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Management
Bullies at workWednesday, 27 January 2010  Narcissistic employees can wreak havoc in the office and put your company at risk. Here’s how to deal with arrogant, controlling, manipulative bullies... MORE |
Get in line!Wednesday, 20 January 2010  Succession planning is much more than who’s replacing whom, and the knock on effects of poor planning processes are multiple, says Geoff Spratt, CEO o... MORE |
Case Studies
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 |
Success in the citySunday, 3 January 2010  The SMB Advisor Business Pin-up of the Month. A look at dynamic companies and entrepreneurs in the region. This month we feature Divine’s Kelly Lundbe... MORE |
Tech for Biz
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 |
Time is moneyWednesday, 20 January 2010  Case study: Even though the overall demand for new construction decreased in the market, architectural design firm DAR Consult saw this as a great opp... MORE |
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Finance
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 |
Trust meTuesday, 7 April 2009  There are few real-world economic transactions that do not involve an element of trust, but textbooks don?t really teach you that. Credit rating and reputational collateral equals credit worthiness. S... MORE |
Industry Watch
Pass the batonWednesday, 13 January 2010  “Employing proper strategy is a key to success in the 4x100-metre relay race,” says About.com guide Mike Rosenbaum. Hang on; don’t start the figurative interpretations just yet. MORE |
CSR at a glanceTuesday, 16 June 2009  We are firm believers in the need for a corporate conscience. Virginia Munro examines some of the CSR initiatives coming out of companies in MENA, in a bid to inspire and inform SMBs about the ways in... MORE |
Family tiesMonday, 25 May 2009  Family businesses are the backbone of the economy. While they face challenges, they also have strengths. We carry excerpts from a report published by Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence U... MORE |
Marketing
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 |
Responsible businessTuesday, 28 April 2009  Good citizenship is good business. Ketaki Banga speaks to some of the big players to understand how SMBs can give something back to the community and how it benefits them at the end of the day MORE |
Legal
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 |
Business restructuringSunday, 14 June 2009  Companies need new strategies to manage their financial position. Simon Davidson and Thomas Miers from DLA Piper explain how restructuring can help improve stability and how it need not be exclusive... MORE |
Employee termination in SATuesday, 31 March 2009  Due to the current scenario, many companies in the Kingdom have had to consider letting go of redundant employees. Salah Deeb from Al Tamimi & Company explains what constitutes lawful and unlawful t... MORE |