Electronic correspondence is no longer the only business task that can be performed on the go. Organizing, controlling, and analyzing business operations can now also be done mobile. The greatest benefits will be for small and medium-sized enterprises that have not been able to invest in expensive IT infrastructure until now.
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Where was your business partner when they last replied to an important email? Skiing in the mountains, at the hairdresser’s, in their office at a meeting, or perhaps where even the emperor goes on foot? In modern times, when mobile communication technology has penetrated every aspect of business and private life, the answer to that question cannot be known because the email could have been returned from anywhere. This has become our everyday reality. The novelty is that telecommunications are developing in a way that more than ever influences how business is conducted, through integration with the IT sector and the increasing implementation of capabilities that come with the development of cloud computing. Practically, this means that electronic correspondence is no longer the only business task that can be performed on the go. How to utilize telecom services and profit from them in business is discussed in this week’s topic by Kristina Kardum.
The 2011 tourist season will be tough. This is the unanimous assessment of domestic tourism professionals, and there are many reasons for it. Various indicators – from the fact that the global economy has not yet recovered, and partly has not emerged from the crisis, to the expectation that many competing countries will act more aggressively in the market hoping to cover the deficits from previous seasons, and up to the new efforts of the European Union to reverse the trend of losing market share globally and keep tourists within its borders – are all in some way negative. The European Initiative 21, which explains the framework in which European tourism will develop, could also be utilized in Croatia and result in greater tourism revenue as early as next year. More in the story by Tatjana Brebrić ‘Croatia needs to immediately implement ten EU measures’.
From HUP’s preliminary list, which includes 170 entrepreneurial investment proposals worth 20 billion euros, little can be realized unless the main problems, whose origins are mainly in the unfathomable labyrinths of state and local bureaucracy, are resolved. Gordana Gelenčer reveals the eight main obstacles for investors in Croatia.
Ivan Ergović, recently the sole owner of the Našice Nexe Group, has found himself, after many years of upward trajectory on the wings of the construction boom in Croatia, in significant loss. We spoke with Ergović about the new strategy of the Nexe Group and the situation in domestic and regional markets.
The fact that from September 15 to February 23, when two thousand tons of apples are stored at the Croatian customs (data from the last three years) and not a single kilogram is recorded for further sale throughout Croatia, borders on science fiction. But not in Croatia. Edis Felić reveals details in the text ‘The state does not control customs storage’.
The cake will not get bigger, there will just be more slices. This is the simplest answer to the question of what will happen to the retail scene in Zagreb after another shopping center – Trigranit’s Arena Center in Lanište – opens in a few days. Gap, Zara home, and other brands, along with the first iMax cinema, are just part of the offerings of Arena Center that will surely attract the interest of Zagreb’s shopaholics. Has Zagreb really become saturated? This is revealed by Leader’s journalists.
No regulation obliges the Croatian Privatization Fund to engage a legal team when it comes to large contracts. It is incredible that in the management of state property, even the smallest value requires the opinion of the State Attorney’s Office, while in the management of the HFP’s portfolio, that same office does not see the subject. Our advisor, Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Kačer, writes about foreign contracts.
A free CMS system does not provide free websites. Therefore, before starting the development, consult yourself and set clear goals for what you want to achieve. Only then decide whether you will create the website yourself, which is now more accessible to ‘ordinary’ people, or whether you will entrust the job to a specialized company. Read about CMS systems in the Business Knowledge section in the story by Mislav Nekić ‘Opening websites is no longer a hacker’s avant-garde’.
At the G20 meeting in Gyeongju on ‘trade imbalances’ and current account surpluses, it was agreed that something must be – agreed upon. The only noteworthy news is that Europeans at the IMF have given their two seats to the Chinese, and the countries have only generally promised not to encourage exports by manipulating the exchange rate.
In the feuilleton, read about the plans of the new British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, who took this position after the May parliamentary elections and the victory of the Conservative Party, which was an expected and obviously inevitable move. Cuts will be made from social services to the Queen’s income, but many economists are unsure whether this will boost or completely ruin the economy, which was among the worst hit in Europe during the crisis. (G. J.)
The new Leader is gifting its readers three special supplements ‘Banking Products’, ‘Voluntary Pension Insurance’, and ‘Public Relations’
