Jun
11
Risk in Start-up Business
June 11, 2011 | 2 Comments
Risk is always present in business. Any business ventures carry both a significant amount and diversity of risks. In many businesses and companies however, risk management is taken for granted. There is also a lack of understanding on what constitutes risk management.
In most cases, risk management is thought to be limited to just liability insurance. In reality, risk management can encompass a much broader business scope.
Apr
28
Risky Management?
April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment
All human activity involves risk. As such, great lengths are taken to monitor/minimize potential risk as well as monitor/maximize opportunities.
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks, followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of mal-factors.
Yet even in risk managment, being a human activity in itself, there are areas prone to risks.
Apr
4
Philippines PROTECT 2011
April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The two-day conference “PROTECT 2011: Doing Business Amidst New Threats”, will tackle issues on the necessity to plan, survive and manage recovery from natural disasters, pandemics, cyber attacks and damage to intellectual property of the business community of the Philippines.
Key national leaders have been invited to emphasize the importance of Security and provide expert knowledge at PROTECT 2011: Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin, National Security Adviser Cesar P. Garcia Jr. and Secretary of Transportation and Communications (DTC) Jose P. de Jesus.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC) is the partner agency of PROTECT 2011, now on its sixth year.
Oct
10
Outsourcing and Off-shoring – Signs to watch out for
October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Business research firm Gartner identifies six signposts to watch for in screening and selecting their business process outsourcing partners/providers near-shore or off-shore.
Like any business entity, service providers are aslo exposed to the economic crisis, many will struggle to survive. Some companies may be acquired and others might exit the BPO services market completely to be replaced by new players.
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