The value of doing business with Africa

posted by Focused on February 24, 2010 @ 6:34 pm in BUSINESS

    As a businessperson, seeking new opportunities to develop one’s business is a way of life. Seeking new trade partners and markets to do business in can only help one’s economic growth. What applies to a company also applies to a country, in this case Jamaica. For far too long,

The Benefits of Customizing Your Twitter Profile Background

posted by cyberopteryx on September 19, 2009 @ 6:49 am in BUSINESS

The Social Media Community is growing exponentially and doesn't look like it is going to slow down anytime soon. As these communities grow in size the more difficult it will be for you or your brand to get noticed or discovered. Twitter allows its members to customize their profile backgrounds to

Benefits of knowing a foreign language

posted by Focused on August 12, 2009 @ 7:54 am in BUSINESS

            Learning a foreign language can add another dimension to one's life. It opens one to a new world and a new culture. Frequently associated with developing one's general knowledge, knowing a foreign language has a lot of practical value in

Sports tourism opportunities

posted by Focused on July 18, 2009 @ 5:31 pm in BUSINESS

        One can strongly argue that Jamaica has yet to maximize its tourism potential. Although the all-inclusive format seems to generate must of the tourism revenue (I do not have the official figures to confirm it), other forms of tourism could easily generate substantial

Creating a stress-free work environment

posted by Focused on July 17, 2009 @ 8:32 pm in BUSINESS

    Taking into account the fact that we spend so much of our lives working, one should not downplay the importance of working in a stress-free environment. Although it might seem as a utopian concept to many, a sound working environment can be achieved in simple ways. Identify the