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Hospitality Food Service, Tourism Heading Into Headwinds?

Shelter, food, water, clothing. These are the basic needs that we need to survive. Of course, if one can afford to travel or eat out, it’s more likely than not that one’s basic survival needs are well taken care of. However, as we travel, we depend on others to fulfil those needs – to varying degrees of adequacy.

Setting The Right Foundation An SME Guide To Invoicing

For many founders and leaders of SMEs, setting up internal policies and processes are often the last things that they want to do. Most company leaders prefer to focus their time and energy on building their business and increasing revenue. Having to establish policies and processes can come off as somewhat administrative and not the best use of their time.

Business Backup Don't Lose Your Data!

In our digitised and interconnected world, it is increasingly the case that a company’s most valuable assets are not its machines or premises, but the data that it possesses.

Run Faster

I was in Shanghai last month on business. I have been visiting Shanghai at least once a year over the past two decades. Yet, I continue to be amazed by the pace at which the municipality is growing.

Multitasking Myths And methods

You may have noticed in most fields of endeavour that the latest cutting edge information or state-of-the-art breakthroughs often shift and change. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of nutrition.

The Beautiful Life: Understanding The Luxury Market

For millennia, people around the globe have satisfied themselves with the possession of luxury goods. From the purple dyed silk of antiquity, to today’s Hermès Birkin bags, luxury has always been associated with wealth, class, and power. History suggests that acquiring luxury seems to be a basic human instinct; even nomad kings who led a Spartan life were likely to be buried with goods of silk and gold.

Budget 2019- Kick Starting The New Economy

It is that time of year again when all eyes are on the Malaysian Government’s Budget for the coming year.

5 Essential Business Skills For Every Entrepreneur

You want to start a business.

Dublin: History And High-Tech

Of cobbled streets and classic pubs; wooden libraries and stone mansions; legendary breweries and tech companies, Dublin is an ancient city that is reinventing itself for the next millennium.

Doing Business In Vietnam

Vietnam, or more accurately, Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country located on the easternmost part of the Indo-china Peninsula in South east Asia. “Vietnam”, as it means, translates as "Viet south" where "Viet" is an ethnic self identification dating to a second century B.C. kingdom in the region and "Nam" refers to its location in relation to other Viet kingdoms around it.

Salespeople Beware Tyre Kickers, IP Thieves & Time Wasters

Salespeople Beware Tyre Kickers, IP Thieves & Time Wasters

Slotting And Location Systems To Improve Warehouse Operations

Slotting And Location Systems To Improve Warehouse Operations

Our Sexual Harassment Policy

Our Sexual Harassment Policy

Technology Redefines APAC Work Environment

Technology Redefines APAC Work Environment

Goh Chee Hoh

Goh Chee Hoh

Dietrich Mateschitz - The Wings Behind The Bull

The wings behind the bull

Of Datukships And Doctorates

Bought degrees including MBAs and doctorates are rampant in this country.

The Impact Of Blockchain On SME Lending

One interesting result from the recent Small Business Credit Survey 2019 shows that the share of applicants who sought loans, credit lines or cash advances from online lenders has grown remarkedly since 2016 from 19 per cent to 32 per cent, and among all reasons cited on lender choice, the top three reasons for this trend were: 1) speed of decision making, 2) perceived chance of funding and 3) no collateral was required. Although this was a survey done in collaboration with 12 Federal Reserve Banks across the U.S., it reflects the overall borrowing experiences of small businesses across the globe.

Hong-Kong Protest - The Problem With Anger

Ang Lee, the award-winning Taiwanese director famously said, “Sometimes, you’ve to get angry to get things done.”

Is Your Business Ready For Change?

It is said that the only constant is change.

Beyond Bias Preconceived Ideas

We all deal with bias and preconceived ideas.

Embracing Intrapreneurship: How SMEs Can Foster In-House Innovation

As more and more idea labs and business incubators are founded by corporations, and many companies encourage employees to take time out of their work days to innovate, the idea of intrapreneurship – the practice of a company either establishing an umbrella group and funding startups helmed by employees, or investing in employees’ innovative ideas – is becoming not just popular, but crucial to a business’s long-term plans.

It All Starts With Opportunity

Life is all about opportunity. It’s about the choices we make on a daily basis.

Some Key Guidelines For Negotiations In Sales

We are regularly asked by sales managers to provide negotiation skills training for their salespeople.

Taking A Bite From Apple iOS Myth

Many people believe that the iOS operating system is immune to mobile threats and malware.

Maritime And Shipping: Sailing The High Seas

Maritime transport is mankind’s oldest form of international logistics. Ships of every stripe have criss-crossed the globe since the Age of Sail.

Norway: Kingdom In North

High up in the north of Europe, Norway is a symbol of Scandinavian economic strength. With a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net, Norwegians enjoy some of the highest standards of living in the entire world.

Healthcare And Life Sciences: In Sickness And In Health

In life, sickness and health are as inevitable as the spectre of death hanging over our heads.

What Can Businesses Do To Resolve Disputes?

In business, as much as no one wants it to happen, it is often the case that disputes will occur.

Do The Best Sales Managers Have The Best Salespeople?

We all see the effects that strong leaders have when they surround themselves with either strong, mediocre or weak people.