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Tapping your home's potential as a business venue lets you cash in on the intrinsic value of a roof over your head without treating it like an ATM. Find out what some of the benefits and pitfalls of a home-based business are.
Why do people have business partners? There are lots of reasons really. Maybe you need financial backing or assistance, expertise that you don't have, someone to share the workload with. There is a long list of reasons. It is really important to seriously consider who you partner with (if you feel like you need one) before you jump into things.
For small business owners whose personal resources can be stretched, financing a business or its growth becomes a critical concern. Here's how to make credit work for you
In a very general sense, ordinary and necessary expenses are subtracted from gross receipts to arrive at net income.
Most employers forbid employees from competing with the company while they are on the job.
Extending the reach of safety
A guide to how companies have many choices about where to build their products.
How to get generation Y employees to communicate effectively in the workplace
Commissioning improvements and technologies.
While most of the initial costs in a tire-tracking program are obvious - new tires, casings and retreads, and repair materials - there are other related costs that must be accounted for. Those include the labor associated to tire management and repairs, tire replacement costs, and the cost of downtime associated with tire issues that occur.
As if my sleeping problems were not bad enough, I then encountered serious writer's block for the first time in 30 years of writing columns and articles on behalf of the printing industry.
In today's market, distributors often need an ally not just to survive, but to thrive.
How people-centric solutions make efficiency improvements predictable and sustainable
Start with the basics when implementing ITIL, writes ITSM Watch columnist Michael Tainter of Forsythe.
Now in its third year, NAMA's health and wellness initiative gives vending operators tools to address customers' concerns. There are different sets of standards, allowing operators to meet diverse needs.
Last year saw a flurry of so-called "Do Not Mail" legislative bills introduced in 15 states across the country.
A lucky operator will have the chance to see what a difference a professional image has on his or her business. The contest will raise the industry's level of brand awareness.
The nation's growing focus on health and wellness is becoming important to all accounts from offices and health care facilities to government locations and manufacturing sites. Operators interested in succeeding need to learn how to help them address this complex issue.
IT leaders are less interested in being green than in controlling energy costs, a new survey says. Either way, though, it’s challenging to understand how you should go about achieving your ends.
I suppose those of us old enough to have survived our college years during the 1970s have at least one blemish on our permanent record that would shame our mamas.
The closing 2007 can be celebrated as a good year for supply chains.
They're not all so nice -- but they're necessary to compete successfully.
10 tips that will help managers buy and use management software
Columnist Steve Andriole poses 10 questions that you should be able to answer.
Building envelope and moisture control specialists Richard Keleher and Judd Peterson provide 10 important rules for designing effective vapor barrier systems.
There are several ways to provide security within a wired or wireless network and between different networks and clients. Everything from the data to the use and accessibility of the network should be controlled and secured.
CMDB is all the rage but making it work requires more than buzz-words, wirtes ITSM Watch guest columnist Michele Hudnall of Managed Objects.
Even private companies may have to comply with secton 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, writes CIO Update guest columnist Diane Wolff of The Blue Sage Group.
In 2006, the printing industry as a whole seems to have rebounded from its long, downward spiral since the boom years of the 1990s.
Even though IT project management should be well entrenched in most companies these days, it turns out not to be the case.
In early December 2006, in an unexpected act of bipartisanship during its final hours, the 109th Congress passed postal reform legislation modernizing the United States Postal Service.
Valentine's Day is one of the biggest gift-giving days. Find out how to market your company and take advantage of the big day.
One of the most exciting one-to-one campaigns I've read about in recent years is Taser International's PURL campaign (yes, Taser of the "incapacitate the nervous system" fame).
It was a fine spring day at the open air farmers market.
Avision for the security industry's future must include proven solutions.
An enterprise-wide system in eight weeks means teamwork and innovation at their best.
The vending industry still fails to win its fair share of growth in a prosperous economy. Operators remain slow to invest in new technology that will strengthen their competitive position.
What can printers expect?
Honoring supply chain leaders driving strategic transformation
Here comes the judge…
FRANCHISE LEADERS HAVE THEIR SAY
As U.S. economy sputters, "trucking recession" seen easing, 3PL market looks to continue growth
Another year is in the books and the quick and small commercial segment of the printing industry seems to have done rather well, especially when compared to some previous years.
NFPA document poised for substantial revision
Professional Vending Services Inc. finds success packaging vending, OCS and water to meet customer needs in the growing but competitive Fort Lauderdale, Fla. market.
The National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP) had been founded in 1975 by George Pataky, a printer in Asheville, NC.
Technology has always driven quick printing.
Setting a vision is the first step in picking a third-party logistics partner
KEEPING A TIGHT FOCUS AGAINST STIFF COMPETITION
When I read publications that target agencies and designers, I do so with the print industry in mind.
Although businesses constantly seek ways to whittle costs, the search for dollars and cents can present challenges.
A look at 5 marketing mysteries that you can solve to improve your business.
A list of five ways in which an employer may better interact with their employees
It may be an old concept, but securing the lobby should still be a prime concern
Don't get too comfortable with the new postage rates.
Why should you motivate employees to join and stay with your organization? First, it is good business.
Six important factors to be considered while forming and academic program
Let your staff do what they already do, writes ITSM Watch columnist Hank Marquis of itSM Solutions.
The candidate's name, postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address should be indicated clearly at the top.
The candidate's name, postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address should be indicated clearly at the top of a resume.
SOA provides both a valuable learning exercise as well as a clear and justified RFC to improve service availability and improve customer satisfaction, writes ITSM Watch columnist Hank Marquis of itSM Solutions.
A how to guide for keeping employes on the job.
There is a growing momentum behind the trend of switching to environmentally friendly business practices.
How to use the 7 key factors before chosing a facility's location
Demystifying the IP-based technology
This month I detail the second half of the 16 principles of sales management. Remember, the sales m...
Affiliate marketing is a simple way to earn extra income. Despite
what many believe, creating automatic marketing systems that
deliver regular online affiliate income is not difficult to
achieve. As long as you follow some simple marketing
strategies... here are 8 affiliate tips to get your started.
Unconscious beliefs can create a hidden barrier to sales success. Learn to identify and overcome sabotage.
Incident classification is one of the most important and yet least implemented aspects of ITIL, writes ITSM Watch columnist Hank Marquis of itSM Solutions.
Retaining great employees is an important issue that affects every company in every industry, including graphic communications.
Structured use of PDCA-FOCUS can produce amazing results, writes ITSM Watch columnist Hank Marquis of itSM Solutions.
When it comes to online advertising - along with numerous other
elements that you will discover within your business - you are
likely to have already discovered that there is a great deal of
competition out there. In order to stay ahead of the curve, you
are going to need to recognize that you need to put some heat
into your online advertising campaign: the hotter it gets, the
more successful that your business is going to become.
ITSM Watch’s Rob England takes a shot at the powers behind the ITIL throne.
Your first impression driving up to the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Portland, Ore.
If you are a printer or marketer offering or utilizing one-to-one print personalization, or variable-data printing, and you are not a member of PODi, you are missing a tremendous opportunity for intelligence-gathering about how others are maximizing the opportunities offered by this technology.
Today I was glad that we do a production wrap-up every afternoon because I knew what she'd finished yesterday, what she was supposed to be working on this morning, and how her late arrival was going to impact production for today.
We all know about the Wal-Mart directive regarding the use of RFID tags for merchandise inventory.
A marketing plan is a key component in a company's business plan. It's the blueprint for conveying the value of your products and services to your customers.
As corporate America's commitment to renewable energy sources grows, printers are responding with more than just hot air—in fact, with cold air.
The multi-billion dollar software giant is aiming to have its latest software for business availability in November, with general consumer and new PC availability in January 2007 … just missing the holiday season, much to the chagrin of investors.
Recent surveys indicate that buying groups are quite popular among distributors.
Die-cutter operators are rarely shy when it comes to telling you what's wrong with a particular job.
Getting ITSM going is easier by utilizing ITIL's best practices, write ITSM Watch guest columnists Chuck Kirchner and Mike Tainter of Forsythe.
Choosing the correct lens can make all the difference in your security system. The following guide can help navigate the many products.
A how-to guide for executing efficient performance reviews of your employees.
Successful operators know that the physical menu is an extension of the operation's brand. Extra menu touches such as the use of artistic elements from the restaurant or helpful hints for guests (wine suggestions and food-allergy notes) express a commitment to detail.
Just a few years ago, pay-per-click search engine advertising
seemed like it was the answer to the prayers of webmasters vying
for search traffic. Given the increasingly competitive nature of
PPC advertising and spiralling costs, many small- to medium-
sized businesses have begun to question that wisdom. With click
fraud running at 25% and click costs for certain keywords hitting
$50 a click, advertisers are looking for other solutions.
Increasingly, CIOs see there are benefits to letting their staffs telecommute once in awhile.
Rosencrantz admitted he has been a lifelong veteran in the wrap business.
I've been using the HueyPRO on my system at work for the past several months.
You wouldn't throw a dart at a dartboard with your eyes closed.
Firsthand Account Showcases a New Concept in Emergency Management
It is often said that the perception of a recession is more powerful than the recession itself.
There are so many things I want to talk about, I don't know where to begin.
When Vince Lapinski took over as CEO of MAN Roland Inc.
The product genre is changing and here's what it means
Enterprise Risk Management is an emerging discipline that has grown out of the world of financial management. It approaches risk management from a holistic perspective — one that can potentially integrate traditional security with information technology (IT) departments and, more importantly, elevate the process to the highest levels of company management where the concept of traditional risk management is well-established and respected.
Communication is a necessary component of doing business.
Strategic Alliances are fueled by Integration.
Dealers 'tie the knot' to become H&S Protection Systems
The CCTV industry is witnessing a worldwide seismic shift away from analog to IP video.
It's no secret that technology is changing the way we do business.
When thinking about the evolution of printing and the changes that have taken place since its earliest use thousands of years ago, consider that the only component that has not been replaced or reinvented is ink.
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