Owning your own business can be very rewarding both financially and emotionally. Business ownership provides innumerable opportunities to put ideas into action and reap the rewards (and sometimes the pain).

Good reasons to chose a local company, not just for financial reasons, but ecological reasons, from carpet cleaners, plumbers, painters and any other trade.

At a time when gas exporting countries are considering the formation of an OPEC type gas producer's cartel, EU President Barrosso has argued the case for a united European energy strategy in order to improve and maintain a more favourable bargaining position. In an interview with energy expert Jonathan Stern of Oxford University's Institute of Energy Studies, he argues that such a strategy is necessary, but, doubts, given the very differences that exist with gas production, distribution and marketing, that the formulation of an OPEC type organisation is 'almost certainly not viable'.

TV has always been a popular stepping stone on the way to Hollywood stardom. The film industry will

Are you a homeowner or a business owner? If so, there is a good chance that you spend a good portion of your time cleaning up your home or your office. When doing so, do you wish that you could be doing something else; something other than cleaning? If so, you are definitely not alone; however, there is good news.

For about a year, I considered applying for a position on the board of a local non-profit organization whose mission I believe in deeply. I felt that my education, skills, and experience would help them. Eventually, I approached one of the board members and expressed my interest. I was excited at the prospect of being involved in good work; I could not stop talking about it. Two of my friends called board members to express their support for my involvement. Here was my chance to engage in community leadership and to honor my belief in the value of service. The eagerly awaited call finally came.

You hear it form all sides, focus on what you are doing and the business will come. On the other hand, there are people screaming to have multiple streams of income. So which way should you go? Wel that depends ...

Using the ISO Family of Standards, your healthcare organization can establish a comprehensive Quality / Business Management System. Innovative Quality Solutions...

There is a major reason for the shortage. Ever since the mid-'80s, young people have been choosing more lucrative careers. At the same time, the nurses we do have are getting older; the average age is now 45. Just as the baby boomers are starting to need more care, the pipeline is running dry, and it's going to get much, much worse.

Invoice factoring companies can dramatically improve a businesses working capital by making funds available shortly after the invoice is generated rather than when the customer decides to pay.

You only have one time to make a good first impression. If your writing is the first thing and in most often times the only thing that a client or prospect sees of you, what impression does it make?

The wrong entertainment can ruin an event and, worse yet, project the wrong image about your organization. The right entertainment creates a positive buzz among participants and a favorable impression about your company or non-profit.

Via one of his swimming experiences Martin challenges us to review our activities to ensure we stay on top of our business game. Learning starts at birth but it's too easy to get stuck in the 'same-old, same-old,' too easy to neglect beneficial advances in knowledge.

Used primarily in the beginning as a traffic-monitoring device, remote security cameras are becoming the weapon of choice in the war against terrorism and crime around the world.

Advancements in technology have made the world so much smaller, don’t you think? We used to be separated by mountains and oceans, color and culture. But now on the highways and byways of the internet...

Yes, there have always been projects. But never before has it been so important for every person to be able to lead, manage or participate in projects of all sizes. Here are five things you can do today to excel with small team or personal projects.

Compensation Resources, Inc. released the results of a study they recently conducted of 642 companies covering the usage of Long-Term Incentives (LTI). Since 2001, the US business sector has been shaken by disclosures of mismanagement, poor corporate governance and outright criminal acts, all revolving around and involving the apparent excesses of Executive Compensation.