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Recycling really works, leads to simplified demolition projects
On-Site Portable Crushing
Portable on-site concrete crushing yields win-win situations with simplified demolition projects and reduced construction costs.
Portable crushing units have unique state-of-the art features including Tier 2 Emission Standards, Covered Conveyors, Calibrated Belt Weighing Systems, Screening System, Dust Control Systems, Magnetic Separators, Muck System and Bucket […]

At a number of business seminars and presentations, I passed out an index card and asked each person in the audience to write anonymously a single answer to each of three questions. The three questions are:
1. To me money means _________.
2. My current annual income is _______________.
3. In order to insure happiness and contentment financially, with no more […]

Have you ever thought “quality products are expensive”? You might be prepared to pay some extra money for a high quality product. I believe you have taken the correct move. It is always better to buy a better quality product or service than a low quality one. But I have a small problem regarding your […]

Management is both art and science. It is the art of making
people more effective than they would have been without you. The
science is in how you do that. There are four basic pillars:
plan, organize, direct, and monitor.
Managers may direct workers directly or they may direct several
supervisors who direct the workers. The manager must be familiar
with […]

What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is a quality management program that is designed to achieve a “six sigma” level of quality for products. In the mid 1980s, Motorola pioneered Six Sigma and it has since been adopted by many other companies and manufacturers. Service companies also implement Six Sigma strategies to improve customer service and […]

Towards the end of every year, most people reflect on the previous 12 months. Thoughts about what could have been and what actually happened enter their minds. Sadly, for some the gap between the two is considerable, and this reflection can become a reason to beat yourself up. Even worse, pretending it didn’t happen and […]

How Barter Can Help Your Business
Barter trade is a powerful instrument that represents a solution for companies with available stock or services. By accepting payment in trade money instead of cash, a business maximizes their efficiency by increasing stock turnover or billable hours. Using the trade currency earned, that company can pay for goods or […]

From downsizing to outsourcing, time management continues to be an integral part of achieving success for today’s small business owners, entrepreneurs, executives and professionals. Whether the industry is education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, not-for-profit or professional services, individuals on a daily basis make critical decisions based upon their available or not so available time.
Let’s step […]

#4. YOU ARE NOT CONSISTENT
The secret to doing anything successfully is consistency. Remember when you learned to ride a bicycle, or roller skate. You took a few tumbles, but got up and did it again and again until you mastered it. You created neural pathways that are still there. […]

A few years back, I went to London, England. I needed to get a passport-like photo taken, but the machine I wanted to use was out of order. When I called the company who owned the machine, I asked where they had another location. I was told, “Walrus.” “Walrus?” I confirmed. “Walrus,” was the response. […]