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Commercial Collections Billing Practices Advice

Swiftness is the key to collecting past due commercial accounts because commercial accounts depreciate more faster than consumer accounts. In creating and implementing a billing system, a credit grantor should recognize that time is the safest refuge of any debtor.

How To Delegate for Fun and Profit

Ah, the wretched pain of delegation. It comes easy to some people.

Business Fails When We Do Not Talk

You may remember being told as a child, 'Keep quiet!' 'Children should be seen, not heard,' and 'You talk too much.' You were a 'good' kid if you kept quiet.

Problem-Solving Success Tip: Use Your Project Management Skills

Solving a big problem is a project: you're far more likely to solve it successfully if you treat it like one. That means you'll need to identify tasks, make and adjust assignments, and keep track of what is due when.

Group Discussion Guidelines

DISCUSSION METHODS: There are two basic types of discussion methods; the conference method and the workshop method. The conference method involves meetings of staff members, usually from the same organization, and is convened to pass on information, communicate management policies or decisions, or to solve organizational problems.

Creativity and Innovation Management: Specialisation or Generalisation?

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of novel ideas.

Innovation Management and Brainstorming Management ? why people hate to brainstorm!

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation.

Marketing Miracle: Outsource Your Creative Services

The current economy is causing most companies to tighten their belts. With limited staffing and a restricted budget, how do you continue to promote your business? The simple solution is the occasional or ongoing use of outside resources such as graphic designers, writers, webmasters, and other creative talent.

Book Summary: Mind Your Own Business

A maverick is an independent person who will not go along with the other members of a group (Oxford ESL Dictionary). This book provides priceless stories and insights from a maverick of the business world; an exemplary business leader who prefers not to follow orthodox beliefs in business, nor be eaten by the hyped up ideas of the present.

Argue Your Way To Business Success

'Jack' (not his real name) is a vice president of a publicly traded company. Recently, Jack's stress and anxiety levels have been high enough to impact both his working and his personal lives.

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German industrial orders buoyed by global demand (AP)
AP - The German government says strong demand from outside the eurozone helped the country's industrial orders rise a stronger-than-expected 1.7 percent in December.
China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens: IMF (Reuters)
Reuters - China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil "significant" fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.
Europe's debt rose to 82 percent of output at end-Q3 (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Union's total government debt rose slightly to 82.2 percent of economic output in the third quarter of 2011, the EU's statistics agency said on Monday, lower than the United States but still a burden that could take decades to pay down.
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions (Reuters)
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack (Reuters)
Reuters - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
IMF warns Europe downturn could cut China growth (AP)
AP - A sharp downturn in Europe could cut China's economic growth rate nearly in half, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, adding to warnings about a possible severe global slowdown this year.
Oil below $97 as traders eye Greek debt talks (AP)

AP - Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Monday on worries that talks on a Greek debt deal needed to avoid a disastrous default are proving difficult to conclude.

France, German leaders meet amid euro, Syria crises (Reuters)
Reuters - The French and German leaders meet on Monday in Paris for annual talks in which they will seek further economic coordination in the crisis-hit European Union and discuss the escalating violence in Syria.
Police clear DC Occupy site, protesters look to a new day (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. police officers cleared tents from an "Occupy" protest site in downtown Washington on Sunday, but demonstrators said even without the camp they would continue to fight for economic equality and other issues.
Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles.

Europe's shadow darkens outlook (Reuters)
Reuters - A renewed focus on Europe's banking and debt crisis may quickly sap the nascent optimism about global economic prospects that followed a remarkably solid U.S. January employment report.
With sparse data, focus returns to Europe (Reuters)
Reuters - Europe will again be at the center of investors' focus this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction.
France says Greek PSI talks going "relatively well" (Reuters)
Reuters - France's finance minister said on Sunday talks were moving "relatively well" on the private sector portion of a Greek bailout, but discussions designed to bring its debt down to 120 pct of GDP level by 2020 were difficult.
Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.
Dealer group sees higher US auto sales and prices (AP)
AP - Car buyers will likely pay more for new and used cars this year as the economy improves.
Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)

AP - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.

Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs (AP)
AP - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands.
Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe (AP)
AP - Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe
Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.
California to borrow internally to raise cash (Reuters)
Reuters - California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Friday allowing the state government to borrow from internal funds to build up its cash, which the controller earlier this week said was quickly dwindling.

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