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A boom time for the business of guards in the UAE

Mahmood Mohammed Amin, the chief executive of World Security, says the Arab Spring did not affect business. Pawan Singh / The NationalThe UAE’s private security sector has grown considerably over the past decade.

Mahmood Mohammed Amin is the chief executive of World Security, a business unit of Dubai World whose clients include Dubai Customs and Emaar Properties.

Mr Amin talks about how this market has shifted with the country’s growth, increased piracy at sea and the challenges ahead.

Keyholding For Businesses

It’s been a long day and you have been counting down the clock until it’s time to close your shop and go home. You envisage getting in putting your feet up, pouring a drink and sitting in front of the TV, not having to get up again.

We all think of this scenario almost every day, yet it does not happen very often at all. Something always crops up and our relaxing evening is put on the back burner again.

If you are a business owner then your are most likely to be the keyholder, so the above scenario is almost out of the question.

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Budgeting Tips for Small Business Owners

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1. Stick to your budget:

Not only do you need to stick to your budget, but you need to track your budget against what you actually spend each quarter. It is so important to prevent cost overruns before they occur. In fact, you should ask yourself Why three times, before making a purchase that is not in your budget. Keeping the numbers in your head is easy when you have one project, but not when you have many. Invoicing and accounts payable can easily become overwhelming. If you’re seeing success then add a stretch goal to your budget. A good stretch goal to consider is five percent of your figures.

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5 Ways Color Can Improve Your Small Business

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Ever since color television was invented in 1953, color has been critical to telling a visual story.  Whether you are a start-up or established business, spending the extra money on color images or color ink may seem out of the question when you are launching a marketing campaign.

But using color could mean the difference between whether your marketing materials get read, or tossed into file zero—the trash. Putting it simply, color gets noticed. Printing in color can improve retention, productivity and generate significant financial returns.  A recent Xerox Color Surveyreported that 76% of respondents said they could find information faster when printed in color. So as you think about developing collateral materials for your small business — think color.

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Writing Your Way to Greater Sales in Your Small Business

by Shannon Harmon

Say it with me, “Content, Content and More Content.” We’ve all heard the stories about bloggers who create blogs that generate thousands upon thousands of dollars each month in revenue.  They’re living on an island somewhere sipping something delicious and blogging their way to an early retirement.  Okay, if we were in the same room, I would scream this; but since we’re not, pretend like I am—wake up! 

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Top Safety Accreditation for Clear Watch Security

Clear Watch Security is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.

The Greater Manchester based firm recently received accreditation from SAFE contractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.

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