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5 Great Investors Who Aren't Warren Buffett    Warren Buffett is regarded by most as being one of the greatest investors of our time. His buy-and-hold style has allowed him to purchase hundreds of companies that he felt were fundamentally undervalued. Buffett’s ability to identify great companies at the right time has helped him to become one of the richest individuals in the world, with a net worth of $72.9 billion . Even though Buffett has beaten the S&P 500 nearly 50 years during his career, there are some critics that raise the question as to whether or not he has lost his mojo. Since the recession in 2009, Buffett has gone through several years where he failed to outperform the S&P 500 . Here are five other investors, not named Warren Buffett, that are also considered to be the best of the best in the industry. (For more, see:  The Greatest Investors .) George Soros Hedge fund manager George Soros is a completely diff...

LET US LEARN HOW TO INVEST IN A COMPANY, AND BUY ITS SHARES-Forget networth please. NETWORTH COULD BE MISLEADING When a company registers in the stock market, and certified to sell shares. It goes public. The shares it sells then is called-Initial Public Offering-IPO. At this point, you can say the company sold the shares in the primary market. NOTE: Before the IPO, the company can sell the shares before going public-And we call this-PRIVATE PLACEMENT. Next: When the company uses the money generated from the IPO and comes back to declare profit, or even loss. At this point, we call it the SECONDARY MARKET. NOTE: Here, when the company especially declares profit, it now sell sits shares at a higher price than the IPO. THE GOOD NEWS: Price immediately after the IPO are not usually enormous. HOWEVER: It is more advised to buy from a company at IPO levels, cause by doing that, you are more on the RIGHT SIDE OF...

23 Ways to Improve Employee Morale in the Workplace     Sales organizations can’t run effectively if they’re sales reps are unhappy. In fact, morale has a huge impact on the success of a sales team. When it tanks, sales performance often follows suit. Therefore, sales managers must identify unhappy reps, uncover the cause, and implement a strategy to improve employee morale ASAP. Low sales team morale can happen for multiple reasons. In fact, believe it or not, your sales territories can cause low morale if they are not designed to provide maximum sales coverage and balanced opportunities for each rep. Commission payout errors can also result in diminished team morale. Simply put, reps who are paid incorrectly or feel their territories are unfair aren’t motivated to do their job. Other times, however, poor morale results from things outside reps’ sales commission structures . This can be anything from changes in leadership or team structure to evolving cul...

30 Smart Tips to Improve Workplace Communication In nearly every aspect of life (both professional and personal), effective communication is crucial to success and happiness. Relationships cannot thrive without open communication, and the same goes for businesses both large and small. The quality of a business's internal communication often says a lot about the company itself. Let poor communication get worse, and your organization's days may be numbered. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can improve communication in the workplace . 1. Check in with employees on a regular basis. Checking in with employees is essential. Meet with them regularly either in-person or online every few weeks or months, inviting them to discuss their thoughts on their projects, tasks, and the organization as a whole. They want to be heard, and they want to share their thoughts and opinions. This will improve internal communication  throughout your entire ...

5 Ways to Analyze Your Business Idea Before Taking the Leap  If you’re about to launch a startup, you’re likely convinced your business will achieve great things. But according to the SBA  (PDF), about half of all new businesses survive 5 years or more, and only one-third keeps their doors open ten years or more. To give your startup the best possible chance of success, ask yourself these five questions before you take the leap. 1. Does the Product or Service Fill a Genuine Need or Solve a Problem? You can have the best idea in the world, but if it doesn’t solve a problem or fill a need, consumers may not buy it. Theodore Levitt , who was an American economist, professor at Harvard Business School, and the editor of the Harvard Business Review, once said, “People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole.” In other words, people don’t buy products, they buy what the product can do for them. If your product or service makes consum...

10 ways to implement your great business idea    1. Look for pain points, don’t wait for the ‘Eureka’ moment A sustainable business should generate out of a pain point, which in other words, is an opportunity. Kar-Worx was born out of a pain point that was then used as an opportunity to cater to a dire need in the aftermarket service industry. Waiting for an idea to hit you is probably the worst idea! Talking to potential customers will help you gauge the shelf life of an idea and if it needs changes. 2. Share your business idea Once you have a business idea in place and the necessary research material, pick a few customers or industry colleagues, may be from your family and peer group or a reference to share your ideas. Allow questions and healthy criticism to evaluate the credibility and potential of your idea. 3. Find a mentor It is always good to have a mentor when starting up. A mentor, who guides you, supports you, be unbiased in his opinions and co...

11 creative ways to generate great business ideas   Ideas give the start to everything. Though it may seem quite easy to generate cool business ideas, sometimes you just cannot find inspiration for this. Or lack of information prevents you from coming up with a really successful idea for your next startup. Starting entrepreneurs are very careful about sharing their ideas with anyone. They are afraid that someone will steal it and start executing it right now. And there is a reason for that. On the one hand any idea remains just an idea. On the other hand, an interesting business idea can become a good start for building a great product. And no wonder why among frequently asked questions on Quora you can meet the ones about where to find successful business ideas or what are some useful techniques for generating ideas for startups. Nevertheless, it is not a talent to be able to generate business ideas, but regular practice that can make you an “ideas-generatin...