With fire risks rising every year, numerous lives are claimed due to fire accidents. Also, property damage is a major negative impact. Fire prevention should be a high priority at all buildings, be it residential or commercial. Vehicular fire prevention should also be at the top of the list for all vehicle owners. Fire codes…
Winter has already arrived and your car is most probably going to take a major part of the beating of the cold weather condition. Poor road conditions add to the snow and frost and make the situation worse. Winter brings forth a variety of challenges to driving. Vehicles have to cope with the adverse conditions…
Surety bonds are often associated with insurance, owing to the fact that bonds are sold by insurance agents and are designed with loss coverage in mind. There’s a vital difference, however, between surety bond insurance and regular insurance. Here’s what you need to know about surety bonds. What Is It? The purpose of a surety…
Being a family person means that you have to travel around with your kids in the car. While this may sound quite enjoyable, it can turn out to be risky unless your car is equipped with the right accessories to ensure safety. Aside from buying a car that meets the needs of your family in…
Starting a new company is not an easy feat, and anyone venturing into the realm of start-up business will undoubtedly encounter some challenges. However, the scenario is quite different in Singapore. The Republic offers a pro-business environment that is conducive even for the new entrants. It has a prominent start-up ecosystem that attracts a huge…
From the year 2014 to 2015, there was an 8% increase in the overall fraudulent transactions. Now, with the 2016 holiday season just around the corner, online frauds are all set to steal your season’s profit by making fraudulent orders through stolen credit cards. Our infographic helps you learn all about the holiday fraud trends and…
Starting businesses has a management aspect and a legal one too. For the most part, new businesses avoid delving deep into into government mandates and regulatory compliance. Its both time and cost intensive. Although, in case of setting up business overseas you might have little choice in the matter. Being said that, it doesn’t have…
UPS or Uninterruptible Power Supplies, as the name suggests, saves your system from shutting down during power failure. It has become a basic part of every system, be it a personal system or a main server. Everybody needs an emergency power back. With such wide range of users, UPS comes with equal number of varieties….
We all know for a fact that not all possessions can be handled the same way while packing and moving your stuff to your new abode. Fragile and unique items need to be handled with extra care so that they don’t break because most apparently, you would never like to find your grandfather clock to…
The biggest challenge facing businesses all over the world is change. Change relentlessly challenges and confronts the ability of businesses to create value for their customers and their ability to remain relevant. The world of business is constantly changing and businesses have no choice but to adapt. Otherwise, they will not survive. But changing is…
Small businesses often experience greater challenges in maintaining compliance with local, state and federal regulations. These agencies may not only govern the technical aspects of the business, but also impact human resources management and workforce recruiting. The requirements can impact a number of different areas of your enterprise and can be more stringent for some…
We all look forward to taking vacations, especially during the summer. A break from work allows us to clear our heads, relax, and come back refreshed and rejuvenated. However, many employees don’t utilize their vacations to the fullest. According to one study, US employees use only 51% of their eligible paid time off and 61%…
Do you carry your laptop by one hand in the hope that it won’t fall to the ground, or use it while drinking coffee or cola? If so, you better be prepared for some emergency reparative action, as these are two common ways in which laptops kick the bucket. This infographic by Bracken Foam Fabricators…
Every commercial building structure must be in such a way that gains the benefits of natural daylight and conserve energy. To do so the best option is to choose glasses in your building, it influences its architecture and make it energy efficient. There are varieties of glasses available in market, so to stop the confusion…
Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome has become widespread in the IT industry. Several service providers have emerged and promise to take care of a secured data destruction process and relieve you of the hoarding requirements. For organizations across different domains it would extend to information like past financial statements, personal records of past employees, lease records, contract…
A pond can bring life to a property. Having a pond on the property brings back the memories of grandpa’s ranch with ducks and fishes. A swimming pool is not exactly a pond as you can never breed live fish in it. Many a rural homes still have private ponds like the one back in…
The deadline for submitting your self-assessment tax return was 31st January. If you still haven’t done so, you have already entered the realm of late submission fines. These fines keep increasing the longer you leave it, so in order to avoid additional penalties and keep the amount you pay to a minimum it is important…
In September 2015 the Volkswagen Group was found to have been making so as to con discharges tests it appeared that specific autos created far less outflows than was really the case. The story broke when the US Environmental Agency found that a large number of Volkswagen’s diesel autos discharged up to 40 times a…
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What is HIPAA compliance? Do you need compliance for your mobile app? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was brought into action in 1996. With the rise of internet based applications dealing with medical data, it is now mandatory that all medical apps need to be HIPAA compliant. However, in mobile app market is not…
If you are a songwriter, author, or visual artist, you will be creating works that you might sell. If you do not protect your work, however, someone else can appropriate it. A copyright is the form of legal protection offered under U.S. law to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical,…
The subject of agency law (agent/principal) is a vital area of commercial contract law. An agent (third party) is authorized to act on behalf of a principal (primary party) to create a legal relationship with another individual or business. Common agency relationships include: Employment (employer, employees); Real estate (real estate agents); Financial services (stock brokers,…
With social media always growing, and online business payment technologies ever advancing, data breaches have have become a very common occurrence. Any business today is vulnerable to it. Companies ranging from Nasdaq to retail stores like Michaels have been breached, and It’s important to understand and be prepared for anything that could come up, which…
The periodic cleaning of buildings and offices is essential as it not only increase the lifespan, but also gives attractive and new look or you can consider it like the upgrading of your corporate picture. Most people don’t understand the significance of cleaning services, especially by professionals, they consider it as unwanted expense. But they…
Do you have to share PDF documents for professional purposes? You may be a financial analyst or a movie scriptwriter, chances are that you have to send PDFs that you don’t want to be accessed by unauthorized or unintended recipients. PDFs can be password protected or you can implement a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system…
Year by year thousands of people are injured at work. Although the level of danger varies from industry to industry, there are many potential hazards to be aware of. Although agriculture, fishing, construction and lorry driving are the most dangerous industries for workplace accidents, there are several ways one can injure oneself even in the…
