Gregory Bridges

Introduction - We are a Panama Law Firm not a real estate business. Our clients are frequently relocating to Panama and we assist in the real estate acquisition for them. We are often asked if the real estate bubble is going to bust in Panama or if the boom has just begun. Well we are not sure. We have

"...the more things remain the same."

Last week I told you about a recent report from The Conference Board that has a lot of big company CEOs concerned about competition from smaller, more innovative and entrepreneurially-minded companies. To refresh your memory, The Conference Board's CEO Challenge 2004 reported that 87% of the 540 global

The first stage of most decision making in business is gathering data. In most cases the information is collected in the form of words (also called qualitative data, or unstructured data). For instance, marketing researchers conduct focus groups, perform in-dept interviews, or use open-ended questions

If your business is facing cash flow challenges, account receivables factoring may be the ideal solution to the problem. With receivables factoring, you sell your accounts receivable or invoices to generate quick cash. Receivables factoring is a common practice that's been used for centuries by businesses

Businesses around the world are being bombarded with sophisticated threats against their data and communications networks every day. As enterprises invest heavily in fortifying their IT infrastructures and enforcing comprehensive and constantly upgraded security policies against malicious

If PR is a soft discipline, what is a "hard" discipline? One that involves HUGEmoney or personal pain? One that absorbs all the general counsel's time? Or, is it the blinding success of a brand new business or, maybe, something that affects individual careers? Or must it simply employ clubs and brass knuckles?

Through observing business people who have been successful, and how they achieved their success, I have concluded that there are a number of factors that must be present for business success to occur. As I like to keep things simple, these success factors can be condensed into a formula. It is:

Sometimes we can all use a friendly reminder to keep us from backsliding into old ways of thinking about selling that lead us down the wrong path with potential clients.

When businesses think of team building, business owners usually associate it with building their company's internal workforce into a lean-mean fighting machine. Team building, however, should be extended to include external relationships such as those with other businesses. Enter joint ventures or JVs for