Archive for the 'Partisans' Category

Retail’s First Moment Of Truth - The Package

August 1st, 2008

What is a package any way? We all know it conveys a product from point A to point B. Besides the obvious of getting it there undamaged or not broken, what’s a box supposed to do? That job has changed dramatically in the last decade. The package has become the “first moment of truth” at [...]

Due Diligence - It’s Not Just a Business Phrase!

July 31st, 2008

I wonder if anyone will ever invent a cure for the reason that I am going bald? Over the past six months I have been involved in three separate assignments where the buyer performed negligible if any due diligence on a business that they purchased.
It never ceases to amaze me how an individual can invest [...]

2006 Off Shoring of American Jobs Continues

July 28th, 2008

We are watching as more and more jobs flow off our shores, where products can be made cheaply. There are obviously issues with the differences in the cost of labor throughout the world, which are so great that it is an impossible chasm to cross, even using sophisticate robotic manufacturing processes.
Even when the robotics can [...]

The Wholesale And Closeout Business Might Be The Perfect Match For Small Budget Entrepreneurs

July 25th, 2008

The appeal of starting a business is universal. While there are many reasons for desiring to launch a business, there are definitely needs that are universally fulfilled by starting one.
As you have read many times, and as you might well know, starting a business can help you manage your time, supply you with a supplemental [...]

The Value of Strategy - Structure Alignment: Comparison of Organizational Alignment and Misalignment

July 24th, 2008

Not too long ago I bought my first 4×4 vehicle. The original owner proudly spoke of the truck’s ability to handle the toughest terrain, the muddiest marshes, and the sandiest beaches. I was sold! After all, TV commercials showed off road trucks handling any situation. What I did not know, however, was that a once [...]

International Car Transport: An Overview

July 20th, 2008

There are a host of international car transport services that offer worldwide vehicle transportation solutions to individuals. These companies specialize in reliable, efficient service with frequent departures from major U.S. ports.
Some basic options for the overseas transport of your car are shipping in an ocean container. This container can be delivered to your home and [...]

The Executives Guide To Marketing On The Internet

July 20th, 2008

THE NEW INTERNET…
You would have to be a cave dwelling hermit living in outer Mongolia not to have been inundated by hype and hoopla about the internet. Hardly a day goes by without major coverage of the net as it has come to be known.
In the last six months alone, Business Week, Advertising Age, Business [...]

2006 Emerging Military Strategy Trends

July 12th, 2008

Recently we saw a Victory in Iraq as we took down the Iraqi army in what was clearly the most decisive military victory in history, as we went against the then world’s third largest army. When major combat operations were over, we moved into a new strategy and set up safety nets to protect the [...]

Lance Rants on Why We Need Donald Rumsfeld

June 8th, 2008

Donald Rumsfeld is a great American and the only reason this is news is the liberal media keeps writing about it. Thus helping the Democrat Senators who are on vacation from receiving all the criticism from their failure to come up with Immigration Reform. It is only political and means nothing, and well I like [...]

Congressional Recoil From Latest Dubai Takeover

June 3rd, 2008

The silence on Capitol Hill has been deafening. On April 28, 2006 the White House announced the approval by President George Bush regarding the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) of its recommendation that Dubai International Capital LLC (DIC), a subsidiary of Dubai Holding and a Dubai government owned conglomerate, to assume [...]