Choosing an online training solution is easier with a bit of expert advice. The following tips should make your decision-making process a little easier.
1. Assess Your Resources. If you've already committed yourself to the idea of online training, you've likely already done some assessment of your resources. If not, evaluate your budget, time, equipment and computer availability to see what you can afford.
2. Conduct a JHA. The next, and most important, step is conducting your own Job Hazard Assessment (JHA). This consists of a safety professional - your safety representative or consultant - visiting the job site, analyzing field worker operations and noting what physical and environmental hazards exist.
A good JHA will identify what particular workers in various positions need to be trained on in order to eliminate or reduce the hazards associated with their job. You'd then want to match up your needs with exactly what the online training company provides.
3. Target Your Specific Needs. Choose an online training provider that can offer you the training topics identified in the JHA or one that has the ability to customize the training to address the unique hazards associated with your particular industry. You should ask, "Is the training offered here specifically geared toward meeting the training requirements set by OSHA or is it just awareness level training?"<
4. Choose 'Deep or Wide'. Also, ask yourself how in depth the training needs to be given the student's level of responsibility for site safety. If you are looking into training for a supervisor or manager, oftentimes you will need more in-depth coverage of that subject matter.
Perhaps you have a supervisor who needs training that qualifies him or her as a "Competent Person" or a worker who simply needs awareness-level training. A "Competent Person" is defined by OSHA as: an individual who, by way of training and/or experience, is knowledgeable of applicable standards, is capable of identifying workplace hazards relating to the specific operation, is designated by the employer, and has authority to take appropriate actions.
5. Track Your Training. From an administrative standpoint you should make sure that the online training provider can track and maintain the student training records. Also, find out if you will have instant access to these records.
Following these tips and doing a bit planning will undoubtedly make finding the right online training provider much easier on you. As with any major purchase, the more research you do the better. Good luck.
Mei 03, 2011
Tips for Choosing a Provider of Online Construction Training
Thinking of selling your company?
Your decision to sell:
Making the decision to sell your company is a tough one. However, when you decide to do so, make sure it's a priority in your life. A common mistake is when a seller starts the marketing process and it's not a priority, it's becomes obvious to buyers. Unlike a residential real estate transaction, there are only a limited number of buyers for any business. If a buyer walks, many times they will not come back.
Information Gathering:
In my opinion, this is by far the most important aspect to increasing the probability of selling your company for the greatest amount and for the best terms. It is important to remember, if a buyer has cash and is in an acquisition mode, they will find a company to buy whether it is yours or not. Be prepared to present the buyer with all company information in a timely, organized and professional manner. The longer you take to present requested information, the more your company looks unorganized. Why does a buyer want to purchase an unorganized company? When there are problems on the surface there are usually a lot more underneath. Remember 90% of an iceberg is underwater. Buyers have a lot to learn in a short period of time … don't make it difficult for them. If a buyer wants to look at certain information, get it to them in an organized fashion and get it to them quickly!
Finding buyers and working towards closing:
Actively finding, qualifying, and communicating with buyers is a full time job. If you are running your company, you need to continue to do so and hire an experienced merger and acquisition professional to sell or merge the company. Just like any task in life, the more you do it, the better you get. I have been involved in over 120 merger and acquisition transactions over the last 10 years and have seen people "on the other side of the table" make the same mistakes over and over. Mistakes can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is too much money at stake, and you don't get a second chance.
Do Definitions Tell You How To Create A Better Business?
When talking to people about what they think is involved in marketing, CRM, ecommerce, direct marketing, web development, web design and graphic design it is quite clear that most people have a confused and jumbled view about what they all are, what they cover, which is most important and which is easiest to understand.
It is nearly always the case that someone understands what is meant by graphic design – not a surprise, perhaps, as it has been around the longest and has it's roots in "old technology". Not only that research has shown that only 7 to 11% of all communication is verbal, the rest being non-verbal as messages can be communicated through "graphical" factors such as gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye gaze, clothing, hairstyles, architecture, symbols and graphics. So definitely not a surprise – we are very visual.
It is nearly always the case that people also believe they understand what is meant by web design – though many people blur it with web development. Again, probably not surprising, but, actually, probably not helpful either. Why not? Because if you don't have a real 'definition' for something (definition = clarity and differentiation from other concepts) then you don't know what you are buying. And, guess what, if you don't know what you are buying you can be "ripped off".
So we thought we would be boringly helpful and using Wikipedia and a range of other sources definitions (only so we are not accused of slanting the evidence) try to explain what marketing, CRM, ecommerce, direct marketing, web development, web design and graphic design really are.
We also thought we'd arrange them in what we regard as their order of importance to the success of your business – which is pretty much in reverse order to most people's understanding of what they are and see if anyone can be bothered to read what could be "possibly the most boring and convoluted article ever" and challenge these views.
1. MARKETING: The most widely accepted definition of marketing on a global scale comes from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in the UK which is the largest marketing body in the world in terms of membership. The definition claims marketing to be the "management process of anticipating, identifying and satisfying customer requirements profitably". Thus, operative marketing involves the processes of market research, new product development, product life cycle management, pricing, channel management as well as promotion……… It is one of the company's management tools to ensure that products and services are developed according to market requirements, and that they are profitable.
2. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) includes the methodologies, technology and capabilities that help an enterprise manage customer relationships. The general purpose of CRM is to enable organizations to better manage their customers through the introduction of reliable systems, processes and procedures. Customer Relationship Management is a corporate level strategy which focuses on creating and maintaining lasting relationships with its customers. Although there are several commercial CRM software packages on the market which support CRM strategy, it is not a technology itself, rather, an holistic change in an organization's philosophy which places emphasis on the customer………. A successful CRM strategy cannot be implemented by simply installing and integrating a software package and will not happen over night. Changes must occur at all levels including policies and processes, front of house customer service, employee training, marketing, systems and information management; all aspects of the business must be reshaped to be customer driven.
April 12, 2011
What Does Your Logo Color Say About Your Business?
And not only your logo, but also your website, your brochure, your business cards and any of your marketing materials for that matter.
Yes, colors do matter
They communicate feelings and emotions. They represent ideas and thoughts. So before you create a logo or any other piece of marketing make sure you select the right colors to communicate a personality that accurately represents you and your business.
Following are some generally accepted principles of color and the emotions they evoke. Keep them in mind when selecting colors to represent your business.
White/Silver: purity, truthfulness, faith, contemporary, refined, wealth
Black: seriousness, distinctiveness, boldness, power, sophistication
Blue: authority, dignity, security, faithfulness, heritage, trust
Brown/Gold: history, utility, earthiness, richness, tradition, conservative
Gray/Silver: somberness, authority, practicality, corporate mentality
Green: tranquility, health, freshness, stability, appetite
Orange: fun, cheeriness, warm exuberance, appetite, speed
Pink: femininity, innocence, softness, health, youth
Purple: sophistication, spirituality, wealth, royalty, youth, mystery
Red: aggressiveness, passion, strength, vitality, fear, speed, appetite
Yellow: youth, positive feelings, sunshine, refinement, caution, appetite
So, what the meaning about your's?????
