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23/10/2016

Small business ideas. Every where you go today, you are bound to be hearing all sorts of different complains about how hard the situation of things has become. Even those who are working in one office or the other appears not to be spared from the general complaints.
But worrying or complaining about the condition of things does little to lessen the worries it rather heighten them. While it may be said that is a general problem, those who today are working in one small business or the other which they had spent some time thinking about and making some deep researches about are not doing bad compared to those that rarely employ their faculties to think about some business ideas that they could start and do it on their own even possibly right from home.

29/03/2016

14 Characteristics of Amazing Mentors
What is a mentor? Here’s the dictionary definition:
Noun: an experienced and trusted adviser.
Synonyms: adviser, guide, guru, counselor, consultant, trainer, teacher, tutor, instructor
Verb: Advise or train (someone, especially a younger, less experienced colleague).
In order to be a mentor, you need to be seen as experienced and successful at something. A mentor gives advice and guides someone who is less experienced and successful, i.e., a mentee or protégé.
Mentoring is a gift and a privilege. To be asked by someone for mentoring means that person sees you as a role model and believes your wisdom can help he/she grow and be more successful.
Mentoring someone has the potential to be one of the most rewarding and satisfying things you’ll ever do in your career.
If you have been asked by someone to be their mentor – don’t just be an okay mentor – be an amazing mentor! Be that person who made a difference in a person’s life!
What does an amazing mentor do?
When people are asked to describe their most amazing mentors, here are the 14 characteristics most often mentioned:
1. They are “present”.
Amazing mentors are incredibly focused and in the moment. They take a sincere interest in their mentees, and treat their time spent as important. They hold their calls, shut their doors, turn off their phones, and give their mentees 100% undivided attention.
2. They listen.
While you can “feel” when someone is present, listening is the most visible skill most often used to demonstrate presence. Active listening comes across in making eye contact, attentive body language, paraphrasing, and giving encouragement to open up. Great listeners are genuinely curious about learning more, and they listen for understanding, disciplining themselves to suspend their own judgment. Sometimes, that’s all someone needs – just to be heard, and to think things through for themselves. Listening is the ultimate form of respect.
3. They ask awesome questions.
Amazing mentors don’t just tell war stories and spew advice. In addition to listening, they ask awesome questions – lots of them! They use questions as a way to learn more, and more importantly, as a way to help the mentee clarify and solve his/her own problems.
4. They are role models.
Amazing mentors are always aware of the impact of their behaviors on others. The lessons learned are, “Do as I do, not just what I say”.
5. They keep their promises and hold their mentee accountable.
Mentoring sessions often end with a list of action items, and amazing mentors are very adept at summarizing who is going to do what by when. Then, at the start of the next session, they will report on what they did and ask the mentee to do the same. By doing so, they are role modeling personal accountability, and they don’t appreciate it when a mentee hasn’t completed their homework. They will let them know that it’s an expectation and condition of continuing the mentoring relationship.
6. They learn from their mentees.
Amazing mentors learn as much from their mentees and their mentees learn from them – they at least try.
7. They are humble.
Being asked to be a mentor can be a huge ego trip if you let it be. Amazing mentors realize mentoring is not all about them – it’s about the growth and development of the mentee. Being a role model does not mean having to be seen as perfect. Mentees can learn just as much about your mistakes and shortcomings as they can your successes and strengths. Sharing your mistakes and lessons learned, and what you are doing to develop yourself helps establish trust and gives your mentee permission to be vulnerable.
8. They share amazing stories.
In addition to listening and asking great questions, mentors can teach by telling compelling stories about their own lessons learned. Storytelling is an art and should not be overused – a good rule of thumb is one story per mentoring session, but make it a good one.
9. They give feedback.
When a mentor offers feedback, it’s offered as a gift with the intention of helping the mentee learn about him/her and grow. Amazing mentors – because they take such a genuine interest, listen, and ask such great questions – will learn a lot about what makes a mentee tick. They have the ability and sensitivity to offer specific, sincere, and timely feedback.
10. They are patient.
Amazing mentors remember what it’s like to be new or inexperienced, and will allow their mentees the time to reflect, form insights, make mistakes, learn, and grow at their own pace. While they set high standards and will push a mentee to do more than they thought they could do, they don’t expect unrealistic, overnight improvement.
11. They respect and honor confidentiality.
Amazing mentors expect what, “is said in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”
12. They practice “Situational Leadership”.
The same approach shouldn’t be used for every mentee. Some people are less experienced and require more direction and support, while others are more experienced and may just need to be listened to and given a vote of confidence. Amazing mentors vary their approach to the individual and to the situation.
13. They set boundaries.
The best mentors don’t date their mentees, are not friends with their mentees, and know where to draw the line between a trusted professional relationship and an intimate personal relationship.
14. They value diversity.
Amazing mentors don’t just seek or do well with mentees that remind them of themselves when they were younger. They are willing to push themselves out of their comfort zone and mentor those are very different than themselves.

14/03/2016

HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE AT WORK.

Difficult people do exist at work. They come in every variety and no workplace is without them. How difficult a person is for you to deal with depends on your self-esteem, your self-confidence and your professional courage.

Dealing with difficult people is easier when the person is just generally obnoxious or when the behavior affects more than one person. Dealing with them is much tougher when they are attacking you or undermining your professional contribution.

Difficult people come in every conceivable variety. Some talk constantly and never listen. Others must always have the last word. Some coworkers fail to keep commitments. Others criticize anything that they did not create. Difficult coworkers compete with you for power, privilege and the spotlight; some go way too far in courting the boss’s positive opinion – to your detriment.

14/03/2016

Seven Key Management Skills

A successful manager, one whom others want to follow:

Builds effective and responsive interpersonal relationships. Reporting staff members, colleagues and executives respect his or her ability to demonstrate caring, collaboration, respect, trust, and attentiveness.

They depend on this manager to treat colleagues with dignity and respect, to keep his word, display dependability and character under even the most challenging assurances.
Communicates effectively in person, print and email. Listening and two-way feedback characterize his or her interaction with others. The manager is also open to receiving feedback from colleagues and reporting staff. He avoids a defensive response and is willing to change his behavior when the feedback is on target.
Builds the team and enables other staff to collaborate more effectively with each other. People feel they have become more - more effective, more creative, more productive - in the presence of a team builder.

She is willing to sit down and problem solve when teamwork or team tasks are not on target and working effectively. She's able to let employees know directly and candidly when they are impeding the team's progress.
Understands the financial aspects of the business and sets goals and measures and documents staff progress and success. This allows the team to feel a sense of progress, that they are reaching goals, and exceeding expectations.

People want to know how they are performing at work. Financial and other goals let them know. Good managers understand their role in this communication.
Knows how to create an environment in which people experience positive morale and recognition and employees are motivated to work hard for the success of the business. Understands that she is the most significant factor in whether employees are happy at work.
Leads by example, sets the pace via her expectations and behavior. She provides recognition when others do the same. She walks her talk.
Helps people grow and develop their skills and capabilities through education and on-the-job learning. Brings career pathing to employees so that they continue to grow and develop.

Know a few more characteristics of management success? These are just a start, but they're a good start. You'll want to begin with these skills and attributes when you decide to aim for management success.

24/02/2016

5 Ways to Build Trust in a Business
The most valuable business commodity is trust. Richard Branson, author and founder of Virgin Group says, “Building trust in your brand isn't easy to achieve and it may take time, but it doesn't have to come at a high cost. With honesty, ambition, hard work and attention to detail you can instill a level of trust that will enable you to move forward.”
The fact is that integrity impacts all aspects of business and is among, if not the most important character trait for a company to have. It is the barometer by which your customers, lenders, potential business partners and employees evaluate you and your business. Trust in a business speaks volumes on how a company services and communicates with its customers.
A trustworthy business can be defined many different ways depending upon the person, business, or organization reviewing it. Here are five ways you can build trust in your business:
1. Deliver on your promises – Doing what you say you are going to do when you say you’re going to do it is crucial to building trust. Famous entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jim Rohn said, “One customer well taken care of could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising.”
2. Have a solid reputation – Potential customers and business partners will search for information about you and your business online. According to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research, 90 percent of respondents who recalled reading online reviews claimed that positive online reviews influenced buying decisions, while 86 percent said buying decisions were influenced by negative online reviews. It’s crucial to manage your online reputation and establish an active social media presence, website and blog.
3. Communicate effectively – Effective communication is the cornerstone of any successful company. In today’s fast paced business world, having a range of communication channels available such as phone, e-mail, instant messaging, fax, etc. is key to maximizing your ability to communicate effectively with customers.
4. Stay in compliance - Staying up to date and compliant with all federal state, and local rules required to keep your business in good standing where it conducts business is essential. Failure to meet the necessary requirements can cost you loss of good standing, not to mention fines, penalties, reinstatement costs and even business closure.
5. Creditworthiness - Lenders, potential business partners and investors will check your company’s credit reports. With positive business credit reports and ratings with a credit agency such as Dun and Bradstreet, a creditor can assess how your company handles its financial obligations. “All of this can be done by taking the initiative. Increased credit affords businesses better relationships with partners, vendors, trade sources and the community at large” says Jeff Stibel, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
Let this be a guide for you in building and maintaining trust in your business. Integrity and credibility are invaluable business commodities. Take the time to study the habits and behaviors of those businesses who have gained trust in the business world. Adopt or adapt those that you can authentically incorporate into your own behavior. With time and consistency, you can build up trust and credibility for your business in the marketplace.

26/10/2015

Relationship should be one of the most beautiful things one can ever get involved in as adults; it's such a sweet feeling when two imperfect people from different family backgrounds come together to have their two hearts literally beat as one but some relationships are one-sided; only one person is giving the Love while the other doesn't care, one person is fighting while the other person seem indifferent, one person is hurting while the other person doesn't show concern!
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Now I noticed something in these kind of relationships; one person is always apologising all the time even when he/she is not at fault! "Baby I'm sorry" "I didn't mean to offend you" has suddenly become the regular lines used in these kind of relationships!
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For how long will you continue to beg? How long will you continue to feel like a stranger to someone who claims to love you? How long will you continue to beg someone to love you? How long will you continue to love and not be loved in return? Get some self-respect please!
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A relationship where you have to beg and apologise all the time is a relationship where you can never be Respected! There's nothing you'll do that will please him/her! They hurt you and at the end you'll still be the one to apologise! Is that Love? What you have forgotten is that you are as important as the other person, you should not feel inferior in a relationship that's supposed to be your source of joy and inspiration!
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Always remember this; If you beg to avoid a BREAK UP when you are just dating be Ready to Beg to avoid a DIVORCE when you finally get Married! You Deserve better!

23/10/2015

How SMEs can save energy and money

by BQM August 1, 2015, 10:12 am 0


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Utility comparison sites are an obvious way of reducing energy, telephone, broadband and mobile data bills. But what else can serial entrepreneurs and their advisers do to go get a better deal? Looking at costs in more detail can highlight several areas where small companies are saving thousands of pounds per year for relatively little effort.

1. Staff costs

The first quarter of any year is often dominated by staffing decisions as people either find new positions or a company looks for new talent.

Jane Asscher, founding partner of business management advisers 23 Red, has two simple tips to save money on wages and recruitment.

“If someone leaves the company, resist the urge to replace them immediately,” she advises.

“This may seem odd but if you delay replacing someone quite often the gap gets closed by ambitious people picking up their role. If the gap’s still there and really needs filling, then you’ve saved money in the meantime.

“If you do need to recruit, encourage your employees to be headhunters and pay them a bounty for new recruits.”

Staff costs can also be kept low if the number of lower-skilled employees is kept to a minimum and new recruits are taken on temporarily at short notice when required, advises Chris Wood, managing director of work clothing supplier Incorporatewear.

“I always recommend deliberately under resourcing low-skill areas such as warehouse or data input that you can infill quickly in times of short-term need,” he says. “You can also save a lot of money on staff by adopting a DIY ethos. Executives can easily do without a PA and they can easily source their own travel and book their own hotels, they don’t need a travel department or external agency.”

2. Save power

Research released by the Carbon Trust at the end of 2013 estimated British business could save £300m per year through simple steps to reduce energy use. The crux of the issue is that although nearly all workers (92%) are concerned by the cost of energy at home, less than half (47%) think about their employer’s bills.

It is not too surprising when the majority (79%) have not been asked to think about saving energy at work. However, the majority of workers surveyed say they would take action if their actions were recognised.

Companies can encourage people to be as energy conscious at work as they are at home. Computers must be shut down when not in use, particularly overnight and lighting systems should be set so different parts of the office can be lit independently when required. LED lights require an initial outlay but will more than pay back that investment in future savings.

The same principles apply to heating. Only parts of the office being used should be kept warm and owners should get to know the controls on their boiler so it can be shut down when nobody is in, perhaps at the weekend, and its output can be limited to the parts of the office in use.

3. Large letter savings

Ben Wilson, managing director of electronic cigarette company Freshcig, advises saving money on postal costs: avoid sending packets and send “large letters” instead.

“I was doing a review of our finances and the one bill that stood out seemed to be postage at around £3,400 a month, it really surprised me and seemed huge in comparison to all of our other outgoings,” Wilson recalls.

“It only takes a quick look online in your Royal Mail business account to see that it is around 85p for large letter and £2.93 for a packet. So I decided to redesign our product packaging to fit Royal Mail’s large letter measurements, a saving of £2.08 per item.

“We now save £1,700 monthly, which covers our office rent, a company car and the electricity and internet bill for the business for two months.”

4. Suspend buying

It is surprising how many entrepreneurs and business advisers share the same simple tip to reduce outgoings in the short term. At every level of business there are normally accounts with suppliers that staff turn to without thinking about the cost.

A typically over-used account is the stationery provider, according to John Starr, a serial entrepreneur who has run publishing and communications companies for many years.

“Each year at random I ban stationery purchases for a month and it gives a saving of around 8-9%,” he says. “In all the years it has never caused a problem as staff manage to find huge amounts in their desk drawers, on shelves and so on. It has to be at random or stocks will buildup.”

5. Outsource bad payers

Bad debt is a huge issue for companies of any size. Not only does it take up staff time in chasing unpaid bills but it can cause businesses to incur interest charges for dipping into overdraft facilities and so can have a partial knock-on effect on their credit rating also.

It goes without saying that all companies should do due diligence on any new customer, but no matter how careful a business is, unpaid bills are likely to be a problem from time to time.

Hence, Xavier de Lecaros-Aquise, co-founder of GirlMeetsDress.com, suggests business owners take the burden off themselves and use specialists to chase bad debt. When prices start at £2 for an opening warning letter to a bad debtor, it seems odd more companies do not take this route, he says.

“I always use business debt collection solicitors,” he says. “An unpaid invoice can be the difference between success and failure and for just £2 we can issue a letter before action. Instead of chasing debts, we can focus our time and energy on growing the business and exploring opportunities.”

23/09/2015

How not to fail your next job interview

As you head into an interview, it’s natural to feel slightly nervous and maybe even a bit anxious. There is a simple solution to using these nerves to your advantage and it all stems down to your level of preparedness. An interview is your opportunity to put your best foot forward and demonstrate why you are the best candidate for the role.

To avoid failing your next job interview, here are some tips to help you prepare:

Do your research

Before going into an interview, it’s important to take the time to find out information about the company. Often you might get asked in an interview, ‘why do you want to work here?'. This is your chance to demonstrate the initiative you have taken to research the company, including its goals, recent projects that have been announced and the company culture.

One aspect hiring managers look for in a new hire is their enthusiasm towards the role and the company. Businesses are eager to hire employees who share their vision and values; someone who is interested in coming to work for more than just remuneration and to add value.

Know what you want to say

To avoid getting tongue-tied during the interview, take the time beforehand to prepare your responses to common interview questions. Some examples include:
•Tell me about yourself?
•What are your main weaknesses?
•Where do you see yourself in five years' time?


While many people get concerned about answering technical questions, instead it‘s important to highlight your key skills, achievements, and ambitions. The point of interview questions is for the interviewer to learn more about you – whether you will be successful and if you are the right fit. By preparing your answers ahead of time you will be able to respond to the interview questions without feeling nervous.

Be conscious of your body language

Even if you say the right words, how you present yourself both verbally and non-verbally will have an impact on the success of the interview. A lot of the body language movements you make are subconscious and often can come from nervousness. To avoid these inadvertent gestures, make a conscious effort to sit up straight, keep eye-contact, and respond with enthusiasm. These are all mannerisms that will place you as a memorable and well-presented candidate that they would want to hire.

Ask questions

Asking questions in an interview gives you an opportunity to set yourself apart from other applicants and find out answers to any questions that may not have been covered so far. A few good questions to ask are:
•What is the culture of the company like?
•Why does the role exist and where does it fit in?
•How is performance measured?

Asking questions gives you the ability to find more out more about the role and whether the company culture is the right fit for you, demonstrating your interest in the job.

As challenging and nerve-racking as a job interview can be, if you are prepared you will find yourself less anxious when entering an interview. It shouldn’t be a daunting experience; in fact, it is an opportunity for you to find out if the job is the right fit for you. By taking the time to prepare you are setting yourself up for success.

31/08/2015

SET YOUR SMALL BUSINESS APART FROM YOUR COMPETITORS
May 19, 2011 at 9:09am

Your small business has to be better than or at least different from your competitors in order for your prospective customers to choose you over them. If you don't see a difference, create one; so, you can set yourself apart from your competitors.



You can set yourself apart by having better quality, price, service, integrity, reputation or a combination of different factors. You can set yourself apart from the others by being remarkable.



If you haven't started your business, you still have a lot of flexibility for setting yourself apart from your competitors. You can learn a lot from their mistakes and whatever is working for them.



Find any market niche unfilled by your competitors or find any unsolved problem. Try to be the BEST SOLUTION for the worst problem that your prospective customers are having. Better yet, try to create and market your product or service as the best "pain killer" for the most excruciating pain your prospective customers are having.



Focus on the narrowest niche possible. Devote your resources on being the best in that niche. If your

customers think of you as a specialist, you will definitely maximize your income!

20/07/2015

9 Ways the Most Successful People See Life Differently


Because success can often be achieved simply by changing your perspective.
While supposedly every cloud has a silver lining, when you're truly up against it, silver linings can be really hard to find.

So take a moment and look at your challenges, your roadblocks, your barriers, your--well, everything you face on a daily basis--and see them for what they really are: blessings.

While some people are successful because they're given special opportunities, usually the difference in long-term success and failure lies in what we do when we're faced with adversity, misfortune, and seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Everyone faces the following difficulties; successful people find ways to stay positive, keep working, and eventually overcome what to others seems insurmountable.

And you can too. Today, start changing your perspective on:

1. Failures

For most of us, failure isn't the end of the world. Failure is just the end of an idea or a possibility or a dream. When we fail, we can move on to something else, with luck a little wiser and a lot more likely to succeed.

For some, though, failure means going without--or worse, possibly forcing their children to go without.

Failure sucks, but never being able to take a chance on your skills, your experience, and your vision is much, much worse.

Be thankful you have the opportunity to fail on terms you at least partly set. Many people do not.

2. Criticism

People criticize only when they care. While people still care about you or your business, you have the opportunity to do something better, to do something differently, to change their minds--or to just meet in the middle.

Apathy is much, much worse.

3. Unhappiness

When you're sad, that means you care, and caring is the mother of changing things for the better.

Apathy is much, much worse.

Don't dwell in unhappiness. Use it as fuel to make your life better.

4. Envy

Think of people you admire. Think of people who have earned your trust and esteem.

Be thankful those people are a part of your life. In fact, don't just be privately thankful. Tell them how you feel.

That will make them grateful for people like you.

5. Decisions

You might have so many options and potential choices, both business and personal, that you feel stressed and even overwhelmed.

Flip it around: Imagine how it would feel to have few, if any, options. Imagine how it would feel to have few, if any, viable choices.

Be thankful you have options--the more, the better.

6. Struggle

Not unintentional struggle. Intentional struggle: like choosing to work incredibly hard or to push through a mental or physical barrier or to make sacrifices for the good of the people who rely on you.

When you struggle and fight and endure, you not only stretch the limits of what you believe you are capable of, but you also sometimes enter a state of grace that you find only when you strip away what is truly nonessential (which turns out to be most of what you worry about).

Struggling helps you learn who you really are--and who you really want to be.

7. Delays

Remaining patient is rarely fun, but having to wait can be a good thing.

For example, research shows that where vacations are concerned, the biggest boost in happiness comes from planning to get away. And this vacation anticipation boosts happiness for an average of eight weeks.

After the vacation, though, happiness levels quickly drop to baseline levels--usually within days. Soon the people who went on a vacation are no happier than the people who didn't.

Be thankful you need to wait--especially for something you really want. The anticipation alone is worth it.

Besides, waiting for what you want--not what you need, but what you want--is a luxury only those who are already blessed can afford.

8. Regrets

Think about something you wish you had done better. Or handled differently. Or think about something you wish you had done, but for whatever reason, you didn't.

Painful? Sure. And motivating.

Use that motivation today. Call a friend you've lost touch with. Mend fences with a family member. Be the bigger person and say you're sorry. Do something you wish you had done.

You'll be thankful you did.

9. Time

Because you have the time and resources to do something like reading this post, that means you have time: to improve yourself, to consider new ideas, to try to be a better person, to build better relationships with family and friends.

Time is your most important asset and what you should be most thankful for.

Time makes everything else possible. Stop doing things that don't matter and spend your time making your dreams a reality.

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