why prices will remain high after the economic crisis

Economic crisis is not the cause of business collapse

Many businesses today have been brought down not only by the global recession but also by mismanagement. It is not in order to assume that the global economic crisis should only be working against your business. Many managers who are failing today are blaming the bad economic conditions for their poor performance. A good business manager should be able to look for effective ways of handling a bad situation and getting the best out of it.

One of the most deceiving business ideas is that by putting your eggs indifferent baskets, you are going to be successful. Most of the managerial trainings include what is commonly called ‘portfolio management’. This theory supports the idea of investment diversification. This is why managers think that during bad financial moments for the business, they need to diversify their investments in order to reduce the risk of losses. This may not be a solution if the management style is wrong. A poor manager will still fail even in a diversified portfolio.

Many are left wondering about what they should do if diversification is not working. The truth is that diversification should only be left for those who are not sure of making it in one line. Instead of diversifying your investments, you should be thinking of specialization.

You should be looking for the best business strategies that can make you a king in your line of operation. Unfortunately, many business managers view success as only retaining some profits for the business. Very few people are endeavoring to be the most outstanding businessmen.

Friday, September 25, 2009

why prices will remain high after the economic crisis

The announcement of the anticipated economic recovery and business growth has raised expectations. This will evidently address business related issues and challenges in the world market. But it is important to understand that some of the envisaged advantages, especially pricing and the cost of doing business may not happen overnight. America is the only country which is expected to declare the path of recovery; this of course will have the greatest impact on Barrack Obama's administration. Very soon, the whole world should experience revival; ultimately and hopefully, pricing will be driven by competition.

You would have to make a holistic assessment of the effects of global recession and the current status of the world business so as to come up with a conclusive account of the expected business trends in a few weeks. This goes beyond a mere declaration of an end to the global economic crisis. Have in mind that a simple assertion of recovery does not end the recession.

First, in order to bring down costs, we have to focus on the current charge of doing business. The business operating costs is a puzzle that can only be solved by putting in to consideration many other factors. We must look into the cost of oil and oil products, government taxation rates and other relevant factors that result in increased prices.

Secondly, it is common knowledge that businesses were experiencing minimal profits and sometimes losses. This is therefore their time to recover all that they had lost. It means that many businessmen/woman may not be in a hurry to reduce prices since they are still trying to make up for what they lost previously.