Fun and business with FarmVille on FaceBook

Okay, I’ll admit it. I play games on FaceBook (FB)! Not only is it a nice colourful break while having a cup of coffee but lately I have found that it has even become a business tool for me.

Seven steps to identify new business ideas

Whether you are a serial entrepreneur or looking at going into business for yourself for the first time, here are seven useful steps to decide what business you would do well in.

Above the noise – a plan to set you apart

Treat your plan as a living document that you can reshape as your business changes, or as you identify key trends that may provide opportunities.

Evaluate your own competitive strengths and weaknesses

We all know that competition is an ugly word but competitors are a fact of life in business. If your business can’t compete with other businesses, don’t start it. You have to have some type of an edge.

Improve your body language

Your body language is an integral part of your interpersonal skills. Understanding and controlling how you use your body to communicate is essential to working in a team, managing your staff, contributing to meetings and confronting difficult colleagues.

ISO 21500, the new frontier for project management

BS 6079-1:2002 (ISO 21500) describes a full range of project management procedures, techniques and tools that the user can select as appropriate to the project being considered.

Terms in business consulting

In order not to get lost in all those gobbledygook when going for a business consultation, you need to know what the consultant means when he says this or that what word.

Busting myths about consulting for small businesses

Since many businesses are sprouting nowadays, many business consultants are now being hired to give technical advice on how to do business.