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Combining art with business brings a world of highs and lows, something art gallery owner Melissa Loughnan knows only too well. Loughnan says her gallery, Utopian Slumps, exemplifies the "utopian ideals of an artist and the slumps of reality… it's hard to be an artist, it's hard to pay the bills, and sometimes you have an idea you can't quite execute”.
Read more here:
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/growing/the-fine-art-of-business-20110210-1ao8d.html
Thursday, February 17
The role of the marketing manager
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For the small business, there are several different organisational approaches to marketing. The duty may lie with a single member of the team, or it could be a group responsibility. The great thing about a small team is the ability to quickly instill a marketing led ethos which can become the operational soul of your business.
Read more here:
http://www.marketing-made-simple.com/articles/marketing-manager-role.htm
For the small business, there are several different organisational approaches to marketing. The duty may lie with a single member of the team, or it could be a group responsibility. The great thing about a small team is the ability to quickly instill a marketing led ethos which can become the operational soul of your business.
Read more here:
http://www.marketing-made-simple.com/articles/marketing-manager-role.htm
Tablets, Compared
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2010 was supposed to be the Year of the Tablet. That did not really happen — the flood of product was reduced to a trickle, as many manufacturers awaited a more tablet-friendly operating system from Google. So, once more, with feeling: 2011 will be the Year of the Tablet. Several new models have either been released, or are in a very advanced state of preview. This interactive guide can help sort through the latest offerings. Use the checkbox at the top of each listing to select it for comparison. And check back frequently — this page will be updated as new information or models are released.
Read more here:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/technology/personaltech/2010-tablet-computer-comparison.html?ref=technology
2010 was supposed to be the Year of the Tablet. That did not really happen — the flood of product was reduced to a trickle, as many manufacturers awaited a more tablet-friendly operating system from Google. So, once more, with feeling: 2011 will be the Year of the Tablet. Several new models have either been released, or are in a very advanced state of preview. This interactive guide can help sort through the latest offerings. Use the checkbox at the top of each listing to select it for comparison. And check back frequently — this page will be updated as new information or models are released.
Read more here:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/technology/personaltech/2010-tablet-computer-comparison.html?ref=technology
Apprentices can help you win business
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Apprenticeships make business sense argues Jones Bros, a family-owned civil engineering firm based in Ruthin, North Wales. The company has just opened its new training centre and has seven apprentices on its books – six trainee plant operators and one civil engineer. “We definitely see a huge value in running something like this,” says Ruth Jones, 27, who works in the business with her father Huw and sister Helen.
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/8311301/Apprentices-can-help-you-win-business.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d516be4706137af%2C0
Apprenticeships make business sense argues Jones Bros, a family-owned civil engineering firm based in Ruthin, North Wales. The company has just opened its new training centre and has seven apprentices on its books – six trainee plant operators and one civil engineer. “We definitely see a huge value in running something like this,” says Ruth Jones, 27, who works in the business with her father Huw and sister Helen.
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/8311301/Apprentices-can-help-you-win-business.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d516be4706137af%2C0
Exporters call for more supporters as trade deficit widens
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New figures from the ONS have shown the trade deficit has widened to its highest level since 2005 - although the reasons behind it aren't entirely straightforward.
Read more here:
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1054059/exporters-call-supporters-trade-deficit-widens/
New figures from the ONS have shown the trade deficit has widened to its highest level since 2005 - although the reasons behind it aren't entirely straightforward.
Read more here:
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1054059/exporters-call-supporters-trade-deficit-widens/
What do I like about my bank? Nothing, say 10m customers
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More than 10m bank customers cannot find a single reason to recommend their bank to someone else, research indicates.
Two in five of the population are dissatisfied or indifferent towards their current bank, a survey for Triodos Bank found.
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/8314360/What-do-I-like-about-my-bank-Nothing-say-10m-customers.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d539bee306eedbe%2C0
More than 10m bank customers cannot find a single reason to recommend their bank to someone else, research indicates.
Two in five of the population are dissatisfied or indifferent towards their current bank, a survey for Triodos Bank found.
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/8314360/What-do-I-like-about-my-bank-Nothing-say-10m-customers.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d539bee306eedbe%2C0
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