WHY HIRING A CONFERENCE OR MEETING ROOM MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE

Many offices utilize precious office space for meeting and conference rooms only to discover that they don’t require them as much as they thought. Like guest rooms in a home, they are under-utilized but still need to be maintained and cared for. If you identify with this scenario, you may need to make a hard decision: rent […]

Pitching your idea to investors …. in 30 minutes or less

              You have a great business idea. Very soon it will become clear to you that to turn that idea into concrete reality will mean raising capital. You will need to sell the idea to investors. And usually you get a window of 30 minutes or less to make your pitch. […]

Avoid That Culture Shock

In today’s fast-moving and interconnected world, business people are constantly crisscrossing continents. However, it is important to understand that each country has its own customs and rituals and ways of doing business. It’s best to understand the customs of the country you are visiting as well as of the foreign business people visiting you to […]

Checklist For Business Travellers

You’re a business traveler. You know too well that things don’t always go as planned. To avoid hassles, even last-minute panics, here’s a checklist of things to pack, as collated from frequent travelers. Don’t leave home without them!   Your own MiFi hotspot. It’s a credit card-sized package that give you access to 4G networks. Saves a lot […]

Good Conference Rooms – On The Agenda For Success In Business

There is a little-explored idea that can give your business a competitive edge. And that is, making sure you have access to good conference venues.  Meeting for business around a conference table is professional and a great image-booster.  These days a video or Powerpoint presentation is essential to communicate what your business is about and […]

TEST YOUR BUSINESS IDEA

So, you have a brilliant idea for a new product. But the idea is only the first step. It’s the spark that lights the fire. Just as a spark won’t burn in a vacuum, your business won’t survive without customers. To make sure your customers will be as excited as you are about your idea, hit the […]

The wonder of video conferencing

Imagine three or more participants in a conference room. Only,they are not in the same conference room. They are in a virtual conference room and are able to communicate with each other as if they were sitting in the same room right next to each other. That’s the wonder of video conferencing and it has […]

The seven deadly sins of start-ups

It is a true but uncomfortable fact of business life that as many as four out of five start-ups end in failure. Why do start-ups fail?  Here are the seven deadly sins of start-ups. Make sure you don’t make the same mistakes. 1. Failure to develop products that meet a critical need. It’s one thing […]

THE COST OF GETTING THAT NEW CUSTOMER

So, you got a new customer? Congratulations! But have you stopped to think what just that new customer cost you? Perhaps you should wait on passing the champagne around till you consider the matter carefully. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” is good advice. Is that new customer getting you good or poor Return […]

13 CONVERSATION OPENERS FOR 2013

They say 13 is an unlucky number. We don’t agree. This is 2013 and we believe it could be your lucky year, the year when success is just waiting to happen. So to help you along, we have compiled 13 conversation openers that you could use next time you go to a party or conference […]