In Feburary 2016 23,
An organization’s goals for a convention are not always the same as the convention attendee’s goals. Learn the organization’s reasons for hosting the convention. It might be to attract and retain members, generate profits, provide board and committee members with a vacation perk or generate media publicity for the organization.
Set Your Tactical Plan
Once you know your strategic goals, set your tactical objectives for reaching them. These can include choosing seminars and speakers to attract specific attendee types, having a revenue-producing trade show, adding spouse activities to increase attendance, organizing social functions such as a golf tournament or river cruise, having an awards banquet or conducting an annual vote of the membership. Your marketing plan should include the advertising, public relations, promotional and social media strategies to promote the convention.
Plan the Budget
Determine the organization’s financial goals for the convention, and review your numbers. You might be limited to a specific budget if the convention is an expense. The organization might have a profit target, or you might be allowed to spend based on your expected revenue. Create projections based on optimistic and conservative registration and sponsorship revenues.
Outline Your Agenda
Next, plan your event agenda. Choose your date, venue and activities. Many conventions have a theme that explains the event’s overall purpose and helps attract attendees. You might need to solicit input on dates and potential locations from your board or attendees and conduct site visits to multiple venues before you choose one. Review information about previous conventions to learn about venues, attendance, financial performance and attendee and sponsor feedback. Create a calendar that starts with attendee check-in and outlines each day’s schedule.
Research Logistical Needs
Begin contacting venues, speakers, caterers, entertainment options, audiovisual companies, printers and travel companies. Determine how to handle marketing, registrations, sponsorships, badges, check-ins, trade show booths, gift bags, program books and website pages. Send requests for proposals for external vendors such as resorts, caterers, golf courses and travel agencies. Put together your desired vendor list and costs.
Write a Proposal
Prepare a document that shows your board or convention team your plan for the convention. Include your understanding of the organization’s goals and how you plan to meet those objectives. Provide an agenda of the event with a detailed daily schedule. Present a complete budget. Explain why you selected the theme, location, seminar topics, speakers and social activities. Justify your attendance, expense and revenue projections based on your research.
In Feburary 2016 23,
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Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
How to Calculate LIFO FIFOIn Feburary 2016 17,
In Feburary 2016 17,
Download the price and unit list of the products currently in the company’s inventory. The price list will include the number of units purchased and the prices at which the units were purchased. The information will be ranked according to date of purchase; the units purchased most recently will be at the top of the list.
Determine the number of units sold from inventory. Suppose the company sold 350 units of inventory on August 1.
Multiply the prices the company paid for the most recent units by the number of units sold to determine LIFO cost of goods sold. Suppose the company purchased 100 units of inventory for $5 on January 1, 200 units for $8 on March 1, and 100 units for $10 on June 1. The LIFO cost of goods sold for these units would equal (100 x $10) + (200 x $8) + (50 x $5) = $2,850. The value of units remaining in inventory according to LIFO equals (50 x $5), or $250.
Calculating FIFO
Download the same price and unit list of the products currently in the company’s inventory, and rank the information according to date so that the most recent inventory purchases are at the top of the list.
Determine the number of units sold from inventory. Using the same example, suppose the the company sold 350 units on August 1.
Multiply the prices the company paid for the oldest units by the number of units sold to determine the FIFO cost of goods sold. Again, suppose the company purchased 100 units of inventory for $5 on January 1, 200 units for $8 on March 1 and 100 units for $10 on June 1. The FIFO cost of goods sold for these units will equal (100 x $5) + (200 x $8) + (50 x $10) = $2,600. The value of units remaining in inventory according to FIFO equals (50 x $10), or $500.
In Feburary 2016 17,
Download the price and unit list of the products currently in the company’s inventory. The price list will include the number of units purchased and the prices at which the units were purchased. The information will be ranked according to date of purchase; the units purchased most recently will be at the top of the list.
Determine the number of units sold from inventory. Suppose the company sold 350 units of inventory on August 1.
Multiply the prices the company paid for the most recent units by the number of units sold to determine LIFO cost of goods sold. Suppose the company purchased 100 units of inventory for $5 on January 1, 200 units for $8 on March 1, and 100 units for $10 on June 1. The LIFO cost of goods sold for these units would equal (100 x $10) + (200 x $8) + (50 x $5) = $2,850. The value of units remaining in inventory according to LIFO equals (50 x $5), or $250.
Calculating FIFO
Download the same price and unit list of the products currently in the company’s inventory, and rank the information according to date so that the most recent inventory purchases are at the top of the list.
Determine the number of units sold from inventory. Using the same example, suppose the the company sold 350 units on August 1.
Multiply the prices the company paid for the oldest units by the number of units sold to determine the FIFO cost of goods sold. Again, suppose the company purchased 100 units of inventory for $5 on January 1, 200 units for $8 on March 1 and 100 units for $10 on June 1. The FIFO cost of goods sold for these units will equal (100 x $5) + (200 x $8) + (50 x $10) = $2,600. The value of units remaining in inventory according to FIFO equals (50 x $10), or $500.
In Feburary 2016 17,
Saturday, 13 February 2016
How to Calculate the Cost of a WebsiteIn Feburary 2016 13,
In Feburary 2016 13,
Select a website design service (if you do not intend to build the site yourself) and discuss your website needs and a price for the design. The more customization you desire, the higher the price will be. Make a note of the total cost of the site creation and ensure that the designer includes in the price a couple of weeks or months for tweaking and correction. If you want to design your own website, skip this step.
Select website design software, and make a note of the price. Website design software ranges in price from hundreds of dollars for software used mainly by skilled designers to very low-cost software, used mainly by amateurs or beginners. You might be able to find free website design software that suits your purposes if you want a basic, information-only website.
Determine whether you will use a pre-built template for your website or design your site from scratch. Some website building software comes with free templates. Other software offers more elaborate templates for a fee. Once you select your design software, check the availability of templates and determine a price for a template, if you want to use one.
Select royalty-free art for your website, if you want custom artwork. If you're designing your website from scratch, you need artwork to make it more attractive. Because most business people are not graphic artists, purchasing royalty-free artwork is the best option for a custom website look. Record the price of all the art you want for your website.
Website Hosting and Maintenance
Choose a name for your website and determine the price of registering the name. Many online services offer domain names for sale and have query systems that allow you to select a name that is not currently in use and offer you pricing for the name. Many domain name registry services offer discounts for registration longer than one year.
Determine the cost of website hosting. Many companies offer website hosting at varying prices and services included in the price. Choose a company that is reliable and meets the needs regarding the size of your website. Do not choose a company that barely can handle your business needs now, because if you continue to grow, you will have to move your site. Hosting can be purchased monthly or sometimes paid in advance at a discounted rate.
Determine the cost of maintenance. If you designed your own website, then maintenance might include the purchase of additional artwork as your business grows. If you hired a web designer who makes all updates and changes to your website, then add the yearly fee for maintenance to your list, if the designer charges a one-time fee. If your web designer charges by the update, estimate the number of updates or changes you will require during a year and add that cost to your list.
Add all of the individual costs to determine a total estimated cost for the building, launch and maintenance of your website.
In Feburary 2016 13,
Select a website design service (if you do not intend to build the site yourself) and discuss your website needs and a price for the design. The more customization you desire, the higher the price will be. Make a note of the total cost of the site creation and ensure that the designer includes in the price a couple of weeks or months for tweaking and correction. If you want to design your own website, skip this step.
Select website design software, and make a note of the price. Website design software ranges in price from hundreds of dollars for software used mainly by skilled designers to very low-cost software, used mainly by amateurs or beginners. You might be able to find free website design software that suits your purposes if you want a basic, information-only website.
Determine whether you will use a pre-built template for your website or design your site from scratch. Some website building software comes with free templates. Other software offers more elaborate templates for a fee. Once you select your design software, check the availability of templates and determine a price for a template, if you want to use one.
Select royalty-free art for your website, if you want custom artwork. If you're designing your website from scratch, you need artwork to make it more attractive. Because most business people are not graphic artists, purchasing royalty-free artwork is the best option for a custom website look. Record the price of all the art you want for your website.
Website Hosting and Maintenance
Choose a name for your website and determine the price of registering the name. Many online services offer domain names for sale and have query systems that allow you to select a name that is not currently in use and offer you pricing for the name. Many domain name registry services offer discounts for registration longer than one year.
Determine the cost of website hosting. Many companies offer website hosting at varying prices and services included in the price. Choose a company that is reliable and meets the needs regarding the size of your website. Do not choose a company that barely can handle your business needs now, because if you continue to grow, you will have to move your site. Hosting can be purchased monthly or sometimes paid in advance at a discounted rate.
Determine the cost of maintenance. If you designed your own website, then maintenance might include the purchase of additional artwork as your business grows. If you hired a web designer who makes all updates and changes to your website, then add the yearly fee for maintenance to your list, if the designer charges a one-time fee. If your web designer charges by the update, estimate the number of updates or changes you will require during a year and add that cost to your list.
Add all of the individual costs to determine a total estimated cost for the building, launch and maintenance of your website.
In Feburary 2016 13,
Friday, 12 February 2016
How to Open an Internet BusinessIn Feburary 2016 12,
In Feburary 2016 12,
Choose what type of Internet business to start: Will you sell your own product or service? Or will you become a drop shipper or an affiliate marketer, selling other entrepreneur's products?
Decide what to name your Internet business, remembering to keep it simple and memorable. Your business name should also alert customers as to what you are offering them--'Database Building for You,' for example.
Determine what business licenses you will need to legally run your Internet business and apply for them. Your local government office will be able to tell you exactly which licenses, such as a zoning permit, you will need before you can open your business's virtual doors.
Buy Web hosting and your domain name, keeping in mind that your domain name should be the same as or as close to your business name as possible. Consider purchasing several extensions of your domain name--such as '.com,' '.net' and '.org'--to ensure that your competition can’t buy them out from under you.
Create a website for your Internet business. If you have the capital, you may want to hire a Web designer to design a website for your Internet business, or you may want to purchase a Web template and customize it yourself.
Prepare a business plan for your Internet business. You must have a road map of where you plan to take your business and how you plan to get there.
Market your Internet business. Fortunately, you have plenty of options for marketing your business for free online, including participating in article marketing, forum marketing, social networking, blog writing and submitting press releases to free press release websites.
Launch your Internet business. Consider offering a special discount on your product or service to celebrate your opening day and to attract more paying customers.
In Feburary 2016 12,
Choose what type of Internet business to start: Will you sell your own product or service? Or will you become a drop shipper or an affiliate marketer, selling other entrepreneur's products?
Decide what to name your Internet business, remembering to keep it simple and memorable. Your business name should also alert customers as to what you are offering them--'Database Building for You,' for example.
Determine what business licenses you will need to legally run your Internet business and apply for them. Your local government office will be able to tell you exactly which licenses, such as a zoning permit, you will need before you can open your business's virtual doors.
Buy Web hosting and your domain name, keeping in mind that your domain name should be the same as or as close to your business name as possible. Consider purchasing several extensions of your domain name--such as '.com,' '.net' and '.org'--to ensure that your competition can’t buy them out from under you.
Create a website for your Internet business. If you have the capital, you may want to hire a Web designer to design a website for your Internet business, or you may want to purchase a Web template and customize it yourself.
Prepare a business plan for your Internet business. You must have a road map of where you plan to take your business and how you plan to get there.
Market your Internet business. Fortunately, you have plenty of options for marketing your business for free online, including participating in article marketing, forum marketing, social networking, blog writing and submitting press releases to free press release websites.
Launch your Internet business. Consider offering a special discount on your product or service to celebrate your opening day and to attract more paying customers.
In Feburary 2016 12,
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
How to Make a Text MapIn Feburary 2016 10,
In Feburary 2016 10,
Analyze the document you want to map. It could be one you've written or an article written by someone else. Find the key concepts of the article and determine the words and phrases most important to defining the subject of the article. You might want to make a list of these concepts to aid you when you begin the mapping procedure.
Determine the font formatting features you will use to emphasize information in your text map and make a reference key to hand out to those using your text map. Red might indicate information crucial to understanding the subject, while green might indicate a historical perspective on the topic. Italics could indicate reference material, and bold might indicate material related to the subject. Highlight key words, phrases and concepts to enhance topic understanding, and use hyperlinks to include additional information indicated by text formatting.
Use a word processing program such as Microsoft Word to write your text map. If you are mapping an article written by someone else, you might consider using OCR software to scan the article into text you can edit in your word processor, then apply your text mapping to the article.
Consider mapping your document in an outline format for better understanding. Use headings for main concepts, subheadings for topics specific to those concepts, and Roman numerals to indicate information to further define those topics indicated in the subheadings.
In Feburary 2016 10,
Analyze the document you want to map. It could be one you've written or an article written by someone else. Find the key concepts of the article and determine the words and phrases most important to defining the subject of the article. You might want to make a list of these concepts to aid you when you begin the mapping procedure.
Determine the font formatting features you will use to emphasize information in your text map and make a reference key to hand out to those using your text map. Red might indicate information crucial to understanding the subject, while green might indicate a historical perspective on the topic. Italics could indicate reference material, and bold might indicate material related to the subject. Highlight key words, phrases and concepts to enhance topic understanding, and use hyperlinks to include additional information indicated by text formatting.
Use a word processing program such as Microsoft Word to write your text map. If you are mapping an article written by someone else, you might consider using OCR software to scan the article into text you can edit in your word processor, then apply your text mapping to the article.
Consider mapping your document in an outline format for better understanding. Use headings for main concepts, subheadings for topics specific to those concepts, and Roman numerals to indicate information to further define those topics indicated in the subheadings.
In Feburary 2016 10,
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