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Proof That Cheap Doesn't Always Pay
A look at the uneconomical use of cheap ink cartridges. The Importance Of Ethics For Your Business Success This article has important tips and information on how you can have success in your business. Effective Credit Control for Your Business Running a business on credit is one of the most professional things you can do, whilst also becoming one of the most risky. As soon as you offer credit to your customers you are opening yourself up for severely late payment, or worse still, no payment at all, which can be crippling for any business. Staying Focused with Your Home-Based Business Goals Here are a few tips to help you stay focused when starting out with your home-based business: Effective Credit Control for Your Business Running a business on credit is one of the most professional things you can do, whilst also becoming one of the most risky. As soon as you offer credit to your customers you are opening yourself up for severely late payment, or worse still, no payment at all, which can be crippling for any business. Having an Affair at Work? 3 Ways Your Employer can Find Out It used to be the stolen kisses in the cleaning closet and the joint business trips, but today's tracking of illicit employee behavior has reached a new level of surveillance. Almost every communication and every message is tracked, recorded and catalogued by a company's IT department. Here are three things to watch out for if you are personalizing your work communications: Understanding the World of Tomorrow Most people do not easily accept the new, mostly because of the unknown factor that people tend to call fear. It is not only as Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky had put it that "taking a new step, uttering a new world is what people fear most." The Diamond Trade in 2007: How Much Blood Remains? The blood diamond issue is no longer in the news, yet these diamonds still are widely traded. This insider's view, written by a jeweler, gives a present day and historical context to the diamond trade. Ultimately the consumer concerned about ethics is empowered to make informed decisions when purchasing their own diamond. Encouraging Ethical Behavior Most authorities agree that there is room for improvement in business ethics. One of the most problematic questions raised in relation to business ethics is whether or not businesses can become more ethical in the real world. The New Consumption Patterns Contemporary economic models present the typical consumer as deliberative and highly forward-looking, not subject to impulsive behavior. The Impact of MNEs The United States is the home -country for the largest amounts of foreign licensing and direct investment. Therefore, its policies understandably arouse some of the major trade unions of such outward moments. Interview with Carmen Iezzi There's a great deal of confusion and misleading information around fair trade jewelry. While there is no such thing as third party certified fair trade jewelry, many companies sell fair trade jewelry. This interview with Carmen Iezzi, director of the Fair Trade Federation, clarifies why fair trade jewelry is listed as a product category on their website. Is There Such A Thing As Fair Trade Jewelry? Third party certified "fair trade" jewelry does not exist; yet if you google "fair trade jewelry" millions of sites come up. Written for the consumer and the trade, this short article, extensively researched and referenced, sorts though the concept of "fair trade" in the jewelry sector. The examples from many sources shed light on what fair trade jewelry might mean, if there is such a thing. It's All About The Money, Isn't It In order for Advertising Agencies to be successful, integrity must be combined with talent and it saddens me that so little is found today. An Interview on a Fair Trade Jewelry Model in South Africa Laurens Mare, the CEO of the South African Jewelry Counsel, discusses Vukani-Ubuntu, a Non-Profit Organization that trains people from rural townships into the commercial jewelry trade. This social entrepreneurial effort applies fair trade principal of economic empowerment for the economically disadvantaged to the main stream jewelry world. 1 |
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