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The Ever Increasing Knowledge And The Attendant Risks: Safeguarding Your Data

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  Knowledge is indeed increasing exponentially; statistics verify it. It is estimated that a week’s worth of reading the New York Times contains more information than a person would likely have come across in a lifetime in the eighteenth century.  We live in the information age. According to the Geneva Association, at the end of 2009 the global data volume reached 800 exabytes. If that weren’t enough, in 2009 a company in Japan “successfully tested a fiber-optic cable” that pushed “14 trillion bits per second down a single strand of fiber. That’s 2,660 CDs or 210 million phone calls per second” (Daniel Kinnaman, District Administration, January 2009).  This rate is currently tripling every six months and is expected to do so for the next 20 years. Such volume of data is highly valuable to medium scale businesses to large enterprises, to increase productivity and profitability through real time forecasting and monitoring of business as well as the market, promptly mitigating risks by op

12 Steps To A Successful Business Partnership - Part 1

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A partnership is a single business in which two or more persons share ownership. Each partner makes a certain contribution, as may be agreed upon, to all aspects of the business. That contribution may include money, property, labor or skill and otherwise as may be needed for the business to run. In return, each partner shares in the profits and losses of the business, in the course of time the business is active.  For a partnership to succeed, a would-be partner should consider the following necessities, before and during its making. These are divided into three categories, such as Key Partners Attributes, Formal Understanding and Key Partnership Factors. Key Partners' Attributes: What key attributes should you look for in a would-be partner or partners? The following list will help to guide you in choosing the right partner for your proposed business.  Cordial and Candid Trust - Check if you can leave your wallet with your partner to be. This is the most crucial of

10 Social Media Resolutions To Consider: Part 2.

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As continuation of the previous post made, let us consider the second half of the most needed social resolutions one should consider during the next half of the year, 2019. This month of June will mark the end of the first half of the year and as we look back, we can definitely rate our business performance or personal performance to see how well we have done, during the past six months. The time is ticking by and we cannot afford to spend the rest of the year 2019, repeating the methods that yielded no meaningful result, while expecting different results. Therefore, resolve to make this year your best year of social media, for you and your business by following these simple, practical steps: Optimising Your Posts - One thing you must know is that what works in one platform may not always work in all platforms. Think of making the most of your post in different format, considering that in Twitter you have just 140 character to express all you have to do. Thus, optimise y

10 Social Media Resolutions To Consider: Part 1.

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The importance of social media in the life and work of the entrepreneur, cannot be overemphasized! It is key to growth, increased sales and especially making your brand known. Look back and see what you have done or achieved so far on your social media strategy, this year 2019, and see if you have achieved your business goals and/or self-development. Would you agree that there is still room for improvement, right now? Will you take up the challenge just to read through this article and make the most of your social media strategy for 2019 as a business person for the sake of your business growth? The following are the resolutions you should make now before you go into the next half of the year, 2019, as from July. Take some time to go through this insightful guide to achieving what you desire in social media strategy: Making More Visuals - This is an age of visual marketing and you would do best to catch users eye with quality visual contents. If you can't do it all,

The Total Cost of Ownership.

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If you are an existing entrepreneur or looking to start a business of your own, it will be of great benefit for you to understand the concept of the total cost of ownership. You will make well informed decisions, which in turn, will determine the rate of your success. The total cost of ownership is a financial estimate designed to help buyers and owners determine the direct and indirect costs involved  in making a product or offering a service or system. This management accounting solution can be used in full cost accounting and as well as in ecological economics, whereby social costs are greatly considered. The infographic below lists out the key components of the total cost of ownership.  Every business or start up needs a head start, visit the   The Boss Office  and join many other businesses in our entrepreneurial classes any time soon!

A Tactical Social Media Team For Business Success!

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It takes an army to keep social media campaigns running. Having the right social media team can help you fulfil your business communication and promotional goals successfully. The infographic below will help you to build a killer social media team and to take your business firm to the next level in growth, operations, sales volumes and much more. If you are looking for ways to grow your revenues or earning as a business entity or an individual, you are at the right place at the right time. Do yourself a great good and grab this opportunity here, right now:  The Membership Method

Marketing: Social Media Strategy (SMS)

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Creating a social media strategy (SMS) that is simple and gets results as a business firm should be an essential part of the 2019 business plan. This will grab your attention and it is a must read for you, as a business owner or professional. The first step you should take is Defining Your Audience   and that is determining who you are trying to reach as you set forth to achieving your business vision and mission from day one. This will include getting the age group, interests and gender. The second step is to Define Your Goals in monthly, weekly and daily basis. What are you trying to achieve and what do you need to promote? These are questions that would demand answers that could be decisive or detrimental to your business prospects.  Another very important things to know are picking or defining what to post - videos, curated content, videos, products or service photos, training, motivational quotes, infographics etc; when to post or promote it - check your data such a