Since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, the country has managed to grow exports by a rate of 27.3% per annum and much attention continues to be paid to the progress of China’s manufacturing juggernaut. Often in the U.S. that attention focuses on output, while maintenance (or operations) remains a shadowy background figure.

Getting overwhelmed as an entrepreneur can be a fairly frequent occurrence, because there are so many things to do at any given time. I recently talked with a couple of entrepreneurs who have really increased their business in the past couple of weeks to the point where things are starting to feel overwhelming and stressful.

Your business can never take off without an offer! Your offer should be one that gives you an edge in a noisy and competitive market.

Walking the local mall this past weekend, and going through one store after another, watching customers, and how they were reacting to merchandise, it was hard to escape the thought that fashion apparel retailing is in trouble. Customers passing by stores, looking in windows and doorways, indifferent to what they are seeing. Customers in stores, aimlessly touching garments as they move through the store without purpose.

To reduce potential damage from natural disasters, accidents, and other unplanned events, consider risk management scanning to protect your company’s valuable files. Read on to learn more about this topic.