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Communication - Your Key To Success
If there is one skill that can get you far in life no matter what it is you wish to achieve or better yourself at, it's the skill of being able to communicate efficiently. It don't matter whether you wish to get ahead in the business world or develop a lasting and meaningful relationship; good communication skills are a must and are the key to your success. Here are some tips to help you develop your communication skills.Developing good communication skills is more than just being able to talk or the contents of what you are saying. Good communication is made up of three main factors, expressive skills, listening skills and successful

Covert Surveillance - Shoplifiting Prevention
Call them what you will: Loss Prevention, Assets Protection, Security, or Store Detectives. The larger your store, the more you need to protect your assets from shoplifting. Shoplifting costs businesses millions of dollars every year. Protection is important, but if your customers feel like they're being watched, they'll feel uncomfortable and shop elsewhere. While a visual deterrent will make dishonest shoppers think twice about stealing, if you're interested in catching thieves, your surveillance will need to be covert. While a great camera system and trained observers can be an excellent way to detect shoplifting, the expense of such a surveillance came

Yesterday, Singapore’s exchange market was rife with speculation about a possible merger of the two land transport giants: ComfortDelGro and SMRT. As a result, their share prices skyrocketed between 5.9% and 6.6% at closing.

ComfortDelGro is the “world’s second largest public listed land transport company with a fleet of more than 40,000 vehicles”. It is the parent company for Comfort and SBS Transit which are the market leaders in taxi and bus industry in Singapore respectively. SMRT, the market leader for train services, is a multi-modal public transport company offering train, bus and taxi services, as well as expertise in consultancy and project management in railway systems. Both companies have advertising arms.

In a newspaper report by The Straits Times (attached below), it was reported that ComfortDelGro has submitted a position paper to the Ministry of Transport, giving their two-cent worth on how the public transport industry should be structured. Two specific suggestions are given: to merge with rival SMRT to create one big giant transport company, or to have two separate companies with different areas of expertise – one running buses while another operating trains. (Note: It should be quite obvious that SBS Transit will be the natural bus company and SMRT will be the train company).

It is not hard to fathom why ComfortDelGro is keen to push for the two scenarios because they will have the upper hand in both scenarios. For the first scenario, if they were to merge with SMRT, it would most likely to be a take-over exercise rather than merger. With a market capitalisation of S$4.8 million over SMRT’s S$2.6 million and a ferocious a

Ways to Determine the Value of a Business
Determining the value of a business you are considering purchasing is a tricky subject. Most owners think their businesses are worth far more than they are. And in the end the true value of anything is determined by what a willing seller is willing to sell it for and a willing buyer is willing to buy it for.Step one would be to acquire the use of West’s Business Brokerage Handbook and skim through the rules of thumb sections. If you are looking, for instance, at a dry cleaning business Tom West, the author, describes the nationwide average values of dry cleaning businesses using either the gross sales percentage method—usually from .75 to 1.5 times t

n 40,000 vehicles”. It is the parent company for Comfort and SBS Transit which are the market leaders in taxi and bus industry in Singapore respectively. SMRT, the market leader for train services, is a multi-modal public transport company offering train, bus and taxi services, as well as expertise in consultancy and project management in railway systems. Both companies have advertising arms.

Opening a Dollar Store - Know and Learn From Your Competition
Are you considering the possibility of opening a dollar store? If so, then learn everything possible from your competitors. Spend a little time examining the competition before, during and after you conduct your grand opening event. Visit direct competitors as well as stores that will overlap with your store for customers.Learn what your direct competitors are doing. Start with competitors in the immediate area of your store. Then work your way away from your store in an ever-increasing area. Be sure to include well known and larger stores even if they are well away from your operation. These bigger players can have a huge impact on you when you are ope

in railway systems. Both companies have advertising arms.

Unconventional In a Conventional World
Ah, human nature! It's pretty amazing how much the creatures of habit label really sticks to so many of us, 90 to 95% I am quite sure would be a very realistic number! We go through our lives, getting an education and eventually getting out into the real world, securing our 9 to 5 jobs, working for someone who we hope sees the value of our perceived worth.Year after year, we hopefully assess our position in a financial and professional sense, looking forward to the day when we can retire and eventually enjoy the fruits of our labor! Retirement, simply uttering the word conjures up visions of travel, recreation, little or no worries, and the proverbial go

given: to merge with rival SMRT to create one big giant transport company, or to have two separate companies with different areas of expertise – one running buses while another operating trains. (Note: It should be quite obvious that SBS Transit will be the natural bus company and SMRT will be the train company).

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to fathom why ComfortDelGro is keen to push for the two scenarios because they will have the upper hand in both scenarios. For the first scenario, if they were to merge with SMRT, it would most likely to be a take-over exercise rather than merger. With a market capitalisation of S$4.8 million over SMRT’s S$2.6 million and a ferocious appetite for aggressive acquisition, it would be quite unthinkable that they are willing to “merge” with SMRT. I speculate that they would have said something like this in their position paper:

Having a one giant company would create a company that can offer a holistic transport solution to Singapore with economy of scale. Also, by taking over merging with SMRT, we will hasten the process of achieving our mission of creating the world’s number one land transport operator. This would be Singapore’s pride: the largest land transport operator which is profitable.”

For the second scenario, though left with buses only, they will be able to use buses to compete with the trains by offering point-to-point services and direct bus services which are what the passengers wanted – faster and more direct services without the hassle of transfers.

Hitherto, SMRT has not yet put forth any position paper. Judging by their rival’s move, I would think they would be forced to come out with one. Already, they are managing shareholder and market’s expectation by responding to media about the position paper submitted by ComfortDelGro. A day after the news was reported, SMRT responded:

“(SMRT) Having operated trains and buses for over five years, we have grown to understand the synergistic be

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