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Showing blog posts posted in February 2008
Shoestring Budgets
By Editor on 29th Feb 2008Shoestring budgets are very small budgets which have been set aside for particular projects.
Networking works!
By Elaine Watson on 29th Feb 2008With everything being so busy up to Christmas I thought business would be a bit slower in the New Year. I was planning on a quieter period to catch up with my other work but actually things have stayed really busy. I think that has a lot to do with networking - everybody who comes knows somebody else who has been before.
Jekyll and Hyde
By Editor on 26th Feb 2008A Jekyll and Hyde situation is, as the name suggests, a situation which from the outlook appears positive but upon closer analysis reveals that it has an underlying negative side. The term can be applied to three different areas but has in each area more or less the same meaning. In a financial sense, it refers to the strengths and weaknesses of a company's financial statements. For example, a financial statement which seems to show strong performance may reveal
Mothballing
By Editor on 22nd Feb 2008To mothball a project is to defer it or shelve it indefinitely. Mothballing can also refer to the process of storing machinery on a long-term basis. Storing machinery on this basis means that it is kept in full working order and that production may be restored quickly if needed. As a production strategy, mothballing has its advantages. For companies with high operating costs, mothballing means that they are able to produce goods upon demand as opposed to
debt in financial terms), to expand a company's share of the market and generate a higher level of income. The advantage of leverage is that a company can invest in an area of business without damaging their equity. The disadvantage is that the interest payments on the loan may be more than the money made on the investment product meaning that the company loses money.
