Investing in Health and Wellness Programs Means Big Savings on Corporate Insurance
August 19, 2008
Life and health insurance companies want you to live a long healthy life. But are their motives altogether altruistic? Insurance companies are in the business of maximizing profits, and it stands to reason that the healthier you are and the longer you live, the more money they make. The same goes for the company or corporation you work for. They want you healthy and productive, not sick at home. Hence, the explosion of interest in health and wellness programs, and the third parties that provide them. If your company is in the ma rket for a wellness program, your choices are wider than ever before. If your priority is to save on insurance costs, read on for more information on how one company did... Read more »
Corporate Team Building - Bridges For Success
August 12, 2008
Encouraging a positive mental attitude in the workplace and fostering productive time management can be a difficult task for anyone in a managerial position. One of the ways that you could consider improving the working environment is by building employee moral through team building exercises. Announcing a compulsory corporate event will strike fear into some employees as memories come flooding back of office activities that were designed to break the ice offered nothing more than public humiliation. To appease those that doubt such activities can actually be a positive exercise, create a list of options available. It would also be helpful to give reassurance that in the hands of professional... Read more »
The Oval Corporate Hospitality - Throwing A Party Without The Headache
August 9, 2008
Throwing a party can be tough at the best of times, let alone trying to accommodate the needs, desires and wants of colleagues and business associates. The best thing to do is pass the buck to a dedicated hospitality team to put together a package that meets all your requirements. Popular hospitality events include dinners with guest speakers, casino nights, theatre, fashion and flower shows, performing arts, concerts and a whole host of sporting events. Although the monetary cost of a corporate event may seem enormous, the benefit of having the weight taken off your shoulders by hospitality... Read more »
Build Business By Building Relationships!
August 6, 2008
There has never been a time when marketing for the construction industry was so important. However, those of us who are involved in this crucial aspect of business development are acutely aware that the industry has been notorious at making huge blunders in its marketing efforts! On of the top five blunders people in the construction industry make when trying to grow business, is in the way it deals with prospective and current clients. Most business development professionals recognise that all marketing for construction... Read more »
How To Get Past The Gate Keeper!
August 6, 2008
Getting in front of the right person is crucial to the success of any construction related business. The beginning and end of marketing for construction is found in “building the right relationships”. So here is the scenario we have all encountered: You are facing an impenetrable fortress. There are guards on the main entrance and you cannot get through without a secret password which is changed on a regular basis. The person you want to see is on the other side of the reinforced... Read more »
Find a Janitorial Service
August 5, 2008
by R. Michael Richmond What is the effect of the Green Cleaning movement on the janitorial industry? The facts are clean that the cleaning and janitorial world is in transition, and it will be forever changed to what will come to be known as the Green Janitorial era. How people transition to this new status will differ, and there will be those who try to ignore it until the Green practice is literally forced on them by mandate. What will drive this movement is the demand for Green offices and Green buildings. One interesting example is the state of Florida that passed a... Read more »
Successful Military Transition Management
August 5, 2008
The skills that make a person successful in the military are not necessarily the same ones that make a person successful in the corporate environment. The military is defined by a chain of command and a clear set of rules of behavior and interaction. Uniforms indicate rank, profession and achievements. By contrast, the civilian community has no such clear rules or structure. The qualities that lead to success in the military are not necessarily what will lead to success in the corporate environment. The last 20 years of research has suggested that there are a number of characteristics that consistently differentiate between... Read more »
Getting A Date With The Decision Maker!
August 5, 2008
Getting our marketing strategy right for our construction business is more crucial than ever in this time of economic uncertainty. The impact of the housing crisis in the UK and the USA is affecting not just the construction industry but home-owners and first time buyers, struggling to find the right mortgage. Effective marketing for construction is based on our ability to build genuine relationships with our current clients and future prospects and this will involve face to face meetings. Your aims at the first appointment are: Firstly, to complete any knowledge gaps you have about your prospect and recording this in your customer... Read more »
Top Offshore: Make An Informed Choice Of Jurisdiction
July 31, 2008
Generally top offshore choices are made on the basis of confidentiality, cost, ease of communication, complexity of the incorporation e.g. trusts, protected cell companies, resident companies or simple IBCs, and speed of response. There are different types of jurisdictions: 1. Well established, full service, expensive, can handle complex incorporations, require extensive Know Your Client due diligence, and are manned by very experienced professionals. e.g. Switzerland, Guernsey. 2. Full service, focused on international business companies,... Read more »
Holding Companies Offshore: Widely Used For Tax Shelters
July 31, 2008
A holding company owns part, all, or a majority of another company’s outstanding stock. They normally do not produce goods or services themselves and their primary function is to own the shares of other companies. This type of company reduces the tax and business risks for the owners and makes computation of actual income that much more flexible for tax purposes. An offshore company makes even easier to save tax and allows for the possibility of it owning several operating companies in different parts of the world. Rules governing tax free dividend vary by country and type of company, and also depends on double taxation treaties. Sometimes the name of the company itself includes “holdings″,... Read more »
