09.20.09

United States

Sundays With Ali The most unique and remarkable Master Mind
  group Created Just for You!

  http://www.SundaysWithAli.com

  The beauty of master minding is to allow our positive energy
  flow, create the commitment to succeed, and enrich ourselves in
  the excitement that every member brings to the group. There's
  strength in numbers and together, we learn from each other in a
  very effective and delightful way.

  The Benefits of Sundays with Ali Mastermind Group are:

  .To get honest feedback, suggestions and "brainstorming"

  .To help you increase your sense of self-worth and confidence.

  .To help you sharpen your skills, both professional and
  personal.

  .Create a support platform to help with your progress in both
  your business and your life.

  .To get a very valuable network of supporters.

  .To have our group holding you accountable for the plans that
  you are creating.

  This is an 8 week program starting on Sunday, September 20th and
  every Sunday there after to include September 27th, October 4th,
  October 11th, October 18th, October 25th, November 1st and
  November 8th from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (EST).

  Lucky Number 8 is the maximum number of participants we will
  have. This will keep it small and effective and we can share
  from each others' experiences. Remember, we are the sum of the
  five people we spend most of our time with; why not spend it
  with Greatness, Brilliance and Success!

  To learn more go to: http://www.SundaysWithAli.com

07.19.11

United States, San Francisco, Gold Room, the Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor

UnitedLayer CEO to moderate panel discussion on The Future of Cloud Computing at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco with technology experts Timothy Chou, Simon Crosby, and Gina Tomlinson.

To help you understand the past, present and more importantly the FUTURE of Cloud Computing, UnitedLayer CEO, Abhijit Phanse, is moderating a panel of industry luminaries Timothy Chou (Pioneer in Software on Demand; Author; Former CEO, Oracle On-Demand), Simon Crosby (Founder & CTO, Bromium; Former CTO, Citrix Systems), and Gina Tomlinson (CTO, City and County of San Francisco, Department of Technology) at The Commonwealth Club of California on July 19th 2011.

The panel of tech insiders explores the various forms of cloud computing, the economics of the cloud, and the key technology of virtualization, which enables the abstraction of resources into massive pools that can be tapped on demand. Come explore the challenges of security, privacy, accessibility and the opportunities for efficient resource utilization toward a greener planet. Will the cloud be an on-demand instant gratification engine, the ultimate equalizer bringing the power of the infinite into the hands of a single person, or just the ubiquitous computing model of our increasingly digital life? Will it rain? Will cloud computing become fully adopted as part of everyday computing?

UnitedLayer is offering free passes to this prestigious event on an as available basis. This event will be a valuable learning opportunity for anyone interested in exploring the IT cloud space in near future

Click here for Free Passes..  

http://www.unitedlayer.com/news/NEWS51.htm

07.05.12

Canada, Mississauga, Mississauga

The key question for every franchise company, whether it is a retail, home-based ora service franchise, whether it represents “white-collar” or “blue-collar” franchises, is: ‘What are the Best Franchise Development Strategies for 2012?’ Fact #1: Traditional lead sources are NOT producing the predictable number of deals they used to. Consider what has happened to the main media sources in the last 4 years. This graph shows the percentage change in Advertising Spend Growth by Media from 2008 to 2012. It is clear that News, Print, Magazines are on the decline and have had negative growth, whereas advertising spend on the internet continues to grow. This transformation of data from the offline to the online is termed Digitization. The digital world has permeated every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we spend our time, to the way we spend our money. It has changed the way we communicate, and it has really changed the way we seek and receive information. Fact #2: Franchise sales metrics ARE changing to reflect changes in buyer behavior. Franchise companies are realizing that digital consumers are looking for products and services on Search Engines, instead of yellow page directories, newspapers, magazines and other offline media. Digital Consumers use email, blogs, social networks and various sites to share with more people then ever before. Fact #3: Even the best of the best in franchisee recruitment are struggling to reach 30% of their leads. Today more than ever Franchisors must take into consideration that different generations communicate differently. Understanding the tools and utilities that people are using in order to create a clear channel of communication with them will be part of the new approach to franchise development. Tools such as Video Chat, Instant Messaging, Text Messaging, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and emerging tools such as Pinterest will play an increasing role in the Franchise Development Process. Fact #4: The greatest predictor of future franchise unit openings is current franchisee satisfaction levels and profitability. The importance of franchisee training and consolidating the franchisor’s business model, plays a vital role in continued franchise development growth. Support staff and franchise development reps will need to work closely together in order to sustain and grow the number of units as well as unit economics. Fact #5: Future of franchise brokers and franchise consultants requires serious consideration. As fees for franchise consultants and franchise brokers continues to rise, franchisors are realizing that they are dealing with disappearing margins from the franchise fee, and over time this may negatively impact a cash-strapped franchisor’s ability to train and support new franchisees while they are waiting for royalties to ramp up to acceptable and profitable levels. If franchisors re-learn how to generate their own leads and crack the code for lead generation through social media and organic searches, more and more franchisors will be equipped to be self-reliant, sever broker relationships or refuse pressure to increase commissions. Fact #6: A shift is happening, going from franchisors looking past lead count and moving toward lead engagement. Franchisors are making strategic investments in creating content to keep leads engaged throughout the franchise development process. We can expect some franchisors to crack the code in how to use social media and targeted PR to drive traffic and improve search positions in order to fill their pipeline.Therefore, the leads derived from ‘Content Marketing Strategies’ will be more qualified and targeted. Fact #7: Franchise development specific websites are more important then ever. A shockingly small number of franchisors maintain a consistent franchise sales blog or post content designed to keep engaged franchise development leads coming back during the sales process even though this is the easiest way to improve the important website metrics. Fact #8: The greatest source of internet leads, that are targeted and qualified, will be through organic search results and NOT portals. Franchisors who want to have an increase in their franchise development and obtain the coveted ‘Glengarry leads’ will invest more in smart organic SEO lead generation and content marketing strategies. Furthermore, they must change their perception of social media from “it doesn’t work to recruit franchisees” to “my current strategy doesn’t work.”

10.08.12

Canada, Calgary, AB

Focal Point Business Coaching using the proven methods of Brian Tracy.Kelly Laverty is a certified Executive Coach and Business Management consultant. Helping Executives and Business owners focus on success.

12.08.12

Canada, Canada

The B.C. Employment Standards Act protects employees whether they are employed on a part-time, full-time, temporary or permanent basis, and whether they are paid by the hour, by salary or commission. Failure by an employer to comply with the Act may result in penalties being assessed. We have identified the top 10 need to know items when operating a business in British Columbia, Canada. The list below was adapted from BC Employment standards website. 1. Employee Hiring and False Representations: An employer must not influence or persuade a person to become an employee, or to work or to be available for work, by misrepresenting any of the following: the availability of a position, the type of work, the wages, or the conditions of employment. Employers and employees should confirm the job offer and its conditions in writing before the start date to avoid any misunderstanding. 2. Employee Records: Employers must keep records for each employee presenting: the employee’s wage rate; the hours worked each day; benefits paid; gross and net wages for each pay period; deductions taken; dates of statutory holidays and vacations taken, and amounts paid. 3. Hours of work: When scheduling employees, employers must observe the requirements regarding meal breaks, time off between shifts, scheduling split shifts, hours free from work each week, minimum daily pay and overtime. 4. Paydays: All employees must be paid at least twice a month. A pay period may not exceed 16 days. All money earned, including overtime and statutory holiday pay, must be paid within eight days after the end of the pay period. Wages must be paid in Canadian currency and may be paid by direct deposit to an employee’s bank account if authorized in writing by the employee. 5. Deductions from wages: An employer may only deduct wages as (e.g. income tax, CPP, EI). An employer cannot demand an employee to pay any portion of an employer’s business costs, nor can an employer deduct advances and accidental overpayments from wages unless the employee has given written authorization. 6. Vacation and Vacation Pay: An employer must give an employee an annual vacation of at least two weeks after 12 months of employment, and three weeks after five years of employment. After being employed for 5 calendar days, an employee is entitled to receive annual vacation pay of at least 4% of all wages earned for the first five years of employment and 6% after that. Original Article : -http://holistichr.ca/top-10-employment-laws/

12.24.12

United States, new york, new york

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