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Business Black Belt
- 00 - Acknowledgments
- 0 - Introduction
- 02 - Qualify Your Advice
- 03 - I Can't Believe You Asked That!
- 04 - We’re Full of Solutions Looking for Problems
- 05 - Why Smart People Don’t Learn So Well
- 06 - KARMA: Your Cosmic Credit Report
- 07 - Focus on Your Goal, Not on How You’ll Get There
- 08 - Get Your Life Off the Roller Coaster...
- 09 - One Day You’ll Get Lucky. . .
- 10 - Doing What You Really Want
- Choosing the Right Investors
- The Money People
- Selling for a Change
- The Process of Achieving Results
- Sales: Engineering the Deal
- When They Hit You on the Head, Say “Thank You”
- Why Should I Buy from You?
Business Expansion Financing
- Finding capital in the credit crunch
- Reverse Takeovers Prove A Risky Way To Go Public
- SBA FAQS
- SBA 7A Loans - General Parameters
- Getting Ready for Your Loan
- Shopping for business credit: Does loyalty pay?
- How does the corporation obtain ownership of the technology and IP from each of the founders which was developed before we incorporated?
- Try a Carveout When the Whole is Less Than the Sum of the Parts
- Due Diligence in Reverse
- SBA Lenders
- What Venture Capitalists Typically Want
- Differences Between the SBA SDB, 8(a) and HUBZone programs
- eBook on Private Financing
- Acquiring Venture Capital: A Realist’s Survival Guide
- SBA 7(a) Loan Program
- SBA Loan Package Checklist
- Exploring The Reasons For IPO Lockups
- Choose The Right CPA For Your Business
- FRAUD BASICS
- What Loan Officers Look For
- Professional Business Valuation $1,495
- Discounting Cashflow The Gold Standard For Determining A Target’s Present Worth
- Use a Carefully Crafted Earnout to Get the Deal Done
- What the Tech Coast Angels look for
- Allowing the Use of Unregistered Finders Would Help Small Businesses
Business Financing
- Small Business Loans
Research a variety of loan options and find the right small business loan for your company. - List Your Deal with Technology Venture Alliance
- Bank Rates
- RHP is a VC Relations company: The trusted conduit to reach the venture capital community.
Rebekah founded Right-Hand Partners based on her own experiences as an entrepreneur seeking start-up capital. During those years, she attended and presented at venture conferences, built a team, developed products, and hired consultants and professional service providers. Even after spending thousands of dollars and hours, she was often unsatisfied with the results for her money and time. She found very few providers that produced deliverables that proved they could see through the eyes of the entrepreneur.Therefore, Rebekah decided to be THE "solution" for entrepreneurs... someone that could be counted upon as a "right-hand partner": to often make the first move on behalf of her clients, to facilitate critical introductions, and to catalyze business transactions that will catapult them to the next level. Right-Hand Partners has done just that, working selectively with cutting-edge startup companies and leading venture capital and angel groups throughout the SF Bay Area.
Since founding RHP in 2001, Rebekah has coached 28 companies raise over $160M of venture capital. 6 of those companies have been acquired. She has produced over 150 events bringing together active VCs and quality entrepreneurs.
Rebekah was not only an experienced Founder and CEO of a software startup, but she was previously the E-Commerce Strategy Mgr. at a Fortune 1000 company, and a Regional Mgr. of Internet Solutions at AT&T. Rebekah’s #1 passion is singing classical sacred music and is currently the soloist at St. Joseph of Arimathea.
Rebekah Wu
Right-Hand Partners (RHP)
(415) 875-9544 TEL
(415) 354-3300 FAX
rwu@rhpartners.com
www.rhpartners.com - A Primer On Intrinsic Value
The Intrinsic Value Style of Investment Management is a businessperson’s way of evaluating a business or investment. Rather than just buying a stock, we invest in a company based on our estimate of the company’s investment value. That investment value is what we call the intrinsic value. Intrinsic value will be defined in the next section, but for now let us look at why the intrinsic value concept is so useful. - Become a Business Finance Consultant
We teach and certify individuals who are accepted into our network, how to provide companies with almost any type of business financing. Own your own loan brokerage company and keep 100% of fees earned on transactions! Visit us today to find out more about this business opportunity!
Business Law
- Government Regulations & Your Business
- What is the difference between registering a domain name and a trademark?
- Incorporate in CA, DE or NV?
- Is permission required to link one Web site with another?
- Bankruptcy Basics
- LLCs Explained
- Considerations When Choosing a Corporate Structure
- Buy-Sell Agreements for Start-Ups
- Considring an OEM Sales Agreement?
Business Planning
- BizPlanBuilder Business Planning Software
- Business Plan Video
- Business Plan Workshop
- Why Write a Business Plan?
- I. Introductory Elements
- Market Analysis Resources
- 10 Secrets of Building a Successful Business
- Sample Plans
- American Venture Magazine
- Market Stats
- We Will Buy Your Business Plan!
- Financial Model Customization & Consulting
- Financial Benchmarks - Integra Information
- Business Planning Glossary
- Sample Mission Statements
- The 5 Actions You Must Take to Assure a Successful Invention
- Market Factoids You Can Use
- Acknowledgments, Appreciation & Credits
- $600+ Worth of Extras Take You Farther!
- Business Plan Outline
- The Hispanic Market
- Business Plan Software Compared
- Planet IT Reviews BizPlanBuilder
- State Websites
- Reduce Debt / Repair Your Credit
- $245 For an Executive Summary Review
- Essential Elements of a Good Business Plan For Growing Companies
- Top 7 Alternative Uses for Your Business Plan
- Non-Profits: Strategic Partnerships with Businesses
- Writing a Compelling Executive Summary
- What Investors Care About
- How big should your Executive Summary be?
- Strategic Planning Expert Available
If you want some more help from a real business strategy expert, you will want to talk with Elmer Hall. Call him at 888-704-9100 or email him: elmer@bizplan.com - California Colleges Search - community colleges & schools
Search engine for California colleges, community colleges, schools and universities. - Economic Indicators
- Get Facts for Starting Your Business
Start A Business With StartupBank.com Every business starts with a vision and a dream of something different. Unlock the door to more potential business opportunities than you could ever image!
Business Planning: Finance Resources
- PIPEs Can Be Dangerous To Your Health
- Alliances Offer A Peek Inside Before The Deal Is Done
- Who Uses Broad-Based Stock Option Grants After An IPO
Business Planning: Information Just for YOU
- Something To Look Forward To
- Developing the Habits of Highly Productive People
- Reality Check on Your 401(k)
- Building Wealth: What Abundance Gurus Don't Tell You About the Law of Attraction
- Quick Tips to Help You Refocus Your Life
- Action is the Goal
- Karoshi: Death by Overwork
- 10 Non-Business Strategies for Business Success
- Interested In Being A Consultant? Here Are 5 Key Steps To Consider
- 5 Ways To Improve Your Memory
- How To Subtract In Your Head
- Forget Who You Were
- Success Strategy #3 - Determine Your Priorities!
- Million Dollar Considerations
- Success Strategy #1 - Believe in Yourself!
- Success Strategy #10 - Continue to Learn!
- Success Strategy #2 - Dare to Dream
- Compulsive Self Reliance
- A Few More Secrets Not Mentioned The Secret
- Are You Looking for Prosperity in All the Wrong Places?
- What Gets in the Way of Success
- Are Sliding Scales Smothering Your Clients?
- Be BOLD - Decide to be Successful
- How the Wealthy Get That Way
Business Planning: Start-Up Resources
- Beware of Invention Promotion Companies
- What You Need To Know About Incorporating Your Business
- Changing the Rules: Evolution or Revolution
- Why pay for a preliminary patent search?
- Can I start a technology company in the same business as my current employer?
- 5 tips for estimating your startup costs
- Board Compensation Study
- Licensing Your Invention -- The Options
- Starting a business is about creating value.
- 10 Classic Rookie Mistakes
- When should I incorporate?
- Why don’t I use a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) since it is cheaper to start?
- Why does everyone incorporate in Delaware?
- Should we incorporate as an S corp or C corp?
- Should I incorporate offshore since my business will focus on China/India?
- How can I grant stock options to employees and consultants?
- 5 tips for estimating your startup costs
Business Start-Up
- Business Start-Up Checklist
- Choosing a Business Structure
- Angel Investors - The Definition
- Naming Your Company?
- What License(s) Do I Need to Start My Company?
- How-To Obtain a Business License Or Permit
- Angel Investor Groups
- About Angel Investors
- Start-Up Legalities
- How to Protect & Launch Your Idea
- RESOURCES FOR INVENTORS
- What's Your Start-Up Worth?
- California Colleges Search - community colleges & schools
Search engine for California colleges, community colleges, schools and universities. - United Inventors Association
The site of the United Inventors Association. This is a not-for-profit organization that helps inventor groups and inventors in North America. Much information, and an excellent collection of books for inventors in its Inventor's Bookstore. - Inventors' Digest
The site of North America's only magazine dedicated exclusively to inventors. It is published by Joanne Hayes-Rines, who works tirelessly to improve the plight of inventors. Ads from known unethical service providers are not accepted. Jack Lander has written a featured column in Inventors' Digest for the past eight years. To subscribe phone 1-800-838-8808.
Business Start-up Financing
- One of Silicon Valley's Original Venture Capitalists Provides a Fresh Perspective on the Current Venture Capital Climate
- An Insider's Guide to Venture Capital Term Sheets
- Venture Capitalist Perspective
- Private Equity’s Rise, And Fall, And Rise Again: Causes And Trends
- What It Really Takes To Raise Money From Investors
- The Rules of Venture Capital
- Develop Your Idea With Pre-Launch Funding
- Who Are The Investors?
- Looking For An Angel -- Investor That Is: Know What You’re Looking For
- Choosing Between Independent And Corporation-Based Venture Capital
- VCs: More Than You Bargained For
- Banks as a Capital Growth Option
- 65 Ways to Finance Your Business
- Finance Your Business
- Microloans Could Fuel Macro Results
- 12 Tips for Funding in the Post-Disaster Economy
- Pass the Investor Screen Test
- Earn Your Way Out of Investments
- Venture capitalists put on the brakes
- Translating the Term Sheet
- The Anatomy of a Financing Deal
- 'B' Round Financing
- What Financing Stage Are You In?
- Understanding the Financing Stages
- Approaching Angel Groups
- SBDC Locations
- How Angel Groups Evaluate Deals
- Finding Government Funding
- Doing Due Diligence
- Money For Ownership?
- Using Credit Cards To Finance Your Start-Up
- Venture Forums
- What Is Your Business Worth?
- Read The Fine Print
- Determining Returns On Investments
- An Explanation Of Angel Investors
- Debt vs. Equity
- Selling Securities On The Net
- List of Investors
- Upfront Fees?
- Attracting Venture Money In Tough Times
- Issuers Raising Capital Directly From Investors: What Disclosure Does Rule 10b-5 Require?
- Boost Your Odds With a Lender
- Venture Capitalist Directors Trying To Serve Two Masters
- SBA Loan 7(a) Program Changes
- Primer On Doing Private Placements Over The Internet
- Bad VC / Good VC
- Insights On Why Venture Capital Firms Syndicate
- Definition Of A Security
- Listing On London’s Alternative Market Provides an Alternate Offering Route
- It Takes Money To Make Money: Attracting Angel Investors
- What's the Problem?
- Streamline Regulation “A” To Encourage Its Use In Small Offerings
- The FICO Factor and Personal Credit
- Shouldn’t prospective investors sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) so that they don’t rip off our ideas?
- If my buddies and I own more than 50% of the corporation, don’t we control it?
- Why should founders vest—we’ve already been working on the business for two years?
- Why does it cost $50,000 or more to do a round of financing?
- Angel Group Financing Guide
- Venture Capital Negotiations
Continuing Education
- The World After Good Has Won...
- Turned On
- Inventors -- Join the United Inventors Association
- The Slightly Famous You
- How I Earned My Business Black Belt
- Self-Defense: "Street-Fighting with a Pistol"
- Attorney's Advice on Identity Theft
- Learn the Game of Business in 6 Days
- A Vacation for Entrepreneurs Who Want to Return Smarter
- Coach's Notes
- The Pleasure of Business
- Making Money
- New Eyes
- Shrink earth's population to 100 people
- Who are you going to become?
- 60% Off on Quality Leather Bags
- Work vs. Life: Round 1
- Directory of Professional Organizations & Associations
Exit Strategy
- Negotiating Acquisition Terms For Key Executives
- The New Homerun: M&A Instead Of R&D And IPOs
- How Jilted Targets Survive (And Thrive) When A Deal Crumbles
- Choosing Between An Initial Public Offering And An Outright Sale
Facilities
for YOU
- How to be an amazing speaker
Do you want to be a better speaker?
Do you want to be amazing?I’ve got a great resource for you! My friend, Doug Stevenson, has just released his new book: Never Be Boring Again – Make Your Business Presentations Capture Attention, Inspire Action, and Produce Results. I have a copy and it is fantastic. It is an inspiring, detail-rich, unconventional book on the most effective presentation skill you can possess – how to strategically use stories to make your points and captivate your listeners. I’ve worked with Doug and he is really good! The book covers his Story Theater Method, which includes how to choose your stories, how to craft them using a nine-step formula, and how to act out key parts of the story using comedy and drama skills. It’s really some of the most amazing philosophy and technique you will ever read.
- A good personal development website:
Goals-2-Go.com AsAManThinketh.net MP3motivators.com GettingRichWitheBooks.com - The Passion Test
Take The Passion Test - Then take action to follow your passions and start fulfilling your life's purpose by serving another. - SelfGrowth.com
SelfGrowth.com, the #1 Internet super-site for self improvement and personal growth.
Government
- 9/11 Compensation vs. Military Pay
- Partner to Support People With Disabilities
- Assist Businesses in Complying with Labor Regulations
- Why Be Certified to the SBA SDB, the 8(a) DB, or the HUBZone?
- Why politicians are worth buying
- Selling to the Federal Government
- One-Stop Web Portal for All Federal Grants
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT--START WITH THE INTERNET
- Government Contacts
- New Government Contract Opportunities Available at FedBizOpps
- Differences Between the SBA SDB, 8(a) and HUBZone programs
- Marketing To The Government
- New Web Helps State Lawmakers Create Business Friendly Climate
- SOCIAL SECURITY for Congress...
- Government Regulations & Your Business
- More Government Contacts
- Reach Politicians Here
- New Web Helps State Lawmakers Create Business Friendly Climate
New Web Helps State Lawmakers Create Business Friendly Climate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advocacy’s New Web Page Offers A One-Stop For Proposed Legislation, Current State Laws, Statistics, And InformationWASHINGTON, D.C. – State legislators, small business owners, and activists in the fight for economic development now have a new web tool in their arsenal. Launched today, the Office of Advocacy’s web page on its initiative for state regulatory policy offers a wealth of information on current state laws, proposed legislation, statistics, information and much more.
The new web tool, located at www.sba.gov/advo/laws/law_modeleg.html, is the latest step in Advocacy’s promotion of small business friendly regulatory policy at the state level. In December 2002, Advocacy presented draft model regulatory flexibility legislation to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for consideration by state legislators. ALEC endorsed the model legislation earlier this year.
Since then many states have taken steps to encourage small business friendly regulations. North Dakota and Colorado both enacted new legislation and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signed an Executive Order giving small businesses a voice in his state’s regulatory process.
The legislation, modeled after the federal Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), would require state agencies to consider their impact on small business before imposing regulatory mandates. By listening to small businesses, state agencies can ensure that small business resources that would have been spent on over burdensome new regulations are instead available for hiring new employees and making new investments. At the same time, agencies still meet their regulatory goals such as higher environmental quality, greater travel safety, better workplace conditions, and increased family financial security.
Currently, states offer a patchwork of laws that protect small business owners and their employees from excessive regulatory mandates. Some states offer protections similar to the RFA that mirror the role of the Office of Advocacy. Other states offer little or no protection from the one-size-fits-all regulatory mentality.
For more information on small business friendly regulation for states, visit the new Office of Advocacy web page at www.sba.gov/advo/laws/law_modeleg.html.
Health Updates
Hiring
- Managing Independent Contractors
- Can I hire people away from my former employer?
- Need a Marketing Plan to Dazzle a Job Interview
- New I-9 Form Expected To Become Effective on April 3
- 4 secrets to making the perfect digital hire
Human Resources
- The Latest Developments in California Employment Law
- Ten Critical Labor & Employment Issues for 2009
- How to improve your hiring practices
- Download New I-9 form
- Communicating Performance Expectations
- Defining and Communicating Performance Expectations
- Stinky Reasons for Avoiding Delegation
- Hiring a CEO from the outside is more expensive
- Can I have everyone in my startup be contractors or consultants (“1099 services”) rather than employees?
- Docking Pay as a Form of Discipline?
- Recommendation Letters
- The world after good has won...
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Worker's Comp Rates
- M&A Checklist : Dealing With Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Offering the Right Terms for Employee Leave
- Business Gifts: What are the rules?
- Take Steps to Prevent Employee Fraud
- New Resource Helps Employers Implement Automatic 401(k)s
- DOL Gears Up for Small Business
- Overweight Workers As Effective As Thin Ones, Researchers Find
- Lawyers and employers fight "workplace bullies"
- Workday Trends Blur Overtime Rules
- Fair Pay Act Clears Congress
- Why a Substance Abuse Screening Policy
- Exit Interviews
- New Regulations Covering Exempt Staff
- Hiring Independent Contractors
- Your First Hire
- Checking out applicants online...
- Verify Employment Records
- Organizational System
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Recommendation Letters
- Worker's Comp Rates
- Diversity
- Attracting Seasonal Help
- Do I need to generate 1099's for each individual?
- New Overtime Rules Simplify Regulations for Small Businesses
- EEO Update 1122: New Law Requires Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Supervisors & Managers In California
- BUSINESS E-MAIL
- 8 Basic HR Policies Every Non Profit Organization Must Have
- Emergency Medical Treatment & Active Labor Act
More info here. - Emergency Medical Services Policies
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Import / Export
- 10 Best-Kept Secrets to Selling In China Successfully
- China: The Life of an Average Wang
- How China May Change Your Business
- Outsourcing to China
- Launching a Product in Japan: 5 Action Points + Dos & Don’ts
- Calculate Best Prices for Freight -Forwarding
- Commercial Invoice Requirements
- Export Organic Produce
- REGARDING OFFSHORE INVESTORS
- Import & Export Units & Terms
- Export Classification Codes
- Unit Conversion Calculator
- The 12 Best Global Websites for Exporters
- Understanding the Chinese Business Networking Concept: "Guanxi"
- UK Academic Data
Targeted contact lists of UK head teachers and heads of departments.
Internet
- Save Time by Optimizing a Single Generic Page!
- Emailing Around Spam Filters
- "Google Dance" Causes Widespread Confusion
- 22 Reasons Why Your Page Did Not Get Indexed
- Factors Affecting The Success Of Internet Startups
- Latent Semantic Indexing
- Association of Internet Professionals
- The Future of E-Business
- Hot Tips for Deploying a Successful e-Commerce Web Site
- Search Engine Optimization Tips
Investors
- Venture Capitalists Shift Gears And Focus On Exiting By Acquisition
- Quality IPOs Will Return, Accompanied By Underpricing
- Investor Relations Can Challenge The Smaller Company
- Equity Derivative Strategies Replace Some Stock Issues
- Venture Capital Hits A Difficult Spell
- The Beauty of ROE
- How To Measure Damages In Securities Fraud Cases
- Private Placements Can Replenish Capital Easily And Inexpensively
- Beware Of Due Diligence Slips And Falls When Raising Venture Capital
- The CFO's Perspective On How Real-Time Practice Relates To Common IPO Theories
- Valuation Using Discounted Cash Flow
- How Venture Capital Deals In Canada And America Differ
- Why your elevator speech makes people tune out
- Film Development & Distribution Contacts
- N Cal - Golden Capital Network
- Harvard Angels of Northern California
- VC Investment Busts
- Crafting a Killer Elevator Pitch
- Angel Investor Groups
- Angel Investor Networks
- Business & Commercial Real Estate Loans
- Financing for Developing & Third World Countries
- The Venture Alliance
- Tech Spotter
- A Few VC Firms
- Southern California VentureNet Conference
- Arizona Venture Capital Conferemce
- The Canadian Subsidy Directory
- Golf / Golf Residential
- Avoiding Scams
- The Angels' Forum
- TransNational Management, Inc.
- Film Financing
Jian: Business Planning Resources
- 5 Steps to Ezine Success
- Tired of Strategic Planning?
- How To Succeed When Buying A Bankrupt Company
- Choosing a Business Name
- National Entrepreneurial Assessment Fact Sheet
- An Agreement For Results
- Introduction
- Market Facts X Country
- Estimated Wage Estimates for HR Planning
- Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
- Study on Spending by Affluent African-Americans
Jian: Sales Resources
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- FOLLOW-UP: THE KEY TO CUSTOMER LOYALTY
- Four Simple Strategies Every Author can use to Sell More Books on Amazon.com
- How to Sell in a Recession
- Your Subject Line: Fabulous or Filtered?
- Targeting and Personalizing Your E-mail Promotions
- 10 Tips On What To Look For in a Good Salesperson
- Buying Process Analysis
- Are you using this great direct response motivator?
- New Rules: Telemarketers Must Display IDs
- When Keywords Don’t Deliver
- 5 Steps to More Effective Subject Lines
- How to end a letter the RIGHT way
- A Dozen Ways to Boost Sales
- Market to old customers, not new
- Keep Your Customers with Email
- Sales Force Management & Leadership:
- Making Email Communication Relevant to the Receiver
- Win More Sales With a 5-Step Sales Process
- Benefits Don't Sell
- Elevator Speech Do's and Don'ts
- 12 Biggest Sales Presentation Mistakes Salespeople Make and How to Avoid Them
Legal & IP
- Effective Contracts Can Help You Build and Maintain Healthy Business Relationships
- Protecting Your Intellectual Property
- Tips On Doing Due Diligence Of Intellectual Property Assets
- The Top Ten (Sixteen) Lies of Lawyers
- Can I file a provisional patent application myself?
- CEO and CFO Statements
- How To Refinance A Distressed Company While Walking The Fiduciary-Duties Line Abstracted from: Dilutive Venture Capital Financings Of Distressed Companies
- Escaping Small Business Debt
- When Officers Can Be Charged With Criminal Responsibility
- How To Lawyer A Merger
- Intellectual Property Licenses Do Not Automatically Transfer To Surviving Entities
- Tips On Doing Due Diligence Of Intellectual Property Assets
- Drafting Letters Of Intent Intentionally
- Beware The Closely Held Minority Interest
- Negotiation: 3 Best-Practices to Minimize Ambiguity
- Copyright & Trademark Primer - 6 Tips to Protect Your Assets
- Creating an Enforceable Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- Securities Laws
Managing
- Managing Change: Overcome Resistance by Involving Employees
- How-To Collect Customer Debt
- What Investors Look for in You as the Manager
- How to Speak Without Blaming
- Selecting a Sales Manager: Questions For Interviews
- 7 Quick And Easy Tips To Rescue A Sinking Conversation
- Exit Strategies
- Sarbanes-Oxley squeezes startups
- How to Overcome the Six Temptations of Successful Organizations
- 4 Ways to Trim Payroll Without Layoffs
- How To Improve Training For Directors
- Weighing The Risks & Rewards of Doing M&A In Europe
- Perfecting The Agreement For Selling A Closely Held Business
- Neglecting To Plan For Disasters Might Lead To Liability For Directors
- Differing Practices at VC-Backed Company Boards
- The brilliance of a strategy may lie in overcoming powerful secondary effects.
- Winning in the Game of Success
- "After July 8th, pay this amount..."
- How Investment Bankers Affect Acquisition Outcomes
- Lillian Vernon
- Understanding How Psychology Drives M&A Decisions
- Top 20 Leadership Tools You Can Use
- GUERRILLA SPYING
- Solve The Family (Corporate) Feud Through A Provisional Director
- Intelligent Meetings
- The Best Practices of Business Development
- Working Full Time through Pregnancy
- CEO reputations make or break their company's reputations
- How Venture Capital Influences An IPO's Board Composition
- Lessons Learned From Studying Corporate Governance
- How Investors React To IPO Lockups
- FindingThe Right Board Mix Harder Than It Sounds
- Improve Employee Performance
- How To Survive An Earnout
- Make the Family Business Last
- Buy, Ally, Or Divest: How CFOs Decide Which Decision Is Best
- Split A Board In Two: One For Strategy, The Other For Oversight
- Ins And Outs Of D&O Insurance Coverage
- GROW THE CULTURE
- The Importance of Delegation
- Smaller Companies May Soon See Relief From Section 404
- Inflated Golden Parachutes Can Impact Merger Prices Significantly
- Does Birth Order Determine Success?
- To Go Public Or Not to Go Public
- Mergers Benefit CEOs Disproportionately
- How Going Green Can Boost Your Bottom Line
- The Vacation for Entrepreneurs
- Reduce Absenteeism
- Complying With Deferred Compensation Tax Rules
- How the stimulus package can help your business
- Build A Power Team To Attract Customers, Contracts, and Funding
- Key distinctions that make a leader
- Effective Board Management
- Managing Change: Overcome Resistance by Involving Employees
- How to Speak Without Blaming
- Stinky Reasons for Avoiding Delegation
- Business Intelligence
- Rewarding Success
- Insurance: Deductibles Explained
- Issues To Consider When Buying D&O Liability Insurance
- How To Recruit And Build A Better Board Of Directors
- Using Non-Compete Clauses
- Tips For Negotiating D&O Liability Insurance
- Ten Tips for Building a Better Corporate Board
- Points To Consider When Structuring Joint Ventures
- Global Business Exchange
GlobalBX™ is a free business for sale listing exchange that provides a confidential forum to facilitate the buying and selling of businesses with thousands of businesses for sale, classifieds, and franchise opportunities as well as comprehensive business information for business buyers and business sellers. Buy a business, sell a business, or find a business broker. - Handwriting Analysis
This woman is really good... Check out her website, perhaps order the books or take the seminars! She has shown me many useful secrets within handwriting that tell many things people either are unaware of or won't admit! - Total Logistics Control
James R. Pawlik & Associates, Ltd.
International Logistics & Physical Distribution Consultants
1611 Russell Court * Arlington Heights, IL 60005-3443
847-255-3000 * FAX 847-749-3000 * jrpawlik@wowway.com“Total Logistics Control” is in a nutshell the result of a six step analytical, development and implementation process that incorporates cost justifiable technologies to deliver your product to customers with acceptable service levels at a minimum total landed cost.
We first complete a thorough methods improvement analysis of the entire procurement and fulfillment process. We use a Business Process Analysis tool developed for re-engineering projects to analyze the base system and then perform extensive Work Simplification analysis to identify alternatives that minimize average and total process time and costs. We develop standard operating methods, layouts and procedures for all common warehouse labor operations, and develop a rational storage location scheme for the entire facility. Finally, we generate Euclidean location coordinates for all storage and staging locations in the facility to provide an accurate basis for measuring travel distances and time. If you utilize an internal delivery fleet we study and improve transportation operations as well.
We discuss these recommendations with your Senior Management and develop an Implementation Plan.
We train your supervisors and laborers to work with and use these procedures.
We develop and install computer generated Engineered Performance Standards for all common direct labor operations. We have found that the differences between how long it should take (Engineered Performance Standards) and how long it has taken in the past (Historic Standards) are often forty percent or more!
We train your supervisors to use the Labor Productivity Reporting and Scheduling system to identify problems and take swift corrective action whenever performance does not meet expectations.
We audit the system annually, and incorporate new and proven technologies using reasonable return on investment criteria.Our staff consultants have more than a century of expertise developing and improving warehousing and delivery operations worldwide, and we have completed successful engagements for more than 260 distribution and manufacturing companies.
We would be happy to visit your facility and provide an accurate estimate of potential improvements and cost savings. We charge only for any travel and lodging expenses incurred and will prepare and present a detailed proposal of services that will include strategies and suggestions that will in itself save your company money. Please feel free to contact me directly for further information and to discuss your specific needs.
Marketing
- How to Set Marketing Objectives
- 3 Special Benefits Every Customer Wants from You
- Warning: Dangerous Marketing Myths!
- The Five Principles of Brilliant Sales & Marketing
- 7 Essentials To Researching Your Market
- 23 Questions to Ask When Preparing Your Marketing Plan
- 10 Ways to Build Trust and Build Your Business
- Using Your Voice to get Results
- Building Your Brand
- An Important Lesson on Branding
- Corporate Slogans
- Persona Based Marketing:
- WEB SITE AFFINITY BOOSTS ADVERTISING PERFORMANCE
- 9 Ways to Create a Rock-Solid Brand Identity Online
- There are 5 Rs in Logo
- Nine things you should know about the new anti-spam law
- Don't hide the benefit! A case study
- GUERRILLA SPYING
- HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT MEDIA MEDIA
- -- e Mail -- vs. Direct Mail
- When Bad Things Happen to Good Email Marketers
- CAN-SPAM Update:
- Three Guerrilla Marketers In Action
- 11 email design best practices
- Filtering Cheat Sheet - 27 Action Points to Fix Your Email Reputation Now
- The Power of Questions
- Postcard Marketing
- GUERRILLA MARKETING MYTHS
- Protect Your Business from Ambush Marketing
- Niche Marketing... What exactly is that?
- How To Get Slightly Famous in Print
- GUERRILLA DATA FROM THE FRONT LINES
- Telephone Doctor's 7 Steps to Service Recovery
- Increasing Your Prices & Your Profit Margins
- Eight ways to write money-making headlines
- It's time to test some testimonials!
- How should you sell your product - with branding or with benefits?
- The Art of the Irresistible Offer
- How to avoid writing "manufacturer's copy"
- Immigrants Behind 25 Percent of Startups
- Choosing Ad Media for Maximum Success
- Market Facts X Country
- 10 ways to drive consumer action with video
- Benefiting From Fourth Quarter Publicity
- Market Analysis Resources
- Recession Data on the Value of Marketing Through an Economic Downturn...
- Important Marketing Ideas
- New! Custom Toll-Free 500#s
- The FTC & Mail Order
- An Important Lesson on Branding
- Your Direct Mail Flyer
- Corporate Slogans
- Cause-Related Marketing
- Email Marketing & the Law
- The Science of “Meaningful Marketing”
- How to Improve Your Win Ratio by Selling Value Instead of Price
- Guerilla Marketing Online
- Marketing to Special Interest, Minority & Affinity Groups
- Which E-mail Format Works Best -
- E-Mail Signatures
- Emailing Around Spam Filters
- Selecting Media
- The Major Search Engines & Their Differences
- Google Search Engine Tips
- Action Ideas For Better Direct Mail
- Marketing Jobs
- Do's & Don'ts of Entertaining Clients Over Meals
- Trade Show Do's & Dont's
- Going Global with Help from the U.S. Commercial Service
- Guerrilla Marketing Online
- Selling
- What Good Referral Partners Need to Know About Each Other
- Top 10 Tips to Increase Conference Attendance
- Great Deals On Printed Materials
- 2004 College Students
- These services market to college students
- American Marketing Association
- Direct Marketing Association
- Sales & Marketing Management
Media & PR
- Why case studies matter to the media
- Crafting the 30 Second Lead
- Radio Interview Tips for Authors
- Free Marketing with PR
- How to Pitch Canada's Strategy Magazine
- 20 Secrets From ‘Perfecting the Pitch’ Author
- 38 Reasons to Write a Press Release
- How to Do Your Own PR Campaign: 8 Steps & 3 Mistakes to Avoid
- How to Use Publicity to Create Expert Status
- How to Reach IT Professionals by the Millions
- How to Prep for and Survive a PR Crisis: 7 Steps From a P
- 6 ways to generate buzz
- How Targeted PR Can Grow Your Business
- Build sales fast with Publicity Builder Software
- Turning your media pitch into a media hit.
- Want PR? Think Visually
- Wall Street Journal Op Ed Guidelines
- MEDIA LISTS!
- Marken Communications
A solid mixture of science and art, public relations goes beyond the issuance of periodic news releases. It covers everything a company does and says. The articles in this section provide advice and experience in optimizing the organization's image, visibility, mindshare and marketshare.
Panic Button
- To Re-Download Your Product
- God messed up your plans
- JIAN Supports the Pachamama Alliance
- Is Your Hut on Fire?
- Riding the Storm
- What is Fulfillment-Based Thinking?
- The MBA Perspective
- What Romance Says
- Top Ten Junk Email Do's and Don'ts
- How Do You Handle Adversity?
- Charleton Heston Speech to Harvard Graduates
- Making music with what you have left
- "The Wolves Within"
- Nature is Not Cruel
- Today vs.. when we were growing up...
- The paradox of our time in history...
- In case you want your corporate job back!
- We've always done it that way...
- Instructions for Life in the New Millenium from the Dalai Lama
- Avoiding Internet Scams: Tips for Investors
- "Desiderata"
- A Very Good Lesson In Life
- 6 Tips for Dealing with Angry Callers
- Help for the less intelligent amongst us.
- The Secret of Napoleon Hill, P.T. Barnum, and Me
Report from the World Social Forum- How To Attract Anything To You
- Even entrepreneurs have right to pursue happiness
- What Exactly is Happiness?
- THE PRINCIPLES OF DIALOGUE
- Revised Tips to Surviving an Earthquake
- Medical Emergency -- Is It a Stroke?
- Medical Emergencies -- Heart Attack Self-Help
- If I Had My Life to Live Over - Erma Bombeck
- The Rules for Being Human
- Charles Schultz Philosophy
- The Top 10 Signs of Giftedness in Adulthood
- The Hot Dog Vender
- Thought Bank -- Proverbs from around the World
- Money and the Crisis of Civilization
Safety
- Update: Earthquake Survival
- How to prepare yourself for a potential emergency
- OSHA
- Safety Community . com
Welcome to the first online community created exclusively for the workplace safety industry. This is a social networking site designed just for you – safety managers, foremen, safety engineers, factory and construction workers, and anyone for whom workplace safety is a profession or passion.
Sales
- "No"
- Using Your Voice to get Results
- Selling to the CFO
- Getting Senior Execs to Listen
- Reaching "C" Level
- Ten Great Ways To Start A Letter
- Book: "Mastering Customer Value Management"
- Considering Signing an OEM Agreement?
- Order Form: FAX / Mail-In
Security
- THEFT PROTECTION: SERIAL #, PLEASE!
- Be a Hard Target
- Security Builder
- Home Office Insurance: Are You Covered?
- Check Acceptance Procedures
- How to Protect Yourself & Your Business
- THEFT PROTECTION: SERIAL #, PLEASE!
- Are you prepared if disaster strikes your business?
- Table Of Contents
- Insuring Vacant Proporty
- Cyber Insurance
Tax
- Tax Ideas for Cash-Based Businesses
- Tax Advice When Making A Cross-Border Canadian Acquisition
- Additional Tax Issues When Buying Canadian Companies
- A Hidden Tax on Small Business
- Before you buy a yacht or airplane...
- Off-Shore Delivery and 90 Days in Mexico Guarantees Nothing
- Quick Tax Guide to Business Vehicle Expenses
- Use Tax Requirements Changed July 1 For Purchases of Vehicles, Vessels, and Aircraft
- Current vs. Capital Expenses
- Tax & Filing Dates 2008
- Year-End Tax Review
- Advice about taxes on vessels can save thousands of dollars.
- The Long Arm of the Board of Equalization (California)
- IRS Updates the ‘Dirty Dozen’ for 2004: Agency Warns of New Scams
- Check out the new Roth 401(k)
- TAX System Explained In Simple Terms
- US Tax Code Online
Technology
- Outsourcing - Some Lessons Learned
- Problems Seeing Images in Outlook
- Work On Your Office PC From Home
- Update Your Firewall
- Computer Chips Made Easy
- Switching ISPs is a problem.
- Forward Your AOL Mail
- Programs Listed in MSCONFIG Could Slow Your Computer
- "PC Annoyances: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Personal Computer"
- California Colleges Search - community colleges & schools
Search engine for California colleges, community colleges, schools and universities.
Venture Capital
- What Investors are Saying
- American Venture Magazine - Free Trial Issue Offer
- Pitching dos and don'ts from the pros.
- An Overview of the Venture Capital Industry
- What is a Capitalization Table and what does it say about my Company?
- Three Challenges to Startup Funding
- What the VCs are saying:
- Are you a US Company seeking a Federal or Government Grant?
- 1-24-2002 Early-stage startups face funding block
- Make Sure Your Finder is Not a Broker
- Upfront Fees for Financing?
- Avoid These Mistakes
- The "4" Minute Pitch
- Article - Breaking Up with VCs
- More Alternative Financing Sources
- Angel Investors Today
- What is the average closing time to receive financing?
- Accredited Investors
- How to Be an Angel Investor
- SBA Loan Options
- Advantages of an SBA Loan
- Why Bankers want your first born
- Reverse Merger With a Public "Shell"
- Reverse Mergers
- Investment Bankers
- Board Seats for Investors?
- How Do Investors Value A Transaction?
- What does Garage Technology Ventures look for in a startup?
- State Governments
- Federal Laws
- Executive MBA Seminar
- Borrowing Info for CEOs
- SBIR Overview
- Differences Between the SBA SDB, 8(a) and HUBZone programs
- Drag-Along Rights
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
- Offering Types - Debt or Equity
Women Business Owners
- Women's Calendar
- Daughter, Wife or Mother… a New Possibility for Women
- IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
- Women In Technology International
- The Shomi Method: Seven Essential Truths for Revealing Your Secret, Sacred Self.
- Women's U
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