Business

The Art of the Bluff

I bought my first business when I was 18, a SCUBA diving school and retail shop (some 30 miles from the ocean I might add).

12 years, 8 months ago

Daddy's Girl: How An African 'Princess' Banked $3 Billion In A Country Living On $2 …

LAST DECEMBER Isabel dos Santos commemorated her tenth wedding anniversary to Congolese businessman Sindika Dokolo with a party.

12 years, 8 months ago

7 Sleep Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs

Your lack of sleep may actually be harming your company--and your health. Here's how to fix it.

12 years, 8 months ago

Should You Really Send That to the Cloud?

What's harder than migrating to the cloud?

12 years, 8 months ago

15 Business Etiquette Rules Every Professional Needs To Know

Professional social situations can be awkward.

12 years, 8 months ago

How To Succeed At Working From Home

When people think about working from home, many imagine sleeping in late, lounging around in their pajamas and long leisurely lunches.

12 years, 8 months ago

6 Dumb Lies Bad Salespeople Tell

Never try to begin a business relationship by telling a lie-- especially these hoary but common examples.

12 years, 8 months ago

Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and Quatre Bornes: The Contract For CCTV Allocated to a Chinese Firm …

This IS the Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE Corporation) that the contract for the provision of CCTV in Beau Bassin - Rose Hill has been allocated. Contract awarded by the Central Tender Board (CTB) and which amounts to Rs 159,057 823.29.

12 years, 8 months ago

4 Ways to Destroy Toxic Office Politics

Whether it's the office gossip or the passive-aggressive employee who makes everyone miserable, office politics can be a drain on productivity and a death knell for office morale.

12 years, 8 months ago

7 Great Business Reasons to Say 'No!'

Everyone wants to hear 'Yes!' but sometimes 'No!' is the answer that's best. Here are 7 excellent examples.

12 years, 8 months ago

Hydroponic: Growing Sector

Not less than 330 farmers engaged in hydroponics have been identified across the island towards the end of 2012. "This is a sector that is attracting more and more entrepreneurs. Financial facilities available and the guidance offered to take growing up, "says Armoodalingum Ellapen, Research Scientist at the Agricultural Research & Extension Unit (AREU).

12 years, 8 months ago

How to Work Less and Do More

Work/life balance is every entrepreneur's dream. Here are one entrepreneur's tips for growing your business without giving up your life outside the office.

12 years, 8 months ago

Don't Be a (Work) Hero

I often end the work week with the feeling that, although I’ve got a lot done, I’d need another whole week just to catch up. And that’s before I deal with the stuff that I’ll be facing the following week! It’s easily solved, right?

12 years, 8 months ago

4 Reasons To Use Cross-Training In Your Hotel

Cross-training employees improves flexibility, productivity, bench strength and employees’ marketability.

12 years, 8 months ago

How to Solicit Customer Reviews Without Pissing People Off

No amount of advertising, tweeting or direct mailing can impact customers the way an objective peer review can. That’s because in the era of social media and online reviews, it’s not what you say about your business that matters; it’s what others say about you.

12 years, 8 months ago