Category Archives: Business

"How to make more money and have fun at the same time"

by Ms Virginia Cha, CEO of WOVE Group of Companies Virginia was our lecturer for NVC (new venture creation) as well as the bosses of some of the NOC Shanghai interns. She’s a great lady. Very dynamic and has lots of passion for what she does. She shared her story in a 1 hour session [...]

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Networking for shy people

I got this in an email and figured that it was a really useful tip and hence, am sharing it here with everyone. The main reasons why people do not like networking include: – Shyness – Introversion – Being uncomfortable talking to strangers BUT … there is hope! Chances are that we are good listeners. [...]

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something about Fortune 500 companies that I just don't get

How does a company become among the Fortune 500 when the company has been making a loss for many years? Let’s take General Motors as an example who is ranked 3rd in this years Fortune 500. In the year 2005, it had made a $10 billion loss compared to 2004. This wasn’t the only year [...]

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Business Etiquette

Attended a course on business etiquette on Tuesday afternoon with Elaine and Fionna. It was a great session and the consultant – Ms Marion Teo – was great with dishing out advice and tips for everyone. Some general tips for a networking session. 1. Start the greeting with a “Good Afternoon” or “Good evening”. “Hi” [...]

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it takes typically 5 years in the development phase before you become familiar with the product

I want to get into IT consultancy, but having have to go through 5 years of software development before I can “graduate” on to other areas such as Marketing or Consultancy is way too long. I really do not mind the initial grounding in IT if that phase could be over within a year. I [...]

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