Ever since the Trainline's upcoming IPO became public knowledge late last month, most of the commentary surrounding the company has focussed on the failure of the other tech IPOs in 2014. Take a look at our beginners video for spread betting Certainly, the launches of AO World or Just Eat […]
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What to Look for in Cloud Service Providers
Cloud computing has moved from being “a nice idea that could help a company” into “we have to take advantage of this, now.” If you are looking into a cloud service provider that will be the most helpful, safe, and secure, here are some helpful hints and ideas to consider […]
A Strategy for Improvement and Success of the IT Project Management Office
As information technology (IT) organizations struggle to deliver applications to their business customers, they are increasingly more open to implementing new approaches to project management. One such approach is using an IT project management office (PMO). A strong PMO can benefit an organization in many ways. The primary benefit is […]
Product Oriented Organizations vs. Customer Centric Organizations
The design and implementation of a customer-oriented strategy, having as a central concept the Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), represents a very good example of a complex operation which necessitates a radical reorganization of the company. Such reorganization is not necessarily in terms of physical structure, but rather in terms of philosophy and […]
How Organizational Characteristics of a Business Affect Customers’ Goals
Even taking into account styles, attitudes, and personalities, customers’ goals are not as arbitrary as one would imagine. Two factors influence what goals customers seek and the market segments they belong to: the characteristics of their organizations and their positions. Using these two factors helps you to suggest goals that […]
How to Work with a Difficult Boss
You seldom get to choose your boss. What you do get to do is influence how you work together. It is not the boss’s job to make you happy. And since you spend more time being influenced by your boss than by people outside work, do whatever you can to […]
Common Questions in Strategic Planning
There are seven key questions in strategic planning, both for you and for your business. These are questions that you need to ask and answer over and over, throughout your career. Sometimes a new answer to any of these questions can dramatically change the direction of your business and your […]
Fundamental Questions to Achieve Online Business Success
If you are determined to build a successful online business, here’s a plan that works, even if you are brand new to the Web. The key to it is to take a small step in each of several areas all at the same time. As long as each step takes […]
Basic Business Planning Strategies
There are a number of reasons why planning is necessary: 1. The future is not an extension of the past. 2. The rate of change in the marketplace will continue to accelerate. 3. Technological progress is taking place at an extraordinary rate. 4. Regulatory issues require constant attention. 5. Population […]
Types of Web Hosting Services
Web hosting is one of those core Internet concept that starts out easy and gets insanely confusing as you delve into it. Every website is ‘hosted’ somewhere.In other words, the ‘hosting’ entity runs a mechanism that not only provisions a given website but-most dangerously-makes it possible for other machines around […]
How to Increase Life Expectancy
Many people think that how long they live doesn’t depend on them. Well, it does, and much more than you would think. Our lifestyle, work, habits, what we eat, how we eat, how we sleep… These are all factors that influence our life expectancy. Some major fatal conditions are caused […]
Challenges with Employee Benefits
Popular benefits such as medical and life insurance, retirement plans, bonuses, stock options and profit sharing, are attractive ways that companies can lure the best and the brightest. However, for small businesses, those resources are often cost-prohibitive and/or have to be paired down considerably in order to stay profitable. Regardless of size, […]