The business environment is now a harder place to survive than ever. A simple mistake could easily give leeway to your competitors and see you close shop a few months down the line. If you don’t want to share in such a fate, it is high time you started investing in knowledge management. A good [...]
Productivity Measurement Is Easy If You Know How

Productivity measurement is easy if you know how, but productivity without measurement doesn’t exists. This statement, for me, is the basis of any goal. The next question that comes to mind is then “How do you measure your productivity?” Well, let me ask you this “Was yesterday a success day or a failure day for [...]
Turning Hobbies into Businesses: Starting a Jewelry Business

Diamonds and Jewelry have always been on demand throughout mankind’s existence. Even in the ancient times, both men and women wants to have their own jewelry at hand; treating them as treasures and passing it from one generation to the next. Jewel enthusiasts not only grab for the beautiful jewels on sale; but due to [...]
The Quick Guide to DIY Market Positioning
Your brand is the intangible feeling customers get when they view your products or use your services. Like it or not, every business has a brand, it might just be “amateur”. Finding your market position (market positioning) isn’t brain surgery, especially if you know your stuff. You might already have a premium brand without even [...]
Business Gateway: 4 Reasons to Run Background Checks on Employees

Business Gateway|Background Checks on Employees When looking to hire an employee, you as the small business owner must make sure you find the best fit for the job. From hiring more employees for your small business to when hiring an employee to babysit your children during their summer break, it’s important to find someone that [...]
Seven Steps to Writing a Winning Business Plan
Many people think of writing a business plan as an exercise in pointless but necessary bureaucracy, a hoop they have to jump through to get to external funding. But a Business Plan can be a useful and constructive planning tool, whatever your financial situation. Think of it as a map for future growth: if you [...]
The Great And Effective 7 Step Business Plan

Do you see yourself as a successful business person or entrepreneur? Lots of people desire to put up a business of their own but are afraid to do so because they think they don’t have what it takes to open and maintain a business. They get scared and intimidated even before they start conceptualizing their [...]
5 Must Have Tools For Any Small Business
Getting your small business more effective can make all the difference between being a good local provider and having a business gateway with global potential.
Business Gateway’s Guidelines In Setting Up Your Small Business

Setting up your small business entails intense work. However, from my experience, it’s well worth every hour. Before you start spending money on your new business, seek advice from entrepreneurial experts. Visit the library or perhaps get online and do extensive research. This time is well spent, because it will form the basis of your [...]














