Knoxville Mortgage Companies
Eastern Tennessee is the home of the University of Tennessee in the city of Knoxville. This large state university is a main draw for local residents and has brought numerous people to the area who are interested in buying homes and settling down. Did you know that Knoxville has scores of... More...
Surprise! Accounting is the Hot New Major
There was a time when accounting was the boring college major that many people regretted signing up for. A constant barrage of numbers, statistics and spreadsheets was none too interesting. Boy, have times changed! Thanks to recent accounting scandals by companies like Enron, there... More...
Cut Start-Up Costs By Using a Dropshipper
Q: I'm starting an online specialty shop that sells gifts and home accessories. I want to be able to have items dropshipped to customers through my site. I already have a Web site and a domain reserved, but I don't have a lot of money to get this going. Can you offer any insight? ... More...
Discovery Procedures for Building Effective Management Systems
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Project Management 101
Project management is a very important business concept because it is in place to ensure that projects are completed in a timely fashion as well as to the best of the company’s ability. Project Management is basically the discipline of making goals and reaching those goals. Usually, the... More...
A Content Management Tool Provides the 5 Essentials of Communication
The five essentials of communication come as an answer to the questions left in the wake of http://editorials.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/4787.html ad hoc collaboration. Businesses do it, whether large or small. Sure, the ideal would be perfect control of documents as they get... More...
Why Training Fails
Sometimes when I conduct my workshop on Effective Meetings, one of the participants will ask, "Where's my boss?" And I say, "Your boss claimed to be an expert on holding effective meetings." Then the person laughs. "My boss needs to attend your workshop more than anyone in... More...
How to get your staff to perform 50%-80% better.
If you speak to employers about their staff’s performance, you will typically hear comments about low skills, ineffective training, lack of ownership, responsibility or performance, and all the pressures around skills development legislation etc. If we dig a little deeper into the... More...
Applying For A Credit Card With No Credit History – Tips You Need to Know
Oddly enough, not only will bad credit work against you when applying for a loan or a credit card, but no credit will too. Even though this doesn't seem fair, it is the way things work in the complicated world of consumer credit. Lenders are leery about opening accounts for people with no... More...
Being Genuinely Curious
Yesterday at the dinner table, my eleven-year-old daughter asked me, "Aren't there times when you absolutely know you're right and the other person is wrong?" She had a disagreement at school that day and believed that her view was the truth. I said, "I used to think I was always right and... More...
InvestorIdeas Launches new Investor Portal RFIDInvesting.com, to follow developments in Radio Frequency Identification and Wireless Security Applications.
For Immediate Release Oct 15, 2004 InvestorIdeas Launches new Investor Portal RFIDInvesting.com, to follow developments in Radio Frequency Identification and Wireless Security Applications. POINT ROBERTS, WA. October 15th 2004. RFIDInvesting.com, a global investor... More...
Beat the Crowd with Winning Resume Cover Letters
Far too many people underestimate the importance of resume cover letters. In a sense, a well written cover letter works like an agent on your behalf. It tosses a sales pitch for you to the employer, explaining why you should be at the top of the list for interview calls. Taking the time to... More...
Are You Winning the Talent Wars
How many times have you heard or read, “Our employees are our greatest asset”? What are the chances of any company surviving if it cannot find the right employees – or find enough of them? In 2003 Roger Herman, Tom Olivio, and Joyce Gioia wrote in Impending Crisis that by... More...
20 Questions To See If You Are Ready To Outsource
Some companies are jumping into software outsourcing before they are ready. They hire a team, sometimes the wrong one, and then expect them to start producing software right away. In their rush, they skip the planning, goal setting and careful evaluation of how outsourcing fits into their... More...
Resume Objectives ... The Hidden Pitfalls
Resume Objectives ... The Hidden Pitfalls Why Use Resume Objectives Before we can discuss the pitfalls you first need to understand the reasons for including your resume objectives and how they relate to your resume and interview selection process. Including an... More...