Archive for May, 2009

 

MyBusinessDashboard Blog: Should You Discount?

Monday, May 18th, 2009
SmallBizMan


From blog.dashboardtosuccess.com Small business owners don’t have much room for mistakes on their profit and loss statements. It is very important to understand how the dollar flows down to the bottom line. Subtract your Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) from your Sale. What’s left (Gross Profits) is used to pay your expenses. What’s left after that goes to your wallet and the IRS. So, what happens when you take $10 off the top? That discount falls like a cartoon anvil straight to your bottom line …

 

Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives Adds Veteran Medical Affairs Specialist, Jeffrey S. New, to Management Team

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Frank Graff


RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK—Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives (PSI), the leading provider of medical affairs strategic consulting and content development services to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, has hired Jeffrey S. New, BS, PharmD, as Vice President of Medical Activities. Dr. New will be based in Research Triangle Park.

Dr. New joins PSI as the company celebrates its 22nd year. PSI has worked on hundreds of projects dealing with strategic consulting, opinion-leader management, high-level content development and health outcomes research with both large and emerging life sciences companies. PSI focuses on six therapeutic areas:

· Cardiovascular

· Bone and Metabolism

· Oncology

· Pain

· Respiratory

· Specialty Therapeutics

Dr. New brings more than 17 years of pharmaceutical experience to PSI. His most recent work includes senior management responsibilities related to medical information, field-based medical liaisons, drug development strategy, drug safety/pharmacovigilance, and medical education and publications.

PSI Founder and President, Charles Carter, PhD, calls Dr. New an innovator in medical affairs, bringing valuable clinical and industry experience in the life sciences to PSI. “We are the most experienced provider of strategic services across the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industry,” says Dr. Carter. “Jeff brings the clinical and industry experience that the Medical Affairs Departments of our corporate clients require to successfully development and implement their integrated medical affairs strategies.”

“PSI is the smartest, fastest and safest solution for providing strategic services to emerging biotech, medical and pharmaceutical companies that are on the cutting edge of research,” adds Dr. New. “I look forward to helping our clients bring life saving medicines and medical devices to production.”

Prior to joining PSI, Dr. New was Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs at DEY, L.P., Inc, a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. in Napa, California.

About Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives

PSI is the leading provider of medical affairs strategic consulting and content development services to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industry. Since 1988 PSI has worked on hundreds of engagements dealing with strategic consulting, opinion-leader management, high-level content development and health outcomes research with both large and emerging life sciences companies. For more information about PSI, contact Mary Messina at 919.314.1380 or visit www.psillc.com.

About Interactive Holdings, LLC

Interactive Holdings is a leading digital marketing and presentation operating company. For more information about Interactive Holdings, contact Ellen Weber at 919.763.1400 or visit www.interactive-holdings.com.



 

Are there business management opportunities in the Navy Reserves?

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Fred S


Im looking to join the Navy Reserves. I have my MBA (masters in business) and a Master of International business. I’m assuming that I could join at officer level. However, the navy reserves site doesn’t have business management listed as an option for officers, only enlisted. Any advice? Thanks!

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Virtual Assistant Home Business Tips

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Gerald Gyoumans


One of the fastest growing home business today is the virtual home business. In fact, surveys show that the regular permanent virtual assistant in the United States is earning almost $40,000 in a year. With the flexibility, dependability, and convenience that virtual assistants bring to their clients, you can definitely earn more than what you can obtain in your present job.

Virtual assistants refer to people who work for businesses on a temporary basis. Most of the clients of virtual assistant home business are in the Internet.

The processing of the tasks are being done distantly. Usually, most businesses would rather hire virtual assistants to do most of their administrative and clerical jobs like encoding, transcription, mass mailings, and correspondence.

Virtual home businesses do not maintain offices, hence, they will charge less than employing staffs to do the job. This is because most virtual assistants do their businesses at home.

However, not all virtual assistant businesses are created equal. Therefore, not all of them may appear easy as they sound.

Here are some virtual assistant home business tips to help you in establishing your own home business:

1. Focus on your income-generating potential

It is best that you focus more on strategies and techniques that will let you earn the money that you need. Do not spend so much time doing clerical jobs. Try to expand your capabilities and hone your skills. Keep in mind that an expert virtual assistant knows how to impart sovereignty to manage their business more efficiently.

2. Be creative

Do not depend on the usual types of clients that other virtual assistants engaged into. Being resourceful is the ultimate key to success in this kind of business. You have to think of other services that you can provide to different businesses.

3. Incorporate a good marketing strategy

Like any business, it is important that you have a good marketing strategy. You should know how to market your services, otherwise, you will not be able to earn the profits that you want.

Be on the lookout for more innovative styles on how to obtain high-paying clients. This will not only facilitate your growth but you can absolutely earn more money.

Even if virtual assistant businesses can eat up much of your time, the profits are enough to compensate all of your hard work. Just remember to always have a goal to keep you in focus.



 

How do I write a year to date profit loss statement to show my recent business income?

Friday, May 1st, 2009
tinabutton


I don’t receive a pay check from my business but have to show the income for my business to save my property from foreclosure

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