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Book Keeping
The term ‘clerk’ is widely used as an alternative to ‘bookkeeper’ at this level. This is the first rung of the career ladder. People employed...
Read MoreValue Added Tax, or VAT as it is usually called, was introduced in the UK in 1973 as a tax in common across the European...
Read MoreWhen e-commerce began its meteoric rise in the late 1990s, the security systems of major banks and card providers were unable to keep pace. Initially...
Read MoreThe idea that an unqualified person can do their bookkeeping may appear odd, but people do it. The main reason they do it is to...
Read MoreThe terms ‘debtor’ and ‘creditor’ refer to key entities within the field of bookkeeping. It is important that both accountants beginning to establish their professional...
Read MorePayPal is a financial transaction broker i.e. cash handling service, providing a payment system that allows businesses and individuals to make and receive online payments...
Read MoreBookkeeping is an important aspect for any business both big and small. Developing skills in bookkeeping enhances job prospects for individuals. Bookkeeping involves systematic and...
Read MoreThe Trading and Profit and Loss Account is a form of performance statement. It is prepared for a particular period of time (normally a financial...
Read MoreThe main reason why bookkeeping is such a lucrative career is because every business, no matter how big or small, needs to have a bookkeeper...
Read MoreThere has never been a better time to join the finance profession: demand is growing, salaries are increasing and career opportunities are many and varied....
Read MoreTeachers Training
Competency Based Training
Even though Competency Based Training (CBT) is a concept that has been around for decades, it has only recently gained...
Read MoreWhy is it important to identify and meet individual learner needs when teaching?
Every teacher must believe and understand that all their learners ought to acquire equal hopes, education and future aspirations from...
Read MoreTips to develop modern teaching skills
Improving on your teaching skills can be quite rewarding. It can help you keep your students’ attention, keep them receptive,...
Read MoreBusiness Management
Scenario planning
By basing their judgment on objective techniques and adding a little imagination by means of their own intuition, researchers are...
Read MoreWhat is PRINCE2?
PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) is a structured project management method based on experience drawn from thousands of projects and...
Read MoreThe development of strategy
An organisation’s strategy is based on what its managers intend to be the direction in which the organisation should proceed,...
Read MoreRole of the Chairman in risk management
Kodak’ was a leading brand for over a hundred years. Its descent into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012 represented a...
Read MoreMarketing myopia
If there is one article which every aspiring professional marketer should read it is ‘Marketing myopia’ by Theodore Levitt. It...
Read MoreWhy businesses succeed or fail: a study on small businesses in Pakistan
If you are studying through iQualify UK for an ABE qualification then you have free access to a database of...
Read MoreCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR): In response to social concerns
Let’s begin with the basics. Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, is the deliberation of social concerns and public interests in vital...
Read MoreMotivating employees: going beyond the pay cheque
Each employee is different from the other, by virtue of their qualifications, experience, knowledge, professional expertise, expectations, and last but...
Read MoreSWOT analysis – a basic understanding
Any organisation, be it big or small normally operates in a dynamic environment. This environment is made of up of...
Read MoreWhat are the barriers to business communication?
Any organisation can have serious problems due to a communication gap. These gaps are formed by specific barriers which are...
Read MoreA quick look at Business Process Reengineering
Once dismissed as an “old economy” thought process, Business Process Reengineering (BPR) today, can transform business operations. It is definitely...
Read MoreEncouraging leadership over management
As defined by Stephen Covey, “Effective leadership is putting first things first” while “effective management is discipline, carrying it out”....
Read MoreNon-verbal communication
Non-verbal communication does not require the use of words. Although one may consider verbal communication as a more important way...
Read MoreThe impact of globalisation on international business
The world is evolving, and with it trade and businesses are undergoing a huge changes. Goods and services from any...
Read MoreSome important characteristics of good corporate governance
“Corporate governance” defines the practices, processes, and structures through which an organisation manages its business. An organisation, through corporate governance,...
Read MoreWhy should you choose to be self-employed?
Self-employment is attractive as it empowers you and helps you build on your ideas. However, whether self-employment is right for...
Read MoreThe eight components of supply chain management
Simple bread and butter with which we eat each day, actually gets to us through several processes. In this instance,...
Read MoreBusiness ethics from a UK cultural perspective
Along with the areas of progress in the global business environment, there has also been a rise in a multitude...
Read MoreThe areas a global business must manage to survive
We live in a dynamic world where information and knowledge rule. Every move of a business should be a combination...
Read MoreBusiness structures and success factors
When an individual or a group of individuals team up to achieve certain goals which are commercial in nature we...
Read MoreExplain and evaluate the learning organisation model
To understand learning organisation and to be able to define it is by any measure, a challenging pursuit. First, there...
Read MoreWhat are the skills that an employer seeks?
Considering the extremely competitive job market, and lack of skilled resources, it is imperative to display the right skills that...
Read MoreHow to identify your own skillset
Skills are indispensable. In order to secure employment, skills are as important as your degrees. They are the distinguishing factors...
Read MoreCorporate governance in business
The corporate governance framework of practices and rules helps the directors of an organisation to ensure fairness, accountability and transparency...
Read MoreWhat are the possible legal structures for your business in the UK
As soon as you are set to begin a new venture, you must consider how each decision will affect the...
Read MoreThe Start-up culture
The world of business is full of uncertainty and chaos, and the only way a start-up can change that is...
Read MoreThe impact of SMEs in the global economy
Small and medium enterprises, or what in the popular parlance are called SMEs, has long been accepted as the engines...
Read MoreBusiness plan – an entrepreneurial perspective
Every new business venture begins with a lot of passion, hard work and most importantly, a plan. Whether it is...
Read MoreExplain the different types, size and scope of organisations
Organisations can be described as groups or structures set up with the purpose of achieving certain goals or objectives. The...
Read MoreSome effects of globalisation on business
The global economy is steadily integrating. This is leading to globalisation of various national economies. Some of the effects of...
Read MoreThe ways, if any, the business environment will be different in ten years time
Changes in the business environment in the 21st century occur frequently. The changes that have been witnessed over the past...
Read MoreThe renaissance of influencer marketing
Imagine walking through an aisle at a superstore looking for your favourite brand of coffee. You might come across a...
Read MoreWhPrescriptive and Emergent Approaches to Strategic Planning: Are they Relevant to Organisations?
There is complexity and uncertainty involved in formulating, developing and implementing an organisation’s strategy. The strategy can be developed following...
Read MoreWhen will Strategic Capabilities Bring Sustainable Competitive Advantage?
Today’s business environment is highly competitive, challenging and complex, a reason why every firm has to focus on defeating competition,...
Read MoreWhich Forces are driving the Need for Strategic Management?
Supply chain management can improve financial performance; lead to satisfied customers; reduce delivery times; and build trust, confidence and commitment...
Read MoreWhich Factors Influence Decisions to Integrate Supply Chains?
Supply chain management can improve financial performance; lead to satisfied customers; reduce delivery times; and build trust, confidence and commitment...
Read MoreWhich Strategic Complexities are Associated with Operating in a Global Environment?
The global business environment is characterised by dynamism and uncertainty due to turbulence which brings complexity in strategy development and...
Read MoreHow Does Globalisation Influence Organisational Decision Making and Strategy?
Globalisation, uncertainty and turbulence in the global environment has increased complexity of making strategic decisions and choices. This has in...
Read MoreHow are PESTEL Factors Related to Globalisation?
There is continued integration and internationalisation of production processes and capital markets, and flow of resources, cultures, goods and services...
Read MoreWhat are the Factors that Drive Globalisation?
There has been increased removal of barriers to trade across national borders. This is to enable increased integration of production...
Read MoreHow does the Global Market Influence Organisations?
With intense competition in the current competitive environment, firms are looking for ways in which they can market their products...
Read MoreWhat is the difference between the role of a leader and the function of a manager?
People usually interchange leadership with management and leader with manager in their conversations. However, these are distinct concepts especially when...
Read MoreHow is Leadership Related to Management in a Contemporary Business Environment?
Organisations and their leaders and managers are operating in a complex environment in which globalisation and technological advancement are bringing...
Read MoreHow Does Change Impact on an Organisation’s Strategy and Operations?
Managers are faced with the challenge to maintain stability and achieve some level of predictability. This seeks to resist change...
Read MoreHow Do Barriers to Change Influence Leadership Decision-Making?
Nowadays, there is turbulence in business environments due to globalisation and increasingly rapid advances in technology. Change is the only...
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