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Crowdsourced signals – by tracking cell phone signals or connected car signals and overlaying this data on a floor plan or road grid, marketers can better understand human and vehicular traffic patterns. … Vendor relationship management and Personal …
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Human Resource Management at Work
A product or service is only as good as the people that make it, design it, or sell it. This means that one of the most important assets of any organization is their human capital. If you have qualified, enthusiastic individuals, you will have a better chance of maintaining a leading edge over your competitor. If you have poor morale, low production, ineffective service, or untrained individuals – the chances are pretty high that your organization will be in the top 33% of all organizations that fail. People really do make the difference.
It is easy to see why HR is the most expensive part of doing business if you consider that studies show that the expense of having employees is about 40% of a company’s profit,. Large organizations have always seemed to have HR expertise – they have fully staffed HR or Personnel Departments with varying degrees of specialties, such as compensation, benefits, training, recruiting, etc. A fully staffed HR Department in a large organization might consist of at least three people at a cost of about $ 200,000 per year – just for salaries. Just imagine what you, the small company owner, could do with a staff of 5 people and an overhead budget of approximately $ 200,000 per year.
Well, in the first place you would not need 5 HR people. Most small companies can do quite well with a part-time HR person that is capable of giving good HR advice and counseling. Costs may vary, depending upon the expertise you are looking for, however, if you find an independent contractor with solid HR experience, an hourly rate for tasks completed would probably be very cost effective.
What can you, as a small company owner or manager do to have the leading edge and have your employees weigh in on the asset side of the ledger and not on the liability side? Talk to various human resource consultants and pick one that is right for your organization – one with experience, capabilities, and knowledge of human resource functions.
Look at tools and resources that will help you develop your staff. Be sure to check out all available tools and resources and find the right one for you.
Once you decide on the right combination you can get on with what you do best – run your company.
Cathy Baniewicz has over 30 years experience in human resources. Her career began at Beatrice Foods Co., where she progressed to Assistant Director of Affirmative Action and Corporate Personnel Manager. Prior to joining EffortlessHR, Cathy was Assistant Director of Human Resources at Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc. (Budweiser). Cathy has her B.A. degree from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, and MBA from George Williams College, Aurora, Illinois. Cathy obtained her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification in December of 2004.
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First birthday wishes and happy quotes
Remember this: Real Birthday Wishes Quotes are not annual affairs. Real Happy Birthday Quotes are the days when we have a new birth.
If I’d known I was going to live this long (100 years), I’d have taken better care of myself.
You’re not forty; you’re eighteen with twenty two years of experience.
Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.”
Birthday wishes quotes – Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.
All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.
Thirty-five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years.
It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.
We know we’re getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it
Happy birthday quotes – Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty eight and forty.
At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up like a cabbage.
“There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents and only one for birthday presents, you know.”
You will recognize, my boy, the first sign of old age: it is when you go out into the streets of London and realize for the first time how young the policemen look.
People ask me what I’d most appreciate getting for my eighty seventh birthday.
I tell them, a paternity suit.
From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.
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Kurtosys Secures $8M in Series C Funding
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 19, 2013
Kurtosys Systems, a leading FinTech software company helping asset managers, has secured $ 8 million in Series C financing from Triangle Peak Partners and existing investor True Ventures. The investment will be used to fund its global customer footprint and increase its world-class R&D and support teams.
“The growth opportunity in the FinTech space is very exciting for us,” said David Pesikoff, president and co-founder at Triangle Peak Partners. “We believe that with its superior digital tools, Kurtosys is uniquely positioned to help asset managers leverage technology to attract and retain investor assets.”
“We invested in Kurtosys because the market opportunity for a vertically focused, SaaS company targeting financial service firms worldwide is huge,” said Phil Black, co-founder of True Ventures. “Co-Founder Mash Patel, and CEO Jeff Hendren, have a bold vision for Kurtosys — it is easy for us to again invest resources into this great company. We look forward to our continued partnership.”
With a presence spanning four continents and some of the world’s largest asset managers as clients, Kurtosys has built a team of industry experts to transform the way that financial information is shared and consumed.
“We’re honored to have the continued support of True Ventures and new partners Triangle Peak,” said Jeff Hendren, who was recently named CEO after joining as President in 2012. “I’m very proud of the progress we’ve made over the last two years, and I’m confident these partnerships will help us continue innovating and supporting the needs of our growing customer base.”
About Kurtosys
Kurtosys helps brands connect with their customers using the power of online and mobile communications. With robust infrastructure and outsourcing services, Kurtosys simplifies workflows and reduces costs with secure portals and document automation tools dedicated to making financial data beautiful. Kurtosys offers a broad range of digital marketing and reporting tools including Client Reporting, Secure Portals, Fund Fact Sheets, and Fund Tools. Headquartered in London, Kurtosys has offices in New York, Cape Town, and Gurgaon (India). Find out more about Kurtosys, visit http://www.kurtosys.com and subscribe to the Kurtosys blog.
About Triangle Peak Partners
Triangle Peak Partners II, LP is focused on venture capital and private equity investments in private and public companies in the technology, energy and alternative energy sectors. It is managed by Triangle Peak Partners, LP which has over $ 500 million in assets under management, approximately $ 350 million of which is in venture capital and private equity. TPP has offices in Carmel, Palo Alto and Houston. For more information, visit http://www.trianglepeakpartners.com.
About True Ventures
Founded in 2006, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in technology startups. With three funds and approximately $ 600 million in capital under management, True provides funding to the most talented entrepreneurs in today’s fastest growing markets. The firm maintains a strong founder community and offers innovative educational opportunities to its portfolio, helping entrepreneurs achieve higher levels of success and impact. To learn more about True Ventures, visit http://www.trueventures.com.