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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

The Act came into force in July 2011 and states that it is a crime to commit bribery, be bribed and bribe a foreign public official. A commercial organisation can be found guilty of this offence if the bribery is carried out by an employee or a third person, this could include a contractor, a supplier, an agent or a subsidiary.

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How Telecommuting Beats the Recession

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. T he global economy has experienced several recessions since the industrial revolution, however, the current recession is unique in many respects. Previous recessions affected traditional industry and resulted in large populations finding themselves out of work and with no hope of future employment.

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The Evolution of CRM

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. The traditional viewpoint in industry used to be “here’s what we can make – how can we sell it?” This article was written by Workbooks, leading supplier of web-based CRM software. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. Photo Courtesy Of Hayley Vallejo.

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The Biggest Secret of Stellar Copywriting

Men With Pens

I wrote press releases for the music industry, which was pretty cool. Now here’s the same company speaking to their customers’ perspective: When your margins keep continuously eroding while you search for new suppliers and spend time managing a growing global distribution network, you need a solution. Or the decoder ring.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Chancellor gives Scots little cheer : WILL a public sector squeeze combined with higher taxes for small businessmen and further restrictions on the pensions industry announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling in the SMEs hit out against NI hikes : The Chancellor’s decision to increase national insurance contributions by a further 0.5

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