Posted by Van on November 17, 2009
As a restaurant owner it is very difficult when one of your chefs decides to leave and start a restaurant of their own. But truth be told, if they are any good, it should be expected at some point, but a loss is still a loss.
So, after our head chef decided to go out on his own, I find myself having to do interviews today to replace him. I am not much of a fan when it comes to job interviews, so thankfully it isn’t something that I do a lot of.
Before any job interview, it is customary to go through the resumes to weed out the bad applicants. I took the better part of Sunday afternoon to go through my stack of fifteen odd resumes. There were about five that definitely had to go which left me ten resumes to go through.
I was particularly interested in the applicant that had attended one of the most prestigious culinary arts institutes in the country. I had high hopes that he would be the final pick, but I wanted to make sure that his personality would be a good fit for our restaurant as well.
Needless to say, this interviewing process should be interesting – hopefully I will have a good idea of who the new head chef will be by the end of the day.
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Posted by PA on February 26, 2009
Does anyone know anything about those sites that help you to compare and apply for loan rates? I’ve viewed them askance for quite some time, but I just don’t quite trust them. What do you do? Just pick the deal you want and then plop it into your shopping cart? I mean, it’s so difficult to get a mortgage out of a regular bank. We’re currently trying to get one on a second, rental house, and I just faxed sixty nine pages of documentation—do these websites ask for that?
Or are they just links to their home pages? How can you compare rates until you send each and every one of them all of your financials and permission to each pull a credit report? I’m not sure that this is traditional e-commerce; it seems like it must just be some sort of source page or something.
So who out there knows a little bit more about all this? I just can’t understand how it must all work. And if it’s easier than dealing with a traditional bank, is it because all the banks on the site are smaller? If that’s the case, then the whole thing seems scarier than ever, especially in the current climate of bank failures.
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Posted by Jerry on August 26, 2008
Even though you may choose to work at home in your pajamas, business letters and emails to potential and current customers must look and sound professional. Some basic tools to consider when drafting a business letter are format, clarity and tone. Basic business letters should be single spaced on eight and a half by eleven inch letterhead. The margins are standard one and a half inch all the way around. Your company name and address is centered and double spaced at the top of the business letter. The date, recipient’s name, company and address follow. Next is the greeting, try to avoid generic greetings such as “To Whom It May Concern”, and use the recipient’s last name. Use “dear” in the greeting and complete the greeting with a colon, for example, Dear Mr. Keaton: The body of the letter is composed of small, single spaced paragraphs. The business letter should not exceed three paragraphs. The opening paragraph should state the purpose of the letter. The middle paragraph states the request of the sender, to bid on a project, a proposal, etc. The final paragraph is a call for specific action, please send, please contact, etc. Conclude with “Yours truly,” and a signature. These basic business letter tools will go a long way when marketing your business.
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Posted by Jerry on August 17, 2008
The internet is filled with home based business opportunity. People choose to work from home for many different reasons. Working from home cuts transportation costs, obliterates the professional wardrobe budget and allows flexible working hours. Internet-based business’s are open twenty-four hours and access the global market. As with any business, internet companies must have a product or service that is in demand, and make the product easily accessible to potential customers. Many women with young children work at home, and have found countless opportunities to subsidize their income through internet businesses. Recently, I was searching the web to look at cake recipes and was astounded by the amount of blogs devoted just to cakes. One woman had started a blog with some of her favorite cake recipes and the blog became so popular she gained sponsors and now makes a living sharing baking and decorating tips. The internet is a great place to share your specific skills or hobbies. A mass global market craves all sorts of information from fly-fishing to cake baking. Beyond the sharing of information comes the exchange of goods, buyers may pay a premium price for items sitting around your home. The internet provides many opportunities for home-based entrepreneurs the hardest part may be choosing the best business for you.
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Posted by Jerry on August 6, 2008
My Father and several close friends own small businesses. I have immense respect for individuals that tackle the long hours and many tasks involved in running a business. The start-up business owners usually multi-task several jobs at once. These jobs can include receptionist, marketing manager, sales force, book-keeper and janitorial staff. Many small business owners work either a part-time or full-time position in addition to running their small business. My Father has had his own business for nearly ten years and still works a part- time sales position. I, like many people have often pondered the idea of owning my own business. Running a business often conjures up a care-free life style. Setting your own schedule, not having to worry about pleasing the boss constantly (because, hey, you are the boss), taking a half day off here and there to smell the roses. All of these options at first seem very appealing when considering a start-up business. Doing a little research into small business ownership reveals there is definitely a long list of pro’s and con’s. A good place to begin this research is inquiring with local business owners about their start- up stories. Informational interviews with successful business owners provide a first-hand account of profitable techniques and strategies. business equipment
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