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Management
Learning to manage by letting goSunday, 7 March 2010  Those aches and pains aren’t just caused by hours in front of the computer. It’s often due to needless worrying over tasks you could manage with your ... MORE |
Stay up in a down economySunday, 7 March 2010  Bankrupt, laid off or overworked – you still need to mind your emotional health. Here are six ways to keep your outlook bright. MORE |
Case Studies
On our radarSunday, 21 February 2010  They came, they saw, they prevailed. Here are a few of the best and most interesting businesses we’ve come across of late. MORE |
From SMB to global entityWednesday, 13 January 2010  The Khind group started as a small electrical repair shop in a rural neighbourhood in Malaysia, back in 1961. Today, the company has 15 offices in Mal... MORE |
Tech for Biz
The minds of retail consumersSunday, 21 February 2010  In today’s world, knowing the customer is not enough anymore, says Carel Badenhorst, Head Technology Practice at SAS Institute Middle East. MORE |
Easy does itWednesday, 3 February 2010  Most regional Website owners seem to care a lot more about looks – which, mind you, matter too – than they do about actual usage. From a business poin... MORE |
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Finance
The bottom lineSunday, 7 March 2010  Improving your accounts payable process has become increasingly important in an era of tightening credit, says Raghav Lal, Head of Global Small Business, Visa. MORE |
Make a case for itThursday, 11 February 2010  If you want to hear your employees whine, just ask them to create a business case for their next proposal. All together now: "That's too much work." "This project is so simple it doesn't need one." "I... MORE |
Credit in the post-crisis worldWednesday, 27 January 2010  At a time when the world is reeling from the blows of one default announcement after the other, Zaid Kamhawi, Chief Business Officer at Emcredit, explains how businesses can help themselves and each o... MORE |
Crossing the chasmSunday, 20 December 2009  Sharia investments that promote social and moral justice are possible to engineer and can be successfully promoted both to the East and West, says Mufti Talha Ahmad, Associate Sharia Manager, BMB Isla... MORE |
Rejection-proof funding planMonday, 11 May 2009  Get funding – or your money back! Kidding. But believe it or not, there’s never been a better time than now to approach banks for money to grow your business. Just so long as you do it right. Steve ... MORE |
Industry Watch
The SMB Advisor Editorial BoardSunday, 7 March 2010  It is our pleasure to introduce the SMB Advisor Editorial Board. This think tank is an honorary advisory panel of experts, comprising organisations and individuals who play a major role in shaping reg... MORE |
An oasis in the desertMonday, 20 April 2009  Dubai Silicon Oasis was established with the vision of becoming one of the world's leading centres for advanced electronic innovation, design and development. David Whitford from Al Tamimi & Company... MORE |
Marketing
Metrics: Connect the dotsSunday, 14 February 2010  Deciding where to spend your marketing dollars is often difficult, because there is rarely a straight line from the investment to a specific financial result. Much of marketing's impact, the argument ... MORE |
Customer attention in a slow marketWednesday, 3 February 2010  Customers become very discerning during a downturn and getting their attention becomes the challenge of every brand out there, says Vinesh Nair, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Sphinx Group. ... MORE |
Closer to homeWednesday, 27 January 2010  Branding guru Matt Bowen believes that, when it comes to customers, branding begins at home. The most overlooked customers, he says, are under your company's own roof. Bowen, the President and CEO of ... MORE |
Wiki-style business listingsSunday, 3 January 2010  In today’s Net-connected world, your business details are in the public domain. So can we say goodbye to traditional, written-in-stone business listings? We speak with Marc Lyne, co-founder of Brownbo... MORE |
Razzle dazzle themWednesday, 5 August 2009  Out of town presentations can be doubly stressful. The skill and the setting are equally important, and not everything is under your control. Are you all set for presenting on the go? Read these stres... MORE |
Legal
Dispute resolution in KSASunday, 7 March 2010  In this two part article, Glenn Lovell from Al Tamimi & Company gives an overview of the dispute resolution system and process in Saudi Arabia, followed by an analysis of appropriate dispute resolutio... MORE |
The UAE Wage Protection SystemThursday, 11 February 2010  Effective 1st September 2009, the UAE Ministry of Labour introduced a mandatory electronic salary transfer system in the UAE called the Wage Protection System or WPS. Samir Kantaria and Noor El Shunna... MORE |
Share buybacksWednesday, 3 February 2010  Current equity market conditions present opportunities for companies with strong businesses and comfortable liquidity to invest in themselves by buying back their own shares, to the advantage of their... MORE |
Abandoned cargoThursday, 21 January 2010  Due to increasing disputes between shippers and consignees, a number of ocean carriers have been facing incidents where the cargo remains abandoned at warehouses or yards. In such cases carriers remai... MORE |
Redundancy in the UAEMonday, 22 June 2009  Tough choices are a part of business. Neil Crossley from DLA Piper offers information and advice to assist employers who are considering implementing redundancies. This article relates to onshore Du... MORE |