A variable mark-up system is the best solution to maximize a construction contractor's bottom-line because small jobs require just as much time and overhead as a bigger job Construction company owners ...

Net profit, also referred to as the bottom line, is one of the key tools to determine the financial health of an enterprise. The metric demonstrates a company’s ability to convert per-dollar sales ...

There’s an old adage in business: “Don’t tell me your priorities; show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what your priorities are.” In today’s data-driven environment, in which efficient resource ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Erdly is a UK-based small business retail expert. With customer confidence wavering and overheads increasing, there’s ...

Your success in international business depends on the effectiveness of your operational strategies. When managing a multinational corporation, you have to align your performance targets with the ...

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Sprawled across the arid expanse of southwestern Wyoming is one of the world’s largest carbon capture plants, a hulking jumble of pipes, compressors and exhaust flues operated by ExxonMobil. The oil ...

To ensure quality from outsourced call centers, firms sign service-level agreements (SLAs). These define service measures such as what constitutes an acceptable delay or an acceptable abandonment rate ...

As a retired surgeon having practiced in Asheville since 1971, I watch the degradation of our hospital and medical community with more than remorse. The unfortunate conversion of Mission Hospital from ...