The Department of Minerals and Energy has embarked on a small-scale mining programme aimed at encouraging and facilitating the development of economically viable small-scale mining and mineral-based industries, in line with the government's desire that small miners gain access to mineral rights suited to small mining activity.

It is essential that you learn the basics of a vending machine if you are planning on going into the vending machine business. Follow these tips to get you started in the vending business.

Reasons why DVD movies are great sellers.

With the advent of mobile computing and moving around from home to temporary offices, customers, overseas subsidiaries and clients, a printer output management solution allows you to seamlessly send your document to a print queue somewhere in your corporate haze of IT and pick the hardcopy up at a printer conveniently located near you.

Are you frustrated with the return you have gotten in comparison to the amount of time and money you have spent on networking? Try these techniques to improve your return dramatically!

Corporate gift programs have been a success in the organizations that implemented it, and it has become a good management practice. With this new concept of employee gifts catching up in a big way, a market has been created for newer and more lucrative gifts. The present market has created a wide variety of options of gift ideas for the corporate houses to choose from. The gift ideas come in a broad range of price brackets as well, to cater to all the needs of a corporate organization, however big or small.

A cold drink vending machine can be purchased or rented either from a wholesaler or a soft drink company. Here are some options to help you decided if this is the business for you.

Convenience stores by nature have a singular brand promise: convenience. With a well-planned layout of fixtures and supplies, C-store retailers can develop a strategy to better deliver on that promise.

It used to be common for workers to scoff at the idea of wearing any sort of personal protection equipment, or PPE. However, the times, the technology and the laws have changed. The workplace today is a much safer place as a result.

Contemporary economic models present the typical consumer as deliberative and highly forward-looking, not subject to impulsive behavior. Shopping for a product or a service is seen as an information-gathering exercise in which the buyers look for the best possible deal for products and/or services they have decided to purchase.

Many small business owners and managers will often say their personal assistant is invaluable to them yet they often treat them as if they're not.

Starting a new restaurant? These tips will help you carve a niche in the marketplace, and help you maximize your new restaurant sales.

Sales tips for retailers that sell clothing.

Choosing the right chair at the right price can be a complicated process. Follow these simple guidelines and your organisation can achieve the optimum seating solution.

The VAT tax return can be one of the easiest tasks to complete with Sage accounting software so why do so many businesses struggle with it

Factoring is selling invoices to receive your money at the moment, instead of waiting for say, two to three months. That’s why it is one of the most important finance management tools - especially for a small company that does not create debt. Factoring does not require you to give up any ownership in your company.

There are many avenues for success. Sometimes, success is just a door away; once you have to right key, success will fall into your hands. But in business, success is not gained through luck alone. It will not come to you unless you do something to achieve it.

In today's competitive business world, a trade show offers a simple and convenient way to target prospective buyers. To attract them, a full size, full-color custom trade show display is the best way to get your company noticed in any trade show exhibition. It will create a polished and professional image for your company. The displays should be eye-catching and full of graphics attract customers.

Perhaps the most controversial of all drug screenings is the random drug test. Employers have the legal authority to request a random drug test, whether they have a reasonable suspicion or not. Many companies have implemented a policy of completely random drug testing.

Jet Aviation has announced that they have been sold, pending antitrust clearance, to the Permira Funds a leading international private equity specialist. Ending several years of speculation, the Zurich based operator of business jet services has finally accomplished what had long been expected: the sale of the Hirschmann family business to outsiders.

Houston has always been a boom or bust economy. Yet it is America’s third largest city with 5.5 million people. The ten-year economic cycles have been caused by oil price fluctuations. But as Houston diversifies its economy and matures it employs larger and larger percentages of folks in retail and service sectors.