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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

The Small Business Blog

According to the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI), a survey of 550 senior manufacturing executives from around the world, India currently ranks a surprising fourth in manufacturing competitiveness, behind only China, Germany and the U.S. My company, international trading website Alibaba.com, currently has 2.9

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. No two companies are the same. Space plays a key role in driving company values, in giving signals about business priorities, as well as showing what behaviours are accepted and encouraged.

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Working with other assistants

Practically Perfect PA

In my recent blog on what I think Assistants can expect in 2013 I briefly discussed the relationship between assistants and how teamwork and support of each other will become more important this year. Do you only email each other or speak briefly on the phone when you need something? Working as a team. So how do we do this?

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. Previous to this I worked in such roles as Secretary to a group of Consultants, Marketing Assistant for an Architect firm, Facilities Coordinator for a construction company and Purchase Ledger for NHS Legal department just to name a few.

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Social marketing 101: respond to your customers about social issues too

Service Untitled

Clients and customers love the personal touch and having the ability to comment on an issue; the problem arises however, when no one from the company responds back or follows up on a complaint, lack of service, or even a social issue. Nowadays businesses are either riding the social media train or stranded at the depot.