A lot of event planners struggle to get up-to-the-minute stats about who's coming, how many people are coming, and how many spots are left. This is because they're hand-counting forms, tallying up call-in registrations, and manually updating Excel spreadsheets to find the right numbers.

Have you ever been to a town or place when there is a huge sporting event happening, and have you noticed the lack of parking available? Well, what if you lived near one of those sporting events, or in the heart of the business district, even near shopping areas that don’t have enough parking available?

By following these six steps, we show you how you can turn your service function into a more profitable resource that achieves your corporate objectives. Although the steps can be implemented individually or as resources allow, best results can be realized when the steps are implemented simultaneously.

The market for private businesses has shown some distinctly hot and cold spots over recent months. At the larger end, businesses with a turnover in excess of $20 million, interest from private equity firms is pushing prices higher. However in the middle market, businesses with a turnover of $5 million to $15 million, prices have eased as buyer sentiment has softened.

To me, business seems to be like a cup of coffee -You either love it, or you don't!

If you own a business, sooner or later you are going to run into a situation where you screw something up. This situation can be an opportunity or disaster all depending on how you handle it.

Are you frustrated with the return you have gotten in comparison to the amount of time and money you have spent on networking? Try these techniques to improve your return dramatically!

A consignment is made when a principal forwards goods to an agent who will sell them on his behalf. The dealer does not sell the goods to the agent, nor does the agent buy the goods from the dealer.

The idea of the Balance Scorecard (BSC) is to create feasible measurements that will give you a complete view of your company and that are linked to your general objectives as a company.

Glow sticks are fun, innovative and inexpensive to buy. They are also quite short-lived. Some may live for a number of days, but glow sticks are known more for burning out within just a couple of hours. Their life depends on the temperature and the amount of chemicals that are used inside it. A frozen stick can last longer. It is not much of a problem to find glow sticks online, and cheap ones at that.

Insurance carriers are very picky when it comes to medical billing. Even the trailer records have to be exact. In this installment, we continue with our review of the XA0 claim trailer record, covering fields 9 through 17.

Grey's Anatomy has been (falsely) pegged as show primarily for the female population. This is patently ridiculous. There are female story lines to be sure, but there are also decidedly male-oriented story lines.

Business coach. As a business coach I show business owners how to add value. In this article I explain how it’s the little things that add value and make you different.

In our technologically advanced society, the physical aspect of work is being replaced with long hours in front of a computer. Are you paying attention to ergonomics, or risking serious, life-long repetitive injury?

Learn about the options available for offering EDC training to Investigator Meeting attendees.

Developing a small business is not an easy task. There are many small business owners who spent years developing their business. Developing a business plan and finding business financing alone can take a large amount of time and it can cause a large amount of stress. Since a lot of work goes into getting a small business developed there are many business owners who would do anything to make their business a success.

Wells Fargo announced Wednesday that it will purchase Washington Mutual's government mortgage servicing portfolio. Wells Fargo will also purchase a portion of WaMu's conforming, fixed-rate portfolio.

Keep your Six Sigma implementation on track! This article shows you how to use, and get the most out of, the Six Sigma tools and templates available.

I love lanyards, they are such a nice little invention that can be used for any number of purposes. Some common ways to use a lanyard is to mold them into badge holders. There are various layouts you can apply to badges as well such as different size layouts including the landscape size setting.

In my line of business, I often receive emails and phone calls from people who are just starting their online retail businesses and searching for wholesalers who can give them competitive prices on t...

There are two ways to do business in a city or town in the United States. You can go with the flow and work with the establishment or your can take your entrepreneurial talents, hard headedness and will and ram it up their ass.