Mauriann Patterson was unsure whether she wanted to start a weight loss business or not. But like many other prospective entrepreneurs, she didn't know how to get started or if the rewards would be worth the risks. At a friend's suggestion, Mauriann attended a seminar presented by Naples of Collier...
The Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Association ORMCA and the Concrete Promotion Council of Southwest Ohio promotion council hosted a short seminar and demonstration of pervious concrete paving this summer. The demonstration slab will serve as a trial crosswalk at the Lakota East High School in Butler County, Ohio, where the...
Use this template to inform the customer/public about the seminar/workshop arranged by your company. This letter would most likely accompany a brochure. If not, you must be specific as to benefits to the reader, cost, location and timing of the seminar. Encourage early registration by offering an early registration discount.
Donald Trump has been advertising free training seminars on how to make money from the foreclosures coming out of the subprime mortgage mess, but a Los Angeles Times reporter found that the seminars were nothing more than a "two-hour infomercial" for a three-day workshop Trump sells for $1,495. (The Donald...
These days a lot of selling happens before a lead is ever passed to a salesperson. Today's marketers must know how to bring in a high volume of quality leads and build relationships with prospects before handing them over to sales. You can accomplish this more effectively...
I'm the president of a 200-person company in a small town, and we've been having some racial tensions in our office because of an insensitive email -- featuring a racial joke -- that an employee forwarded to others. That employee has been dismissed, and to help prevent future problems I...
Christopher has created undue distress on his colleagues by his act. From the management's point of view, the distress experienced by staff might have affected their morale and productivity. The company could issue a warning letter to Christopher, prohibiting further borrowing. The company could also attempt to recover some of...
Electrode Inc shouldn't involve itself into this situation of staff borrowing money from others within the organisation. It's a personal issue. The company has no right to dismiss Christopher Marcus within 24 hours. It was being too impulsive and harsh to Christopher. This has greatly affected the employees' morale. ...
Electrode Inc was wrong to dismiss Christopher immediately. They may have moral grounds for termination. The HR department should have been more proactive by counseling Christopher before the situation exploded. The counseling process should include verbal and written warnings and making the borrower repay the loans. Termination is...
Electrode Inc may not have the right to dismiss a staff with such a short notice since the act carried out by Christopher is a personal issue. On the other hand, the company may have the right to dismiss him if there is a clause in the employment terms that...
Christopher's 24-hour dismissal as a consequence of his one-way borrowing habits was not rightly handled by Electrode Inc. Such short dismissal notice is only seen in severe cases such as embezzling company's funds. Appropriate action before resolving the matter could have been taken. This would show that the HR department...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WRITTEN over four centuries ago, Shakespeare's plays continue to have a universal appeal for their absorbing stories (of kings, queens and dukes; of battles, rivalries and political turmoil of the time, of love, honour and betrayal), and also for the sensitive, rich, and eloquent use of...
Electrode Inc was right in dismissing Christopher because if they had dithered, then there was the danger of more staff falling victims to his borrowings. Worse still, Christopher may have undermined the company by moonlighting with rival organisations, or tapping into Electrode's revenues. Manager KK Ong was right...
Living CellTechnologies Limited (ASX: LCT) (PINKSHEETS: LVCLY) today announced thatProfessor Bob Elliott, Medical Director of LCT, will host a seminar onFriday, August 8, 2008, in Auckland, New Zealand for world leading medicalscientists and specialists to discuss current developments with porcineislet transplant technologies. The one day meeting brings together experts with...
More than 350 leading Internet and TVhome-shopping retailers from Europe, the U.S., Asia and Latin Americagathered in Monte Carlo June 22-24 for the Electronic Home ShoppingConference, hosted by the Electronic Retailing Association -- Europe ERAEurope. Branimir Brkljac, president of Studio Moderna and chairman of theConference, announced in his opening statement:...
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. -- Intelli-Check - Mobilisa, Inc. (AMEX:IDN), will feature its IM2700 - Transportation Worker Card Reader at the American Association of Port Authorities Port Security Seminar and Expo in Houston, Texas, on July 17th. The device reads the newly developed Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC,...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b2b1d7/pr_seminar_series) has announced the addition of the "PR Seminar Series Bundled" report to their offering. This Product is a CD recording of two seminars entitled: * PR Series: Seminar 1: How the New Rules of PR Can Help an Emerging...
LONDON & TAIWAN -- Julian James, a senior executive with global insurance broker Lockton, has told an international audience of insurance industry leaders that in the current global risk environment, it will be a time to "analyse operations and take the tough decisions necessary to ensure survival in any downturn."...
