A business plan is a declaration of your business; what you like to achieve and how you plan to go about it. It must outline the structure of your business, the service, the customer, the growth potential and the financials. It must also inspire you for the future. It’s a blueprint for what you like [...]
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Hyundai’s Sonata Heating Up the Super Bowl
Hyundai Motors is creating a huge splash on the automobile industry. They made an aggressive marketing blitz last year to take advantage of the weak Korean currency. The blitz included a string of promotional packages including its “assurance program”, where a buyer can return their cars and cancel their loans without hurting their credit ratings. [...]
New Business To Start
Owning your own business in the past was something that a lot of of our grandparents considered to be a dream. If one had a store of their own then they were looked upon as a steady person, maybe not well off but okay etc. That business owner became a corner stone of the village [...]
Dubai Has Longest Losing Streak Since March on Debt Concern
One of the indications that perhaps Asia is on road to financial crisis is that of Dubai. The country posted its longest losing streak since March on Debt Concern where index dropped for sixth days. One of the major concerns right now is that the Dubai World may have trouble restructuring its debt and in [...]
China Hacking Raises Business Concerns
Recently, Google has decided to come out swinging over what it says was a highly sophisticated concern – Chinese hacking into its computer systems. This incident has led many to be concerned about China’s business environment as far less hospitable than any place in the world. Since it made a surprise announcement, technology companies such [...]
Dubai World’s Debt Not Guaranteed by Government
Dubai World, the state-controlled holding company that is struggling with 59 billion dollars in debt is in hot waters again – the government would not guarantee its debt. According to Abdulrahman Al Saleh, director general of the country’s Department of Finances has issued a statement saying: “It is correct that the government owns Dubai World, [...]
Innovation is India’s Next Global Export
India has been widely known as an emerging powerhouse in Asia, or even in the world. They are known for their improvised style of management that focuses on being fast and cheap, which are attributes just right for these tough times. To sum both up, that is what you call innovation. Once, during one November [...]
Cracking Down China’s GMAT Cheating
GMAT is a supposed examination to determine if a person qualifies for a graduate studies program. However, recently, China has been on top of the storybook, as many students tried to leg up on the examinations by visiting web sites carrying illegally obtained test-preparation material. Now, today, China is cracking down and soon students may [...]