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Innovation Management ? how will we make the go or kill decisions?


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.

Managing Motivation


'Without the chance to meaningfully participate in steering one's own destiny, without the opportunity to gain the sincere respect of one's own peers, without an honest stake in making the community more successful through one's own work and ideas, employability can quickly decay into generic training programs or bogus choices...

How to Use an HR Consultant


Bringing an HR consultant into your organisation can often be the only way to get a particular objective achieved. It may be a project that needs to be delivered such as a recruitment campaign, a compensation & benefits review or the implementation of an HR information system.

Top Ten Things About Creating a Business Vision


To visualise where you are going, is deeper and more sensory than anything you have ever done before. And these are the skills of those who are able to create a vision you can really live and breathe.

Communicating with Offsite Workers


How do you, or would you, communicate with employees who work offsite? Perhaps you have telecommuters reporting to you, or sales reps who work out of offices in other cities. How do you communicate with them? Let's start with the strategic issues: what do you want to accomplish by communicating with them? And, why would they want to communicate with you? Strategic means you'll probably want to deal with issues like productivity, accountability, and predictability.

The Communications Myth


Living in the 21st Century is truly marvelous, isn't it? We live in a world of instant communications where everything we need to know is right at our fingertips. The moment anything of significance occurs it is instantly transferred around the globe making us the most well informed generation in the history of the world.

I Said Pareto Chart? Not Potato Chart!


Does this sound familiar? You were hired for the new management position. You were tasked to turn the numbers around.

Innovation Management ? Selecting Good Ideas


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.

How To Write Commercial Collections Letters


It is sometimes valuable to bring the sales manager into this step of the collection process. Information concerning the delinquency can often be obtained from the sales department.

Small Business Checking Accounts


ACCOUNTING AND BILLING CHECK BOOKS We recommend that you maintain a business checking account in addition to a small business credit card merchant account so that you can take credit cards from purchasers. This way you will know exactly how much is going into your merchant account and how much of your volume percentage is being done through credit card usage.

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Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio - BusinessWeek

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Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio
BusinessWeek
Mariner Real Estate Management LLC said Friday that it worked with bank regulators to buy a portfolio of real estate loans worth about $760 million. ...
Leawood-based Mariner buys $760 million in real estate loans from FDICKansas City Star
FDIC sells another $760 million in REOHousing Wire
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Tri-Continental Corporation Declares Third Quarter Distribution - MarketWatch (press release)

Tri-Continental Corporation Declares Third Quarter Distribution
MarketWatch (press release)
The Corporation has paid dividends on its common stock for 66 consecutive years. The Corporation's investment manager is Columbia Management Investment ...

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Alberta Fund Got Chinese Approach on Potash Corp. Bid - BusinessWeek

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Alberta Fund Got Chinese Approach on Potash Corp. Bid
BusinessWeek
3 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese investors approached Alberta Investment Management Corp. to consider a joint counterbid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., ...
China tells state firms to explore Potash bid-sourceFOXBusiness
Fertilizer War: China Sets Its Sights on PotashTheStreet.com
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Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes - BusinessWeek

Smart Energy News (blog)

Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes
BusinessWeek
... led by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP. Ener1 also announced the sale of $10 million in senior convertible notes to Itochu Corp., ...
EnerDel parent lines up more financingIndianapolis Business Journal

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Service sector grows at slower pace in August - The Associated Press

Service sector grows at slower pace in August
The Associated Press
Cheap-chic chain Target Corp. said Thursday that a key sales measure rose modestly in August, a month typically busy with back-to-school shoppers, ...

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Canada Stocks Pare Gain as Financials Rise, Gold Shares Drop - BusinessWeek

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Canada Stocks Pare Gain as Financials Rise, Gold Shares Drop
BusinessWeek
Manulife Financial Corp., North America's third-largest insurer, advanced 2.8 percent as US businesses added to their payrolls for an eighth straight month. ...
US jobs data helps lift marketsToronto Star

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Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens - Bloomberg

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens
Bloomberg
?Global demand will be good for corporate earnings and economic growth.? Sony Corp., the electronics maker that gets 22 percent of sales from the US, ...
Asian Stocks Climb for a Third Day on Better US Home, Retail Sales DataBloomberg
Stocks Rally, Treasuries, Gold Retreat on Employment ReportSan Francisco Chronicle
U.S. Stocks Rise to Extend Biggest S&P 500 Advance Since JulySan Francisco Chronicle

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Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company - Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star

Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company
Kansas City Star
Scout, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corp., said Reams is based in Columbus, Ind., and has more than $9.8 billion in fixed-income assets under management. ...
Scout Investment Advisors to Acquire Reams Asset Management CompanyMarketWatch (press release)
Scout Buys a Fixed-Income SpecialistMutualFundWire.com (subscription)
Scout Investment to acquire asset manager ReamsBusinessWeek

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Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits - BusinessWeek

Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits
BusinessWeek
3 (Bloomberg) -- Antony Hung, head of Asia-Pacific wealth management at Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit, is retiring after almost 18 years with ...

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Japanese Stocks Advance for a Third Day Following US Data; Canon Climbs - Bloomberg

Reuters India

Japanese Stocks Advance for a Third Day Following US Data; Canon Climbs
Bloomberg
Toyota Motor Corp., an automaker that earns about 70 percent of its sales abroad, increased 2.1 percent. Inpex Corp., Japan's largest oil and gas explorer, ...
Japanese Stocks Rise for Second Day on U.S. Factory OutputSan Francisco Chronicle
Nikkei climbs 0.6 pct; caution before jobs dataFOXBusiness
Stocks Rise for Second Day on US Factory Output; Canon, Sony AdvanceBloomberg

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