Category: Corporate Environment

Madrid, August 17, 2009 .- The glass ceiling, or the invisible space that women are reluctant to move up their career, it seems that the franchise is gone. And is that while in the business world and according to the INE on the first quarter of 2009, the number of women entrepreneurs only amounts to 27.6%, compared to 72.3% of men, this is not the same in the flags . So I think the Spanish Association of Franchisers (AEF), to whom one of the less risky business models and for the one is betting this is a woman .. “Although still a long way to go, it is true that the presence of women in front of a franchise or in management and decision-making is important,” explains Xavier Vallhonrat, President. Keep up on the field with thought-provoking pieces from Peter Asaro. And is that the sample of cases in which women entrepreneurs have achieved success in front of a flag, is as sure Vallhonrat increasingly long: “There are many examples of successful women in the franchise: Immaculate Almeida Travel with Almeida, Mary Zamacola with Neck & Neck, April Patricia McDonald’s, .. and we could mention many more. Rural entrepreneurs can reach as much as or more successful than men, are still only at a time of growth and expansion, but is an area in which women will develop with great potential for future “Moreover, since the AEF, consider franchising as a business opportunity for women entrepreneurs, “because women tend to develop large capacity for human relationships based on communication and consensus-building qualities that exactly match those that the person must show is in front of a franchise, “says Edward Abbey, Manager of the AEF. .

Will working at home? Sounds good! But how to solve the day to day management of time and space when we have young children? Here I share these tips that I have worked for more than five years of working at home with my little boy: 1. Keep realistic expectations .- If you know your children know you can not lock you up for 1 hour in a room to work without interruption, or aspire to complete eight hours of work per day and keep everyone satisfied. Make it more realistic goals according to your situation and family needs. A working day 3 or 4 hours and is quite for those who work at home, but keep in mind that 1 hour a day of well-focused work can become a source of income. 2.

Find your space .- Designate a workplace in which you feel comfortable with your children. You do not need an office, but a corner where you find all your work tools. For many mothers the best place is in the room or kitchen, because children can engage other activities while the mother is concerned. Until my son was 3 or 4 years, working at ground level allowing me more time without interruption, since he probably felt more close and accessible. 3. Plan .- What good is having 1 hour of work if you throw answering e-mails or browse social networks? At day’s end you will be tired and you have not been able to increase your income, unless these activities are key to your business. .

How long will companies continue to lose money? How long the levels of economic resources are always headaches? These and many other questions have remained unanswered, because of the uncertainty that pervades the future of business by the crisis in the market environment in which they conduct business, at which shareholders are now demanding that companies require their managers rational actions and practices consistent with the events of present and future preventive risk of illiquidity that may be incurred as running in the direction of the current without a change in the internal corporate governance would be almost impossible to remain competitive, if you do not have trained executives and proactive, identify with their job performance in meeting goals and objectives. Cash flow projections have become an alarm bell tool of great power to provide for the use of surplus and shortage of money, hence the development of cash flow is not a mere exercise of calculations number if not more of a strategic plan that includes descriptions of actions committed to specific goals, accountability of the actors, synergy in their departmental processes and measurable indicators for the benefit of achieving profitability, efficiency and security of investment. Among the elements factor affecting revenue generation could mention: The profit margin of product sales volume, inventory level, the level of demand, output, utilization of installed capacity, the level liquidity available to the company, economic conditions in the region or country and the level of perception of the manager to distinguish between expenditure and productive and unproductive investments, we have grounds for an entire action as a result of targets and proposals for shares each of the members of the organization’s operational processes and the costs and benefits are two sides of same coin with different pay. .

All misfortune is a lesson the company in the current scenarios in addition to the necessary resources are in the human, technical, financial, must be underpinned by good management that is concerned with ensuring proper management of processes that allows it to compete without problems in scenarios where it operates. Venezuelan reality, especially concerning the industrial sector of SMEs, this leaves a lot to say in various aspects, ranging from the absence of good management strategist, visionary, able to make way for plans that encourage, and the lack of adequate technology to give you the opportunity to compete, in addition to the oversight that has been done to process management, which has hurt many in achieving their goals. In this, of course is added, the current political reality facing the country in which the current government, under the pr4esidencia of Lieutenant-Colonel Hugo Chavez has given way to uncertainty, risk and many companies close or simply leave much productivity to say. In this opportunity, we focus on all matters relating to process management, an aspect that can not be neglected, for it, presents some views that allow the reader something and all stakeholders on these issues in order to consider the relevance, importance everything your management processes. A process is an ordered sequence of repetitive activities whose product has intrinsic value for a user or customer. This definition allows us to speak of different levels of processes, which vary depending on the size of the organization. Dinero.com.ve reminds us that business processes and transform combine resources to get the product or provide the service according to customer requirements, providing high added value. .

He who does not look forward, backward falls. Sufi Proverb The dynamics of globalization is too proactive, increasing its impact on economic scenarios, trade is very significant, where as it can provide opportunities to venture into them, can also be a threat, it all depends on how the company, Our interest has been prepared for it. The professional management, specifically the senior manager in this analysis requires to be closely identified with the causes that generate impact of globalization, to make way for all actions, plans needed to cope in such a way that benefits the company under its responsibility. Unfortunately many companies, especially SMEs that could not cope with the tremendous opportunities arising from globalization, consequence of not having prepared a manager, visionary, and a lack of technology and untrained human resources, adapted to the demands of modern technology, functions to be play in favor of bringing their skills and abilities that benefit the productivity and business involvement in Globalization. Further details can be found at Technology author, an internet resource. Globalization: meaning, the integration of all economies through the process by which large companies holding the world market as a benchmark for moving their factories, money and goods to those areas where they are more profitable investment of capital, ie, where it is cheaper labor, which pay lower taxes, where regulations are more lax, in short, where fewer barriers to trade. There is agreement that the core technology and economic globalization is, covering the areas of finance, trade, production, services and information. (Globalization operates on the basis of distinct markets, which make use of new technologies can quickly adapt products to consumer profiles) Globalisation is convinced that any attempt to decouple this process is doomed to failure. .