cost reduction
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Can a Business Be Profitable if it’s Ethical?
In business I hear many stories. The ones that mainly catch my attention are those of businesses not taking, let’s say, full responsibility or following contracts as they should. Examples could go between employers not paying full salaries, suppliers not completing a job or delaying reparations, companies offering vouchers if you refer them to a…
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Never Look at One Single Ratio
“This year we have grown 20% of sales compared to the previous year and we hit the 2 billion euro in revenue!”. I’m sure you have heard of this several times in one way to another. Companies that celebrate they made more sales, kept expenses under control or expanded to new markets. This sounds as…
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The Concept of Value
I have a friend who works as an electrician. Once he was called to fix a switch that wasn’t working. He looked at it, and in less than five minutes he fixed it. After that, he charged him for his services. His customer pointed how come he had to pay that much for a job…
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Revenues and Costs, Some Aspects
I’ve been living abroad for a while, as many people are doing these days. A common topic of discussion among expats is the salary you can earn in a certain country. It is funny to see people who move to countries like the United Kingdom, the Netherlands or Germany to find not only opportunities but…
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Assets
Imagine for a minute that your business is reaching its maximum production capacity. Profits are higher than ever and you can’t satisfy the demand of your product. Another example. You want to travel all around the world. Therefore you decide to learn a new language. Or maybe you develop a new computer software that can…