It is of little surprise that recent interest rate rises have taken its toll on house prices across the UK. The number of new mortgage approvals in the UK fell to a 12-month low in April, Bank of England figures show. Mortgage approvals totaled 107,000 in April, down from 111,000 in March and the third monthly decline in a row. In a further indication of weakening buyer demand mortgage lending rose by ?8.9bn, much less than expected and the weakest rise since September.

Organizations of all kinds must develop policies and contingency plans to deal with the potentialities of workplace violence. This article, designed as a three-part series but easily adaptable to a single-article format, reviews government and industry data on workplace violence and provides readers with strategies they can use to prevent, or deal with, violence in the workplace.

Have you ever been to a town or place when there is a huge sporting event happening, and have you noticed the lack of parking available? Well, what if you lived near one of those sporting events, or in the heart of the business district, even near shopping areas that don’t have enough parking available?

Each and every person in this world must have at least once thought about opening some sort of business to increase his or her income. No matter if you are thinking...

In his follow up article Ken O'Brien suggests that internal training can be just as effective and highlights a number of ways in which an organisation can implement it.

If you have been in a job for nine months, think you are doing a great job and have some rapport with your boss, you might consider ASKING for A RAISE.

It is also interesting to note that we are now subjected to messages that not only extol the virtues of branded products, they even go so far as to make a point that certain companies do not make own-label, to justify their premium pricing. You have to take your hat off to the ad man who came up with that little gem of building a campaign out of that one. Sadly, for the client, the horse had already bolted. But the ad men, as usual, were pocketing their fees and laughing all the way to the bank! It is no surprise then that with more and more competition, now including own label, there has been a significant increase in the number of advertisements, vying for customers’ attention. So, more competition in the marketplace and more competition to attract the viewer/reader to engage with the message, so what’s the solution?

In any type of business, one of the most important aspects is your employee morale. While this may sound like some type of HR buzzword, it is a vital piece of the puzzle. Unhappy workers produce less work. Not to mention, the quality of the work usually leaves something to be desired. Happy workers produce more quality work.

In Chapter Nine of Sun Zi Art of War, Sun Zi mentioned the principles of deploying troops in four terrains. They are mountainous region, water bodies, salty swamps and marshes, level terrain. Want to know how to apply the principles for mountainous region? Read on to find out.

Education and cultural trends are significantly influenced by technology. Printers first evolved in China thousands of years back and since then technological innovation have brought the latest electronic versions equipped with an ink cartridge.

There are a number of options for investing in China or forming partnerships for business in China. Careful consideration must be given to Chinese regulations and taxations policies.

Learn what you need to know to get started with your own ATM machine business.

5 hard-learned lessons that lead to business success…

When the stakes of a decision are high, or a high level of commitmentis needed from every involved person, then the time required to reach a concensus is a worthwhile investment.

A few clues on how to eat, drink and converse with Chinese business counterparts and learn how to recognise who is the decision maker.

Picture Beijing in the early 1990's - a strong visual presence of communism in the typical courtyard-style housing (12 families housed in a block built around a central yard), grey Mao suits everywhere, almost no neon advertising signs and only occasional cars and mini-vans on the streets.

IT consulting can be provided to large/small businesses. The key is to become deeply specialized so these companies need to go outside their in-house professional for additional IT consulting.

The first stage of most decision making in business is gathering data. In most cases the information is collected in the form of words. Once the words are available, the professionals who gather the data perform an analysis of these words, and present the results to the decision maker. Recent scientific research shows that these professionals, most frequently, fail in their analysis of qualitative data. Consider the evidence from a recent study.

A wonderful, hardworking marketing tool is a giant postcard! With colorful eye-catching graphics on one side and your promotional copy on the back, it will grab attention faster than an email, ad or sales letter.

Many small companies are trying to empower their employees and alleviate some of the hardships of over regulations, taxation and paper work. Often these small businesses will attempt to make their employees Independent Contractors. Where this might sound like a good idea it is also a very gray area of law and can get you into a real bind if not done correctly.

This property ends up in the agency's possession as the result of arrests, forfeitures, and just plain carelessness on the part of the property owner who sets a camera down in some public place and walks away.

What does it take to make six figures in revenue in business today? Read and find out. Also available: A form, checklist, that you see how you measure up to attracting six figures.