Author: Donna HutchinsonIn life everything must grow in order to survive and thrive. In business, marketing for business growth is the number priority to remaining successful. If you are not growing then your business is most likely suffering a slow, painful decline. But with careful nurturing you can learn to take care of your business and ensure a long lasting life. Here are five growth and marketing strategies that will assist you in your...more
Has the economic instability left you feeling as though there is no hope for the future? Do you dread looking at your investments because of the massive hit that they've taken in recent months? There could be a silver lining to all of this doom and gloom.The only way for you or me to have an impact on our own financial futures is for us to take matters into our own hands. No matter what you hear on the news or read in the papers, the government...more
How fantastic would it be if you could predict the upcoming rise and fall of real estate in your area?Want to find out when to buy? When to sell?By the time you're finished reading this you, will be changed. After all, a home is your biggest expense and investment, so let's begin!Like any other product, real estate markets are based on inventory, supply and demand. I've spent a lot of time studying the mechanisms of our local real estate market, and I can share with my clients what to expect in the upcoming months. Home prices fluctuate constantly, from one square mile to the next.We often hear people talking about cycles. They can go either way, from low-end to the highest-end homes. I do research specific to each city: Ultimately, the cycles relate to the size and price of the area.In our area, the Monterey Peninsula, home prices vary from city to city. Depending on the area, the average home sale ranges from $150,000 to $17 million. So it gets very tricky to predict the future of today's market.At the low end, we have homes selling in foreclosure at one-fifth of their value. So now the question becomes, will we see the same price drop with the highest-end homes?How should you...more
Having a business means you must also be aware that certain risks come with the business. It should be known that business and risk are two observable realities that must always be seen together. Every business owner must be aware of this, whether you are a seasoned business owner or simply a potential business owner. Experience shows that a lot of...more
There is no form of loan in which rates of interests are not charged on it. However, the rate which you pay on the loan will vary with the type of loan and the lender providing the loan. Every business owner should be principally concerned about the rates charged on the loan. That is why it is always advisable to go in for loans which the interest...more
Ahead of seeking for money to finance a small business, it is necessary to know what a small business is all about. The meaning of this will depend on the location or sphere of operation of the small business. In most cases, the number of personnel that the business has is what will be used to draw a line between a small business and a big one. For example, a small business will employ not more than a hundred personal in the United States and not more than fifty in Europe.There are so many reasons why as a small business owner, you will request for more finance. You may want to build up the business, make some important acquisition for the business or even redeem your debts. There are so many options to finance this type of business but the most preferable source should be through the use of loans from banks. Access to loans will be easily obtained by those businesses which have a good reputation in the market than those small or new ones just getting into the market.You will first of all have to make an application to the bank and the application will include the following:A brief record of the activities of the business and any information showing its probable expansion;Who the...more
One of the greatest tools needed to overcome hurdles in business is to seek for the solutions to surmount these hurdles. Almost every type of business is faced with difficulties. Some seek for solutions and some find it not easy to arrive at the...more
A lot of theories have been propounded and even studies have been advanced on the subject of business expansion. But one that is worth taking note of is the study of Dr Ichak Adizes. In most of his research, he brings out the fact that every...more
4.3 What's the relationship between Strategy and Organizational Learning?Or, as Mintzberg (1987) says: the key is not getting the right strategy but fostering strategic thinking. Or as Shell has leveraged the concept of Learning Organization in its...more
3. Politics and visionHere we need to note two key problem areas. First, there is a question of how Peter Senge applies systems theory. While he introduces all sorts of broader appreciations and attends to values - his theory is not fully set in a...more
2.1 Does IT Impose Any Constraints on Organizational Learning?Huber (1991) notes that "it might be reasonable to conclude that more learning has occurred when more and more varied interpretations have been developed, because such development changes...more
Abstract:In this paper, we introduced the origin of learning organizations. Then, we discussed what a recognized "learning organization" is and analyzed the advantages and weaknesses of a learning organization from our own experience. We also...more