Many companies screen the employees before recruiting them. This helps them weed out undesirable candidates at the outset. It also protects them from litigation, regulators and the risk of high turnover. Besides verifying the details on your resume, employers most commonly screen for criminal behavior, drug abuse, regulatory violations, and appearances on a terrorist watch list. They also keep a check on employees’ tax liens, bankruptcy filings, ongoing divorce or custody proceedings, driving violations or bounced checks. Employers are also concerned that someone with monetary problems, health issues or family concerns may not be fully focused on the job. During the screening process, companies gauge a candidate’s temper, social skills, and reaction to stress, attitudes and how they handle tough situations.

Screening Parameters:
Employers generally screen employees on the following parameters:
• Social Security Number Trace. Especially if a candidate has a change of name.
• Criminal record check. This is run on all names in all counties. Information on both felony and misdemeanor convictions can be requested as well.
• Driver’s license check. It is very important especially for a driver assignment and client’s safety. It should have valid dates and a blemish-free record.
• Employment verification. It contains true past employment history. Basic verifications like employment dates, salary, job titles, etc., to guard against false resume information.
• Drug testing. It is important to know what painkillers or any other drugs a person takes, to guard against an on-the-job mishap.
• Credit history reports. Many jobs require absolute trust, truthfulness, and honesty. If an employee, because of personal economic pressure, resorts to dishonesty or violates your trust, it will bring a bad name and financial liability straight back to you.
• Civil history reports. It will bring to light the employee’s criminal record. In many cases, it also reflects a pattern of behavior like habitually suing people.
• Worker’s compensation history report. Check on his history of attempting to fake work-related accidents to claim compensation insurance.
• Sexual offender’s registry report. This is very important where the employment is for children or elderly or disabled people.
• Professional reference report. Most important for health care providers and financial services firms. Both should have clean records to guard against fraud, felony, or battery. • Medicare/Medicaid fraud report. This report is important if your company participates in these programs.

Keeping Your Record Clean:
• Review your record. Order your own background check through MyPublicInfo.com to guard against any error in it.
• Do not get too personal in interviews. Do not divulge your personal history of family, finance or medical information unnecessarily.

Have you ever thought of starting a wholesale distribution business? Maybe you're ready for a new challenge or have realized the profits that you can make when you deal with larger quantities of product. In any case, you need to know what to do in order to be successful.

The first thing that you want to do is choose the products that you will be selling to retailers. You may want to choose products that you already know something about in order to use that expertise to choose quality products that you can then sell and make profit from. Make sure that you are testing the products prior to purchasing larger quantities. You want to be sure that you are always selling a superior product.

These products will need to be stored somewhere, so choosing a warehouse is the next step in your wholesale business. You need to choose an area that is both secure and easy to manage. You might want to consider renting a space or using your own facilities if they are large enough. Determine how much the cost of the warehouse will be in terms of square footage and make sure that you are comparing multiple warehouses to ensure that you're getting the best deal.

You might also want to consider setting up your warehouse in one of the southwestern states in the U.S. as this will allow you to be accessible more easily from Mexico or South America – where manufacturing is expected to skyrocket in the next few years. This will not only be more efficient, but it can also cut down your distribution costs.

To start off right, you will want to create a system that will allow you to monitor the progress of your products from the manufacturer all the way to the customers. This can be called an order flow system. To build an effective strategy in these areas, you will want to coordinate product movement within the warehouse as well as the movements into the warehouse. This can be achieved through the use of computer systems that monitor package label numbers.

You will also want to establish a working system of moving the products from the trucks into your warehouse – without damaging anything along the way. Try to envision how the shipments will come in to determine where you will need to set up inventory lists for double checking the incoming products as well as areas for products to be packed and sent to customers.

And since money is truly everything in business, you will want to establish yourself as a competitive wholesaler by offering something that your competitors do not: easy payment terms for buyers. By allowing your customers the ability to extend their payments or have higher credit limits, you will show how your services might be the better choice for their needs.

If you're able, you might want to consider looking at other wholesaler businesses to see if there are any tips that you might want to consider along the way. Talk with the owners to see if you can meet with them to ask about setting up and maintaining your business. If you find another wholesaler that distributes different products than you do, you may be able to help each other successful as well.

Did you catch the October/November 2006 issue of "Scientific American Mind"? The cover hailed the following innards:

"Flashes of insight in a BRAINSTORM"

"Tap Your Creative Powers"

And the feature article…

"AHA! The Eureka Moment" !!!!!!!

As co-owners of Epiphanies, Inc. – a content strategy team powered by a mission, logo, and tagline that says, "A-Ha Yourself!" – such innards are priceless.

The article kicks off with Einstein flipping the concept of time and space with one of his bold flashes. Though we non-genius types may fall short of such humanity-shaking breakthroughs, we DO have mega-important insights that rock our own worlds and businesses.

As authors Buenther Knoblich and Michael Oellinger put it:

"We all know how it feels for a solution to a tough problem to suddenly appear in our mind. The chips fall into place, the lightbulb goes on - and the answer seems so obvious that we are amazed we had not noticed it sooner, which is what creates the 'Aha!' feeling."

Want more breakthrough moments in your life and business? Here's how…

•SLEEP! That's right. Cat nap, power nap, meditative shutdown, or the deep, eight-hour bed flop. Such time outs are prime playgrounds for churning ideas and problems, and restructuring them to create solutions you may have missed in the harsh light of the waking world.

•GET FRUSTRATED! Often, our mightiest "Aha!" moments come after we face a challenge using our previous know-how to no avail. Our stale smarts have us running in circles, wasting time "reapplying methods we already know to be futile." The upswing? "This mounting failure is precisely what drives us to restructure a problem. The increasingly tense stalemate initiates unconscious processes that change our mental representation of the problem…Suddenly, novel possibilities emerge."

•DUMB IT DOWN! Ever heard of "TMI"? It stands for "Too Much Information." Ironically, TMI in your field or niche is a threat to your "Aha!" moments. When you're steeped deep in your own info, "habitual use of familiar objects and problem-solving strategies limits the ways [you] employ them." So while a certain level of education or experience is vital to your success, finding ways to get out of your own head is key to busting through mental blocks.

•PERK UP! Wander. Meander. Break away and lift your spirits. The authors suggest a good ol' ping pong game, or an ice cream cone - something simple that'll boost you out of flat-lining emotions and thinking. Give your brain a break from its toils. "Plenty of research has shown that a positive attitude helps the unconscious brain look at a problem from a different angle, improving your chances of solving it."

Remember, the best "Aha!" moments ultimately lead to the all-powerful "A-Ha!" - bold insight PLUS joy-filled action - that fertile birthing ground for monuments, businesses, paradigm shifts, theories of relativity…and your next inspired venture.

Increase the number of "Aha!" moments in your life, and the chance for the "A-Ha!" that rocks your business increases exponentially.

Your law firm needs new clients in order to stay in business. Many law firms do not actively market their services and thus miss many potential clients. Since the demand and supply dynamics keep changing, it is crucial to keep ahead of competition and promote your services. Here are some methods of reaching out to potential clients.

1) Referrals
Most law firms get in touch with potential clients through a network of common friends and acquaintances. See who among them know potential clients, and (subtly) ask them to refer your firm to those who might be looking for the services of an attorney.

2) Website
Having a well designed, informative website is crucial for law firms looking for new clients. Most people look up law firms on the Internet, and you can make things easier for them by putting up online forms they can fill if they need more information about your services. Search engine optimization is also crucial if you want people to find you through search engines. Hire the services of an SEO firm to ensure that your website is ranked high on search engines.

3) Seminars
Attend seminars and conventions to publicize the services offered by your law firm. Give speeches and interact with the audience. Try to give small gifts to members of the audience you think may be potential clients or lead you to potential clients. You can also ask for the business cards of these people.

4) Membership of Organizations
Join organizations you think can promote your business. See if the organization has members who are potential clients. Ask your clients if they are members of a particular organization. Never join an organization that cannot help you get in touch with new clients.

5) Advertising
Advertise your services in local radio shows, TV programs, Yellow Pages, and newspapers. Targeted advertising works much better than more expensive mass marketing. Overnight radio shows and cable TV are cheaper than primetime ads.

6) Direct Mailing
Use direct mailing services to promote your law firm. Ensure that the letters are not too long, and carry testimonials of previous clients. Give special offers if you like.

7) Press Releases/Articles
Nothing works like press releases and articles related to law. Be a regular contributor of legal articles to ezines, websites, and newspapers. This will attract readership and ensure that some of the readers know that you are an expert in your field.

These are just some of the methods you can use to publicize yours. Use targeted advertising to reach them. If you need more help in promoting your law firm, you could approach a professional agency for help. Your law firm needs new clients in order to stay in business. Many law firms do not actively market their services and thus miss many potential clients. Since the demand and supply dynamics keep changing, it is crucial to keep ahead of competition and promote your services. Here are some methods of reaching out to potential clients.

Used clothing has long been a staple segment of the flea market business. Vendors would either unload their no longer needed clothing, or buy it from a local Salvation Army thrift shop.

Flea market vendors could make good money selling used clothing, often working on profit margins of over 500%.

Many established businesses set themselves up to supply used clothing to flea market vendors, offering pieces of clothing for as low as .25 each.

Vendors could then resell the clothing for $1 to $2 each, enjoying great returns while saving their customers plenty of money.

So it’s only natural for prospective flea market vendors to consider selling used clothing.

The pros are pretty clear. High margins combined with low priced goods mean that anyone can easily buy profitable merchandise to sell.

But based on the market research I have done, I have determined that used clothing is no longer a good category for flea market vendors.

My reasons are the following:

Reason #1

The price of new clothing is dropping drastically. Customers can now buy brand new clothing at Wal Mart for around $5, or even less at many dollar stores. Why should they buy previously worn clothing when the savings become pennies?

Reason #2

Better quality clothing. Clothing manufacturers are producing better quality clothing which lasts longer. Customers know that it is worthwhile to spend a few dollars more for new clothing. Since the clothing will last them longer, they will save more money than if they had to replace the used clothing in a few months.

Reason #3

Rising incomes. With the overall per capita income rising in the United States, most people can easily afford new clothing. While there will always be poor consumers, their buying power will increase as clothing manufacturers reduce the price of new clothing. In other words, as the price of new clothing decreases, more people will buy new only.

Profit margins seem to be main focus of executives and small business owners.

Everyone from the CEO of General Motors to your average eBay seller is focused on it.

But think fo what a profit margin actually represents. It’s not an indication of how much money you are actually making, it’s only a figure that tells what the profit portion is as a percentage of the total sale.

In other words a $10 profit on a $100 sale means that your profit margin is 10%.

Now let me ask you this, let’s assume your average profit margin is 100%. That type of profit margin would make any business owner envious. But what if the total sale was only $2? Your actual profit would only be $1, even though you are working a high profit margin.

I am sure you realize how many products you would have to sell to make any serious money.

But what if your profit margin was only 5% on a $100,000 sale?

Your actual profit would be $5,000. In net terms you are making more money even though the profit margin is 20 times smaller than in the above example.

That’s the real reason your profit margin is not important. What is important is your actual net profit.

Profit margins are good formulas for general accounting and investment decisions. But as a business owner your determining concern should be your net profit.

Need more convincing?

Let’s look at your average dollar store compared to your average car dealer.

The dollar store is working on a profit margin of up to 300%, while the car dealer is working on a profit margin of as little as 10%. Let’s further assume that the dollar store sells strictly dollar items and the car dealer focuses on $20,000 cars. Using these figures the dollar store will have to sell roughly 4,000 items to earn the same profit as the car dealer does with one sale.

Controversy has long been the secret weapon of experienced marketers. They know that word of mouth spreads the quickest when there is a developing controversy. For this reason you will see Madison Avenue advertising agencies using controversial topics and images to promote their customers products.

Movies such as Borat rely on the power of controversy. By creating a fictitious character and inserting him into the lives of unsuspecting people, the movie quicky created a debate among viewers over the ethics of the producer.

While the ethics of the producer are being debated, millions of movie goers have lining up to purchase tickets to Borat.

Clearly, creating a controversy, or capitalizing on a controversy, can be a tremendous advantage to your business.

While I am not recommending any immoral or unethical acts, I am advocating the study of this great marketing technique.

The following are steps to capitalize on controversial topics.

Controversy Profit Tool #1

Issue a new product in response to a controversy. For instance, if there has been an E Coli outburst you can release a product to help test food for the bacteria.

Or you can publish a book explaining what the bacteria is, and how it can avoided.

Controversy Profit Tool #2

Create your own controversy. Send out a press release disagreeing with an accepted idea, or publicly challenge a competitor over product claims.

Controversy Profit Tool #3

Make an unbelievable offer. Stores have had customers wait outside their doors overnight in hope of being the recipient of an expensive prize. You can offer a free DVD player or plane ticket to your first 5 customers. Sure it sounds expensive, but think of the attention your business will receive.

Closeout Brokers are in a unique position within the closeout business.

Closeout brokers are facilitators that connect closeout sellers to closeout buyers. Since their business is simply making successful matches between buyers and sellers, they can earn money without having to buy, stock, or deliver products.

A closeout broker is a business person that locates the owners of merchandise, negotiates a price, and then locates buyers for the merchandise. The closeout broker can either make money by marking up the merchandise, or by receiving a commission from the seller.

Since the closeout broker does not stock or ship the merchandise, he can work from anywhere provided that he has a phone and an internet connection.

A closeout broker can even sell the merchandise on eBay, provided that he works out the shipping details with the seller. Once the auction is done the broker would supply the seller with the customers shipping address. The order can be even shipped with the closeout broker’s contact information as the return address.

By having the merchandise drop shipped the broker avoids the logistics issues that shipping entails.

To start working as a closeout broker you will need to form a relationship with wholesalers. Wholesalers have merchandise in large quantities, and are set up to deliver merchandise to your customers. Have a solid agreement with them in place so that issues will not arise in the future.

Your next is to compile a list of prospective customers.

Wholesalers once again top the list. Wholesalers by their nature need to buy merchandise in large quantities. Additionally, compile a list of dollar stores, clothing stores, flea market vendors, and eBay sellers.

Just make sure that he seller is willing to sell in smaller amounts, since small stores will only order in small quantities. The same goes for flea market vendors and eBay sellers. If a wholesaler is unwilling to sell merchandise in smaller quantities, offer him a slightly higher price for his goods in exchange for smaller quantity sales.

Small retailers and vendors understand that the price they pay is dependent on the quantity ordered.

To maximize your earnings as a closeout broker you need to develop repeat customers for your deals. Even if your deals change you can offer them to your customer list.

Business process monitoring helps those in authority determine the exact situation of the flow of all business processes and how they are carried out in real time. Alerts are sounded, indicating possible breakdowns of business processes while business process monitoring systems are installed. Initially, firms were hesitant to use business-monitoring systems, as they need to provide detailed workflow process, which made it a very expensive investment. This is no longer the case, and more and more business are looking to implement business process monitoring.

Business process monitoring systems help identify the inefficiencies of the IT infrastructure of a firm and help identify ways they can be modified. These systems also ensure consistent work flow by identifying breakdowns before they happen, causing action to be taken to prevent disruption of work flow, thereby making sure there is value generation through business process monitoring. They help to make clear that the various tasks are interrelated and how they are linked together in sequential as well as parallel flow of the work process.

Business Process Monitoring Systems:

Business process monitoring systems have to be selected with care, taking into consideration if they offer process improvement methodologies. They need to have a dynamic process orchestrating engine that have a recovery feature and failure notification system, have a business rules engine to determine the work flow process, contain integrated servers and adapters to provide transportation, and make possible routing of information and events through the process. If they have a process simulation feature, the feedback will be better, enabling better monitoring. They will have key performance indicators and many more KPI can be developed to track specific business processes as well as have analytical tools to determine the exact state of the business processes in the firm.

Firms have to realize the cost saving and increased efficiency in the flow of business processes that a good business process monitoring system can provide. They have to consider the long-term benefits as increased efficiency in management of business processes results in better output, making sure resources are not wasted. Unhindered and well-synchronized workflows assure better quality of products or service provided by the firms.

Business process monitoring systems help in improving the efficiency of the IT infrastructure of the firm, making sure resources are not wasted. They also help determine how each application has to be interlinked to ensure the smooth flow of information within the organization as well as help synchronize all business processes, ensuring there are coordination and no disruption of the work flow as much as possible by also having warnings sounded when situations that cause breakdowns arise.

Integrity is one thing that stands strong when everything else falls apart. What goes around comes around. So many of us could have been successful today if we had been honest with ourselves. As an internet marketer sometimes I am tempted to over exaggerate in order to make quick sales but I have come to discover that most successful people online succeeded on the ground of integrity. Indolent people cannot survive in commerce scenario of today, it imperative that as a business person, one should be diligent and FOCUSED in achieving maximum success. Say it as it is. Be sincere in your business dealings because it pays in the long run.

You see in this life there are forces and principles that control our very lives and believe it or not this principles also apply in business. Have you taken time out to read stories of most successful people in America ,if you haven't please try and read one or two. People remember you for what you did in the past. Endeavor to be prudent and creative in presenting your business to your customers .Integrity brings about creativity and This is the gospel truth .I have personally experienced this myself when your business partners know you as a honest ,sincere, serious minded person your business will astronomically excel.

Integrity is tested and tried in hard times of business, which we all face but never for a minute jeopardize the confidence your customers have in you. Always have new ideas and innovation because people get bored when you keep presenting the same thing in same old way. I urge you to research deeply into any product or idea you present to your customers, test these products and make sure it is impeccable . Give your customers the very best. Integrity is the key to business success.

Not Rocket Science

Becoming financially independent is more a matter of common sense and long term discipline than anything else.

The great Cambridge economist and investor John May nard Keynes, placed his funds in no more than two companies at any one time. This simplistic approach was later adopted by Warren Buffet.

Invest Before You Spend

The most basic of all rules is to make sure you allocate funds into your investments first, only then spending what is left over. A good rule of thumb is to invest 30% and live of 70%.

Never Lose Money

The Golden Rule of investing is to never lose money. You must be careful to take advice from and invest with people who have better track records than yours.

A wealthy businessman I know of uses the following simple rule. Whenever approached to invest in shares or property, he simply asks to see the adviser’s tax returns for the last 3 years. If the returns are better than his (and very few are on account of the fact that he never hears from most people again), only then does he strategically invest some of his hard earned funds.

Losing money translates to the direct loss of the time and therefore life that it took to accumulate in the first place. When in doubt, walk away. Remember, don't lose money !

Avoid Instant Gratification

Most people fall victim to what economists call ‘emotional spending’.

They spend all they have and then some by getting into debt over items that keep little or none of their value over time. What have you purchased over the last 12 months that in hindsight you are getting minimal value from? What did it cost? Could you have better invested your money somewhere else?

In the ‘Millionaire Next Door’, the authors Stanley & Danko conducted extensive research on hundreds of self - made multimillionaires, coming to the fundamental conclusion that all of them behave in a frugal manner. If you cannot overcome your desire for instant gratification and spend all you make, then the seeds of greatness are not in you.

The Greatest Investment In The World

People often ask my advice on where to best invest. Cash, shares, or property?

My reply is that they first begin by investing in themselves.

Take between 1 - 3% of you monthly income and invest it back into yourself through books, audio programs, and personal development seminars.

Remember, you are where you are in your financial life because of what you both do and don't know. The only way you can possibly earn more is to learn more. Your rewards we always be directly proportional to what your mind brings to the table.

Action Exercises

1. Regain control of your financial world by honestly reviewing your current financial position. Does it look healthy?

2. Make a list of all the items that you spend money on that are adding very little value to your life.

3. Where could you best invest the surplus cash generated by you spending less and saving more? Who could you ask for advice?

4. Set up a separate direct account (with a book club) into which you place between 1 - 3 % of your gross monthly income. Invest this back into your brain!!!!!

Dan Floros is the world's leading authority on Clarity, Focus & Simplicity.

He is a highly sought after keynote speaker, seminar leader, and mentor in his capacity as chairman of Sydney and Dubai based Dan Floros International.

His organization specializes in the development of human potential at both the personal and corporate level through fundamental success principles, unbreakable universal laws, together with time proven strategies that cut through complexity and deliver meaningful results……..fast!

He is passionate about transforming the lives of peoples around the globe through cutting edge knowledge in the disciplines of leadership, personal effectiveness, business strategy, and financial independence.

We are living in the Golden Age of Mankind. Not the Dark Ages, not the Middle Ages, not the Classical Age, the Industrial Age, but the Golden Age.

What does this mean? Essentially historians have labeled our times as Golden because of the overwhelming possibilities for human beings to become prosperous and live lives of abundance and happiness.

Yet despite such possibilities, many still struggle because the are unaware or choose to ignore the laws of financial freedom.

Financial independence is simply defined as:

The ability to live from the income of your personally invested resources.

How does one go about reaching a point of financial independence? Glad you asked. Here we go, as practiced by self-made people from all walks of life.

Extremely prosperous, financially independent people:

1. Value their money. They value each dollar bill as a money seed. Wealthy people know that a dollar a day can grow into a million dollars. So they are very respectful of every dollar they spend.

2. Control their money. They control their money down to the penny. Prosperous people take a few extra steps every time they spend money: (a) they shop for the best value, (B) they ask for and expect a discount, (c) they examine their receipts for mistakes, (d) they attempt to turn expenditure into a legitimate tax-deductible business expense, (e) they know the score, balancing their check book to the penny (f) they file their receipts.

3. Save money. They save at least 10% of what they earn, never ever touching this money. As their income increases, so does the amount they save, from 10, to 15, to 20% and upwards. As their income rises, they save more and more.

4. Invest money. They invest before they spend, following their own, simple allocation system. They understand that investing is not at all complicated, nor should it ever become so.

5. Earn more money. They understand that their greatest asset is themselves and therefore their ability to earn from Multiple Streams of Income outside their vocation.

6. Protect their money. Money lost is more than that. It is time lost in earning it. They therefore protect themselves with trusts, corporations, limited partnerships, and other legal entities. They have very few assets in their name.

7. Give back. They establish or are aligned with foundations to which they donate 10% of their money. Period. The more they donate, the more the Universe gives back.

Action: How are you doing when it comes to the habits just mentioned?

In what way can you begin to incorporate such behaviors into your money management skills?

There are no excuses by the way. We've heard them all before. People from the most humble beginnings and catastrophic setbacks have achieved financial freedom. So can you.

Long Term Thinking, Short Term Focus

The most precious commodity in this world is time. How many of us are time poor these days? Just seems to be a universal pandemic, especially in the western world.

Deployed correctly, one can design and live a magnificent life. Contrary, if one chooses to waste the hours on frivolous activities, then life is mediocre at best.

According to the Book on Military Administration, “In battles, as verbal communication cannot be heard clearly, cymbals and drums are used as commands” As visual communication and eye contact are hampered, banners and flags are used as signals. Now the purpose of using cymbals, drums, flags and banners is to draw attention of the troops and focus them for combat under the direction of the commander. Once the troops are united as one body, the courageous ones will not advance forward by themselves and the cowardly ones will not retreat by themselves. This is the art of directing larges forces in battles. – Chapter Seven, Sun Zi Art of War

For battles at night, use more torches and drums. For battles in the day, use more banners and flags. These different means of communication can be designed to influence the judgement of the enemy. – Chapter Seven, Sun Zi Art of War

As mentioned above, during day operations more banners and flags should be used for communication and during night operations, drums and torches should be used instead. From here we can see how observant Sun Zi is. He even noted down what type of communication we should use during each battle, but of course the list of tools mentioned is not exhaustive, communication channels should depend on the terrain as well. For example, if you are in a flat terrain, a larger banner (daytime) or fireworks (night) should be used for communication because they can convey accurate messages, if you have explained accurately what each signals meant. But note here is that your signals, not tools, should be like your strategy, it should change with every battle. If you have a fixed form of communication signals, sooner or later, your enemy will be able to decipher them and that is would likely be the result of your defeat. This explains why Sun Zi said the means of communication can be used to influence the enemy.

Business Application

Communication is very important in business. Communication breakdown can be detrimental to a business, like losing a big client or slow reaction to a rival’s move. With a strong understanding of each communication tools weakness and strength would you then be able to use it to your advantage. Good communication system can grant a company great flexibility, shorter reaction time and faster response. It is similar to an irrigation system. With good proper control system of the flow, accurate amount of water, water flowing to the right place, the fields will flourish because of it. These are capabilities that are extremely valuable in this dynamic business environment. Some forms of communication channels are e-mail, letters, internet messenger, telephone, internet telephony or video conferencing and face to face. I shall talk about their usage within the company. Please take note that having the proper communication tools is only one aspect of a good communication system though.

E-mail

E-mail could be formal or informal, nowadays because of the corporate frauds that happened in US, companies are now required to keep a copy of all the e-mails that are sent out to within and outside the company. E-mails does not solicit fast response from the recipients. It can be secure if the security system’s guideline and usage is strictly adhere to. E-mail is a cheap way of sending information and documents within the company and these information can be stored electronically thus cost savings arise from these characteristic. But one downfall of communication is emotions are not properly conveyed out. E-mails would be suitable for clear cut instructions or information that does not require immediate attention and preferably within a department. Cheap because can transfer with least costs throughout company even if overseas. It is prone to technology risks.

Letter

What is described here are paper letters sent from one department to another. It is only needed when you want to formalize a request or a work order. But this kind of communication is slowly being taken over by e-mail. Letters are more concrete than e-mail because electronic files are usually subjected to suspicion of editing or changing. Letter has the same characteristics as that of the e-mail but since it is tangible, it is not like e-mail where you can deny you have received it.. Security wise, it could be better or worse than e-mail depending on situations. It could be costly if you need to send it overseas. It is more reliable than electronic mode of communication.

Internet Messenger (Instant Messaging)

With the popular use of internet, internet messenger like ICQ, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger are being popularized, it allows fast relay of information and nowadays these messengers have the capabilities to help you know whether the person on the other end is around or not. But again, it lacks the transfer of emotions. The voice and tone of your message cannot be sent out through the messenger, even with emoticons, misunderstanding can still occur. What you sent out could be in a tone of offering help like “What do you want me to do?” But others after reading the message may interpret, you are angry with him for doing something. But Internet messenger has its pros as well, it could be used as a channel for informal discussion within the company because some of these messengers can allow multiple users in a single chat windows. And it is cheap since most of them are free and information can be transferred overseas cheaply. It is prone to technology risks.

Telephone

Compare to the other modes that are mentioned, it is a relatively better channel of communication. Because your tonality, voice qualities are also transmitted reducing the chance of your message being misunderstood. But it lacks another communication characteristic that is important and that is body language. It definitely solicits fast response because you can only communicate when the receiver is on the other side at the same time. But it can be very expensive if you need to communicate overseas. And reliability should be better than any electronic channel since this industry has been around for a very long time.

Everybody would love to make lots of money quickly, working from home, and only doing a few hours of work per week. I've spent the past two years trying to find a great way of doing this. Only over the course of the past few months have I found any "get rich quick" programs worth buying. I've been trying to make money online for a long time. I had a few small websites, but they never made much more than a few hundred per month. It was easy money and didn't require much work on my part, but I knew there were people out there doing better than I was and I knew I could do as well as them.

Now, I've seen a lot of "get rich quick" programs. Most of these people make claims about earning $2000/day with Google or something similarly insane. Almost all of these people are complete liars. Even if they were making $2000/day with Google AdSense, it'd be because they had high- traffic websites with a lot of quality content. I'd know, because in one whole month, I never even made half of what they promised I'd make daily with their programs. Maybe you've already been scammed by one of these fraudsters. Anyway, I finally got sick of what was being offered. I decided I'd look through the all of the "get rich quick" programs I could find and see if there were any that were actually legitimate. I found that there were owners selling their programs for well over $100, but the information in them could be found almost anywhere online for free. Additionally, they all contained out-of-date information, had no e-mail support, no money back guarantees, and broken links in the downloads section.

In conclusion, almost all of the programs I found were completely useless. The owners knew it, but they couldn't care less about their customers since they didn't offer refund policies! Amazingly, while looking through all of the programs, I actually did find a few legitimate programs. They were run by ordinary people like you and me, and they had found some great methods of making money from their home by doing very little work.

I spent some time working with those programs, and my income is now ten times what it used to be. These programs provided a large amount of great information on how to make extra money on your computer doing very little work. Numerous customers had provided great feedback and reviews for their products. Many of them have started to make money just days after buying! Their programs have excellent prices, and the authors have a group of paid staff who are dedicating to helping you or providing assistance if you need any. I must say I was amazed! If you do decide to purchase any of the programs listed below, I recommend you join quickly. Most of the owners tell me they are getting an overwhelming number of sales and plan on raising prices in the near future, so order while prices are still low

If your company is like most, a great deal of paperwork is passed from department supervisor to department supervisor in order to approve an order, a purchase, or even a departmental change. The expected chain of events is that the document is initiated by a departmental coordinator. The document is manually carried or mailed via intracompany mail for review and approval. The company may require reviews and approvals from a large number of departmental managers or supervisors. The paper trail of a hardcopy document is extremely hard to maintain and trace. In fact, there is a high possibility of misplacing the document. The anticipated end result is that the original document eventually receives all the required reviews and approval signatures. The proposal is then finally authorized for execution.

There are numerous factors that could break this workflow process, thus delaying the expected outcome of proper authorization. One obvious problem is that the document gets lost. If there is a deadline associated with the written proposal, there could be high consequences to pay and the company could suffer a setback.

How many supervisors have extra time on their hands? If the document is delivered to a supervisor for approval, it may sit on a desk or in a “to do” pile for an undetermined amount of time. This could delay the entire workflow approval process.

Companies where documents and procedures are contained in an electronic realm avoid most of these workflow problems. The review and approval of traditional paper documents is replaced with electronic document routing. Documents created in PDF format are emailed to the correct reviewers. Electronic approvals, rejections, and comments are applied to the workflow documents. Additionally, if an actual signature is required, the documents may be printed. After final approval, the documents are indexed and filed with the appropriate review notes, comments, signatures, and date stamps into the electronic records management system.

A few of the features available for reviewing and approving PDF documents are:

1. Important text may be highlighted.
2. An audio clip may be incorporated into the document.
3. Reviewed and Approved stamps with names, dates, and times may be applied.
4. An electronic sticky note may be added.
5. Barcode may be applied for automated indexing.
6. Rejections and reasons for rejections may be added.
7. Signatures may be added electronically.

There are many advantages to automating your workflow process. The electronic documents cannot be lost or misplaced. The documents are emailed which may speed up the approval process. The features available for PDF documents simplify document reviews. The electronic documents are filed and stored for future retrieval.

Would you like your company to be able to cut down on the amount of time and effort spent on reviewing and accepting proposals? Do you wish for a better way to organize and manage the company’s documents and easily maintain automated workflow? Investigate solutions to these and other workflow related problems by investing in an electronic records management system with automated workflow capabilities.