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Richard Blades
Dec 15, 20242 min read
Overview of Workplace Discrimination Against the Chronically Ill
W Canceling discrimination in the workplace orkplace discrimination against individuals with chronic illnesses is a significant issue...
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Richard Blades
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Micromanaging: A Necessary Evil?
Micromanagement, the excessive control of employees or subordinates, is often perceived as a negative leadership trait. 1 Â While it can...
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Richard Blades
Dec 8, 20242 min read
Culinary treats - the lure of the tourists destination
Culinary tourism is a type of tourism that focuses on the exploration of food and drink as a part of a travel experience. 1 Â It can...
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Richard Blades
Dec 7, 20242 min read
The Thriving Caribbean MSME: A Guide to Success
Introduction Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the Caribbean economy, contributing significantly to GDP...
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Richard Blades
Nov 7, 20243 min read
This is God's business...
The integration of faith and business is a growing trend among Christian entrepreneurs who seek to honor God through their work. This...
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Richard Blades
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Understanding crowd funding to use it in the Caribbean
Crowdfunding: A Modern Approach to Financing Crowdfunding, a relatively new concept in finance, has emerged as a powerful tool for...
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Richard Blades
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Skin in the game with Skincare businesses
Growing a Small Skincare Business: A Comprehensive Guide Starting and growing a small skincare business can be a rewarding venture. Here...
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Richard Blades
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Businesses and the communities - hand in glove
Business Impact on the Community: A Two-Way Street Businesses have the potential to impact the communities in which they operate...
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Richard Blades
Sep 17, 20242 min read
The Fractured Clinic - A case to notice
Introduction The Fractured Clinic, a quasi-medical entity, was once renowned for its innovative approaches to patient care and its...
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Richard Blades
Sep 15, 20242 min read
Trade Unions, their relevance and SMEs
The Role of Trade Unions in SMEs: A Guide for Business Owners Trade unions, often associated with larger corporations, can also play a...
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Richard Blades
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Inventory management - a key to success in operations
Inventory Management Techniques: Economic Order Quantity and Reorder Points Inventory management is critical to any business, directly...
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Richard Blades
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Online business - the essentials
Running Your Business Online: Essential Requirements and Customer Needs Introduction In today's digital age, having an online presence is...
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Richard Blades
Jul 16, 20221 min read
SMEs Standards for Customer Service
As a small business, how many of us plan what our customer service interactions should be like? Have we taken the opportunity to identify...
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Richard Blades
Feb 26, 20211 min read
The functional setting for SMEs
Are we really our brothers' keeper? It is a question that can cross the minds of individuals as we contemplate our functioning within the...
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Richard Blades
Jan 30, 20211 min read
The most important quality to survival
This pandemic has come with its share of challenges. Needless to say, our norms have been displaced and new words entered our daily...
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Richard Blades
Jul 11, 20200 min read
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Richard Blades
Jun 11, 20203 min read
The positive of a pandemic
Many of us have experienced epidemics before however, all that the pandemic brings is new to many of us globally. There is fear,...
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Richard Blades
Jan 17, 20202 min read
A critical look at entrepreneurship
For many years I've worked in the Small Medium Enterprises [SME] sector where the conversations generally revolve around...
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Richard Blades
Jan 10, 20201 min read
Coping with stress
If there's one thing that is certain while you're in business, you're going to have stressful days. The key will be how you cope with it....
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Richard Blades
Oct 17, 20191 min read
You've got to practice
I am not the greatest of writers, and each article I write comes with a struggle to sit in one place and actually determine what you want...
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