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Preparing a Contract With an Outsource Service Provider

When your in-house expertise and/or budget doesn’t allow you to implement a vital IT development project, it’s time to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing. If you finally decide to outsource your project, you have to choose an outsource service provider (OSP) that best fits your needs. The next step – a most important and responsible one – is negotiating and preparing a contract.

Preparing for a Competitive Holiday Season

Christmas is a time of joy, family and a fridge full of turkey soup and sandwiches to fill your happy belly for weeks to come. It is a short but stressful break at the start of a long and (at least in most parts of Canada), normally bleak winter. It is also the time of the year that accounts for over 40% of most retail business sales and can either make or break a business depending on the retail success of the season. I don’t want to be the one to break the news to most of you but someone has to do it; the holiday season is coming and this year it’s coming sooner than you think.

Preparing For Your Media Interview

Media interviews are an important part of an overall public relations campaign. Any size company from entrepreneur to Fortune 500 can benefit from media interviews. Always arrive for a media interview prepared and early. We’ve seen competent CEOs drown in uncharted media waters. Being unprepared guarantees you won’t get asked back. When you are contacted for any kind of media interview ask the following questions:

Preparing a Business Plan that Guarantees Profits

Success in business comes as a result of planning. You have to have a detailed, written plan that shows what the ultimate goal is, the reason for the goal, and each milestone that must be passed in order to reach your goal. A business plan is written definition of, and operational plan for achieving your goal. You need a complete but success tool in order to define your basic product, income objectives and specific operating procedures. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN to attract investors, obtain financing and hold onto the confidence of your creditors, particularly in times of cash flow shortages- in this instance, the amount of money you have on hand compared with the expenses that must be met.

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