Articles [Business & Finance]

Analysts used to be the ones who had an engineering degree yet could back it up with some fundamental business learning. Presently the times are evolving. Business analysts are business individuals who represent considerable authority in...

With only one round of polling to go, the 2014 elections are coming to an end. It seems to be a foregone conclusion that there will be a change of government at the Center. This means that there will be a change in ideology. One can expect policy...

One of the reasons why India is not able to progress at a higher rate is because there is a genuine shortage of capital (finance) in the country. The type of capital which is available for investments to create jobs and expand business...

The simple definition of inflation is when demand exceeds supply and it results in prices of such items going up. They will keep going up till supply and demand do not come to a new equilibrium. There are many other factors which operate together...

Business communication is an art and all business houses take special care in interacting with managers, employees, clients, and other prospective business associates. In this context, business communication involves interaction in the form of...

Couple of years back I became member of a website which advertised that after registration, every time one opens it around up to $25 would get deposited in my account. I was surprised at this liberal payment only for visiting a site and reading a...

All about money Do you remember about the beginning of your journey for money? Most of us would think that when they earned their first wages was the point when they started it. Some of us would want to believe that when they got their first...

Brands are important We Indians use our hearts to think and not our brains when it comes to shopping therefore most big companies irrespective of their origin whether Indian or multinationals put lot of efforts making us interested in their...

How to sell products to customers is an art. But at the same time you should know that saying ‘No’ to a customer is as important for business as treating him nicely.  Do not hesitate to say it, if you must use it on rare occasions. However,...

Your worst enemy is always a man of your own trade. ” — Spanish Proverb I have had the opportunity to do some sales jobs with a publishing house that sold children’s books in volumes. I can straightaway tell you that it is not an easy task to...

Customer is business  There is a plain truth ‘There is no business without customers’. You might own a big business house, big large number of staff, large infrastructure but if you have no customers, you have nothing much worth mentioning....

Introduction: A couple of days back the Indian Parliament voted in favor of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012 (LARRB) which replaces the more than a century old, archaic Land Acquisition Act, 1894. This was long due...

Customer is the boss You cannot find better boss for your business than your own customers, they in effect own your business house and help to run it smoothly. Customers are major shareholders of your business who provide money for everything you...

The country is going through an economic crisis. The latest GDP growth rate has come down to 4.4%, the lowest in a decade. The highest GDP growth rate of 9.4% was achieved in 2008 and since then it has been steadily declining. The high expectations...

Business means customers and customers means business. It is impossible to imagine a business without customers. Customers are directly proportional to business. More the number of customers, more prosperous is the business. Just as "Athithi Devo...

Introduction: On earlier occasions, value of rupee was declining but for last few days external value of it going down surprisingly at a precipitous rate. The Indian rupee has been on a downward spin and the conversion value of one dollar to a...

The Indian rupee has broken the 60 to the dollar barrier. It has been continuously depreciating with periodic intense slides. The weak rupee makes it difficult for the Indian economy to register a equitable GDP growth for most of its citizens. With...

Many people want to be rich. They remain poor. There should be some difference between the rich and the poor. From individuals to the state wants money. Rich and wealthy people have the correct mind set. Rich people innovate in their life style....

Money matters Anyone who has lost opportunity or money begins to ask 'how does it happen and why me?' I always thought about it as it needed deep thoughts being a complicated subject, yes moneymaking is not as easy as we think it is especially in...

I have often tried to understand why America is such rich country. Its saving rate is very low. Japan has one of the highest saving rates in the world and yet its economy is stagnant from more than a decade. In fact India has a higher savings rate...