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Now that companies have been floating around in the digital ether for a few years, what have we learned? Via Marylene Delbourg-Delphis 
The need for enterprise architecture was spurred by the need to gain control over an increasingly complex computing environment, and an increasingly large backlog of data and feature needs. Via Marylene Delbourg-Delphis 
Whilst your social media channels will constantly throw up 140 words or less of tweeted advice, 400 word blog articles, and links to white papers and the like, all espousing the keys to becoming a better leader, those seeking in depth and quality advice on improving their leadership skills, need to go to the source from which most social media advice is usually based. That source is well researched, well written, professionally edited and top selling business books, on the subject of leadership. The problem for a business owner is determining, which of the hundreds of such books available, are the best. This excellent article, identifies and provides a brief summary of the 15 best leadership books, that a business owner can currently buy. Via Daniel Watson 
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To achieve everything you are capable of achieving, and to be able to concentrate on those few tasks that can make the greatest contribution to your life and work, you must become excellent at delegation.
Many managers are poor delegators, but no manager is beyond being trained to be a better delegator. The key is to ensure that managers aquire the knowledge, and develop the necessary skills, to delegate effectively.
This excellent article by Brian Tracy, firstly identifies when you should delegate a task, and then it outlines 6 steps to take in order to become an effective delegator. Via Daniel Watson 
What’s in store for 2012? The year is shaping up with financial management trends we feel will be critical for the financial management success. 
Preparing a business plan for your business is always a smart move, and it is important in preparing your business plan, to avoid many of the common mistakes made by many less experienced planners.
These mistakes are not all that obvious, but if you make any of them, your plan will be severely compromised in terms of its ultimate effectiveness.
This excellent article identifies 10 mistakes that you should do your best to avoid making, as you develop and implement your business plan. Via Daniel Watson 
Small business owners see far greater success in their businesses, when they are able to focus their time and efforts, on one task at a time. In order to do this, effective time management, is an absolute necessity.
Time management skills are skills every business owner should master and apply consistently until they become an ingrained habit.
This good article suggest 5 steps to follow to become better at managing your time as a business owner. Via Daniel Watson 
But the cash situation may influence more in the financial crisis forecast.This paper studies on the cash flow index together with the traditional financial index,and analyzes the advantages of the cash flow index.Then builds two index systems ...
The mythical, perfect business owner, running a successful business whilst maintaining that elusive work-life balance is a rare beast, but if you ever meet one, they could offer sound advice on how you could become the perfect business owner.
A list of quality tips, that could at least assist you to move further aslong the path to becoming a perfect business owner, would certainly help many.
This excellent article provides such a list, one which is probably as good as you will find anywhere. Via Daniel Watson 
Business InsiderGoldman Sachs Reveals 5 Huge Global Themes For The Next 10 YearsBusiness InsiderImage: AP Ten years ago, Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill coined the acronym BRIC in a note to represent four emerging market economies that it... Via Charles Nixon 
Although managing a small business often involves using your instinct, starting to think about creating and documenting operations systems from day-one, may be the best way to prepare your business for growth. This excellent article outlines five strategies to help create the solid foundations for a successful business future. Via Daniel Watson 
One of the hardest management arts to learn and deploy is the art of delegation, yet to become an effective manager the ability to delegate is absolutely essential. This excellent article expands on the benefits of delegation and should be read by anyone who struggles with the concept of letting go and empowering others to assist you with your key projects. Via Daniel Watson |
Sure, cloud computing offers benefits to companies of all sizes. But the clouds' advantages apply even more dramatically the smaller and newer your company. At the same time, ... Via Marylene Delbourg-Delphis 
Do you blog? Back in 2010, I talked about why small businesses should blog more, and since then I believe it's become even more important. If you started blogging in 2010, the chances are that you were pretty early on in ... Via Graham Jones 
Many business owners, are babes in the woods, when it comes to negotiating with bigger corporate entities, or experieced suppliers. Whilst street smart, and able to talk well, most business owners can benefit from having the knowledge of what not to say, whilst in the midst of a stressful negotiation. This good article, outlines five such never say things, that you should always be conscious of in any negotiation. Via Daniel Watson 
Employee engagement is a hot topic across the world in management circles, and it is worthwhile keeping an eye on what approaches are being taken in parts of the world, other than your own.
Various approaches are recommended by relevant experts or authorities, but before implementing any form of action, to better engage employees in your business, it will pay to look at the enablers, you need to first put in place.
This good article from the UK, suggests 4 key enablers that must be present, if your business wants to succeed in raising the level of your employees engagement, with your business objectives.
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Step one to handling your money affairs successfully is to create a financial plan and this will need a careful financial planning system. Because money planning is all about understanding your financial goals and taking a ... 
An analysis of 32 startup failure post-mortems to identify the top 20 reasons for startup failure. Learn how you can avoid failure through these lessons. Via Flavian Mihai
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What effect does inflation have on my cash deposits? Easier said than done if the only measurement system you have is your fingers and toes! That is why we use a robust sophisticated cash flow forecast system that can ...
In times where business finance from financial institutions is hard to come by, and customers are taking longer and longer to pay their invoices, alternative funding sources may need to be found. One avenue of such funds is invoice financing (Factoring). This is an avenue that not all small business owners are aware of, and given that it can greatly assist in times where cash flow issues arise, it is time the level of awareness was increased. This good article provides 10 reasons why your business should consider using invoice financing. Via Daniel Watson 
All significant business objectives can and usually should be managed as discrete projects and each project team should be clear on what is expected and by when. This good article provides sound tips to help you become more effective in project management. The article also contains a link to a free project management application that you may find useful if your business does not currently have its own project management software. Via Daniel Watson 
Advertising services such as Google Adsense, IBM Blueworks Live for business process management are some of the several publicly available services, whereas there are number of other services that today IT departments ... Via Andrey Lyubimov |
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