SCADA is a short term for the business term referred to as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. This is vital in the monitor and control of infrastructural, industrial and manufacturing applications. This component functions through the interference of the integrated computer network that is set inside business controls. While they can be very complicated at certain instances, they have the ability of integrating themselves into the...more
Jan Vermeer or Johannes Vermeer van Delft (1632-1675) was a talent Dutch Baroque painter who painted life scenes in his Oil Paintings. It was his main topic for long time. Actually, he created some of the most exquisite paintings in Western art. All Vermeer's works are admired for the sensitivity with which he rendered effects of color and light and for the poetic quality of his images. Jan Vermeer is very recognized in Europe for its majestic...more
Managing terrorism threats can be very daunting challenge for most business directors. Especially as most business owners and directors have little if any formal security training to fall back on. Herein lies the problem.As a company director you have a legal responsibility under the corporate manslaughter laws to ensure the safety of your paid employees.Terrorism experts advise all business directors to take a proactive response to implementing security awareness and staff training to counter terrorism threats to your business. Imagine for one moment you are one of several business directors running a company and you send one of your sales representatives overseas to win a business order.Your business becomes a terrorism targets and your representative is kidnapped and held for ransom. You have various options including paying the ransom, which is typically cost prohibited unless you have kidnap for ransom insurance.Let's just imagine for one moment you don't have the money to pay the ransom and the jihad terrorism kidnappers execute your sales representative as a warning to other businesses.If you can't prove you prepared your sales representative for his or her overseas...more
Last couple of issues I talked about how either moving too fast or too slow can sabotage your success. (You can read part 1 and 2 here: http://www.michelepw.com/blog ) Today I'm going to talk about a place where entrepreneurs typically move too fast -- launching their product.I know. You just finished your product or program and you can't wait to...more
Getting ideas for fundraising, that pay off, is usually one of the most challenging decisions you accomplish in this process. There are thousands of options. You need to move toward this decision like a small business. However, you need to keep it fun! Fun is part of fundraising; you dont intend to make it all drudgery for your volunteers. One...more
Sometimes challenging to outline, especially in these tough economic times the fund raising idea needs to be of usefulness both to your possible customer, as well as to the bottom line of the organzation you're working for. Sometimes it feels like you're called upon to execute miracles with little or no time and even less to invest in the project. The bottom line is that fund raising is a small business and needs to be treated as such. The fund raising idea needs to be well planned out for any sized project big or small. During it's design, you need to ask yourself.In addition to providing funds designed for my organization, how am I contributing to the lives of individuals who help us? That possibly will seem like an strange question when all you need are funds for a church retreat, or school band uniforms, but in these tough fiscal times you need to add value to something that you offer to your customer. Remember that customer is most often not going to be at the retreat, and will not benefit in the way individuals privileged to have been sponsored will benefit. What also are you giving him or her?What's their value?Sometimes it's adequate that it's a tax write...more
Let there be no doubt about it, wholesale products are both essential to - and a management headache for - any retail business model. Almost anyone who has been involved in retail can tell horror stories about a time when their company purchased the...more
When I was struggling as a child, my mom would always tell me" Patience and persistence." I think of my mom's saying every time I attend a different networking event. Be in it for the long haul. All of us would love to instantly find that person who...more
School fundraiser ideas run from the wild 'Arrest a school mate" and a "No women allowed beauty contest", which both sound like they would cause alot of laughs, to the more familiar like Raffle tickets and Candy sales. Each has their strenths and...more
If you are a resident of Planet Earth, you are well aware that we have been in a recession. Many economists say that the recession is still alive and well. Others report that they believe it is over or very nearly over. There is definately no area of...more
Tip (1) Find our as much as you can about the company before you get there. The internet is a massively useful resource. Company accounts, news items, company newsletters, reports, etc. can be a very useful talking point. Take spare copies of...more
Business plan consultants can offer you the help you need to create a winning business plan. A winning business plan, in this sense, means a plan that creates no barriers to you getting funded and also gives you a valuable management tool for the...more