Category Archives: Business

The Winners and Losers in Business – Australian Budget 2013

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Walid Abou-Halloun

With the 2013 Budget out of the way, it’s time to sift through the reports to discover those who gain from increases in this year’s budget and those who are up for a bit of a rude shock. Businesses in particular industries, including...  More

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Mobile Penetration rates will continue its increase with Android dominating

Posted on: April 9th, 2013 by Walid Abou-Halloun

Economic conditions had slowed down the overall mobile penetration increase in 2012. However, penetration rates will climb this year at a rate that manufacturers expect to increase their volume of handsets. Overall, global market penetration...  More

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How to grow your profits along with your business

Posted on: March 12th, 2013 by Walid Abou-Halloun

You need to make money to thrive. It may seem glaringly obvious, but many businesses get so caught up chasing other objectives, like growth, reputation or status, that they forget about this most important performance measure of all: profit. Of...  More

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Can the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet be a viable alternative to a laptop?

Posted on: February 13th, 2013 by Walid Abou-Halloun

Like many mobile business professionals, I have been looking for ways to work on the move. For a while, this meant using my laptop; if any of you have ever used a laptop on a train, in a cafe, or on a flight, you will be familiar with just how...  More

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10 simple strategies to close more business deals

Posted on: February 7th, 2013 by Walid Abou-Halloun

A new book by Tom Searcy, examining the extraordinary deal making-prowess of legendary investor Warren Buffett, identifies ten principles to help any salesperson improve their deal-closing skills. The techniques helped Searcy to build four highly...  More

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