Part 1: Brief History of Singapore
“It is a place that cherishes its past as it looks to the future.”
By newasia-singapore.com
The earliest known mention of Singapore was a 3rd century Chinese account which described Singapore as “Pu-luo-chung” (”island at the end of a peninsula”). Little is known about the island’s history at this time but this matter-of-fact description belies Singapore’s colourful past. By the 14th century, Singapore had become part of the mighty Sri Vijayan empire and was known as Temasek (”Sea Town”).
This was no less accurate than the 3rd century name. Located at the natural meeting point of sea routes at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore had long known visits from a wide variety of sea craft, from Chinese junks, Indian vessels, Arab dhows and Portuguese battleships to Buginese schooners.
During the 14th century, this small but strategically-placed island had earned a new name - “Singa Pura”, or “Lion City”. According to legend,
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Reading Business Books: A Must-Do for Entrepreneurs
By articlebasement.com
As a business owner, one of the most important things you can do to boost your business and improve your professional skills and knowledge is to take the time to keep up with the latest business literature.
As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to feel like the challenges you face every day are unique to your situation. However, it is very likely that other professionals have faced, and overcome, many of the same challenges. There are so many great publications geared toward helping entrepreneurs just like you learn to deal with the day-to-day personal and professional challenges they face. Time you spend keeping yourself current with business literature is definitely time well spent. It is an investment in your business and in yourself.
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Business people who are tops in their field have a lot in common, and art professionals can learn a lot from their successes and strategies
By findarticles.com
I have a theory on doing business. If my business is good, it’s not because of the weather, the time of year or the economy. It’s because of me. I’m doing something right. If my business is bad, it’s not because of the weather, the time of the year or the economy. It’s because of me. I’m doing something wrong. Somebody is always buying something from somebody, so how can I make them buy from me?
First of all, you need confidence in yourself and your merchandise with clear goals and knowledge of the products you are selling. Only then can you inspire dedication from your staff and a willingness to buy from customers.
Successful business people, no matter what their industry, have been found to share similar traits. Today’s world is no longer satisfied with simply success–we want to know how the successful get to the top. The Russians developed a concept called “anthropomaximology,” in which they try to answer the question of why some individuals outperform others. Through the years I’ve done some anthropomaximology of my own and found there are certain qualities that describe successful business people. Here are a few:
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10 Mistakes Managers Make During Job Interviews
By BNET Staff from bnet.com
Hiring is one of the hardest parts of managing a team. A lot is riding on the initial meeting, and if you’re nervous or ill-prepared—or both—it can make you do strange things. The following mistakes are all too common, but they’re easy to avoid with some advance preparation.
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Do You Need an MBA Degree to Success in Your Career?
By Jullie Harvard from articlebasement.com
In part, an MBA definitely never guarantee for a successful career, but it may become the key contributor to achieve your career goal. You may choose to achieve your career success without thinking of an MBA, but if you want to grab the most opportunities that may open to you along your career path, then you might want to consider getting an MBA degree.
Many young professionals who have started their career with their undergraduate degree tend to shun pursuing a graduate degree or higher education beyond a bachelor degree. They think they have spent 4 to 5 years at college, and it’s time to earn their way through their career, and going back to study for a graduate degree is a waste of time and money. Although it’s true that a strong education background is only one of many contributing factors in a success career, it may become your key determination factor to successfully secure a career opportunity that you meet along your career path. Owning an MBA degree would prove to be an advantage especially if you are vying for high level position.
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What makes a successful business person?
By Murray Raphel from findarticles.com
What makes a successful business person? Business people who are tops in their field have a lot in common, and art professionals can learn a lot from their successes and strategies
I have a theory on doing business. If my business is good, it’s not because of the weather, the time of year or the economy. It’s because of me. I’m doing something right. If my business is bad, it’s not because of the weather, the time of the year or the economy. It’s because of me. I’m doing something wrong. Somebody is always buying something from somebody, so how can I make them buy from me?
First of all, you need confidence in yourself and your merchandise with clear goals and knowledge of the products you are selling. Only then can you inspire dedication from your staff and a willingness to buy from customers.
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Venture Capital Negotiating Issues
By Raman Singh from Articlebasement
When companies enter into negotiations with venture capital firms, there are several issues which need to be defined and agreed upon. This article describes the key issues.
Valuation: Valuation is the most prominent negotiating issues. Valuation is the price of the company in which the venture capitalistventure capitalist invests. Valuation determines what percent of the company the investor is buying for their capital.
Timing of the Investment: Many investors will commit a large amount of capital, but will contribute that capital to the companies in installments. Often, these installments are only made when pre-designated milestones are met.
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Transportation Jobs
by Debby Richardson from Articlebasement
The transportation industry has developed into a major industry and today this industry is one of the biggest in the world. Transportation of people and goods is a very important thing in the world. Means and modes of transportation are highly developed all over the world and with the advent of air travel and air transport, the transportation industry has been completely transformed and undergone something on the lines of a major revolution. Transportation is quite a big thing today and the transportation industry has a huge variety of various transportation jobs to offer. Transportation jobs can range from transporting people from one place to another or moving a piece of cargo from point A to point B.
The transportation industry has been built on a solid foundation and one of the most important factors associated with the transportation industry is time. Punctuality is held at a premium in this industry and punctuality is often the sole thing that defines a particular transportation job as being a success. Transportation has been divided into four main categories and these four categories are air transport, rail transport, land or road transport and water transport. Transportation jobs involving transport of people are primarily divided into public and private sector jobs with almost all countries providing state owned transportation companies.
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