In the age of Quad Core and Mach 3 travel, no one seems to have the patience for anything nowadays. A person in front of us in a queue is one too many. The same "Die Hard" is now so ingrained among entrepreneurs and businessmen, that we are constantly looking for shortcuts and other "easy way" to success. Some will argue that success in business is about finding the fastest way to your objectives. I would agree if in so doing, we do not neglect our integrity and ethics. However, many of us tend to forgo the very principles we are ...

A 2009 prediction of IT trends in Malaysia reflected the same senti­ments that SMEs are looking to move towards an operational expenditure (OPEX) model and reduce their capital operations (CAPEX) model. This is against the backdrop of prediction that IT spend in Malaysia is expected to increase by 1% despite the current economic downturn. This prediction is a result of an expected demand by businesses to use IT innovation to improve the business by outsourcing several operations to achieve reduce operating cost. SMB worldwide spend on remote managed services grew about 9.2 percent in 2009 to reach about US$3.6 Billion and ...

The Malaysian High Commission will provide every kind of assistance possible such as advising on business procedures and guidelines, exploring opportunities and even business matching. We have assisted in the setting up of a few successful business matching. The High Commission will assist in introducing and recommending Malaysian companies to Brunei companies. As we have quite a number of Malaysians in Brunei in various industries, we would like SMEs from Malaysia to partner as well with them to offer their products and services. These Malaysian companies which are based here in Brunei can be their appointed distributors and agents, for example. Don't ...

Compensating a sales force is one of the most misunderstood aspects of running a business. The mistakes made in this arena are too numerous to mention. Far too many businesses simply do not compensate their sales people in a manner that benefits both the company and its sales representatives. There are many ways to compensate a sales force. But choosing the right plan for your business is a key factor in determining success. But what is the reason? Because sales activities are the life blood of most businesses. If the sales compensation plan fails to sufficiently motivate and reward your sales people, ...

Email is the lifeblood of modern business and one of the key targeted points of security threats in a company. When it comes to security issues, businesses of all sizes face the same email and messaging challenges - and one of the most prevalent of these is spam. In the past, the major problem with spam was that it diminished user productivity because of the excessive time required to sift through it. According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report XIV, a 192 percent increase in spam was detected across the Internet, from 119.6 billion messages in 2007 to 349.6 billion ...