China set to lead manufacturing
Next year will be the year that China overtakes the USA as the biggest manufacturer of goods, this was always going to happen, but the experts had initially predicted that this would actually be taking place in four years time.
The main reason for this jump is being put down to the economy in the US [...]
It is all about skills
When we are in a credit crunch type of scenario like we are now, it is necessary to try and get all the help that you can to get an advantage over the competition who could be fellow employees or people from other companies, whatever the situation now is the time to become the best [...]
July 14, 2008The perils of eating out
It is interesting to hear the other side of the story when it comes to eating out. Many of us occasionally have a meal in restaurant but sometimes this does not work out so fine and yet you simply cannot understand why.
Well a waiter spills the beans on what makes the restaurant world tick and [...]
Top Gear in the US
Could it true? Top Gear is going to appear in the States after all, but this time it is going to be without the familiar faces of Clarkson, Hammond and May! They will not be going over the Atlantic and torturing the American public with their own type of humour and style.
Replacing them will be [...]
US drivers running out of gas
It seems that despite the problems with getting enough fuels to supply the fuel hungry Americans, they are not taking this very seriously on a personal level. For they are still driving everywhere that they can, but unfortunately because of the cost of fuel, they are trying to stretch out every last drop from the [...]
May 21, 2008Business pays employees to leave
The business of being business has changed over the years, with new and exciting companies being started up by people who have little or no experience in business, but have great ideas.
This lack of experience has created new companies run by people who have an unconventional approach to business.
Like Zappos, they produce a cool line [...]
Businessmen losing faith in politicians
It would seem that it is not just the general public that are finding the politicians and politics these days, it is also the business people of the UK who are getting fed up with the way that the main politicians are performing.
Its not just the government it’s both of the main parties who are [...]
Cheap food is no more in the UK
Despite all of the warnings, the food crisis still grows. But we have seen this type of problem arise before, but the difference is now that the food crisis could soon be hitting countries closer to home.
We have since the end of the war had the luxury of cheap food, and recently over the past [...]
How not to interview new staff
There is nothing like going to a job interview, you are nervous, worried and excited. These emotions can work you into a wreck if you allow them to, and despite all of the inner strength that you be able to summon, these emotions are fighting back.
But all that is pushed aside when you get the [...]
Water and Oil equals world domination
As almost everyone on the planet has realised we are using up the natural resources and there will come a time when they have been depleted, but before we get to that stage there will be time when military power is over taken by those who have a hold over the worlds most precious resources, [...]
February 7, 2008Office romances improve work
This could be the thing that all bosses have be looking for ever since a business started to employ people, and here hundreds of years later is the answer. People who have a romantic fling at work turn out to be better workers in the long term.
According to Serenella Salomoni, She said: “We discovered that [...]
Woman deletes company data
When a woman from Florida saw what she thought was her own job being advertised, especially as the phone number was the same as her bosses, Marie Cooley assumed that she was going to be fired so in order to get a bit of revenge in first she decided to visit the office on a [...]
January 21, 2008Man gets paid for job he did not start
Imagine going for a job interview, being offered the position, but for some reason or other you decide not to go through the job, this is a normal thing because circumstances change etc.
But what if the company paid you for the job because of an administration error or something? This would be an error [...]
Microsoft develops the software spy
Developing a super spying piece of software that will be able to spy on workers is the super sized software company Microsoft; this will be able to monitor employees as they go about their daily working routine. They have even gone as far to apply for a patent which will protect it from being copied.
The [...]
Office Gadgets that end careers
The office is a place of work, this is how we earn money to pay the rent etc, so when you take the following gifts in, makes sure that you remember that these gadgets can cost you job and therefore you livelihood, so play with caution:
Desktop Warfare Kit - Let battle commence!
Shooting Cubicle Alarm System [...]
No kebabs means better air quality
China are so desperate to improve the air quality in Beijing for next years Olympics, that they have been around the city and decided to ban the street markets that sell food, in particular kebabs because they use wood to cook with this creates a problem of its own through the smoke given off.
There are [...]
From babysitter to millionaire
Like most teenagers Vanessa Wauchope from Connecticut, USA, did a bit of babysitting for some extra cash, but after college when she moved to NYC, babysitting was far from her mind. But as things go she ended up needing some extra cash and decided to fall back onto what she knew best.
So at the age [...]
Before you write a business plan
If you are planning on writing a business plan, there may be some things that you need to do before putting pen to paper:
Understand what a business plan is; don’t just write down your idea. There is help out there on the net where sample can be found.
Legal, sort out any legalities in order for [...]
How to be successful
First of all you would need to first decide exactly what your definition of success is, money, happiness or something else!
But is this success a measure against other people too, say you were a runner, would you compare yourself to an Olympic runner or just against someone else in your age and ability class? It [...]
Facebook profile worth money
Just how much is a Facebook user worth? Well it has to be debatable whether they are worth anything at all, but when MySpace was sold, the business was worth about $580 million, which as they had at the time 22 million users this means that each user was worth $26, not bad but if [...]