big data world that is constantly evolving and growing. This changing digital landscape has led businesses to acclimatize in order to be or remain on the success list and to stay ahead of its competitions. That said, while businesses continue to dedicate time to mining internal info,...

9Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Branding

The Importance of Branding a Real Estate Business

The importance of branding cannot be underestimated in any line of business. Add to that fact the fiercely competitive nature of the Real Estate industry and it becomes obvious that establishing a brand is vital in the endless push to stay ahead of your competitors.Real Estate businesses can easily fall behind their competitors if the agents fail to see that the business is more than a just a job. A professional attitude is required across the board, and this can be encompassed in Real Estate just as in other businesses through branding.We're not talking about fancy names and swish logos here by the way. Branding is proven to have immense benefits for a vast variety of businesses and organizations, including those in the Real Estate industry.Branding as a concept is a simple one: establis...

8Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

International Business

Freight Forwarding For Small Business

Any small business involved in purchasing or selling products overseas will require the services of a freight company. Unlike larger companies, negotiating preferential freight rates for smaller companies can prove to be difficult if you are not dealing with a flexible freight company. After all you will want your business to be as competitively priced as possible when it comes to exporting or importing goods around the world, to ensure you do not lose out on any potential business opportunity.It is important to search for a freight forwarder that offers good pricing structures, reliable service levels and wide range of shipping options. By limiting yourself to a freight organisation than only offers one service, can mean you not securing the contract for new business because price or serv...

8Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Security

Advantages Of PVC Traffic Cones

Traffic cones are one of the most important elements of road safety. They are used all over the world for variety of purposes. We all see these cones placed on the roads when we commute every day to work. These cones warn us not to take a particular route because of some construction activity or because of an accident that could have led to the area being cordoned off. When you see these cones, you know that you have to stay away from that particular area and hence automatically calm down your driving. Let us now see some of the benefits of using PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) traffic cones on the roads.Benefits of PVC Traffic Cones1. Good visibilityPVC Traffic Cones can be seen quite clearly during the night hours; therefore they are the best bet when it comes to improving awareness about accid...

8Jun

By Jeff J. BoughnerNo Comments

Management

The Integrated Merchant

With all of the marvelous and mind boggling technology out there it is easy to let our imaginations run wild and say, "wow" if they can make a phone that I can watch a full length movie on surly they can come up with a way that would allow me to use the vast amounts of information stored in my company's client management system.The fact of the matter is that many systems that are just a few years old were not built with change and flexibility in mind. When they were produced they were probably built to the specifications given to the design team, and if you are one of the companies struggling with a rigged platform you probably paid a lot for this system. The problem comes when your business, your customer base, or your world changes. Anyone would agree in order to stay at or near the ...