Business

1. Manufacturing a Conversation:How to message to more than one target audience
Most good marketers stayed awake during the class which discussed that “targeting” meant what it sounded like: not being all things to all people, but finding one part of a buying population that you could own and driving a single message toward that group.
Date of addition: 01/30/2007

2. Your Resume Must Represent Your Career Goals
When drafting your resume, it is easy to fall into the habit of focusing on the past. A resume is, in fact, a compilation of your professional and, in some cases, personal history. But remember that it is not only a list of things you’ve done—from positions you’ve held to special awards you’ve received to degrees you’ve attained, but also that it should be a forward-looking document.
Date of addition: 01/30/2007

3. What is Forex Currency Trading?
Nowadays Forex is the newest get rich quick scheme on the block. Everyone wants a piece og the action and so do you, don't you? But everything is not that easy. Where you can make money - you can lose tham, so learning a little basics will surely help. So, what is Forex?
Date of addition: 01/25/2007

4. Marketing Your Small Business
There's something about sales and marketing that can be intimidating for even the most ambitious business person. While marketing is obviously a "big deal" it is regretably put on the back burner somewhere after buying a new coffee pot for your office - but at what cost?
Date of addition: 01/19/2007

5. Learning The Basics of Business Incorporation
Business Corporation Act has made the incorporation process simpler and faster. You have to incorporate your business irrespective of it being a new or old business, profit, or nonprofit organization. Such incorporation accrues many benefits to you and your business too. Corporations formed could be for religious purposes, governmental or even function as quasi-governmental organizations.
Date of addition: 01/16/2007

6. Payroll Taxes
Type of Tax Form 941 Form 940 Federal Tax Social Security Tax FUTA Tax Medicare Tax FICA Matching Funds Tax Deposits EFTPS Filing Requirements IRS Employees I-9 Verification of Work Status W-4 Record Keeping Starting a Business Benefits EIN Withholding Rates Where to File When to File How to Report Yearly W-2 1099 Contractor Statutory Employee Payroll Taxes
Date of addition: 01/11/2007

7. Team Building: Getting together to Win
This article is about team building. In the contemporary world, you cannot do without being a part of a team. This article tries to illustrate this fact by giving readers a fair idea about why a team is so important and how do you form the best team?
Date of addition: 12/27/2006

8. Helium-Powered Advertising or Balloons As Your Ads
Advertising is not only newspapers, magazines, radio, television and billboards. It is rarely used but one of the cheapest methods of advertising is balloons. Yes, you read it right, balloons. They are not just accessories in birthdays, parties and other company functions. You can also use them as one of the cheapest and convenient ways to advertise your product or service.
Date of addition: 12/22/2006

9. Should You Put Price Tags on Your Jewelry?
Do you sell more jewelry by placing a visible price tag on each piece, or by leaving the price uncovered until the customer asks about it? On the one hand, when a customer asks for a price he is giving the jeweler the opening to establish a relationship with him and sell the piece. On the other, customers may think that the jewelry without price tags is too expensive.
Date of addition: 12/20/2006

10. 10 Things A Manager Must Do On The First Day
One of the biggest challenges for any new manager, is how to approach (and even survive) the very first day in their new appointment or with their new team. Indeed what you do on day one, may well frame the relationship with your employees for years to come. You only get one chance to make a first impression, so the first day in your new role is vital to give everyone the right taste for who you are and to get things off to a great start.
Date of addition: 12/20/2006