Posted on Tuesday, 24th January 2012 by Jesse Walker
SAAs plan to introduce a non-stop flight into Beijing is expected to boost economic and trade links between Africa and China. China is one of the four largest foreign investors in Africa. Its engagement in Africa has been bashed by critics as a new form of colonialism while pro-China commentators contend that no single economy [...]
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Posted on Monday, 2nd January 2012 by Jesse Walker
The clear overall trend of the year has been the falling away of retail sales and the resilience of ecommerce. In what is likely to me my last blog post of the year I thought that I would do a bit of a statistical round up and make some predictions for the New Year. The [...]
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Posted on Friday, 16th December 2011 by Jesse Walker
The association said except the government salvage the situation, it members were directed to shut down all oil and gas exploitation, exploration and production for the period of the strike as from 12 midnight Tuesday. The oil and gas senior staff association demanded the total implementation of the Minimum Wage law by both the public [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011 by Jesse Walker
Business partnerships provide a means by which business partners pool in their resources and skills to create a successful business venture. Business partnerships have several benefits. It is considered as a valuable asset. Partnerships can be transferred to heirs and other people. The transference of partnership is usually limited by the terms and conditions of [...]
Posted on Friday, 2nd December 2011 by Jesse Walker
WASHINGTON (AP) – A congressional panel has voted to subpoena former Sen. Jon Corzine to testify next Thursday about his role leading MF Global, a brokerage firm that collapsed this fall after a disastrous bet on European debt. The hearing will be a rare moment in Washington. Congressional historians had to reach back to 1908, [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 20th November 2011 by Jesse Walker
Number portability is a system that allows subscribers to leave their current mobile service provider and join a new provider. The telecommunication regulating body, in a statement said the number is encouraging and a clear indication that the system is running smoothly. The relatively few difficulties that occurred at inception stemmed from human error or [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 8th November 2011 by Jesse Walker
Cold calling is also known as telephone canvassing, canvassing, prospecting and telephone prospecting. It is one of the oldest and most effective marketing techniques. This marketing technique includes making telephone calls to prospective customers without an appointment. A successful cold calling campaign can help you to generate high sales volume. Here are few tips for [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 6th November 2011 by admin
Trying to get the word out about your business can be stressful and challenging, but by locating types of promotional items producing agencies, you can get yourself off to a good start. You can look for those items or gifts that people will really appreciate and use. Not only will they be eager to promote [...]
Posted on Tuesday, 1st November 2011 by Jesse Walker
NEW YORK (AP) – Its moving day for bank customers. A grassroots movement that sprang to life last month is urging bank customers to close their accounts in favor of credit unions by Saturday. The spirit behind “Bank Transfer Day” caught fire with the Occupy Wall Street protests around the country and had more than [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 30th October 2011 by Jesse Walker
Those guys at IMRG have come up with another in their useful quarterly benchmarking reports and amongst the gems therein there is some data to help the online retailer understand a bit more about the average behaviour of their customers. People come to me and they say, “My basket abandonment rate is too high”. I [...]