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2010 has kicked off

- Ready or not
“The opportunity is enormous. So is the risk.” That’s what Thabiso Tlelai, CEO of the Don Suite Hotels, told a Biznetwork seminar focusing on business opportunities around ‘the biggest business event to hit South Africa’ – the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.
Speakers on the panel agreed that sustainability of any new business [...]

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Is your business PROTECTED?

By Alec Riddle
Far too often business owners/partners only look at insuring their business against fire, theft and other similar risks. In this article we will take a look at some of the other risks business owners/partners are exposed to and should consider protecting.
Here are some of the alarming statistics arising from the MSSA SME 2006 [...]

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Productive offices

An office should be more than a random grouping of desks, chairs and computers.
Highly functional, well-designed and ergonomic workplaces are essential for a healthy and motivating environment, which equates to happy employees and productive work output. “Office spaces have become more important than functional spaces; they provide a sense of identity and represent, in square [...]

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Streetwise sales techniques

Have you ever wondered how the street vendors at the traffic lights manage to sell anything from sunglasses, phone chargers and t-shirts to fruit and vegetables? As business owners, we can learn a lot from their sales techniques.
According to www.howstufworks.com, most modern sales techniques lie in four stages
of action. These stages are clearly evident
in the [...]

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Outsourcing is a partnership, not a quick fix

Outsourcing in order to meet the increasing pressure to provide improved services and new products could create a whole new set of problems. Management consultants agree that outsourcing has many advantages – if it is approached correctly and strategically.
Outsourcing is defined as the “transfer of some business functions or components of business processes to an [...]

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