Articles from Article Alley, tagged with "business innovation" http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com I am being made redundant at work. What will my redundancy payment be? Introduction You are entitled to statutory redundancy pay if you have two year continuous service. The amount will be determined on the basis of: Your age; Your weekly pay; and Duration of continuous service. Your emp... http://www.articlealley.com/http://netlawman.articlealley.com/i-am-being-made-redundant-at-work-what-will--my-redundancy-payment-be-2425233.html 27th April 2012 What is outsourcing? SEO Outsourcing- Today’s Business Innovation One of the sound cracking online marketing strategies in today’s business world is the SEO outsourcing. They say SEO is important, but for those who are the first time that they will encounter these words he... http://www.articlealley.com/http://infinityweb.articlealley.com/what-is-outsourcing-2398416.html 14th December 2011 Innovation – The Key to India’s Growth? Has “innovation” become yet another buzzword today, a passing fad... or is it truly the engine of growth? While one study published by Businessweek in association with Boston Consulting Group reveals that 25% of new products launched by established com... http://www.articlealley.com/http://nishthashukla.articlealley.com/innovation--the-key-to-indias-growth-2394335.html 29th November 2011 Impact of AWR to Employers On October 1, 2011, Agency Workers Regulation (AWR) takes effect. AWR is a law that will put short-lived employees’ equal privileges long-term employees suitable after a qualifying duration of 12 weeks. Close by 1.3 million agency workers in the UK defini... http://www.articlealley.com/http://markssorne.articlealley.com/impact-of-awr-to-employers-2394067.html 24th November 2011 Are you AWR-ready? Q: What is the AGENCY WORKERS’ REGULATIONS (AWR)? A: The AWR is a UK legislation geared at offering agency workers precisely the same essential working and employment circumstances as a regular permanent employee following a set qualifying time period ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://markssorne.articlealley.com/are-you-awrready-2394050.html 24th November 2011 ARE YOU AWR-READY? Q: What exactly is the AGENCY WORKERS’ REGULATIONS (AWR)? A: The AWR is a UK regulation geared at offering agency workers a similar basic working and employment conditions being a regular permanent worker after a set qualifying duration of twelve weeks... http://www.articlealley.com/http://markssorne.articlealley.com/are-you-awrready-2393910.html 24th November 2011 Innovation in business: Change as the game changes Innovation in business means making the development of new products better and keeping the company to continue developing new things. In today’s times with new ways of working, better manufacturing processes etc. coming up , the need for business innov... http://www.articlealley.com/http://alanmarsh.articlealley.com/innovation-in-business-change-as-the-game-changes-2360779.html 28th September 2011 Video communications could boost number of UK manufacturer's entering new markets According to BIS, (Department for Business Innovation & Skills) manufacturing is currently the third largest sector in the UK economy and as public sector cuts threaten Britain's recovery from the recession, analysts are looking to the private sector to d... http://www.articlealley.com/http://thomasgilbart01.articlealley.com/video-communications-could-boost-number-of-uk-manufacturers-entering-new-markets-2355562.html 23rd September 2011 The Signs are that the Balance Between Available Temporary and Permanent Jobs is Changing Copyright (c) 2011 Alison Withers The latest jobs information for April 2011 reinforces the picture that demand for permanent staff is growing, reinforcing a previous survey on employers' confidence and hiring intentions for the rest of 2011, which sho... http://www.articlealley.com/http://aliwithers.articlealley.com/the-signs-are-that-the-balance-between-available-temporary-and-permanent-jobs-is-changing-2251197.html 26th May 2011 Debt Consolidation-Understanding The New Rules Of Credit Cards Some people have used their credit cards as a kind of personal debt consolidation approach, in fact during the property boom quite a number of people used credit cards to secure properties that in reality they could not afford to buy. However in the last... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jackiedeburca2.articlealley.com/debt-consolidationunderstanding-the-new-rules-of-credit-cards-2249498.html 25th May 2011 Accounts Receivable Factoring Trends in the U.S. and UK Factoring companies exists to provide businesses with the working capital needed so they can meet their obligations and grow more profitable. If your sales have created a cash flow shortage in your business, then your company may be able to benefit from i... http://www.articlealley.com/http://kgabriel.articlealley.com/accounts-receivable-factoring-trends-in-the-us-and-uk-2231002.html 16th May 2011 Ways of Finding Cheap Flights to Hong Kong Hong Kong is a popular destination which most people would give anything to visit during their lifetime. Apart from the wonderful business environment that opens doors to great opportunities for business innovation, this city has lots of fun activities fo... http://www.articlealley.com/http://stacyshalton.articlealley.com/ways-of-finding-cheap-flights-to-hong-kong-2199071.html 28th April 2011 A Summary Of The Government's Consultation On Employment Tribunal Reform - Part 1 On 27 January 2011 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) launched a consultation on wide-ranging reforms to the employment tribunal system. Resolving Workplace Disputes: A Consultation sets out a number of proposals, many of wh... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jamierock.articlealley.com/a-summary-of-the-governments-consultation-on-employment-tribunal-reform--part-1-2137034.html 23rd March 2011 Green Business Product And Service Innovations Are The Key To The Future A good dose of innovation. That’s what the U.S. needs to get moving again. New ideas. New Industry. New products. That’s what will make the country competitive in the world. That’s pretty much what President Obama said in his State of the Union address... http://www.articlealley.com/http://bridgingnations.articlealley.com/green-business-product-and-service-innovations-are-the-key-to-the-future-2133458.html 21st March 2011 Understand Agency Employee Regulations to Improve Business Efficiency British employers must prepare for the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) to improve business performance. Research by recruitment company Randstad revealed that 37 per cent of businesses are unfamiliar with the upcoming regulations, which will come ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://purebluecreative.articlealley.com/understand-agency-employee-regulations-to-improve-business-efficiency-2131030.html 21st March 2011 Impact of advertising Today, advertising has become a medium for marketing a particular brand, product, service, event, business or even movies. Advertising has influenced our day to day lives and has so far provided a great impact upon our lifestyle as well. Whether it is abo... http://www.articlealley.com/http://tdiindia.articlealley.com/impact-of-advertising-1985796.html 26th January 2011 Credit Regulations Update. Advertising and APRs: What is a Representative Example? What's the latest news on Consumer Credit Regulations? Back in August 2010 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published its 'Guidance on the regulations implementing the consumer Credit Directive'. For those among us who aren't keen ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://charlottemooney.articlealley.com/credit-regulations-update-advertising-and-aprs-what-is-a-representative-example-1932870.html 06th January 2011 GAC wins Lloyd’s List Award for ‘Freight, Transport and Logistics’ Global shipping and logistics services provider GAC won the “Freight, Transport and Logistics" accolade at the Lloyd’s List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards (MEISA) 2010 held last week, according to a press release. The award recognizes GAC as... http://www.articlealley.com/http://whitediigtalmedia.articlealley.com/gac-wins-lloyds-list-award-for-freight-transport-and-logistics-1901001.html 14th December 2010 Common sense - relatively speaking As a director or shareholder – do you want details of your transactions with your company to be in the public domain? If you have a December year end, your auditor may well have raised their concerns over the impact of Companies Act 2006 on accounting ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://wardgoodman.articlealley.com/common-sense--relatively-speaking-1819493.html 02nd November 2010 Event Marketing And Your Business In 2010 Marketing strategies are fundamental to the growth and prosperity of business. It creates consciousness and spreads product knowledge among the masses. It is a much-needed tool for increasing sales and maximizing profits. Advertising and campaigning are t... http://www.articlealley.com/http://kmoore.articlealley.com/event-marketing-and-your-business-in-2010-1776478.html 04th October 2010 Different types of Commercial Finance Commercial Finance is also called asset-based lending since approval of funds depends on the company’s assets rather than the business itself. Commercial finance loan requires a company to have good credit hence the lender considers the asset’s liquidatio... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dataflat.articlealley.com/different-types-of-commercial-finance-1773015.html 01st October 2010 Interaction between government and enterprises: "Shunde made" support force - Shunde manufacturing, In Shunde, there are key high-tech enterprise of National Torch Plan 13, 99 provincial-level high-tech enterprises, 101 private technology enterprises at the provincial level.   In Shunde, a two-level enterprise technical centers, corporate postdoct... http://www.articlealley.com/http://overmoon.articlealley.com/interaction-between-government-and-enterprises-shunde-made-support-force--shunde-manufacturing-1689751.html 10th August 2010 Zhang: going out is the key to internationalization of Chinese enterprises - Haier, Haijun, home app Economic globalization, Chinese enterprises are faced with "going out" a new proposition, recently, in the "International Forum of Chinese Enterprises Going Global" on Haier Group CEO Zhang points to such an experience: in innovation and innovation ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://voo.articlealley.com/zhang-going-out-is-the-key-to-internationalization-of-chinese-enterprises--haier-haijun-home-app-1675507.html 04th August 2010 A Paradigm Shift in Web Designing E2 Solutions Web designing has been the forte of E2 Solutions; a fact which is reiterated by the whole industry and recognized by all its clients. This time around the company has gone one step further and created an amazing new website for itself. http://www.e2sol... http://www.articlealley.com/http://john5.articlealley.com/a-paradigm-shift-in-web-designing--e2-solutions-1626262.html 30th June 2010 Do You Have a Personality for Entrepreneurship? You might want to think that anyone and everyone can start out into an entrepreneurial venture without needing much qualification. As it is, for most businesses, you don't need any qualifications. Anyone that has the skill and the talent to do it can do i... http://www.articlealley.com/http://ruthalandry.articlealley.com/do-you-have-a-personality-for-entrepreneurship-1622558.html 28th June 2010 Securing Businesses: Mouli Cohen’s Standpoint on the Role of the Government in Maximizing Cyber Se Mouli Cohen is an adventurous technology entrepreneur paving the way for many startup businesses to make their own mark in the field of modern business. Mouli Cohen has been investing on inventions and innovations made by unconventional individuals and ad... http://www.articlealley.com/http://nazimagolamaully.articlealley.com/securing-businesses-mouli-cohens-standpoint-on-the-role-of-the-government-in-maximizing-cyber-se-1619604.html 25th June 2010 How do I turn my Green idea into reality? So many good intentions….. but so few turn into real change. Pulling together a green business from a strong conviction is not easy. It takes time, money, and a good Team to win through. The first step is to gather all the information that you can ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://ffspelletmills.articlealley.com/how-do-i-turn-my-green-idea-into-reality-1615860.html 23rd June 2010 More information about discount prescription sunglasses People may think that prescription sunglasses are really very good options for people with some certain eye problems when summer comes. But there is a fact that in the world are people of all walks of life with different social demands and different incom... http://www.articlealley.com/http://michelleperkins.articlealley.com/more-information-about-discount-prescription-sunglasses-1537214.html 07th May 2010 Can Small Business concepts work in big corporations? I read an article in Forbes on-line today by Matt Symonds asking "Can Entrepreneurship be Taught to Big Business"? It seems that several business schools are trying to find a way to develop a term called "intrapreneurship", or corporate entrepreneurship.... http://www.articlealley.com/http://martinharshberger.articlealley.com/can-small-business-concepts-work-in-big-corporations-1524635.html 29th April 2010 Learn How to Upsell to Increase Business Revenue Upselling is an effective technique to pursue whether you are a business owner operating a physical store, an online entrepreneur or an electronic store selling the latest gadgets in the market. Upselling is a business innovation that has been employed by... http://www.articlealley.com/http://garymcgeown.articlealley.com/learn-how-to-upsell-to-increase-business-revenue-1510045.html 21st April 2010 Government confident no extra funding needed to bring superfast broadband to 70 percent of UK More than two-thirds of Britain could easily get the ability to use 8mb or 24mb business broadband network speeds or higher without any extra government funding, a report compiled by the Business Innovation and Skills Committee believes. The Committee ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://leelazarus.articlealley.com/government-confident-no-extra-funding-needed-to-bring-superfast-broadband-to-70-percent-of-uk-1484142.html 01st April 2010 Testing Britain's need for speed One thing I spotted this week was an awful lot of talk about a scurrilous, all-consuming Broadband Tax. From what I saw of it, this HMRC-sanctioned highwayman would soon be robbing helpless old ladies and giving all the proceeds to us internet-savvy young... http://www.articlealley.com/http://marked.articlealley.com/testing-britains-need-for-speed-1475241.html 29th March 2010 Small Business Networking Events Small business networking events are important for early stage businesses. Interacting with other business owners can help you to improve your sales and find new opportunities. Small business networking events can help you find existing opportunities t... http://www.articlealley.com/http://enterprisingbarnsley.articlealley.com/small-business-networking-events-1471809.html 26th March 2010 CMMS for the Down Economy The economy has taken it's toll on American businesses, especially the manufacturing companies.  With purchases and income tailing off, each dollar earned and spent by businesses must be evaluated and spent wisely. It is for that reason that making sure ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://edwardtenn.articlealley.com/cmms-for-the-down-economy-1424786.html 02nd March 2010 Charitable Funding Update by Copernicus Grassroots Grants latest Grants have been spent on a range of community activity from healthy food parcels for deprived communities to social activity for carers - helping communities to thrive and deal with the individual challenges that face each loc... http://www.articlealley.com/http://colin3.articlealley.com/charitable-funding-update-by-copernicus-1386243.html 09th February 2010 Research and Development Grant Changes 2010 Research and Development Grant Changes 2010The Government has released the exposure draft legislation (Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010) and explanatory materials for the new R&D tax incentive.Under the new R&D Tax Credit, companies... http://www.articlealley.com/http://andyweeks4.articlealley.com/research-and-development-grant-changes-2010-1347676.html 15th January 2010 A quest for knowledge, not a quest for grades: A concern for the future of UK higher education Future developments for higher education in the UK are focused on increased accessibility for more students, as well as putting the necessary means in place to ensure that institutions can deliver better quality education in the face of impending budget c... http://www.articlealley.com/http://marked.articlealley.com/a-quest-for-knowledge-not-a-quest-for-grades-a-concern-for-the-future-of-uk-higher-education-1340536.html 11th January 2010 Shorter and more flexible university courses might help the weak UK economy As thousands of UK university students gear up to embark on their second term, the changing landscape of higher education is most probably not something at the forefront of the collective student consciousness. However, there has been intriguing developm... http://www.articlealley.com/http://marked.articlealley.com/shorter-and-more-flexible-university-courses-might-help-the-weak-uk-economy-1340517.html 11th January 2010 Could distance learning degree courses help meet education targets? New research from the University and Colleges Union (UCU) has highlighted that there were nearly four million UK adults in further education between 2008 and 2009 - a figure that has no doubt increased with the burst of enrolments to universities and coll... http://www.articlealley.com/http://marked.articlealley.com/could-distance-learning-degree-courses-help-meet-education-targets-1336120.html 08th January 2010 Business Blogging For Fame and Profit Business Blogging For Profit Remember the old ways of keeping in touch with your clients? You usually patch them through telephone; fax machines, direct mail marketing, and even personal meetings. But now, entrepreneurs are just smart enough to use t... http://www.articlealley.com/http://anteekmze.articlealley.com/business-blogging-for-fame-and-profit-1286850.html 10th December 2009 Credit, Debit and Gift Card Reader At The POS Counter Not having a credit card reader at your POS counter is something that you should not do. As almost everybody now has a credit card or even a debit card, a credit card reader at your Point of Sale counter is a must. Almost all of the big companies nowada... http://www.articlealley.com/http://coymcdaniel.articlealley.com/credit-debit-and-gift-card-reader-at-the-pos-counter-1279352.html 08th December 2009 Playa del Carmen Real Estate – Local Politician Discusses Support for the Industry Playa del Carmen Real Estate has been supported through the last decade by a solid tourism industry and the steps taken by various politicians to ensure that the area presents an attractive option for international investors and home buyers. As a consequ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://thomaslloyd.articlealley.com/playa-del-carmen-real-estate--local-politician-discusses-support-for-the-industry-1273786.html 07th December 2009 Business banking access for women 'opening up' Female business owners are increasingly finding themselves able to access finance products, one industry expert claims.There appears to be improvements in the ability for female entrepreneurs to access business banking products, it has been suggested.Tatj... http://www.articlealley.com/http://samgooch.articlealley.com/business-banking-access-for-women-opening-up-1239763.html 20th November 2009 The Advantage of Information What can a market research firm do for you? Quite a bit, actually. In a nutshell, market research firms provide you with information ' information that, when used correctly, can be the key to developing a deeper understanding of your customers, innovating... http://www.articlealley.com/http://garethschweitzer.articlealley.com/the-advantage-of-information-1220830.html 05th November 2009 Developing A Universal Education & Skills Landscape - The Key Challenge In Preparation For Tomorrow' . As the 2009/2010 university term kicks off in earnest, the ongoing recession is reported to have made our campuses more diverse than ever before, with an increasing number of older learners returning to the classroom in an attempt to add more skills to... http://www.articlealley.com/http://robertpalmer.articlealley.com/developing-a-universal-education--skills-landscape--the-key-challenge-in-preparation-for-tomorrow-1213736.html 03rd November 2009