Commercial Zoning Has You Confused? Read on...

Learn the many variations of zoning and how they can affect your investment strategy.

About Safety Excavation and Trenching

Excavation and trenching are known as the most unsafe construction operations. Excavation is defined as any man-made cut, cavity, land clearing or trench in the earth's surface formed by earth removal.

The Principle(s) of Negative Value - A Procurement Article

The old way just isn't working. Why do industrial suppliers consistently lose hard earned customers to their rivals? The answer? You cannot sell yourself until you know yourself. Let me show you what you can't see but what I can.

A Tale Of Two Companies

In a newspaper report by The Straits Times (attached below), it was reported that ComfortDelGro has submitted a position paper to the Ministry of Transport, giving their two-cent worth on how the public transport industry should be structured. Two specific suggestions are given: to merge with rival SMRT to create one big giant transport company, or to have two separate companies with different areas of expertise – one running buses while another operating trains. (Note: It should be quite obvious that SBS Transit will be the natural bus company and SMRT will be the train company).

7 Steps To Managing Procrastination

Procrastination isn't a long term strategy, but sometimes we treat it as though it is! If you find yourself constantly putting things off that need to be done, then read on for an approach to get you off the avoidance treadmill.

The Power of Real Communication Styles

Professional communication is an essential business tool, we are told by experts. But watch what happens when you drop the formality and add some humanity back into the written word...

Ideal or Real Food Cost in the Restaurant Business

A comprehensive look at real food cost verses ideal food cost in restaurants.

The Safe Practice Of Online Credit Card Processing To Collect Fees For Events And Conferences

The safe practice of online credit card processing: 3 things event planners and their attendees should look for.

Minimize No Shows For Your Events

Any event will have people who register to attend and fail to show up. There are many reasons for not attending, but it really comes down to priorities.

Use Links for a Better Event Experience

Links are one of the most convenient features of the internet. The ability to go from website to website and land exactly at the information you are looking for is like opening a book and getting the page you need every time. If you can anticipate the information that your event participants need and point them directly to it, when they need it, you will get more registrations and make registering and attending your event more enjoyable and beneficial.

Internal Training - 5 Ideas To Make It Work

In his follow up article Ken O'Brien suggests that internal training can be just as effective and highlights a number of ways in which an organisation can implement it.

The Fundamentals of Motivation

Are you motivated? Is your team motivated? Are there members of your team who are motivated and others that are not? Find out some of the reasons why.

Five Misconceptions About Network Marketing

The fact is, most of what you've heard about network marketing is misconception, some of it fostered by recruiters and some of it by detractors. Here are the five most common myths about network marketing and how they can trip you up.

Bank Business Loan - Is A Bank Business Loan the Answer?

It is far better to obtain professional advice on how to deal with your financial problems. The first thing that a qualified business debt consultant will want to know is the type of loans and financial obligations make up the entire situation.