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Business » Corporate | By Daniel Gottilla @ Thursday, 29th July 2010 @ 6:45 PM

We all know how important backup systems and regularly saved work is. We've all been the victim of a wrong button pushed once or a power surge that can eradicate entire documents that have been the focus of your attention for hours. However, consider what kind of damage this brings to companies working on a larger scale. What if you have thousands of documents and files that have suddenly vanished? Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly Data Storage? The problem with backup systems... more...

Business » Corporate | By Brian Dardzinski @ Wednesday, 28th July 2010 @ 1:44 PM

Renting an apartment in Shanghai requires planning, but it is not complex. Shanghai has had a real estate boom in recent years and there are a wide range of apartments available for rent by foreigners. Western style apartments in Shanghai are concentrated in areas of the city popular with foreigners, such as the Bund, Gubei area and some neighborhoods around Huaihai Road. Instructions Step 1 Contact one of several major real estate firms with offices in Shanghai. Maxview Rea... more...

Business » Corporate | By Brian Dardzinski @ Wednesday, 28th July 2010 @ 1:43 PM

First time homebuyers have a lot to consider when making the decision to rent or buy a home in Shanghai: interest rates are at all-time lows, there's still plenty of housing stock and prices are at or near their lowest in years. 1. What will the monthly costs be and can I afford the payments? Keeping mortgage payments under 30 percent of your monthly income is a good rule of thumb. If you can't keep mortgage payments below that, you may be better off renting for a while.<... more...

Business » Corporate | By Tom Mann @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 2:19 PM

Infrastructure Operations For any service delivery model to produce cost savings that make a difference, it requires the right infrastructure and processes to back it up. That means working through clear answers to some tough questions. What should we outsource - and where? Where does it make the most sense to build our next plant? How should we structure our shared services organization? And that's just for starters. We help clients in their efforts to examine every angle of ... more...

Business » Corporate | By Tom Mann @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 10:52 AM

In your effort to cut costs, examine each expense, no matter how small, and determine which items you can do without. Don't hesitate to cut items that don't directly contribute to your bottom line. Consider trimming extras or perks, such as snacks for the break room. Create reports every week to examine both your expenses and revenue. Make adjustments as needed, especially when you notice that you are spending more than your budget allocations. Areas important to your busines... more...

Business » Corporate | By Tim Williams @ Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 9:07 AM

Big business pours millions of dollars into sales training for existing and new recruits but are they selective in the sales courses they choose? Many sales courses seemingly offer good content and a brief search online will provide ample choice for those seeking a sales training programme. What many businesses, large and small fail to identify is extent of the services offered by sales courses. When retaining the services of a recruitment agency; most will offer a free replacement shoul... more...

Business » Corporate | By Rick Portwood @ Tuesday, 13th July 2010 @ 8:25 PM

While there are certain advantages to office furniture rental that most businesses know about, such as the low upfront cost and quick execution, certain advantages, such as flexibility, increased tax benefits, and built-in maintenance are typically known only to business owners after making the decision to rent their furniture. All in all, furniture rental may be overlooked simply because of a private sense of ownership, which does not apply to the business office. So, prior to making the assu... more...

Business » Corporate | By Tom Mann @ Monday, 12th July 2010 @ 9:41 PM

Shared Services is different from the diametrically opposite model of Outsourcing, which is where an external third party is paid to provide a service that was previously internal to the buying organization, typically leading to redundancies and re-organization. There is an on-going debate about the advantages of Shared Services over outsourcing. It is sometimes assumed that a joint venture between a government department and a commercial organization is an example of Shared Services but... more...

Business » Corporate | By Tom Mann @ Monday, 12th July 2010 @ 12:25 PM

One analogy is fixed costs variable costs = total costs similar to debt equity = assets This analogy is partly motivated because (for a given amount of debt), debt servicing is a fixed cost. This leads to two measures of operating leverage: Master your INCOME STATEMENT Here's How: Sales Revenue. Often called the "top Line" this represents the amount the company has sold during the period. When there is more than one line of revenue shown above the Tot... more...

Business » Corporate | By Tom Mann @ Monday, 12th July 2010 @ 12:18 PM

For example, the customer retention rate is a KPI for a business that relies primarily on recurring customer revenue (such as the provider of this blog tool or other subscription-based business models). The reason for such is that the marketing and administrative costs to maintain an existing customer are typically significantly less than the marketing and administrative costs to obtain and setup a new customer. Therefore the higher the customer retention rate (or lower the customer attr... more...