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Whether you're currently satisfied with your career and are just looking for ways to further optimize your efforts, or are horribly disappointed and are in desperate need of a change, take comfort in knowing that there are at least five things you can do to advance your career in just one week: 1. Perfect Your Resume Even if you don't have a perfect job history in terms of experience and degrees, there are ways to polish your existing credentials and strong points in a way that maximizes the chances of your resume being taken seriously by a hiring manager, investor, or prospective client. Having a perfect resume isn't necessarily about being the perfect professional, it's about highlighting the best features of your career in a presentation that is as impressive as possible. Since most people can't produce such a super resume, it may be wise to delegate this step to an executive Top 5 Ways to Advance Your Career Leaps and Bounds Within a Week

Entrepreneurs usually cannot rely on a single income stream. They need to diversify the sources and find several ways to fund their budding business. However, they need to apply the right strategies, so that the profit should also increase. Here are some important tips to bring in more cash: Split the ownership Many entrepreneurs team up with business partners and thus split the ownership. It may not feel that good at first, but it's an excellent move. This is because splitting the ownership with a highly skilled, most suitable partner means doubling or multiplying the company profit. It will take it to the next level and beyond. Get into a new industry If possible, get involved in a new, growing industry. This attracts funds and businesses can benefit of those. Also, the competition is not as rough so it's no uphill battle. An industry that's just begun to thrive attracts Funding a Small Business: Tips to Bring More Cash

Are you worried about health and safety issues in your business? Perhaps you should be.  A startling new report has revealed just how many accidents occur in the workplace. The situation does not bode well for business owners. On average, there are thousands of injuries to employees. As well as workers and even the general public in the workplace. There are two lessons to learn from this fact. First, these injuries could end up costing business owners a fortune in legal damages. Secondly and more important, there are some serious issues regarding health and safety here. On this post, we’re going to examine some of the main culprits. Unskilled And Untrained Employees It’s possible that your employees will be the cause of health and safety issues in the workplace. However, this usually occurs when business owners have tried to cut costs. They do this by hiring cheap under trained an 4 Major Health And Safety Issues Apparent In The Modern Business

A large part of the human resources role is to ensure your business and its people are safe from harm. However, it also has a role to play in planning for any event that might disrupt your ability to produce and survive as a business. It's risk evaluation in its purest form - and we’re going to take a closer look at everything you need to consider today. Prepare a team Your first step is to develop a team to respond to any given situation. There is such a large scope for an emergency, from a serious accident at work to a natural disaster or fire. Use your HR team to devise a plan, or if you don’t have one, choose some responsible employees to work it out between you. You will need to make sure that someone responsible is onsite at all times, so there will be an element of scheduling and creating timetables. You should also assign training to select employees, such as basic fire tr Emergency Planning Guide For SMEs

Whether you are a startup or an established business, you always have the option to partner with known brands to increase your sales potential. You may carry your own brand products but as a lesser known entity, these may not sell as quickly as you’d like. In business, it’s all about establishing brand and the reputation that goes with it, so why not partner with known brands that consumers have come to trust? If you are looking to grow your business, one of the quickest and most effective ways to do so is to partner with known brands. The following six benefits should explain why. 1. Riding the Waves One of the reasons why so many startups begin as partners or resellers is because of what is often termed as ‘riding the waves.’ Just as a surfer catches the big one and rides it out, so too do new businesses find that one brand they can partner with, that ‘big one’ that will make them c 5 Benefits of Partnering with a Known Brand

Small businesses are currently living through a sort of digital content war. And they’re losing. The problem seems to be that they lack the tools and the budget to make their brand count. But, of course, these are problems that have dogged every brand. From their inception, brands are subjected to strong headwinds. They’re seriously tricky to get right. You have to strike the right balance between your business’s identity and its values. Here are some tips on how to create a successful brand for your business. Don’t Try To Mimic The Big Chains Businesses often think that the best way to succeed is just to copy what has worked before. After all, Coca-Cola is a brand recognized all over the world. Why not just launch your own cola brand with a similar logo on the bottle? Well, for starters, it looks fake. By copying a big name, all you do is draw attention to the fact that you’re How to Get The Most From Your Brand

When you think about online marketing trends, it’s amazing to think how much has changed in the past few years. And, no doubt, it’s going to change again in the years to come. We thought we would put our ears to the ground and listen out for any new developments in the online marketing world - and here’s what we found. Apps will become more prevalent Forward-thinking businesses have been developing apps for some years now. But, for the vast majority of companies, app development is pretty far from central on their minds. Until this year, that is. With Google starting to index apps so they can be used for SEO purposes, expect more and more companies to use them to become more visible online. Bye bye desktop The switch from desktop to mobile is well underway already, of course. But we predict that by the end of this year, the gap between mobile Internet users and those still u Compelling Digital Marketing Trends To Watch For in 2016

When you’re heading up a small business, it’s undoubtedly full of challenges from almost every direction, and it’s for that reason that the importance of starting and maintaining a blog can fall to the bottom of the priority list. Unfortunately, when small businesses don’t have a blog or don’t dedicate the necessary time to blogging, they’re doing themselves a tremendous disservice. In today’s modern, digitally-driven environment, if a consumer comes across your website and there isn’t a blog it can indicate to them you’re not a modern organization or maybe not worth considering. It can also be problematic because it’s growing increasingly difficult for possible customers even to find you without a blog. Below are five of the most common mistakes made by small businesses when it comes to blogging. While these are prevalent issues, luckily they are also relatively easily remedied. The Top 5 Blogging Mistakes Made By Small Busin...

There are so many interesting career paths you might want to consider these days. And, one of the most exciting is going to be becoming a writer. Now, this is complicated and involves a lot of hard work. But, these ideas can help you to get to a place where you can forge a career as a writer. Flexibility The best thing you can do to help build a career as a writer is to be flexible. This means you have to make sure you offer plenty of services as a writer. You could sign up with a writing agency and showcase your talents for writing a book report format, a press release, or blog content. You should be flexible to meet the needs of your clients as much as you can be. Obviously, you have to be aware of becoming a jack of all trades and master of none. But, you also need to have a degree of flexibility as much as possible. Discipline Being a freelance writer is a great career Everything You'll Need to Forge a Career as A Writer

Everyone wants to find that right way to avoid getting into debt, but sometimes avoiding debt requires paying off existing debt. Taking out a loan is one of the most common ways that people pay off debt or access money in order to afford something they need or want, such as a car or house. If you find yourself in need of cash and are interested in taking out a loan, it’s important that you first find out exactly what type of loan you need and which one makes sense for you. The following information provides detailed descriptions of the different types of loans available and will help you make the best possible decision. Hard Money Loans A hard money lender is a company or individual that will loan you cash in exchange for a hard asset. For example, Washington Capital Partners offers multiple programs so that everyone can experience the financial security they need, even if t 4 Types of Loans to Consider When You Need Money

One reason why many businesses fail to be a success is that they don’t make use of the resources at your disposal. Sure, you can make cheese and toast by using a toaster, but it’s much better if you place it under the grill instead. But why the food-based analogies? Well, it’s important to understand that yes, there are many ways of doing things, but not all of them are ‘the best way.’ And, while it’s possible to perfect your SEO game by doing little or no work, using the vast array of resources at your disposal would be better. Third-party plugins Depending on the host that you used to build your site, you’ll have a wildly different set of plugins. Third-party plugins are widgets for your site that improve it in certain areas. For example, the Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress can help you buff your online game. It tells you exactly how to prune your copy to make it SEO- Essential SEO Resources Every Business Owner Needs

The world is shrinking at a rapid pace and it is getting easier to increase the bottom line of your business by going global. However, one of the key challenges in going global is to effectively interact with prospective customers who speak different languages. It is a major misconception that English is the most widely spoken language in the world, the top two languages spoken by most people are Mandarin and Spanish. With a rapidly growing China and Latin American countries,  a business that is trying to capture new markets should convey their message to their prospective clients in these widely spoken languages. While some companies consider this as a stumbling block, proactive companies consider this as an opportunity. With quality Translation Services, even a business with a small scale of operation can go global and challenge the big businesses. A reputed translation service c Take Your Business To New Shores With Translation Services

By Lynn Hachette In the past ten years, Peter Navarro has spoken at hundreds of events, and used active engagement of his audiences to help teach them about management, finance, global politics, and the economy. Navarro’s expertise on these nuanced topics not only comes from the fact that his day job is teaching business at the University of California-Irvine, but also that he is the bestselling author of several books, including The Well-Timed Strategy, What the Best MBAs Know, and Always a Winner: Finding Your Competitive Advantage in an Up and Down Economy. Aside from all that knowledge, Navarro also has a celebrated ability to explain difficult topics, like macroeconomics and financial markets, in a way that’s easy to understand through big-picture analysis. He has applied that knowledge to work he has done for Business Week, the New York Times, and the Harvard Business Rev What Peter Navarro Can Teach Your Team About the Global Economy

One of the most common hurdles faced by many wannabe entrepreneurs is a bad credit score. Aspiring entrepreneurs often assume that they cannot set up a business with a bad credit rating. However, setting up a new business with no or bad credit is more common than one might assume.  There are hundreds of case study available in where many successful entrepreneurs have started their business with a poor personal credit score, and in some cases even launching a new venture after filing for bankruptcy. Here are some simple factors to consider to build a successful business in 2016 with bad credit. You can't instantly "fix" your credit score. Not only in the United Kingdom, but also in most other countries negative entries will remain on your credit report for seven to ten years. Almost in all countries there are scams that promise to remove the bad entries from your credit report. How To Build A Successful Business In 2016 With Bad Credit

There are various types of car insurances covering different aspects. No-fault car insurance, in a broad sense, indemnifies for any kind of loss regardless of who was at fault, by the insurance company, i.e. in such a kind of insurance, coverage is expanded to catastrophic injury occurring out of an unknown or no fault. It is a part of Third Party insurance. Lately, due to rising incidents of car accidents and increased premiums in Western Australia, a new scheme was introduced to provide more security to insured clients by offering no-fault coverage in their car insurance. The idea was evaluated with green paper release, over which more than twenty-three hundred positive responses were filled by Western Australian communities. Premier Colin Bernet clearly stated the transparency of decision, which was made on the basis of votes. This type of car insurance usually facilitates No Fault Car Insurance in Western Australia

A timely update to the global best-selling book on investment banking and valuation In the constantly evolving world of finance, a solid technical foundation is an essential tool for success. Due to the fast-paced nature of this world, however, no one has been able to take the time to properly codify the lifeblood of the corporate financier's work--namely, valuation. Rosenbaum and Pearl have responded to this need by writing the book that they wish had existed when they were trying to break into Wall Street.Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions, Second Edition is a highly accessible and authoritative book that focuses on the primary valuation methodologies currently used on Wall Street--comparable companies, precedent transactions, DCF, and LBO analysis--as well as M&A analysis. These methodologies are used to determine valuation for public and Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions