This means picking a vendor form the wide ranging offshore outsourcing planning for India providers who has the resources, knowledge and ability to sustain client’s success, believing it to being their own; those with the strengths to adapt, respond, anticipate and capture markets in innovative ways. With even festive decorations and party planning being now currently offered under the broad umbrella of services that are being successfully outsourced, there is a lot to be said about offshore outsourcing services to India based firms that provide a cost-advantage, standard quality and timely delivery of varied business models. Yes, it’s no wonder that even families in Winchester that began with outsourcing holiday decoration needs to a professional firm to come in and design, install, maintain, remove and store lighting displays of a unique kind for Christmas are attributed with having started a new trend of specialized outsourcing that can be offshored for manufacturing of affordable themes and decorative items!.

Chief advantages of using offshore outsourcing services:

Cost-effective, time bound and value added propositions promised and delivered in a customized manner after assessing client’s business model are among the chief advantages offered by offshore outsourcing services, such as leading Indian vendors provide.

As corporate and personal lives get more hectic and cost-cuts make up for savings on tax and funds besides lowering administrative burden by utilizing the resources of an offshore partner with the right knowledge, resources and reliability for sustaining business continuity, it makes sense to outsource, feel business owners based abroad.

Offshore outsourcing not only frees up a lot of time but with vendors enhancing their current knowledge base and empowering workforce to add to existing technical expertise and well as imbibe best practices for client benefit, there is a greater demand for offshore outsourcing services from India that combine cost cuts with commitment to improved results.

Client goody bag offered by leaders in offshore outsourcing services:

At Eupath, the preferred choice for quality conscious vendor from India for sustained success in offshore outsourcing services, the commitment doesn’t end with signing the contract agreement; Eupath team follows through with helping add in as many optimized services to gain clients’ benefits that are quantifiable, customer-centric and achieved at cost-effective prices. Speak to the experts in offshore outsourcing services today to know customized plans that can be implemented through cutting-edge technology to place your business in the industry forefront; Eupath’s Hyderabad office number is: +91-40-66686061

Today (06/23/07) one of our major Panama newspapers carried the story of Ice Towers failing to move ahead to completion. Ice Towers was a Panama City icon condo project projected to reach 104 stories in height making it one of the highest residential buildings in the entire world. Ice Towers was to come complete with shops, hotel, casino, amenities etc. It is now been announced that the project will not go ahead and be built to completion according to La Prensa Newspaper today.

This is the second major project that has officially announced failure to complete, the first being Placio de la Bahia which was another icon projected to be 97 floors also on Avenida Balboa.

We hold the opinion that these are not the only projects to fail. They were some of the biggest and grandest with a lot of publicity. It is possible that other projects have failed already and it is impossible to know that. A significant amount of these projects are nothing more than a piece of land with a fence and a billboard portraying the project in all of its projected glory. These projects stay in pre-sell mode and the developers keep hoping to sell enough to move ahead. Only time will tell if they ever complete. The official loss of Palacio de Bahia and now Ice Towers is certain to cool down what was a sizzling real estate market. The modification recently in the Panama Tourist Visa Laws reducing tourist visa to 30 days down from 90 days, will certainly only serve to cool things down further since a lot of people simply wish to come to Panama a few months a year as tourists and reside in the home in Panama. Now they are forced to pursue a residency program they did not foresee pursuing when they bought their home.

For many months we kept driving by the site of Ice Tower and were wondering why we just saw a big hole in the ground with some lights and a few guys working. This was not consistent with a world-class project that should have been built out much sooner. Now we know why.

Our contacts in the building industry inform us that once you get up over about forty floors the construction costs soar to about triple what the lower floors cost. Think about hauling up all those construction materials with super cranes for starters without even getting into foundations, wind shear, internal integrity, plumbing, phones, electrical, etc.

Many of the speculator owners of Ice Tower units paid $1000.00 a sq. meter and now rates for icon projects have soared to $2000 all the way up to $3500 a sq meter.

It was announced that the owners would be receiving refunds. No dates for the refunds were announced in the newspaper. The newspaper did not say whether or not any interest would be paid on the money put down or if so what the rate would be. It was also announced that another real estate project would be built on the site for current fair market values. No further details were provided. It is doubtful that it would be anything as dramatic as Ice Tower. The site is on prime Balboa Avenue property with unobstructed water views and could undoubtedly house a prime project but probably one of no more than 50 floors.

Our law firm has been advocating to our clients that they should only buy real estate, which has already been built. If you can?t go into the condo or single-family house and flick a light switch and flush the toilet don?t buy it, it may never get built. The prices of the older condos and homes are much cheaper and the houses are better built.

Our law firm also advocates strongly never buying any real estate or renting any real estate without having a Panama Attorney review any documents before you sign them and never place any funds down on a property without paperwork previously reviewed by a Panama lawyer.

Stay tuned for more updates on the Panama Real Estate Market. We will be posting articles any time a major development occurs or if there are any changes to laws that would affect tourist, homeowners or real estate investors.

The figures are outstanding. In only the FIRST THREE DAYS...

* 34,706 copies of the "Insiders' Report" PDF

have been downloaded

* 2.3 people pre-registered, on average, every

minute, which is...

* ONE SIGN-UP EVERY 26 SECONDS!

* Alexa Internet gave eVo a ranking of 3,157 in

a list of most-visited sites on the entire Internet,

for JUST ONE DAY'S TRAFFIC!

http://www.evolutioniscoming.com/EVO189241TE

Sounds great, but what's all this site traffic doing for those like you who've maybe just pre-registered, them - selves?

Well... Simon Marriott, for example, introduced an incredible 386 friends and contacts. Then there's Paul Ward, with his 293. And Gavin Mountford, with 284.

Not forgetting Parvis Parvizi who, in the first three days, personally introduced 119... who, in turn, intro - duced others, developing a total team for Parvis of 2,853.

Now, if all of those personally-introduced people were to join e-play when it launches, that would earn Parvis approximately $23,520 USD in his first month...  from just one of seven income streams available!

However, that figure was eclipsed just 24 hours later when, thanks largely to the use of the "tell a friend"

facility, the people joining in response to his invitations jumped from 119 to 225... and the people who joined from their invitations, in turn, helped the team total jump from 2,853 to a phenomenal 4,583!

A ladder is an essential member of every household, especially if you are a handy-oriented person. Be for painting, cleaning gutters, or pruning a tree, it is very important to find a ladder properly matched to your needs.

The first advice is take a minute to consider some factors that will help you get the most out of your purchase. The main factors to consider are overall quality, size and load capacity.

1 - Quality: This is an obvious one, but still important to keep in mind. Besides taking you to the heights, a ladder must be dependable. After all, it will hold you several feet away from the ground, so your physical integrity is at stake. In other words, don’t either go for the cheapest thing you can find at the hardware store or a used old ladder at the thrift store. Always look for known brand names, especially those offering long or better, lifetime warranty.

2 - Size: No ladder is good if it is too short or too long. Make sure you get the right size by considering your needs. If the maximum height you need to reach is less than 20’ you’ll be better off with a standard stepladder. Choose a stepladder that is about 4 feet lower than your desired maximum reach. For example, choose a 10-foot stepladder if you’ll need to reach 14 feet. For higher heights you’ll need an extension ladder. As a rule of thumb, buy an extension ladder that is 2 feet HIGHER than the maximum height you need to reach.

3 - Load capacity: Load capacity is important for a right choice. The total load capacity must include your own weight plus the weight of tools and materials you are carrying. Up to 250lbs. is usually referred to as Type 1, and is appropriate for common household chores, such as wall and ceiling painting, small fixes and the like. Up to 300 lbs. is Type 1A, is good for heavier duties, general contracting and building maintenance. Finally, Type 1AA holds up to 375 lbs., and is usually reserved for extra heavy duty of commercial or industrial nature.

To finish, a word about our preferred ladder, the Little Giant Ladder System. This is multi-purpose, rugged and well-built ladder. Easy to set up and store, the Little Giant is becoming the leader of the market and offers lifetime warranty for guaranteed satisfaction.

First of all what is a graphic designer?

A graphic designer works to provide businesses with any visual communications they may require.

This includes logo design, layout design for printed items such as signage, stationery, and marketing materials (brochures, flyers and so on) for example.

In today’s Internet age a graphic designer is often also able to design electronic communications such as e-newsletters, websites and more.

Not all graphic designers cover all service areas mentioned, however a skilled and experienced graphic designer is worth their weight in gold.

Hiring a graphic designer who has a few years of experience working with business owners to create memorable visual communications has some distinct advantages over working with newer designers.

These Include to name just a few

1. Speed & Efficiency - An experienced designer is often used to working on many different projects at once; managing their time effectively, and delivering your project to agreed timescales.

If you are hiring your designer on an hourly rate basis rather than being quoted ‘for the job’ an experienced designer quoting you a higher rate per hour might actually bill you for less at the end of the project if they are quicker than a designer quoting less per hour.

It’s always good to get an estimate from your designer as to how long they expect the task to take, or even better try and get them to quote ‘for the job’ regardless of how long it takes them. Don’t forget to ask if revisions are included in the ‘for the job’ price.

2. Printing Pitfalls – There are several print layout design pitfalls a designer can fall into if they don’t know their trade inside out. These include;

Print Bleed: Any document laid out for print must have a few mm’s of bleed overlapping the edge of the document size (i.e. the designers document must be bigger than the actual printed item) – each print firm has a different requirement for how many mm’s that should be. An experienced graphic designer will understand the need to find out before they start designing, and hopefully be proactive enough to get in touch with the print firm themselves to find out.

Not offering correct dpi for images: Everyone knows that if you are offering a printing firm an image type that is made up of pixels such as TIFF or JPEG, that the image must be a minimum of 300 dpi (dots per inch)…. or do they all know this? Is your designer aware of this?

Likewise if you are offering the print firm a vector image such as EPS, or AI…. that pixels are irrelevant because scalable vector images output by professional design software, are not made up of pixels. More information about vector images at www.trulyace.com/scalablegraphics.html

Thin Lines in Graphics: Any line used in a graphical image is made up of a ‘line point size’, this can vary from as tiny as 0.10 all the way up to 1,2,3, or even 10 point size and higher. The bigger the point size the fatter the line is and vice versa.

An inexperienced designer – perhaps one who has produced a detailed illustration with much in the way of fine details - may not realise that you must never hand any design over to a printing firm that contains a line size smaller than 0.25 – printing presses simply cannot print lines any thinner than 0.25 points.

Colours – What is a hex colour? What is a Pantone Colour? What are CMYK colours? Never mind what they are, how does one choose between each colour method available to them before their lovely designs are printed? Your designer should know this, but not all inexperienced designers fully understand the methods required for selecting print colours and this can lead to unexpected print results. More information at www.trulyace.com/technicalinformation.html

So that just gives you a very brief overview of why experience counts in graphic design, and to ensure that your designer is sufficiently experienced to take care of the essential practical aspects of designing for your business.

Business Plan - What Is It?

A business plan is a document that provide answers to the type of questions anyone who may provide financing would like to know about your home business. A business plan says. "I've considered this from every angle, and here's what I've come up with". What is your product or service? This is the first question every business plan should answer. You must explain in the clear, concise language what in the world you plan to produce or what service you plan to provide.

Who are Your Customers? You need to clearly identify your customers in order to properly target your advertising, packaging, pricing, et.

What Makes You Different? You need to identify the "primary factors" that will make your business different than other businesses you'll be competing with.

What are Your Expenses? Your start-up expenses include any equipment that you need before you can get up-and-running, while your day-to-day expenses are staff costs and supplies.

Following is a Simplified Example of Business Plan

Catering Plus

The business will be a home-based catering company, producing luxury food for special occasions such as birthdays and weddings. We will provide a comprehensive catering service, while specializing in high end customized cakes, which have a higher profit margin than other foods.

Our catering business will be aimed at middle-class customers who desire a top-of-the-line catering but must operate on a budget. Our initial market area will consist of Mytown and the affluent area of Theretown.

We will only use commerical grade ingredients purchased from wholesalers and provide top quality design and service. This will allow us to provide food that looks tastes great, while keeping costs as low as possible.

Beause I will be using my kitchen and making the food myself, there are only two real expenses: The purchase of an industrial grade mixer and then the day-to-day cost of supplies. Our research has shown that this supplier offers the best value for start-ups.

To wrap it up, you should include a breakdown of both projected profit and loss per month (in graph form)for the first year in business. Show one-time and day-to-day expenses versus projected profit to indicate how you will pay-off your loan. Your business plan should show you making enough of a profit each month to live on - if it doesn't, then it may be considered unfeasible.

Study a Few Real-World Business Plans

The best way to get a real a feel for the dos and do nots of a business plans is to find real-world plans that have already been approved and study them. A good place to start is the internet. Once you've studied a few, you will get a better feel for how much work will be involved in putting your business plan together.

Finding a Direct Manufacturer

Buying supplies from a direct manufacturer will be greatly beneficial to your business.  With a direct manufacturer, you know who exactly who is responsible for the quality of your wholesale products.  It’s also a given that you’ll get the best price when you buy from the factory.

Direct Supplier

There are thousands of online distributors and wholesalers that are claiming to be source manufacturers.  Most so-called manufacturers are actually middle men who import or buy from the source manufacturers.  These are still legitimate businesses; they only use the manufacturer label to make it seem like they are the best source for their kind of products.  This is a technique they use to expand their consumer base.

These distributors can give you favorable prices without requiring you to invest a lot in your inventory.  These distributors are therefore a viable option if you don’t have a lot of starting capital.

However, if you do have capital, then it would be much better for your balance sheet if you were to buy directly from the manufacturers.  For instance, if you are selling sarongs, jewelry, kaftans, and other fashion accessories online, it would be much better if you can find a factory-price supplier.  This would reduce your overhead to more manageable levels.  You can thus knock your retail prices down and thereby gain a competitive advantage in your industry.

Considering the Product

Aside from price and volume requirements, you need to consider the quality and craftsmanship of the items you’re thinking of buying.  For instance, if you are buying necklaces and other jewelry items, you have to check if you’re getting genuine items.  It wouldn’t be good for your business reputation to be caught selling substandard or fake jewelry.  Your customers are bound to complain and tell their friends about the low-quality jewelry that you’re selling.

It would also be much better for your business if you are able to offer not only quality but also variety.  This is especially true in garments and jewelry retail.  People’s tastes in clothing, jewelry and fashion accessories are greatly eclectic and you want to be able to cater to all your customers’ varying preferences.  Furthermore, if you have variety in your catalog, you’d become the favorite merchant of online jewelry, clothing and fashion accessory shoppers.

In a nutshell, if you’re considering selling anything online, you have to find a direct manufacturer or a direct exporter of your products so you can be assured of low prices.  Furthermore, you have to find a direct manufacturer that can give you quality products that would build your own credibility in the wholesale or retail business.

Working from home is a great way to earn an income while staying home with the kids and enjoying savings on gas, sitters, and inventory. You might even be considering your own home business. A home business can come in many shapes and forms. Let's explore the different types of home based businesses and how you can start your own home business with minimal investment.

Home Business Start-Up Ideas

There are several ways to start a home business. You can sell tangible products and keep an inventory on-hand in a warehouse, storage building, or even in a spare room of your home. You can offer a service that requires no inventory, only skill. You can sell informational products online in the form of e-books, password training sites, or e-newsletters. Or, you can find a home business opportunity in which a company or individual provides a proven blueprint for success based on their research and experience.

Home Business Investment

No matter what type of home business you are considering, an initial investment will likely be required. If you plan to sell a tangible product, you will have to invest in inventory, website design, and marketing. If you offer a service, you will need a website or local marketing campaign to promote your services. If you plan to join a home business opportunity, many of these require a start-up investment if they're legitimate.

The amount you invest should be based on what you can afford and how soon you feel it will return a profit. Don't over-estimate the potential of a business. It's best to expect less at the start, and rejoice later if the home business exceeds your expectations. What works quickly for one person might take much longer for you.

Consider your experience in the field and how well you understand marketing and promotion. Is it possible to start small with this endeavor until you see a profit on your bottom line? An investment that doesn't bring profits is lost forever. Think it through before taking a leap with your money.

Ups and Downs of an Internet Home Business

If you're a newbie on the Internet, it will take time to learn all the ins and outs of online marketing. The Internet is a great marketplace and provides many opportunities to earn money, but it's also a very competitive market. It has grown so large that popular products and services can be difficult to promote. Explore niche markets to find popular products or services that few companies are offering. Use the search engines to find out how many companies are offering the service or products. Then, be sure there is a demand for what you plan to offer. A small demand online can still mean thousands of potential customers!

The good news is you can start an Internet home business fairly cheaply. Websites, once designed, can be hosted for very low monthly fees. You don't have to pay rent for a building or high utility bills. You'll avoid landscaping costs, heavy equipment maintenance (except your computer), and sometimes even high local taxes.

Learn from Others

If you're uncertain about how to get started with an Internet home business, find a home based business opportunity that offers detailed instructions on how to promote and earn profits. Many gurus have found business formulas that work well and they are willing to share these with you.

There are websites that research home businesses to find lucrative opportunities, and you can usually try their offerings for a minimal investment. You might be surprised at how simple it is to start your own home business online.

Long gone is the time when only banks and private institutions could trade the Forex market. Now, individuals have access to trade their own money, and lots of it.  The exchange of foreign currencies has since been open to private investors, central banks like Bank of America, and several countries.  But now with the introduction of the Expert Advisor trading systems, the smaller trader can now automate their trades like the big companies do.

The systems allow the user to set their own parameters and trading guidelines.  The program consists of software that has been develeoped for a specific type of trading style, not everyone trades the same.  Some spot trade, some trade big, some hedge and so on and so forth.  The developers of these types of software take into consideration any nuances of Forex trading as well as being aware that the market is trading 24 hours a day, even during weekends.

Without these types of systems in place, the trader would have to monitor the pair that is being trades on a constant  basis along with monitoring opening and closing times which is almost impossible to keep up with.  By using the Expert advisors a trader can setup trading signals to make life a bit easier such as a type of order, stop loss, trade entry, news tickers etc.

Some of the key benefits of using an automated trading system is that it gives the trader full control, but cuts out the emotional bond a trader has with his money...making the temptation to trade on a whim a lot less likely.  This takes the guesswork out of trading if the trader implements the right trading signals for this trading style.

The EA is a mathematical algorythm and it performs solely on formulas, so if the EA doesnt perform like it should it can be changed, augmented and tweaked until the trader finds the recipe for success that they are looking for.  Then, this process is repeated constantly to achieve a money making strategy.

Trading also involves the trends of the market, be it long-term or short-term.  These trends play a big role in the amount of trades that a trader is involved in.  The EA, if setup correctly, will take these trends in-stride and make the trades accordingly, minimizing the drawdown or losing trades.  Using historical data, traders can analyze and test their trading theories and strategies, some EA's have a built-in function to record such data.

Almost every expert advisor system being developed now is made using the MetaTrader 4 platform since it provides reliable historical data that you can download from their site or any other, multilanguage support, solid and user-friendly interface.

Automated expert advisors are becoming the tool of choice for many traders and companies around the glode, most are free, but the ones that really rake in the money you have to pay for.  You get what you pay for.