During the past weeks, we reviewed at length the applications which can be successfully applied to solve the mountain of challenges faced by small companies.

?Walking, swimming and flying are the means of movement available to living beings in this world. By instinct the human being has been gifted with the ability to walk and swim with no support of an external apparatus. Nature has however not given suc

Since its inception, employee engagement is seen as a local (read team level) phenomenon and is believed to be largely driven by the ‘work group level’ dynamics.

For the past few months, there’s been no good news emanating from Syria in the threshold of the dreaded ISIS. There has been nothing to talk about, but war and death. Yet, there is always hope to be found, in the great ability of the human spir

?It is clear that an effectively functioning financial system will lead to increased competitiveness with economic growth, macroeconomic stability and poverty reduction. 

?Decisions taken by a government have direct impact on the economy of that particular country, as they prepare the environment in which business activities are operated. 

Knowing and understanding the customer needs is at the centre of every successful business, whether it sells directly to individuals or other businesses. 

The government issued a clarion call to the private sector last week in the aftermath of the much-hailed Budget 2015. There were the highs and lows but on the whole, the Budget invited the private sector to get moving.

Many company bosses are faced with the challenge nowadays to be able to adapt their leadership approach to the new rules and new codes of the digital era. With the fast-moving technology-rich environment, our key interpersonal and professional encoun

Sri Lanka being a developing country is demographically on par with developed countries and it is one of the fastest ageing countries in the world. Population projection shows that Sri Lanka would have an elderly population of about 3.6 million by 20

It is a secret gone public that the plantation industry has come to a grinding halt in Sri Lanka. However, both the Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) sector and smallholder sector are suffering from different issues stemming from the core problem o

?Sri Lanka’s investment climate is deemed to be favourable with the ease of investment improving from 57.5 percent in 2015 to 58.96 percent for 2016. 

Education attainment in Sri Lanka, which in the early 50s and 60s, maybe up to the mid 70s was better than that of countries like Malaysia, Singapore or South Korea, has fallen now behind, undermining the country’s growth prospects. 

In presenting the Budget without a tea break, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said, “We have a dream to be a developed nation. 

The world’s two fastest-growing economies, India and China, are clearly at different stages of development and makes it unfair for direct economic comparisons. But parallels can be drawn here. 

Communication is a wonderful ability bestowed upon all the beings by nature. Creatures communicate for their existence.

“Politics in Sri Lanka is a ticket to hell”- Most. Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

?I am writing this in my personal capacity and not representing Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators’ views officially. However, I strongly believe a large majority of our members would carry the same sentiments. 

There is a renewed interest in productivity with the new Government taking office, and many Ministers have pronounced the need for productivity improvement as means of achieving higher economic growth and thereby delivering prosperity and a higher st

For anything significant to happen in an organisation, it is the mind and quality of each individual, as well as the unity of a team effort that produces any meaningful effect.

Most chief executive officers (CEOs) consider foreign markets to be a key factor in their company’s future success. When expanding operations globally, these multinational companies face many challenges. 

The world as we know is changing – right befre our eyes. The way we conduct our affairs, the news we read, the way we respond or interact with others has changed beyond belief. 

The Prime Minister last week in his policy statement said steps will be taken to secure the funds in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF). 

Amongst many technological notions and ideas that have been discussed since the dawn of the millennium, the ‘smart city’ concept has been one of the best-spoken theories around the world at many forums and discussions.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Sri Lanka CEO Sunil Mehra says GSK has been in Sri Lanka for almost 60 years. GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) is a British-based multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in London. It is the fifth-largest pharmaceutical c

?Sri Lanka today is on the verge of a major economic transformation, but how it manages its resources and policies will determine if it will turn out to be an economic boom or bust. 

?“Every cup of tea you drink should help better the lives of the people who produce it, improve the environment where it is grown, and contribute to a thriving global industry.”- A Hero Crop for 2030.

When envisioning and developing your business, you need to focus on both short- and long-term goals.

“What’s the thing you love, and that you’re so incredibly passionate about that if you got fired you’d still want to do it?” When Elizabeth Holmes, ...

Over eight hundred million people in the world do not have enough to eat. In fact, hunger kills more people every year than malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis combined.