Taking An Ethics Class With That MBA

Most MBA degrees now require at least one ethics class to graduate, some several more. This radical change is obviously due to the anti-Wall Street motif and "Occupy the Park" protester groups which emerged due to the 2008 economic crash blamed on run-away greed on Wall Street. Of course, it wasn't really that simple and one could say that the government had a big hand in what transpired too, along with real estate speculators. Nevertheless, business schools have responded with ethics classes, and most would say; it's about time.
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on February 7, 2013 titled; "Does an 'A' in Ethics Have Any Value? B-Schools Step Up Efforts to Tie Moral Principles to Their Business Programs, But Quantifying Those Virtues Is Tough," by Melissa Koran. Now then, one has to wonder if a student with straight A average in their ethics classes is going to go to work in a corporation purposely looking around and snooping for problems to the point of being a vigilante-type whistle blower before they even understand the ends and outs of the business.

After all, corporations want people to do what they are told, not to think and tell them what to do, at least not until they've become acclimated to the company culture and moved up the ladder a bit to an executive decision making position. See that point? Ethics activists can be dangerous without experience and knowledge, especially if they bring with them any more than a smidgen of academic anti-capitalism mind set with them. There is nothing unethical about making money or making a profit, as our free-market is where buyers and sellers freely partake.

Now then, this brings me to another question, a philosophical one. If corporations want ethical employees so they don't steal or commit fraud, that makes sense, but I doubt they want them doing too much second guessing of the leadership. So maybe the MBA schools should first teach personal ethics to the students, and corporate pragmatism (within reason) to them before they graduate.

How about a case in point? Remember that kid working for the military who downloaded information to Wiki Leaks? Well, he thought he was doing what he believed to be ethical, but he disobeyed his orders and jeopardized confidential sources. The amount of damage done and operational type intelligence lost was unforgivable.

Now then, I ask if our left-leaning academia in all their agenda driven exploits understands the realities here, and if the corporations or even the government or military really want "holier than now" vigilantes amongst their ranks, new up-and-coming employees who still may be a little naive.

Cleaning Business Typically And Successfully

Started cleaning business in your local area, a cleaning business typically gives you more of an opportunity to be successful. After all, many companies and families hire out the cleaning to outside resources, as they do not have the time or the desire to take care of it on their own. If you do a good job and market yourself properly, you might be surprised with how quickly you're able to build such a business and how much success you are going to see. What are some of the ways that you can market your business which will have an impact on your success?

One thing that you want to consider is having some form of advertising in your local area. This could include advertising in the local newspaper or perhaps running television ads in the off hours. More than likely, however, these types of advertising techniques are not going to really provide you with the business that you need. An ad in the Yellow Pages, however, is something that will often have an impact. Although Yellow Pages have become increasingly obsolete in recent years, there are still many businesses that would rather pick up a book and thumb through the Yellow Pages than search on the Internet. Make sure that you have a presence in the Yellow Pages so that you have a fresh source of customers.

Depending upon the type of cleaning business that you operate, you may also want to consider distributing some flayers in your local area. In some cases, this is going to be effective if you do it from one door to another but make sure that you do not put them in the mailboxes, unless you mail them. If you are offering some specific type of service that would be of benefit to almost anyone, such as dryer vent cleaning, you may benefit by putting your business card on windshields or in the side window of a car. You can hire college students or high school students to do this for a reasonable price.

Do not underestimate the knowledge that you are able to get about local advertising from the companies that provide you with janitor supplies, such as the garbage can liner that you are using. They are likely familiar with many different cleaning businesses in your local area and can often give you the inside track on what needs to be done to effectively advertise your business. Listen to what they have to say and then incorporate it into your advertising practices.

Finally, make sure that you have an Internet presence and use it effectively. Run some advertising on the search engines and make sure that your web page is optimized so that it also comes up for local listings. It is even possible for you to find customers by having a Facebook page and building relationships with those who may have an interest in the cleaning services that you are offering.

Conversation Call Center Agent

You focus on the quality, the quantity and the spirit of your service. In other words you know your customers want it good, fast and they want to feel important.


Among the several factors that a call center executive might explore in order to optimize the return on her investment is the service level goal. The higher the service level the higher the investment. You already know this, and you have noticed that the higher it is the more your agents must find themselves sitting idle waiting for calls. Not exactly the kind of picture you want to see.

Realizing your agents are having more conversations with their colleagues than with your customers, you may wonder about reducing the number of agents. Yet you know reducing the number of agents is tightly connected to the level of service you offer your customers hence the "law" of Occupancy Rate: The busier your agents (high occupancy) the lower your speed of answer, and the more idle time your agents have (low occupancy) the higher the speed of answer.

In attempts to look for new ways to cut operating expenses you question if your customers would accept a lower response time?

How much lower can your service time be before your customers start to complain or move to the competition?

Before you answer the question "How low can you go", I recommend you re-acquaint yourself with the "law" of Occupancy rate. In effect, the question of how much waiting your customers might be willing to accept should be balanced with the question of how busy you want your agents to be.

Remember, the busier your agents are the lower your service level will be. In effect, you will find the right target goal when you determine your occupancy rate goal.

Besides the obvious effect on customers, here are some other effects you will need to consider when setting an occupancy rate goal:

    When agents find themselves overwhelmed by calls, they can increase their after-call work to slow done their pace which will cancel out any savings you may have hoped for in reducing your staffing levels.
  
Agents might choose other jobs within your company, or worst, they might go to the competition both of which will cancel out your savings by increasing your hiring costs.
  
Eventually it will become harder to attract and retain good people.
    Agents who choose to stay might become disgruntled and this attitude might reflect on the kind of service your customers receive.

The Recipe:
Set your goal by determining your Occupancy Rate goal.Service levels are often worded as follows: x % calls answered within y seconds (eg. 80% calls answered within 20 seconds). Occupancy Rate is better described by the formula (Total Logged In Time - Total Idle Time) divided by Total Logged In Time. Total Logged In Time is also known as Staffed Time, meaning the total hours all agents were signed in the phone system in order to take calls. This may vary according to your telephone system.

After you have set an Occupancy Rate goal, you can then determine the equivalent Service Level goal by performing an analysis based on historical data for your call center. Correlate the past Occupancy Rate with the Service Level achieved. You will look for instances where the new Occupancy rate goal was achieved and you will collect the corresponding Service Level data wherein you will observe a pattern which will serve as your new Service Level target.

Conclusion
When you set your service level by determining the right occupancy rate, you gain on all fronts. The right occupancy rate becomes a competitive edge: you will attract the best employees because you are offering the better working conditions. Better employees deliver superior service ergo you will attract and keep more customers. Your agents are happy and your customers are happy.

Organization System And Organized Coach

Organization system, Kaizen (Japanese for "continuous improvement") is a strong focus of many large corporations today because they realize that small changes that shave seconds off of a process can lead to huge savings in the long run.
As a new coach, you can save a ton of time by setting your systems up in the most efficient way possible. A process that wastes just 5 minutes can add up to hours pretty quickly!

Here's an example: I used to work with a friend who kept all his emails in his inbox and never filed them in separate folders. There were several times when I'd go over to his desk and our conversation would steer toward a topic that required us to reference a recent email and I'd just sit there in amazement as I'd watch him re-sort his email a dozen times until he finally found the email (usually took at least 5 minutes - sometimes longer!). Search for 12 emails and there's a full hour wasted!

Now I'm sure you're probably much more organized than my friend but I mention this story to illustrate a point. No matter how organized you are, your organization systems will be tested when you start your coaching business. I always felt as though I was highly organized until I opened up the flood gates of information that I was exposed to as I started my coaching business.

My "business" folder quickly grew into about a dozen different sub-folders (marketing, procedures, referrals, website, etc... ). Each time I'd expand my system, it took quite a bit of time to re-organize all my materials and I realized that if I had taken the time up front to create one effective folder system in both my email system and on my computer, I could have saved quite a bit of time.

In the Coaches First Year coaching program I lay out a template you can use but here are some of the main points you'll want to consider as you set up a coaching business.

    Create Email and Computer Folders: As you setup your coaching business, you will be coordinating every aspect of your business. Create a separate folder for each area you come across and use them to store emails, notes and documents.

    Create a "Notes" folder: You're going to read and learn a lot about business ESPECIALLY during your first year. I found it tremendously helpful to keep a separate "Notes" folder with a different blank word document for each learning category. As you learn a new topic or come across a new resource, I jot it down in the corresponding note file.

    Create a folder to store all your electronic receipts for business expenses: This one is HUGE! You never know when the tax man will come around and ask you to justify some random "Amazon" business expense. I recommend creating a separate folder for each expense category I have in Quick books (the software I use for my bookkeeping)

    Create a Swipe File: A Swipe file is a folder you use to store marketing materials and emails you come across that you like or you find to be particularly effective. When one of the "Guru's" you follow sends you an email for their new coaching program, move it to your Swipe file so you can follow a similar process when you're ready to roll out your new coaching program.
    Create a "To Read" folder: This one was HUGE for me. I'm on so many distribution lists. I follow all the great coaches and business experts out there who regularly pump out fantastic content and I quickly got to the point where I'd stop what I was doing every time I'd receive one of their emails. Continuously learning is great, but not if you stop taking actions that grow your business. By creating a separate folder (in Drop box) I was able to proactively put controls in place that would allow me to set specific times to focus on my business, and other times to read that content. Just this one strategy boosted my productivity exponentially!!! And since I saved the folders in Drop box, I'm able to read them on my iPad or iPhone whenever I'm waiting in line, eating lunch, or sitting in the waiting room when I'm getting an oil change!

    Create a folder with links to useful tools: I can guarantee you'll need to solve a problem as you start your coaching business. Here's how the situation will likely play out: You're adding your logo to your website and your logo doesn't quite fit in the allotted space. You Google "how to re size your logo" and after 15 minutes of reading the top 5 search results, you finally come across a good free online tool that does the trick. 6 months later you run into a similar situation and have to go through the process again. That 15 minutes can be saved if you had just saved the link to that tool in a separate document.

    Create a folder for your procedures and regularly update them: For example, you write a blog post and then tweet it and add it to Facebook. That's all well and good but did you know there are dozens of other free resources you can use to post your blog post for free? If you have a document with a step-by-step process with links to each article submission site, you can follow a quick and easy procedure to maximize the value of that blog post while increasing your reach among your target market as well as your SEO! (This is one of the tools I've created for you in the blogging module of the Coach's First Year program).

When you take the time to setup effective storage folders up front, you'll minimize the time you spend searching for an old email or valuable reference.

Your business will grow! As it does, your current systems will be tested. Don't wait until you're forced to change reactively. Plan ahead, create systems that support growth.

Home Builders - Build Your Dream Home

You have finally pooled in the resources and capital to build your dream home, perhaps the only step left between you and realizing your dream is finding a contractor. Building one-of-the-kind home is a dream cherished by many, so in all probability it is going to be the single most important investment decision in your life. There are numerous minuscule details that need to be finalised; from deciding the floor plan and outlining the exterior to deciding on a colour theme and determining the budget. Listed below are some tips that will ease you through the process.

Factors to consider

Before you start with the project, you need to do some groundwork. Outlining the basics, will help you save valuable time, effort and money.

Start with the budget; determine the amount that you can afford to spend on the project. Before you make any foray, it is a good idea to appraise the value of the property. Synchronize your budget with the market prices, so that you do not end up spending more than the estimated market price. There is a good chance you will require to take construction loans to shoulder the expenses. Irrespective of the case, make sure you adhere to the chalked out budget and do not spend a farthing more.

You need to have understanding about the materials used in construction. Always buy branded quality materials that is certified and quality tested. Steer clear from dubious sources that offers substandard quality products at fraction of the market prices. Remember quality of the products used will eventually determine the sturdiness of the building construction.


Other than that, you also need to take into account the available space, desired expectations, feasibility of the project and more.

Benefit from hiring homebuilders

You might have thought of a thousand different ideas for your home, but puzzled as to how to transform them to reality. This is where homebuilders come into the picture. A homebuilder will have the expertise, knowledge, artistic vision, and cutting edge technology required to transform your vision into reality. From initial conceptualization and planning to designing and execution, the expert will take care of every small detail. The experts will walk you through the process, systematically ensuring nothing is overlooked during the planning stages. With the help of homebuilders, you will also be saving exorbitant sums of money in construction.

What to look for in homebuilders

Selecting the best homebuilders should always top your priority list. With market being inundated with a bewildering array of builders, it is no easy task to find one reliable service that is on par with your expectations. Go with the time-tested rules; check for the company's experience and reputation, verify licensing, and assess if the builder has any experience in dealing with projects of the scale that your project will demand. One sure fire way to assess the credibility of the company is by checking the contractor's records from local builders associating or crosschecking existing client's testimonials.

It is advisable to get bids from multiple competitive sources and compare bids to make sure you get value for your money invested.

Maybe You Feel Confused Life Priorities

You may ponder the complexities and maybe even some chaos in your life.You might struggle to figure out what's next. Maybe you feel confused at times about which way to go. Have you thought about setting your life priorities to make your life easier? Have you ever thought of Life Coaching to achieve your life's goals?

When you're struggling to determine what's important to you, it's hard to make decisions.

What will you do next? Where will you go for the evening? Who will you choose to pass the time with?

Feeling torn between two or more people, places and things is common if you haven't yet identified your priorities. After all, when you consider everything and everyone in your life as all-equal in terms of their "level" of importance, it's going to be tough to choose what to do next.

Setting your life priorities is a way of identifying what's most important to you. Once you determine your priorities, you'll be pleased with the ease of making decisions and the serenity that comes with knowing you did the right thing.

Establishing priorities also gives you a clearer focus on how to allot your time. If you allot the bulk of your time to doing what's most important with the most important people in your life, you'll feel more fulfilled and satisfied with your life experiences.

Common Life Priorities

What might your priorities be? The possibilities are endless. In the list below, you'll find many common priorities in no particular order. Feel free to use the list as inspiration to help you figure out your own priorities.

Family
Finances
Friends
Extended family
Work
Hobbies
Personal appearance
Health and physical exercise/activities
Nutritious eating
"Alone-time" with partner
Quality time with the children
Playing games on the Internet
Talking on the phone
Watching television

Example of a "Prioritized" Listing of Life Priorities

The whole idea of setting priorities is to put the many elements of your life into an order, with those that are most important to you at the top. Knowing your highest priority on the list is necessary in order to make focused, wise decisions that are right for you.

Consider this next list, which is prioritized, as an example of some one's life priorities (in order).

Family
Alone-time with partner
Work
Health and physical exercise
Nutritious eating
Friends
Watching television
Personal appearance
Hobbies - movies and reading

Coming Up With Your Own Priorities

Setting your priorities in life may take time and effort. However, taking the time to reflect on your day-to-day life and determine what's on the top of your list will make your life so much easier. Once your priorities are clear to you, decisions on how to spend your time and with who will be a cinch.

Engaging in this exercise of figuring out your priorities might reveal some things that shock or surprise you.

For example, you might realize that you're spending most of your time hanging out with friends even though you feel that your family is more important. Or you aren't taking as much care with your kids as you thought you were.

Regardless of what you discover that you weren't expecting, setting your priorities now will help you limit or even remove the less-important elements of your life and enable you to focus more fully on what means the most to you.

You can live more joyfully by setting your life priorities. Knowing what's important to you and devoting your time to those things at the top of your list will ensure you experience an enriched and fulfilled life.

Comes To Working Online Jobs

When it comes to working online, it's going to be very hard to prove your skills and therefore getting your first job can be really challenging and it's a daunting task.

Therefore, if you're planning on working online, it would be wise to build some sort of portfolio before you begin applying as you'd only get rejections which in turn would dampen your spirits and in the long run you would give up.

You could use a search engine in order to find the job of your dreams or you could just sign up at a few websites which would help you find the right clients and jobs. There are plenty of things that you would need to keep in mind when searching for a job online and some of them include:
Confine your search to a locality

If you're just searching for a job online rather than working online you would need to choose a locality to work in. Therefore, the first step in that case would be limiting your search to a fixed area.

Pick a certain niche

These days everyone has a lot of skill and there are plenty of jobs that you would be able to complete successfully. However, when you're searching for a job it would be wise to pick the niches that you've got the most experience in as this would be

the easiest category to get your first job

Once you've gained the necessary exposure and feedback you would find it easier to move into other lines of work as you've already got a small client base.

Don't bother paying a fee

When searching for a job you may come across a few sites that ask you to pay a fee in order to sign up and post your proposals. There are just a few legit sites that charge you, most of them have both free and premium options.

However, if you're going to have to pay an upfront fee it would be wise to check out reviews of the site in order to make sure that it is legit.

Boast about your experience

If you've got prior experience either working online or offline boast of it in your resume as this is going to help you out a lot.

Your Choice And Get A Travel Job

You've still got plenty of opportunities to secure yourself a travel job. But there are definitely a few ways that you can boost your chances...

Work experience

As with most industries, securing some good work experience is definitely time well spent. These can vary massively (both in terms of length and quality), but if you're given the opportunity to do some in-depth work for a fortnight, then it will definitely make a difference to your CV.

If work experience isn't enough for you, then look for the chance to be an intern. The real difference here is that interns often end up being employed at the company if they perform well. No pressure now...

Networking

It's often been said, but the travel sector really is a small industry. Knowing someone high up at a respected company can put you one step closer to getting a travel job, and the best way to make these contacts is to network.

While it might initially seem daunting to introduce yourself to successful businessmen, the wonders of the internet (namely LinkedIn) have now taken away much of that fear. Be friendly and professional, but don't pester them - think about the kind of message that you would be likely to respond to if you were in their position.

Careers fairs

Another brilliant opportunity to network is the traditional careers fair. Not only will this let you check out the latest selection of travel jobs, it also gives you the opportunity to speak to recruiters and employers in the industry. Take this chance. There aren't many situations where you're sure that you have an opportunity to impress employers, so don't miss this opening. You can even treat it as a mini job interview - dress smartly, ensure that you make a good first impression and take a real interest in the company.

Research

If you know which type of travel job you want, read up on all the specifics of it so that you know exactly what it entails. Take a look at tourism magazines, career forums, LinkedIn profiles etc, and build up an image in your head of the skills that you would need to be successful in that job and what an employer is looking for. Having a clear idea of what it takes to succeed in a particular job will help you tailor your CV and plan ahead for any potential interview.

Also, try talking to friends or family to see if they know of anyone in the industry. If they do, see if you can arrange a meeting or a call so that you have a better understanding of the sector. (And, obviously, a family connection is a massive tick in the "networking" box.)

Start your own business

Yep, it's scary. But if you really can't convince anyone to give you a travel job, then why not be your own boss? It may be risky, but many, many people have done it successfully in the past and many more will in the future. Don't jump into it, but if you have a unique idea for a business and real determination to make it work.

How To Productivity, Profits Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility is the achieve a goal. The discovery of productivity and profits driving by employee fulfillment is causing a global surge among companies to transform their corporate cultures by strategically and intentionally assuming social responsibility for their communities and the environment. And concealed in this corporate transformational surge are seven critical human factors for the potential of successful employee engagement in social responsibility.


Successful CSR strategies will always be marked by action.

Driven by a Triple Bottom Line



As a recent shift in how companies view success, the Triple Bottom Line is an invention that reflects the specific outcomes for what has become known in the business world as the balanced scorecard that measures social, environmental, and economic success. Behind this idea lies the fundamental principle that what companies measure is what they can predictably expect to get, because what companies measure is what they are likely to pay most attention to.

It is being proven that when companies measure their social and environmental footprint they become better as socially and environmentally responsible global citizens. Yet in spite of this, many companies continue to overlook the tremendous opportunities to identify and take advantage of the vast marketing potential there for the taking should they encourage, empower and engage their local employees within the local communities where they live and do business together.

PEOPLE

The first place to focus in the Triple Bottom Line

Studies evaluating and measuring the various effects of employee behavior in the work place are overwhelmingly confirming that there are tremendous benefits to a company when its leaders maximize the overall employment conditions for its workers. "The more engaged employees are, the more productive and effective they are," said John Palguta, vice president of policy at the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. "It's the 'well, duh' finding. If you've got folks who are disengaged, who don't like their bosses, who don't like their work, who just come to their job to pick up their paycheck, they're probably not giving you their best effort."

Employees want to have an authentic measure of their unique identity expressed within a corporate environment.

Conceived as a business management concept, Employee Engagement is a measurable degree of an employee's positive or negative emotional attachment to their job, colleagues and organization that profoundly influences their willingness to learn and perform at work.

Clearly, all studies point to the people in every company as the starting place for developing effective social
responsibility initiatives. It's your people - your employees - who are the "H" factor determining the outcomes of your company's overall market and social influence in the community where you do business.Market trends and success in corporate sector.

Unique Glass Selection To Your Home

Your good selection to brightness home and more spacious people immediately assume you are talking about the use of windows or doors, but this isn't always the case. Whilst adding a large sliding door to an exterior wall will undoubtedly bring more light into the room there are other methods that can be used as well.

Glass Furniture - The use of glass as part of the furnishing of your home or office has grown dramatically in the past decade as people have realised the benefits it brings. glass table tops are usually slim line which adds to the sense of space in a room, and the glass top reflects the light beautifully. You could also try adding mirrors to rooms that are particularly small or dark to help increase the sense of light and space.

Glass Countertops and splash backs - These are proving increasingly popular in both kitchens and bathrooms, and are even being used on vanity units within bedrooms. once again these are perfect for reflecting light around a room.
Glass block walls - if you have a room with no windows consider creating a glass block wall to allow light to filter through from another room. Glass blocks let the light through whilst maintaining privacy so are perfect to use within any area of your home.Glass walls - If you are an outdoor lover and really want to bring the
outside in then you could consider creating glass walls within your home, or installing large bi-fold doors which can be completely opened up letting the outside in. These huge expanses of glass will allow the maximum amount of light possible into your home creating a brighter and more spacious interior.

There really are no limits when it comes to glass these days, and it is possible to get what your heart desires when it comes to using glass within the interior of your home. If you wish to install any of these features within your own home then the best place to start is by finding a company who can provide what you want and asking for their advice. Also consider that for some glass installations you may need planning permission, especially if the work will involve making structural changes to your home.

Description Farmland

Farmland Definition and question is What is a farmland?

Farmland is a block of land on which seeds can be planted and grown. Land specifically used for agricultural purposes in the raising of crops or livestock is called agricultural farmland. It is one of the main resources in agriculture.

Agricultural land is divided into 3 main components:

· Arable land: Block under which annual crops, such as cereals, potatoes, vegetables, and melons are grown.
· Permanent Crops: Fruit plantations such as Orchards and vineyards.
· Permanent Pastures: Areas for natural grasses and grazing of livestock, such as Meadows and pastures.

The first two components - arable land and land in permanent crops - constitute the cultivable land. The part of arable land actually under crops is called sown block or cropped block. The term farmland is ambiguous in the sense that it may refer, on the one hand, to agricultural land and, on the other hand, to cultivable or even only arable land.

Depending on the use of artificial irrigation, agricultural land is divided into irrigated and non-irrigated type. In arid and semi-arid countries agriculture is often confined to irrigated land, with very little farming possible in non-irrigated or rain fed areas.

Agricultural land constitutes only a part of any country's territory, which in addition also includes areas not suitable for agriculture, such as forests, mountains, and inland water bodies. Agricultural land covers 33% of the world's land area, with arable land representing less than one-third of agricultural land (9. 3% of the world's land area).

In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under annual crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years).

Block which is unsuitable for farming usually has at least one of the following deficiencies: no source of fresh water; too hot (desert); too cold (Arctic); too rocky; too mountainous; too salty; too rainy; too snowy; too polluted; or too nutrient poor. Clouds may block the sunlight hence reducing productivity plants need for photosynthesis. Starvation and nomads often exists on marginally cultivable land. Non-arable land is sometimes called wasteland, badlands, worthless or no man's land.

Farmland prices have been driven to an all-time high by good commodity prices and low interest rates, but there's an uncertainty about how long it will last. Due to nonstop deforestation even arable land has turns into wastelands. The price of farmland has rocketed sky high over the last two years, with growth rates similar to those seen in prime residential property in central London. Hence farmland prices remain uncertain.Farmland business time to time change.

A promotional Force with Printed Flags, Banners

 A forecourt as part a forecourt as part of their daily operations. Car dealerships, car washes, petrol forecourts, retail parks and companies are just a small number of organizations who can take advantage of an outdoor area to increase shop foot traffic, sales and brand awareness. These areas are vital in the perception of the business as a whole, especially for organizations who rely on greeting customers, making negotiations or closing deals outside. In order to achieve a thorough and professional image both indoors and out, there are a number of promotional materials and display possibilities, which can help to enhance the image of a business as a whole.

Status is important in business; if a client or customer believes that a company has a strong reputation and a sense of status, they will be more inclined to part with their money or pay for a service. Printed flags and flagpoles are a great way to make a business appear prestigious; their sense of majesty and grandeur makes

them a superb choice for businesses looking to spruce up a forecourt or the exterior of their premises. Flags can be printed with company logos, motto and contact numbers, and they can be used as a strong branding and promotional tool around all outdoor areas. They can be fitted to the side of a building or stand tall in the ground as a welcoming symbol into the business.
It is also important to keep a consistent and ever-present sense of branding around the premises. This can come in the form of small touches such as printed bunting with company logos, exterior poster cases which contain useful promotions or information, or even small keepsakes that customers can take with them such as pens or keyring. These constant references help to reinforce and emphasise a brand and they extend this branding beyond simply the four walls of the organisation's building.

Printed banners are also a promotional method which can be used outdoors. Large exterior PVC banners can provide information for existing customers or can be used to attract the attention of potential new clients with exciting deals or eye-catching designs. Their outdoor credentials include durable outdoor frames with extra support and weight, as well as printed graphics on PVC which will not succumb to wind or rain. These all-weather banners are a strong promotional tool and a way to underscore the ethos of a business; reliable and professional with a hint of steely determination. Flashing banners attract to customers.

Accurate Payroll In An Organization

Main step of One of the most important parts of running a company is having accurate payroll. Because employees are the oil that lubricates the machine of your organization, keeping their paychecks flawless will keep that oil flowing. Not only that, it will keep the internal revenue service and your certified public accountant from having a meltdown, as well.

Employees work for money 99% of the time. There may be an occasional millionaire who does it because he or she believes in your product or service, but let's face it: people need money to live and that's why they get jobs. Your workers may love you and be loyal to your company but if you mess with their paychecks, they're going to be unhappy campers. This means that you have to pay them a fair salary, get the payroll done on time, and take out the exact amount of taxes. Because the tax part can be complicated and the rules change every year, it's best to hire an accounting service to help you with this detail.

The Internal Revenue Service is a worthy organization that does its part for our country. But let's face it; the people who work there are not exactly laid back. They don't like the "good enough" method of adding and subtracting. No, they are exacting types who thrive on accuracy. Even a penny off the mark when you pay your taxes is "wrong." If you botch your payroll taxes, you will be getting an angry letter or knock on your door until you remedy the situation. Part of the remedy will be paying fines which can add up to substantial amounts. A visit from the IRS agent is not a pleasant experience.

Having flawless payroll is a must when running a business. Calculating taxes and paying your hardworking employees the correct amounts are crucial tasks. If you want to keep your workers happy, the IRS off your company's back, and your certified public account smiling, hire an accounting service that specializes in bookkeeping. The budget allocation for this expense will be more than offset by peace of mind and smooth financial sailing for your company.Achievement and smooth running business accurate payroll is very important.

Financial Statement And Financial Tasks

You thought creating a financial statement could be such a tedious thing. But why is it so tedious, you ask? well, it can only be tedious it really hard to put interest on it.

Perhaps what you haven't realized yet is that understanding a bit of accounting and financial reporting can be very fulfilling. If you are eager, you will see the power coupled with knowing how number flow in your business. Don't worry , everything will come out right in the end because creating a financial statement is so rational and beautiful.

Here are simple steps for you to create a financial statement:

Step 1: Watch out where the money flows.

The sole purpose of a financial statement is to show you the money. It shows you where the organization's money came from and where it was spent. List your required expenses. And to see clearly the path your money has taken, you should also list non-essential expenses like social outings, subscriptions or cleaning services.

Step 2: Create a series of Excel spreadsheets.

Start making columns for the financial report. This includes a column that points each type of financial component. A vital financial report includes a section for assets and one for liabilities. In some cases, these two columns can be broken down into more detail. For example, assets can be divided into sub columns to show property, miscellaneous holdings and outstanding receivables.

Step 3: Keep a separate expense category in an annual statement for Income Tax Payable and other dues.

If there are any bizarre occurrences or unexpected expenses in the period you are documenting, add categories for "extraordinary gains" or losses, for events and dealings that are unpredicted or rare, such as repair from a natural disaster. If there is an expense that has no category, there should still be room on the bottom to add one.

 Step 5: Place the total amount of sales in the appropriate space on the spreadsheet.


Most managers choose to exclude cash sales from accounts that pay monthly.

Step 6: Deduct the expenses from the total amount of cash sales and monthly receipts.

You do this to identify your profit. At the end of the year, an annual financial report is now easy to create, based on the monthly financial report. This profit and loss statement will assist you in obtaining financing.

Step 7: Collect the financial records together.

This will contain all information about existing liabilities that were not remunerated throughout the period and any receivables that were not received as of the cut-off date for the report. All known assets, including property and other holdings, also should be compiled into a simple listing.

These steps should deal successively with the elements that enter into your spreadsheet. Much of these may appear elementary and indeed analysis of financial statements is a simple matter. But you have to be careful along the way because there might be still pitfalls that you need to recognize and guard against.

Alcoholism Or Drug Abusers

The alcoholics and drug abusers, based upon the experience of the trainers at DOT Supervisor Compliance Training Department. You may come across some of these situations at your workplace while confronting alcoholics and drug abusers, such as:

1. "I haven't had a drink since last night!"
Employees with high tolerance to alcohol may have their last drink late at night and still be under the influence next morning. Don't let this statement convince you that reasonable suspicion testing is unnecessary.

2. "It's mouthwash."
If you get the smell of alcohol from their breath, then you can verify it for reasonable suspicion testing. It might be a mouthwash, or may not be. This is one of the most common excuses and most DOT awareness training programs exclude this information.

3. "It's medicine!"

Same as above; it might be medicine or maybe alcohol. If it smells like alcohol, you can document it, even if the driver states that what you smell is not what you think it is.

4. "I have used it."
It may happen sometimes that an employee admits to have used drugs or alcohol and it should be tested. Their honesty means, they need help.

5. "It will ruin my career."
If an employee manages to convince you that reasonable suspicion testing will be harmful to their career and their life, means that you are indirectly supporting them to do so. The Supervisor Compliance Training Department Online course mentions that a supervisor's job is to make them understand; testing saves the employee's life and others too.

6. "Do I look drunk to you?"
Most drug and alcohol addicts usually have the ability to consume large quantities and still appear un-intoxicated. So if you smell alcohol in their breath make sure to document it for reasonable suspicion testing.

7. "It's okay, I'm taking treatment."
Employees with unmanageable or untreated addiction problem often understand better about their problem than others. They know what should be done to treat their illness, but still don't. Sudden awareness or motivational talk is usually to manipulate you and convince that they don't need testing.

8. "Let's wait and see. This is for the first time."
If you wait to see if it happens again you'll be simply delaying it. If an accident occurs later, you'll be blaming yourself for not acting when there was a chance. The program at DOT Supervisor Compliance Training Department specifically addresses the issue of supervisors who don't have the guts to face a bully in the workplace.

9. "Let's keep it between ourselves, we're friends aren't we?"
Don't be sympathetic and hide your employee's problem. Moreover, if you are friends with the offender, and if you socialize and drink with him, you will face a challenge in recommending reasonable suspicion testing. A true friend will put his job security ahead of such friendships when alcoholism or drug abuse facilitates a crisis at work and personal life.

The Supervisor Compliance Training Department Online and live courses are the best programs for DOT awareness training.

Top Mystery Shopping Companies

Top mystery shopping companies also provide competitor analysis reports which will let you know your exact position in terms of strengths, weaknesses and possible opportunities.

Direct evaluation of customer interaction skills

You might think that you already have systems in place which help you evaluate the skills and

customer interaction quality of your employees. However the results visible in a performance
management audit or a service evaluation are not 100% reliable.

Most employees will brush up their skill sets and be super careful during audits that they are already aware of. Mystery shoppers have the capacity of delivering realistic reports to you as they place random calls or make unexpected visits to your service centre.

As employees are not aware that there is an evaluation going on they behave in a realistic and natural way. Most professional mystery shoppers will give you video/ audio records as feedback of the quality of interaction and you can directly evaluate the performance of your employees.

Strict quality control

If you improve the quality of customer experiences delivered by your employees, you are sure to boost your bottom lines. Better experiences will encourage existing customers by spreading the good word around by positive word of mouth.

Mystery shoppers offer you the unique opportunity of developing a great way to control the quality of customer service provided by your business. The reports submitted by your hired shoppers will help you identify the weaknesses and strengths of your team. You will also be able to identify opportunities for improvement.

Refinement of sales skills and enhanced service quality are two important benefits of providing training based on feedback provided by your mystery shoppers.

An unbiased viewpoint

Managers often make the common mistake of asking their friends to conduct mystery shopping expeditions for their company.