- Are You Cash SET For Growth?
At first glance the financial component of a growth initiative may seem very cut and dried. Nothing could be further from the truth
To effectively manage the financial side of a growth initiative it is imperative to address the emotional side of your organizations finances.
- Business Ownership -- What's Right For You?
Strategic business thinking applies to all aspects of running a company, even the form of ownership.
- Change Doesnt Have To Be A Four-Letter Word
Today the utterance of the word change can strike fear into the hearts of even the most confident of professionals. Perhaps this is because, in recent times, this word seems to arise simultaneously within the context of adjustments to major economic or market drivers that have presented challenges to business.
- Empowering Employees
How is it that managers of departments and owners of small businesses never seem to have the time to complete the activities which are key to their roles? It's simple .
- Ensure Accounts Receivable Management Doesn't Break Your Business
Accounts receivable management (ARM) practices can make or break any business. It may sound like a strong statement, but over and over it proves to be true.
- Financial Management Systems: A Strategic Management Tool
Most people's eyes glaze over as they are stricken with visions of balance sheets and accounting records when they hear the term financial management system. However, strategic business managers know that a well-suited system can be one of their strongest tools for success.
- Getting Inside Your Computer's Head
Do you know what makes your computer tick?
Technology is playing a bigger and bigger role in small businesses today. Many of us are reliant on our computer systems and are lost when something goes amiss.
- Getting To Your Bottom Line
In today's competitive market, the need to access instant information is a critical management tool for making timely decisions and keeping your reputation intact as a viable player in the marketplace. By ensuring your company has adopted a computerized financial system that can provide you with the required pertinent information, you will position your company as a competitive player.
- How to Motivate Your Employees
Motivating employees requires creative thinking on the part of managers and business owners. Many theorists have proven that salary alone is simply not enough.
- Is Your Business Really SET to Grow?
Anyone who has been involved in starting a business understands, only too well, the many stresses and pitfalls that cause eighty percent of new businesses to fold within their first five years. So what is the secret of those businesses that manage not only to survive, but thrive in todays volatile market and economy? These businesses do not depend on luck to see them through; they practice Strategic Effectiveness Targeting.
- It's That Time of Year Again...
As we look forward to Spring and a fresh, stronger economic year, the last thing many business owners want to face is the task of preparing for their annual tax return. When left to the last minute, the need and pressure to 'just get it finished' can cause important information to be overlooked or ignored because it would take too much time to back track and obtain it.
- Making The Grade: Does Your Organization Practice Performance Management?
In today's competitive and volatile market it is imperative that companies truly understand how they do what they do, as well as how well they do what they do. Without this knowledge it is virtually impossible for management to make needed adjustments for better positioning in the market.
- Map Out The Path To Business Success
Strategic business managers understand the importance of always having a finger on the pulse of their organization. Without such informed insights, it is very difficult to make effective decisions regarding optimizing existing opportunities and scoping out new directions.
- Networking For Small Businesses
Who has not heard the story of the gentleman who attended a function with a friend? He had not wanted to go but in the end went anyway. In conversation with his date's father he explained what his field of expertise was and the services he provided his clients.
- Outsourcing - An Overview
What is outsourcing?
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- PIPEDA - Whats in a Name?
As of January 1, 2004 all businesses in Canada were required to be compliant with the "Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"). One of the main purposes of PIPEDA is to protect personal information held by the private sector.
- Setting The Stage For EffectiveTeamwork
The First Lady, Hilary Rodam-Clinton, has said that it takes a village to raise a child. It seems that everyone is talking about teamwork these days.
- Strategic Survival for the New Reality
The tragic events of September 11th caused a global shift in the way we view ourselves and the world. Strategic managers have taken note of this shift and realized that one of the key survival strategies for business is to recognize the profound impact the new reality has had on the most valuable resource of every business the employee.
- Successful Marketing Requires Thoughtful Approach
In today's highly volatile and competitive marketplace, the strategic manager must possess a sophisticated perspective regarding creating and maintaining the overall public image of the organization. In order to accomplish this goal, marketing must play a key role, regardless of the company's size.
- Tax Planning Now Lets You Appreciate The Spring Blossoms
We all prefer to do things that we enjoy. For many small businesses accounting tasks do not fall anywhere near the concept of pleasurable and are often pushed to the bottom of the pile.
- The ABC's of Strategic Financial Management
Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Activity Based Management (ABM) are sound financial tools that can be applied to any business. Their use in business is now wide spread and are being used by strategic business managers to replace the traditional Cost Accounting processes and methods.
- The Importance of Knowing How You Do What You Do
Strategic business managers understand the importance of always having a finger on the pulse of their company. Without such informed insights, it is very difficult to make effective decisions regarding optimizing existing opportunities and scoping out new directions.
- Trim That Operational Waistline
What is value chain assessment? It is the determination of the strategic advantages and disadvantages of an organization's activities and processes that create value within their marketplace, thereby giving the organization a competitive advantage. The actual value is determined by the customer, as it relates to the competitive advantages of lower cost or product differentiation.
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