BEST 5 FORMULAE FOR SUCCESS

the probability of success is equal to one minus the probability of failure.” The too cute concept being communicated herein is that the lower you make the probability of failure, the higher becomes your probability of succeeding. Knowing how to fail, and then not doing it, becomes a big part of knowing how to succeed.
Here in Silicon Valley, we see a lot of failure. Sure, local brand name companies, from Hewlett Packard to Google, make Silicon Valley look like a series of spectacular successes, but we have graveyards filled with the bones of that nobody ever knew, aside from some venture capitalists who lost a lot of money funding them. As an angel investor, many failures waiting happen come to me for investment.
There are many “rules” to success. Here are the most important rules for not failing, plus a bonus rule for excelling.

1. Be frugal.

At one time in Silicon Valley, new hires at tech firms were being given free leases on BMWs. The companies that did that -- and burned through all their investor cash -- are not with us anymore. Business has ups and downs. Part of surviving the down cycles is to not blow all your cash during the up cycle. Humorist Dave Barry once said the government needed the Department of Louise, consisting of a single mom named Louise who would disapprove any spending that was not absolutely necessary. You need to be your own Department of Louise.

20 BUSSINESS IDEAS FOR INTERPRENEAURS

With capital of $1,500 or less to start up

1. ACCOUNTANT
Experience, training or licensing may be needed
Create a flier outlining your services. Before you do that, you need to know what those services will be. Do you want to simply do bookkeeping for a small business? A more involved level of accounting would be do actually work up balance sheets, income statements, and other financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and/or annual basis, depending on the needs of the business. Other specializations can include tax accounting, a huge area of potential work. Service companies like Due.com assisted freelancers with payments. Many owners don't mind keeping their own day-to-day bookkeeping records but would rather get professional help with their taxes.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES, STOREKEEPER ASSISTANT IN KASURU

Storekeepers- Assistant (Tanzania Nationals Only) - Tanzania

Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

JOB OPPORTUNITY OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

 

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR - AGAPAHI

AGAPAHI is implementing various projects that are demanding and thus the organization is looking for the motivated, result, driven, aualified and competence staff to fill the position of operations coordinator  for Mwanza, and Shinyanga offices. the operations coordinator will report to the Zonal program manager

HERE ARE 8 THINGS TO TO DO REDUCE YOUR EMAIL RISK

Cheryl Conner ,  

Contributor

I write about small businesses doing innovative PR

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

This is a question I’ve been mulling for a number of months: How has email use evolved in the days since Sony's email server hacks and Wikileaks?
As most will remember, Sony’s email system was breached in October 2014 by hackers hired by North Korea, to protest the release of The Interview. Thousands of emails emerged including salary records, negotiations and enough salacious material to fill the tabloids for seasons. On paper, Sony pegged the damage at $15 million. The emotional toll to employees, some who left the company and others who’ve filed civil suits has dragged on for years.

An email crisis can strike any organization.

The March 2016 leak of some 30,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee revealing information about DNC's off-the-record conversations with the press during Hilary's campaign, coupled with controversy about her use of a private email server while Secretary of State and reticence to produce the entirety of those emails was another set of history-changing occurrences

7 Ideas To Make Your Merger Or Acquisition A Success

Bill Rader ,  

Contributor

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During my many years in business, I have completed five mergers and one acquisition, and sold four companies. Each transaction was examined closely and always thought to be in the best interest of both the company and those who had ownership stakes in the business.

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History shows that after the party is over, and the hard work begins, things rarely turn out as anticipated.
I could write a book on each merger and acquisition (M&A) in which I have been involved. None ever resulted as planned. In hindsight, I can attribute the majority of issues to being a small company with multiple, mostly-equal, owners.
Each M&A started good, had a transition period with issues and uncertainty, and in the end, resulted in a better company. It was always the “transition” period that was the most challenging and resulted in the greatest cost on multiple levels