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Author :: Debbie Gragg  |
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| Article Title :: 10 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Business Costs |
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| 10 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Business Costs
1. Barter
If you have a business you should be bartering goods
and services with other businesses. You should try to
trade for something before you buy it. Barter deals
usually require little or no money.
2. Network
Try networking your business with other businesses.
You could trade leads or mailing lists. This will cut
down on your marketing and advertising costs. You
may also try bartering goods and services with them.
3. Wholesale/Bulk
You'll save money buying your business supplies in
bulk quantities. You could get a membership at a
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Matthew Noel |
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| Article Title :: Change Management: Getting It Right |
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| Change management is something many companies may face throughout their existence. Whether something simple or a complete change, various things can be done to allow for a successful change. Management of the change effectively will allow for the best overall final product but it really just is not that simple. But, there are ways to get effective change management in such a way as to contribute to the betterment of the company.
Change management is the management of change. In that, you will realize that there is potential for failure. It could go wrong. To keep this from happening though, there are systems that can be put into place to help throughout the process of change, n (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Glenn Murray |
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| Article Title :: Successful Documentation Projects – Part 1 of 3 – ‘Understanding’ |
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| The creation of user documentation is a big component of any software project. Unfortunately, itÂ’s often undervalued and left to the last minute. But that doesnÂ’t mean it should be without a good management plan.
This is the first in a series of three articles outlining the key elements of a good user documentation process. It’s kind of an “ideal” process; very few projects will be able to implement every step, and some will require additional steps. Nonetheless, it should provide you with a good foundation (especially if you’re new to user documentation management).
HereÂ’s an overview of the three articles.
Article 1 (this a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Glenn Murray |
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| Article Title :: Successful Documentation Projects – Part 2 of 3 – ‘Specifying’ |
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| So youÂ’re responsible for managing a documentation project. You know who your audience is, what theyÂ’re trying to achieve, how the product enables them to achieve it, and what the audience requires of the help. Now itÂ’s time to spec out your intentions.
NOTE: This is the second in a series of three articles outlining the key elements of a good user documentation process. (To read the first and third articles in this series, go to http://www.divinewrite.com/docoprocess1.htm and http://www.divinewrite.com/docoprocess3.htm.)
State your goals
Generically speaking, your goal statement should indicate that you hope to create a suite of documentat (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Glenn Murray |
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| Article Title :: Successful Documentation Projects – Part 3 of 3 – ‘Writing’ |
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| So you understand your user documentation project and youÂ’ve specced it out. Now youÂ’re ready to write. HereÂ’s some tips to help you on your way. This article isnÂ’t about the actual writing itself; itÂ’s about the things which go along with the writing. (For information on writing online help, see www.divinewrite.com/helpfulhelp.htm.)
NOTE: This is the final article in a series of three outlining the key elements of a good user documentation process. (To read the first and second articles in this series, go to http://www.divinewrite.com/docoprocess1.htm and http://www.divinewrite.com/docoprocess2.htm.)
Indexing
Index keywords should (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Helen Wilkie |
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| Article Title :: Managing: new managers shouldn't be so hard on themselves |
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| Moving from staff into management for the first time is exciting—but it can also be scarey.
ThereÂ’s so much you donÂ’t know. Somehow managing looked so easy from the outside, but now you actually have to do it, you realize itÂ’s more complicated than you thought. Before, you had certain tasks to accomplish and you knew you had the skills to do them. You still have responsibility for those tasks, but now you have to see that the work is done effectively by other people. ThatÂ’s a whole new task in itself, and youÂ’re not sure youÂ’re up to the job.
You also find that itÂ’s hard to concentrate on the planning that is such an important part of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: William Siebler |
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| Article Title :: Writing A Business Plan What Makes A Good One |
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| Writing a business plan can be a lot of hard work or it can be great fun. An effective plan can help your company to greatness. A poor one can lead you out of business. No plan is like asking to fail before you even start.
Not every business needs a 200 page bound business plan. However every business needs to have some idea of where they want to go and how they are going to get there. This article covers some key insights into writing a business plan that get your business to where you want to be.
The first stage of any plan is ANALYSIS. You need to take a very objective look at a number of factors that may impact your business. There are many factors to consider (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Mahesh Natarajan |
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| Article Title :: Document Shredding And Document Security: Protecting Your Vital Information |
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| Document security and document shredding have never been more important before and are bound to impact our lives in a way that we just canÂ’t imagine. If you see a proliferation of caro document shredding or Davison document shredding, or even curtis document shredding, you are witnessing the new wave of privacy protection.
Document shredding, document security and what they mean to us is symptomatic of the world we occupy. The times that we live in today are new, wonderful and enchanting times where technology and a more evolved intellect ensure that the outmoded lifestyles of the past are but just a legacy remaining in the inner recesses of some of our minds. Information t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Gina Gardiner |
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| Article Title :: Chairing A Meeting The Most effective Way |
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| How many times have you attended a meeting where the only thing that gets decided is the date of the next meeting? Or where one person dominates the meeting? Or the meeting is swamped with trivia or unrelated information?
It is a commonly held assumption that chairing a meeting is simply a matter of reading out the agenda – that is assuming there is an agenda and that the addenda actually covers the topics which are most pertinent to the matter in hand.
Chairing an effective meeting is a skill. One that is learnable. Outlined below are some simple principles; which if followed can result in focussed efficient meetings where everyone feels their opinion is valued (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: John Day |
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| Article Title :: Accounting Principles & Standards: Avoid Them At Your Peril |
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| Accounting principles are the basic assumptions, rules of operation, and essential characteristics that make up the framework for the construction of accounting financial statements.
Long ago, I was perplexed to discover that there was no “set” of accounting principles that was presented in one form such as you might find in the Bill of Rights. This is not to say that the principles are incomplete or vague, it only means that the definitions of accounting principles can be presented in various formats, which may lead to confusion for some people, especially beginners.
Be that as it may, accounting principles are absolutely necessary when preparing financia (read full article) |
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