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Business » Medium Sized | By Rich Talbot @ Saturday, 22nd March 2008 @ 1:34 AM

Recently there has been a tremendous outcry in the Office community swirling around the rumour that Microsoft is removing Visual Basic for Applications from future versions of Office. Business managers are wondering if they should bother with Excel VBA training programs if the macro language is on its way out. To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumours of VBA's death have been greatly exaggerated. Office 2008 Ships Without VBA The controversy began when the latest version of... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Catherine Harvey @ Thursday, 24th January 2008 @ 4:29 AM

Managing cash flow has always been a bit of a headache for small businesses when taking care of their business banking. Customers often leave payments until the last minute or even overdue and this means that forward planning with money management is near on impossible. Many small businesses leave financial planning and tax matters until the last minute because of this which can cause problems and incur financial penalties for the 35% of companies that miss deadlines through this practic... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Paul Sutherland @ Saturday, 24th November 2007 @ 12:31 PM

If you want to experience business growth, you will need to foster employee satisfaction. Happy employees equal loyal laborers. When your employees are happy, your customers are more likely to be happy, and you will be happy with your business. So, how do you make an employee happy, especially if you are just starting out? Unless you have a wealthy uncle, you are not yet in a position to offer much in the way of employee incentives. Fortunately, fostering worker loyalty does not have to... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Martin Haworth @ Tuesday, 10th July 2007 @ 1:47 PM

One of the best ways to be more effective in your work is to take control back, wherever possible. By working on your own area where you work, you can ensure that you feel better and much more in control. This can easily lead to a more confident and capable performance. 1) Closing the Door Closing your door, if you have one, is a great effective working practice. By ensuring that anyone who sees your door closed knows that you are in 'do not disturb' mode, there ar... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Jon Butt @ Monday, 4th June 2007 @ 9:32 AM

Fire exits should be strategically located, with an outward opening door that has a crash bar and outward leading signs on it. Knowing where to find the emergency exits in a building that you frequent can save your life. Inward opening, rotating and sliding doors are unacceptable for use as fire exits, as they might need to be fixed open using a latch or chain if the door is needed as an exit route. In the UK, one exit is satisfactory for buildings where no more than 60 people work, as lo... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By T J Madigan @ Tuesday, 6th March 2007 @ 1:02 PM

International business company owners face one common challenge in their organizational structure: language barrier. While it is true that transport links and globalization of business have made the world a smaller place, language barrier still exists, and it doesnt look like its going to go away soon. So how does an international business company owner overcome such a major hurdle in business? The key of course is translation. If you want effective global operations for your inte... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Gregory Burrus @ Thursday, 25th January 2007 @ 12:14 AM

Are you just starting out in business? Are you wondering what IOVC and the "O" of IOVC technology means? You heard about office process improvement, business process improvement, business process management, workflow management and you wonder what these IOVC technologies can do for improving your business operation? IOVC technologies can cut your business costs sharply. Business process improvements that address your office processes have demonstrated many business benefits for a... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By David Gass @ Tuesday, 8th August 2006 @ 6:58 PM

Boiler and machinery insurance refers to the insurance of machines. Boiler insurance is not only applicable to boilers, but any machines that generate electrical power including generators and motors. It includes the damage to the machine and the surrounding area through explosions and fire. If you have ever tried to settle a simple insurance claim related to the breakdown or damage of a machine or equipment, you know how difficult it is to get the company to pay for additional damages l... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By John Morris @ Friday, 17th February 2006 @ 6:19 PM

Paper shredders are machines that allow the shredding of any paper to tiny pieces or very fine strips. Paper shredders are commonly used by individuals or groups that need to destroy classified documents that may prove to be of danger to themselves or to their group. These documents are cut into tiny pieces so that no one attempting to read them will succeed in doing so. Experts in the field of privacy will often advise individuals to destroy some of their personal documents like account stateme... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Martin Haworth @ Tuesday, 7th February 2006 @ 10:43 AM

You start off alone. Be it as a solo business owner or a manager looking after a part of a larger business. It gets busier, you get distracted from what you want to do, because there's only one of you and you've only got one pair of hands. So you need to find help. Sometimes you need to find help fast, but there are things you can do to prepare. If you think ahead and plan, many of those nightmare situations can be overcome. By ensuring that you have a great... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Grover Rutter @

Business Owner Burnout (BOB) is the most common reason for business owners to consider selling their businesses. Most owners do not have their businesses ready to sell when burnout has finally taken its toll. And business owners who do succumb to BOB usually take a significant financial loss. How can you learn to protect yourself from the ravages of “BOB” Syndrome? The first step is to begin looking at your business in a completely different light. Your business is like a wheelbarrow: ... more...

Business » Medium Sized | By Murtuza Abbas @

There's a whole lot of discussion going on these days where gurus are promoting the minisite system. There are few that recommend creating content sites with valuable information to promote your own products or affiliate products. Such sort of discussion confuses a newbie as to how to get started. With such confusion they quit even before starting their internet business. I was at the same place completely confused as to what to do ? Get started creating minisites or a ... more...