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Akhil Shahani
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Starting a small business is no child play! The rules and regulations governing enterprises might seem quite complex and more than anything…endless! While it might be a bit frustrating, it is very important to get the rules right before contemplating a ...
One of the biggest expenses that any enterprise faces is the purchase of new technical equipment. Given the cash flow crunch in most small businesses, outright purchase of new equipment might not be feasible. Added to that is the fact that computers and ...
If you’ve put up a business from scratch, it can be difficult for you to give up control (over anything) to others. But if you engage yourself in all and everyday tasks, it can have a negative impact on your health, and on your business’ long-term dev...
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way”. - John C. Maxwell. Have you ever wondered about what makes a good leader? Why is it that some people can inspire others to greater heights of achievement while the rest leave them co...
“Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” — Peter F. Drucker Entrepreneurs are indeed a breed apart – ...
When Google introduced Adsense, an innovative advertising and internet marketing program, it soon became apparent to tricksters that there was a lot of money to be made by fraudulent means by generating web-pages specifically designed to display Adsense a...
To use a tired old cliché, information is power. And it’s truer now than ever before. As the world inexorably moves towards becoming a knowledge economy, knowledge based businesses are coming to the fore. And even those that are part of the traditional...
The changed business environment with its increasingly demanding customers and shorter product life cycles has impacted the way inventory is held. While excessive stocking allows markets to be served better, it leads to high carrying costs. A just-in-time...
Business is all about survival of the fittest. Running a smart business, on the other hand, is to grow when others fight to survive. What do you do when competition intensifies and you need to expand your customer base? Join hands, we say! A Joint Ven...
You’ve got a handful of employees you really value, who want to leave - not to take up another job, but to do more with their lives. They like to work for you too, but are simply unable to find time for other things like family, leisure and different pu...
A lot of small businesses are founded on high technology or a breakthrough concept. If you’re a technopreneur, and the inventor of a property (software, technology, idea or process), have you looked at how to protect your ownership of the same? Don’t ...
A business opportunity is one where you purchase a packaged system of doing business that often comes with an instruction manual or a demonstration video. When you purchase a "business opportunity" package, you are purchasing instructions and perhaps some...
So you made some extra cash in your first business. Planning to blow it all? Not a bad idea, but you could do better things with the money. Investable surplus is what remains after all liabilities have been taken care of and therefore could be ploughed ba...
Having everything at hand in just the right quantity contributes to the smooth running of any production process, regardless of whether it takes place in your kitchen or on the shop floor. If you’ve lost all hope of ever exercising control over your inv...
Most chiefs of successful companies will attribute a major part of their success to their team of employees. Arguably, people are the most important resource in any organization. The right team can work wonders; on the contrary, below-par staff can be an ...