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  • $4.99 MONEY MATTERS
    The success of any business, commercial or otherwise, has money matters as a core consideration. Unless a manager possesses a sufficiently significant understanding of, and focus on, the essential criteria of profit and loss, then the future...
  • $1.97 How to prepare a budget
    Thomas Paine, the great revolutionary writer, is supposed to have said ‘People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan’. His words of wisdom can certainly be applied to budgeting. Planning (together with foresight) is...
  • $1.97 How to manage cash flow
    Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business. So you must implement processes and procedures to ensure that you get paid on time, every time. Failure to adhere to these basic procedures will see your debtors’ list grow, your cash flow dry...
  • $1.97 How to collect outstanding debts
    Every organization seems to have errant debtors. And, although your formal management training might not have included debt recovery, you can be sure that others will look to you for guidance and assistance in collecting outstanding debts. By...
  • $1.97 How to save money by cutting costs
    In tough economic times, it is vital for organizations to minimize running costs without jeopardizing the welfare of employees or the productivity of the business. By examining some of the fundamental requirements of your organization—such...
  • $1.97 How to increase the profitability of your business
    If businesses want to stay in business they must have a product or service that people want and are prepared to pay for. With those key criteria in place, the quest is to become increasingly responsive to the customers’ needs: there is a...
  • $1.97 How to make sure that your hard-earned dollar stays with you
    U.S. President Harry S. Truman made famous the one-liner, ‘The buck stops here’ to emphasize the point about where ultimate responsibility for a decision or action lay. With minor variations, Truman’s statement can be adapted to...
  • $1.97 How to avoid bankruptcy
    Bankruptcies continue to soar, particularly in small businesses. Indeed, analyzes of why businesses go to the wall have found that up to 90 per cent of organizations that end in financial ruin made the same mistakes. The message is that, if your...
  • $1.97 How to safeguard your intellectual property
    Intellectual property (IP) has become one of today’s most important business issues. People work hard to nurture their businesses and establish their names or reputations—but fail to protect (through patents, trademarks, copyright and...
  • $1.97 How to manage your organization’s intellectual capital
    An organization’s most valuable resource is its knowledge—a key part of its intellectual capital. Knowledge can be tacit (embedded in the minds of employees and, therefore, difficult to ‘put your finger on’ and manage) or...
  • $1.97 How to select a personal investment adviser
    If money really matters to you, there will come a time when you will benefit from the advice of a personal investment adviser. Even if you’re a do-it-yourself investor with an impressive track record for success, there’s too much at...