In 1982, there weren’t many vital signs of life remaining in the emaciated body of the Swiss watch industry. In one year alone, the sales of Swiss watches dropped by 25 per cent. The giant of Swiss Watch Manufacturing, Allgemeine Schweizer Uhrenindustrie AG – Société Suisse pour I’Industrie Horlogére (ASUAG-SSIH), owner of a number of […]

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There are certain things that must be considered before you hire a business planning consultant: The following are some of the most important things to consider when hiring a consultant: You must have a contractual agreement. The consulting agreement sets out the parameters of the relationship, specifies the services to be performed, and sets forth […]

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There are three main steps to selling information, and with a little practice (and sometimes a little help) it’s something anyone can do. Step #1 – Research The first step in selling information is the research or gathering step. If you know a lot about something or have a core expertise, a good part (but […]

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Investing to secure your financial future is a vital step in today’s society with all of the skepticism surrounding the outlook of the Social Security program and other retirement savings plans. It is increasingly more evident that it is necessary to be proactive in creating an alternative savings plan as soon as possible. The very […]

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How to build corporate Credit for your business What is a D& B Profile & Paydex Did you know that the most people that you ask would not be familiar with Dun & Bradstreet much less the opportunity to build corporate credit? The history of D&B goes back to 1841 when an enterprising American businessman […]

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Is it just more printer’s lingo that the nerds use to totally confuse us? Glaze! Well, the short answer is YES! But… not really. PMS is short for (no, not what you’re thinking) Pantone Matching System. The Pantone Matching System is a colour mixing and matching system that 99% of all printing companies throughout the […]

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If you break even on an offering, you can’t afford to charge less. But where you do make a profit, reducing your profit per unit may be useful to increasing your overall profits. What are the situations you should look at for? First, you need to think about situations in which having customers buy more […]

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Numerology is the practice of exploring human psychology, natural trends and events in life using the system of divining numbers. Numbers are more than the symbols we have all taken for granted. I won’t go into the history of numerology; instead, I want to do something completely different. I want to talk about the symbols […]

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