Why have a Social Media Marketing Plan? In this day and age its not uncommon to hear the term "social media" infact many business owners are honing the new internet based platform as a easy marketing mechanism. If you are a business owner/entrepreneur it is important to have a strong Social Media Marketing Plan as a part of your advertising/marketing to rapidly increase the exposure of your business. Without a plan, you may find...more
With the economy still struggling and your savings account getting slimmer by the week, it's time to examine your alternatives to cutting costs. Look around you. You've been annoyed by the price of gas for years. You'll drive around to save a few cents a gallon. After filling up your car, you saved what? A dollar by driving a couple blocks to the station where it's a few pennies less? If you put a little of that determination into...more
One of the issues that crops up time and again in China is of course the labor law, which has had the effect of marginally increasing salaries, but more importantly, locking businesses in to retaining their workers. That's a typical socialist political move – workers rights, and also suits the one-party State system – keeping people employed keeps them busy.The general opinion is that as a result of the impact of labor law, it is expensive to terminate staff. However, is this really true? The answer to that question lies not so much as the current incurred cost, but in the comparison of that with the salary expectations in other markets. Then, a benchmark can be drawn and sensible comparisons made.In attempting to demonstrate this on a basic level, we have compared the basic expenses (salary, welfare and factory rental) of a typical Chinese factory in Dongguan in southern China with similar factories in Chennai in southeast India and Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam. These particular cities were chosen as they each attract similar investments in small-medium scale manufacturing, have relatively well developed infrastructure, and are all proven export focused...more
Post-retirement stage, as per the belief of some people, is the most comfortable phase of one's life, but when you ask about their comfort after retirement, they would explain how relaxing it is. Most of the people think that the old individuals get an income as their pensions without even any need to go out for work. But, it has been...more
Is the thought of pledging an asset disturbing you financially when you require a loan? Now, with the help of unsecured cash loans, it is feasible for people who do not own a house or any other asset to offer as a security. Therefore, many people opt for this finance since there is no risk involved in losing the property.This form of...more
The first step in filing taxes for your business is to get the proper paperwork from the IRS. For new business owners, the paperwork should be fairly straight forward, with the forms stating what items and amounts need to be recoded.The papers should also ask you a few straight-forward questions about you and your business; all of which need to be answer completely. These questions include things like when you started the business, what goods or services does it offer, where is the business located, and do you have employees. The most important forms to have on hand are your accounting records. These should include any loans, expenses, business-related bills, sales profits, cost of production, and any other form of money that has gone into your company at all. Make sure that everything documented is done so correctly and in the appropriate categories and accounts. For instance, do not file employee wages under manufacturing costs. Manufacturing costs should only include the cost of materials that make the products you are offering, and employee wages should be filed under labor costs. You also have to decide if your company is running on a cash or accrual based accounting...more
In the world of 21st century, it is no longer surprising to find that most business had already establishes a web presence to support their brick-and-mortar businesses. There are many advantages of establishing a web presence on the...more
Mostly loan institutions and bank provide loan for long time period. But if you want small amount of cash for short time period then what will you do? You may be asks for help from your friends and relatives. But sometime they will not...more
If you are in need of fast and swift monetary help, but you hesitate to apply for any loan because of your bad credit scores, then leave all your worries behind. Fast cash loans with bad credit have been specially designed for the...more
Negotiating Payouts and Cash FlowThis advice about negotiating payouts builds on an earlier recommendation I made about building relationships with your affiliate managers. When you see a campaign that you like, the payout listed is the lowest...more
The Importance of Brand Identity for Every BusinessThe importance of brand identity is key no matter how large or small your company might be or whether you sell just one item or ten thousand.Also, you don't need to be incorporated to...more
Preparing paperwork for the bank can be a challenging endeavor for people that are uncertain of what documents they need for filing a business loan. Sadly, the majority of loan applications that are turned down by banks are because the person filing...more