Culture is “An integrated pattern of human behaviour that includes thoughts, communications, languages, practices, beliefs, values, customs, courtesies, rituals, manners of interacting and roles,...

Most of us are aware that a smart city uses digital technologies or information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance the quality and performance of urban services to reduce costs and resource consumption and also to engage with its citize

We said last week that as with any business strategy, before you begin a project you need a roadmap of what you want to accomplish and where you are going. 

All governments want small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that form the backbone of our economy to play a greater role in the development of the economy.

South Asia can be deceptive when it comes to gender equality. On one hand, there is the mother figure so revered throughout the region, the mataji role every man and woman can look up to. 

?Throughout the history of human beings, what has been found is that humans had to work for earning their bread and butter. They were engaged in hunting and then, farming in order to meet their basic needs, especially food.

?Jack Welch is considered as one of the greatest chief executive officers (CEO) of all time. During his 20 years of managing the company as the CEO and later as the Chairman of General Electric (GE), Welch’s most notable achievement was increas

If you’re starting to think ‘mobility’ is a recurring theme in your reading, you’d be right. For those who haven’t started to build organisational capabilities to leverage it, it’s fair to say you’re late to

According to the Sri Lanka Association of Software Service Companies (SLASSCOM), the vision for Sri Lanka’s IT services sector is to facilitate 1000 startups by 2022, ...

When you hear the phrase ‘competitive intelligence’ (CI) do you think of spies, covert activities and espionage? Do you think of expensive gadgetry and employees dressed like Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible?

President Maithripala Sirisena, has vowed to increase the current allocation of education in the next budget. I am sure that he is fully aware that Sri Lanka cannot spend its way out of this education malaise

A bond is a type of debt security. They are effectively an IOU (a signed document acknowledging a debt) between a borrower (the issuer of the bond) and a lender (the investor who purchases the bond)

As the popular saying goes, “Location is everything” and the latest research carried out by Regus - the global workplace provider - has highlighted the importance of physical proximity to customers for businesses.

It doesn’t always take a power-packed top-notch career woman to make a career work; for the men in higher positions, be it in political leadership or corporate leadership, increasingly the role of their spouse is becoming relevant towards reinf

Today’s businesses employ a large number of employees with different strengths and weaknesses. Employees managed by their emotions and personal aspirations contribute towards the organisational goals in different manner,...

Enterprise Development Deputy Minister Eran Wickramaratne recently in an interview observed that the government’s interest in state enterprise should be in policy and regulation.

The 79th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ceylon Planters’ Society was held at Waters Edge recently under the patronage of Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasooriya as the chief guest. 

A few months after the ending of the war in 2009, Sri Lanka tourism and the government came up with a surprise target of achieving 2.5 million tourist arrivals by the year 2016. 

Tourism is universally recognised as a key sector of development as it generates jobs and income. Additionally, it plays a major role in portraying the image and global perception of a country as well as supporting domestic policies.

?John D. Rockefeller, American business magnate, once said, “Next to knowing all about your own business, the best thing to know is all about the other fellow’s business.”

Tom Fernando retired last week after a 45-year long career. He intended to invest his life savings of Rs.5 million and enjoy his retirement. One day, a handsome young stock market advisor, the son of Fernando’s friend, came to meet him.

At the Millennium Summit in September 2000, a large number of world leaders at the United Nations (UN) adopted the UN Millennium Declaration,..

Hollywood isn’t only about entertainment – neither is Bollywood. Both hold considerable power not only in forming and sustaining opinions but also in generating business opportunities not just for film studios and actors but also for hund

?Tea is a very delicate perennial plant, sensitive to changes in temperature and precipitation. 

A few activities in the life of a business are as vital—or as overlooked—as that of developing competitive advantage for success.

Lee Kuan Yew in his autobiography wrote: “When I requested President J.R. Jayawardena how Singapore can help Sri Lanka, one of his requests was to release Capt. 

Asia in 2015 is a hotbed of innovation. New devices from the Chinese Technology Ecosystem are increasingly coming to market, enabling more personal and engaging experiences designed specifically for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.

Even though success can be defined in different ways by different individuals, the balance between work and home is the real success that one can achieve. 

Like most things in life, entrepreneurship too comes to an end. The allure of starting a business, watching it flourish and letting it become a powerhouse can and does fade as time goes by.

In January, the Sri Lankan business community was obviously unhappy with the imposition of the Super Gains Tax (retrospective tax plan) on large companies through...