Some years ago, only the "bosses" and big businessmen could boast of having an assistant or secretary. However, the fact that many people are looking for alternatives to free up their time from more routine tasks, not rewarding and / or simply not desirable but necessary, has emerged a whole new category of business and professional [...]

When we talk about outsourcing, traditionally we refer to hire another firm to perform certain tasks for us: tasks that make our business but not the core business.

This concept is based on the fact that with the high quality requirement demanded by globalization, no company can "do everything" totally efficient, and th [...]

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Sometimes I wonder what if, I was given more than 24 hours a day, say an addition 6 hours, would I still need more time to accomplish my daily tasks and have a good night's rest/sleep? I do not forsee the miracle of a 30 hour day anytime soon, so I had better focus on making the most and best of the 24.

How do we go about managing our time effectively and what is time management all about?
Time management involves working efficiently and achieving more whilst spending less time [...]

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Few entrepreneurs launch businesses without prior experience in dependency ratio. A Harvard research suggests that the likelihood of trying to resign with a personal project depends on the characteristics of his colleagues in office

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Several studies about entrepreneurship indicate that entrepreneurship in the likelihood that a person waives his j [...]

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Is your “to do” list longer than your arm? Are you so busy taking care of the urgent that you never get to the important? Do you consider the thought of getting some help but then think “I can’t afford it” or “No one can do it as well as I can”?If so, you’ve got a lot in common with most other small business owners.

Owning your own business is a great achievement and requires you to wear a lot of hats: owner, marketer, finance manager, w [...]

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Regardless of their area of expertise, new business owners often find themselves filling the roles of salesperson, customer service rep, webmaster, office manager, and many others. This can be a practical solution, as it’s difficult to justify paying someone else to perform these functions when you have time, but not money, to spare. However, if all goes well, the day will arrive when you no longer have time to efficiently maintain all of these roles. Unfortunately, most business owners [...]