Going international with your business can boost profits, create more internal jobs and external opportunities, increase brand prestige, and more. It can even accommodate for seasonal fluctuations. But there's a tremendous amount of work behind a globalization strategy – and even more pressure for it to go smoothly. That's why you should always consider these six important … [Read more...]
Connecting People, Businesses, and Countries with Coffee
Sponsored by Singapore EDB: Connecting people, businesses, and countries is a tall order. How do you do it? What if you're a country that wants to establish a brand image as an innovative, creative, and high-tech place for businesses to capitalize on opportunities to do business successfully in Asia? That is exactly what Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) … [Read more...]
Challenges and Opportunities for Business in Asia
The Asian market is growing quickly and there is high demand for Western products, but succeeding in business in Asia isn't a guarantee. To succeed in Asia in the long-term, you need to have a highly localized business strategy. Having an expert in this area on your team is critical to ensuring your business is positioned to achieve that long-term success. At the very … [Read more...]
Business Thought Leaders Tell Us What’s Next in Asia
Sponsored by Singapore Sessions: Did you know that according to Bloomberg, 66% of the world’s middle class will reside in Asia by 2030? Brands cannot ignore this shift because it presents a myriad of growth opportunities. However, it can be challenging for Western companies to adapt to Asian cultures and effectively market to Asian consumers. At the same time, Asian … [Read more...]
India Massive Power Outages – Time For Green Solutions That Work
India is home to the largest population on earth with 1.2 billion citizens. This week around 600 million people experienced wide power outages throughout the country. This comes during the summer monsoon season that has temperatures over 80 degrees and 89 percent humidity. These cuts are some of the biggest in the worlds history and have left millions of people stranded and … [Read more...]
Time is Love
There is a new song out by Josh Turner entitled "Time is Love". Every time I hear this song it is a mini-exercise in personal and professional strategic planning for me. How often do we think about where we spend our time- and really get honest with ourselves? How often do we think about what we really care about, what matters most? And the final step... how often do we … [Read more...]
How To Build Your Online Presence – Women Love To Connect!
With the help of social media more women entrepreneurs are emerging than ever before, building new online businesses and growing existing ones. As a female entrepreneur, you can network and market yourself online, women love to connect! You can connect with other entrepreneurs, set up individual meetings on Skype, do conference calls online, and you can create … [Read more...]
Sales For All Seasons
As we all rush out to do some holiday shopping and retailers put their best foot forward, as a small business owner you want to be sure that your sales don’t cripple your business. Attracting new customers is great, but what you want is repeat business and customer loyalty. Stick with these tips and build a relationship, not a sale. Listen to your customers While it is … [Read more...]
The Capable Employee
As a modern business owner, I’ve caught the fever to rely on gadgets and depend on electronic communication in lieu of actually picking up the phone; but I wonder, have I done my company a disservice? As I visit client sites and assess the challenges they face, it becomes clear that sometimes the culprit is not the employee, it’s the technology. Excessive reliance on … [Read more...]
Are They Contractors or Staff?
One of the more complicated tasks for a business owner is being able to correctly classify the people working for you. As a one man shop it it’s fairly easy, when you pull someone in it is a temporary arrangement. As a larger operation, it gets a bit tougher. The Department of Labor and the IRS have just made this issue more complicated. The Department of Labor and the IRS … [Read more...]