Monthly Archives: November 2013

BCG Growth-Share Matrix

BCG or the growth-share matrix are the same thing. The BCG stands for Boston Consulting’s Group portfolio. This is a very useful and nice overview of the marketing portfolio of a company. In order to understand the BCG, you should think of it as a square that is divided into four equal fields. This square grid has a vertical and horizontal axis. A vertical one shows high and low market growth rate, while the horizontal one shows high and low relative market share. In other words, vertically, you show the cash usage, while horizontally, you show the cash generation.  This makes four fields in the BCG matrix. Their names are: Star, Question Mark or Problem Child, Cow and Dog. Here is what you need to know about each of them.

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How to become a kitchen chief?

If you plan on pursuing a career in food handling then partaking in a food handling course is definitely something you will need to do. No matter which position in the kitchen you plan on aiming for, this course is a necessary qualification to have and will be a requirement for your employer to have on file. Thanks to modern advancements in technology, these courses are now available online so you can take it from the comfort of your home.
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Get the mentoring you need from online experts

A mentor can help many people of many ages with just about any subject one needs help with.  Getting direction is something that we all need from time to time.  Though many would associate a mentor program with young individuals, utilizing a mentor can help any person of any age, especially when starting something new or coming back to something that you haven’t been doing for a long time.  Getting a mentor can be the difference between success and failure in many cases.  It is important to have a mentor that has expertise into what you’re facing as it is typical that such a person can be of the most benefit to you.  How do you find a mentor?  How do you know that this person is experienced in what it is you need guidance in?  These types of questions and drawbacks can throw people off of getting the help that they need.  A person to person mentor is not easy to get when you’re dealing with specific issues that require specific direction, especially for an adult.  There is, however, and alternative method of finding a mentor that’s easy, effective, and in most cases, free.  Online!

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Team building benefits for employees

Nowadays many companies have come to appreciate to work collectively as a team not only for the benefits of the organization, but also to ensure productivity at individual level. Most important of all is the fact that team building is very helpful in enabling new employees to fit well into the organization, which builds confidence in them to unleash their full potential. Below are benefits that an organization will get by encouraging its employees to work as a team.
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The importance of early learning at home

Providing learning support at home can help children better cope with the changing national curriculum that the UK government is planning to introduce from 2014.

Whether the changes go through quickly or not, we can expect the schooling system to be in a certain state of flux for several years as teachers adapt to the new material.

That’s why early childhood learning can be beneficial. By introducing basic ideas from the new curriculum at home and creating a home environment where learning is encouraged, children can have a head start on the school curriculum. And starting to learn in a positive way at home can prove vital for future progress within the school system.
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4 tips for recent graduates wanting to go into web design

If you are a recent graduate and have been thinking about starting a career in web design there’s a few things you’ll want to keep in mind before you take the plunge into building in your skill set and investing a bunch of time. Web design is a relatively new field, meaning the past ten years, and continues to evolve and grow rapidly every single year.
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Millennials at work

Millennials – those belonging to the generation born between 1983 and 2000 – are expected to enter the workplace en masse during the next few years. Many estimate that by 2020, Millennials will make up more than half of the entire workforce. What does this mean for industry and economy? While some worry that Millennials are some of the most sheltered, entitled, pressured people to ever walk the Earth, many cite the generation’s tech-savvy nature and unique modes of thinking and problem solving as assets to the workforce.
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