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If you decide your retail store needs a refurbishment then you want to promote the store and encourage sales. Do not be discouraged by the tasks you must complete before your store will look perfectly. Here are 4 important things to consider when planning retail refurbishment that will maximize sales and customer flow! With careful planning and a little help from refurbishment professionals you can make your dreams a reality quickly!

Air conditioning

The type of air conditioning and refrigeration systems you install is based on the weather in your area, the size of your retail unit, and if the temperature control is necessary. Read full post…

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-LA., Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released the following statement heralding the reauthorization of the critical Export-Import Bank that will aid American small businesses and economic growth. Additional information on the Ex-Im Bank is located at the bottom of the release.

“Although our almost 28 million small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy, these job creators have difficulty exporting their goods in today’s global marketplace. The reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank will promote fiscal stability for innovative American businesses, by providing export-financing support for the sale of American goods and services to foreign buyers.

“Small businesses will directly reap the benefits of the Ex-Im Bank’s reauthorization. For example, in 2011, nearly 90% of the Ex-Im Bank’s loans went to aid small businesses, leading to the creation of an estimated 288,000 jobs. It also provi

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We live in an increasingly globalised world where many companies have different partners, branches or subsidiaries in multiple countries. Naturally, this calls for a specialised form of management to ensure all of those businesses are operating to a high standard and that different branches of the same international company are all communicating properly. This is where ERP systems come in. Read on to find out how an ERP system can help international businesses manage their affairs.

Data integrity

One of the main things that ERP software does is to integrate data into a single, central database. Read full post…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, May 16, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — Los Gatos Research , the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, has launched an ultra-sensitive analyzer that provides real-time, direct and automated measurement of carbonyl sulfide in ambient air samples with parts-per-trillion precision and at rates as fast as 10 Hz. This new OCS Analyzer also provides simultaneous measurements of carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide and water vapor over a wide range of mole fractions, and without cross-sensitivity to other atmospheric species. The new OCS Analyzer does not require sample drying or any pre-treatment, which simplifies operation in the field, as well as in research and reference laboratories. In addition, the field-proven reliability of LGR’s gas analyzers, accessories and capabilities , facilitate deployment in remote, unattended monitoring applications.

OCS is an atmospheric gas that is gaining interest as a useful tracer to assess gross photosynthesis activity in plant canopies; plants uptake OCS and CO2 during respiration, but only generate CO2 by photosynthesis. Read full post…

The city of Sacramento spent $680,000 between September and April in its unsuccessful effort to build a sports and entertainment center in the railyard, according to an analysis to be presented to the City Council tonight.

The expenditures, preapproved by the council, include $8,000 in travel costs to Los Angeles, Dallas, Orlando, Fla., and New York where city officials attempted to negotiate agreements with the Kings, the NBA and private partners for a $391 million facility.

Those expenses do not include Mayor Kevin Johnson’s travel bills, which Johnson paid for himself, a city staff report indicates.

City officials said they knew in September when they asked the council for initial funding that the deal might not pan out, but felt the project was worth the investment.

“At that point, we were gaining cautious optimism that we could get this thing financed,” Assistant City Manager John Dangberg said. “It turned out we could.

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Businesses tend to keep all their money in one bank, whilst another will be the home of their debt. However, due to the recession and the current state of the global economy, banks are no longer offering enticing savings rates; instead they are increasing their interest rates, ultimately portraying a false economy and causing many businesses to lose out.

Whilst it must be extremely tempting for company directors and CEO’s to spend almost every penny they have on repaying loans and attempting to get slowly back into the black, in practise this can be harmful and leave the business in a worse situation. Seeking professional financial advice is highly advisable and will help a company determine which debt management plan is right for them.

CVA

A company voluntary arrangement, a legally binding contract between a creditor and a debtor, focuses on a more affordable monthly payment by the debtor. T

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