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27th February 2008

Extracting Real Benefits From Travel & Expense Management

For your company to truly reap the rewards of a structured corporate travel policy, it must focus on one thing above all else: compliance. Unfortunately, while the explosion in convenient Self Booking Tools gives you a lot more freedom of choice, it also makes compliance a great deal more challenging. Any technology that supports an increase in compliance to policy has merit; it will save your company money and bring back the benefits of corporate travel.
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27th February 2008

Good Experiences Come Back 10 Fold

How many times have you needed to call for a service such as carpet cleaning? Mechanic service? How about a more serious issue such as a flood service?
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17th February 2008

Managing Staff By Talking To Them

As a cleaning company we place a very high value on our staff, they can make or break your business. They are our greatest asset and also our greatest liability. Consequently maintaining an excellent working environment and keeping staff well motivated is one of our primary goals. The same applies to most businesses although it is especially important in the cleaning industry because of the potentially high turn over of staff that is somewhat traditional in this field.
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17th February 2008

Designers And Architects Are Aesthetics More Important Than Practicalities

As a cleaning company we get called in to carry out builders cleans on new builds and refurbishments. Time and time again what we see is that the designer has had something built, laid or put in place solely on the grounds that it looks good with no regard as to how it will stand up to use or the practicalities of trying to keep it clean and looking good. They produce their design, see it through to the finish and then walk away. Only later does it become apparent that it is completely impractical from a cleaning point of view but they do not seem to learn from their mistakes because the same ones keep being repeated.
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11th February 2008

Theres No Money In Your Comfort Zone!

A fellow internet radio host recently joined the business mentoring website that I co-own with Alice Seba of InternetBasedMoms.com. Soon after, she sent me an instant message that said, You and Alice are sure drawing me out of my comfort zone!
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10th February 2008

Basel II: Implications for Financial Service Provider

Efficient risk management, as outlined by Basel II, can be attained by leveraging information technology assets. The financial sector will, therefore, rely significantly on IT service providers to implement Basel II. Accordingly, the IT sector is required to provide a more coherent architecture for process automation and integration, and cost reduction mechanisms. This white paper highlights the role of an IT services provider in a successful Basel II implementation.
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6th February 2008

Master Card Merchant Account Providers

As your company begins to grow, you may be ready to undertake some credit risks by opening an account with MasterCard merchant account providers. A merchant account will provide the means of securing electronic equipment to upgrade your business dealings. The principal benefit is the opportunity to accept credit card payments from your customers. People love to shop using plastic these days, and they often will avoid businesses that do not offer this convenient bill-paying method. Make it easy for your customers to do business with you by providing credit card payments through a low cost merchant account.
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2nd February 2008

Rack Up the Value

As an inside sales representative for a major material handling company, half of the phone calls I receive start the same way: Im looking for racking. Its a promising start, but its usually followed by, Im not sure how much I need, I dont know what kind I need or I am new to this.
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22nd January 2008

Employee Benefits Driving Corporate Performance — A White Paper

Strategies to improve employee morale and productivity with unsubsidized employee benefits.
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21st January 2008