Puget Sound Business

Archive for April, 2011

No doubt, a lot of champagne bottles were opened in the headquarters of the software company when Charles Phillips Oracle Co-President, had been named as one of the select members of Economic Recovery Advisory Board. This appointment is definitely a big deal for the people behind Oracle as well as its clients because the most powerful man in the world, the US President, would not pick just anyone to be his adviser. Indeed, Obama himself said that he had specifically chosen people outside Washington to make up his advisory board for the recovery of the US economy because he wanted to hear all possible alternatives. Hopefully, choosing non-Washington individuals would allow the President to benefit from advice that is free from any political taint.

Charles Phillips Oracle Co-President, is just one of the sixteen carefully chosen individuals to make up the numbers for the President’s new team of economic advisers. Besides his stellar career working for Oracle, no doubt Phillips was also chosen for the years of success he enjoyed when he was one of the directors over at Morgan Stanley, one of the well-known firms in Wall Street. Another bright guy who made it to Obama’s select list is venture capitalist John Doerr, who made billions of dollars for being one of the first to invest in the best companies, which include the likes of Cypress Semiconductor, Sun Microsystems, and Google and Amazon. The latter two are companies that Doerr happens to serve as board member as well.

In order to achieve the kind of reputation that can be recognized in different businesses and fellow members of the industry, including competitors, a consistent and feasible strategy must be created to follow the projected path being set by the clients and customers alike. This is how Tap Oil and Gas LLC have consistently provided oil products for increasing their exploration portfolio. They have balanced types of projects that include those of moderate to high-risk opportunities.

To keep their business from rolling, they have also gathered resources that can make it possible to go with the flow of continuing the exploration efforts and obtain the products needed for additional revenue. Tap Oil and Gas LLC has gathered reliable and hardworking staff, optimized and developed processes that implies efficiency and effectiveness, plus maintained the updating of their permits so that there are no loopholes when it comes to delivering their services. They have also kept and leveled their capital funding so that the operation can keep its pace, even at demanding situations.

Tap Oil and Gas LLC makes sure that their business can go with the pace of the industry, and even go ahead it. They have invested much in this aspect by having a team of experienced and professional oil finders, even making them advanced by equipping them with the best available oil digging technology available. It has also been a standard for them to check their prospects for quality acquisition. Their tactics have been tested and proven through the years, providing confidence to those who are in business with them.

Business letter writing is all about being formal and choosing your words correctly.  Not every self-proclaimed writer is good at business letter writing because the target readers are not the casual, every day readers.  This type of letter is aimed for companies, organizations, businesses or parties from high ranking social classes.   There are different types of business letters, but the format remains the same.  It may seem difficult at first, especially if you’re not the formal type, but business letter writing is actually very easy to learn.

 

Sender Information – The sender’s address and other contact details should be placed at the upper left part of the letter. 

Date. The date when the letter was made should follow.

Recipient Information.  State the name of the company, if you’re writing to an individual, acknowledge his or her position in the company then write the business address.

Greeting – Usually, the first name of the individual being written to is not used in the gretting.

• Use “Dear Sir” or “Dear Madam” if you do not know the names of the people you are writing to. 

• As much as possible use “Ms” for women unless you are specifically told to address them as “Mrs” or “Miss”.  If the recipient goes under a title, such as Dr. or Gen. use those instead.

• The greeting should be ended with a colon, not a comma.

The Body of the Letter – Make sure that you are direct to the point. Be concise about the reason you are writing the letter.  Do not use vernacular terms, a business letter should be formal.  Avoid using shortened form of words, instead of using “won’t” use “will not”.

• The first part of the letter should state a reference for your reason to write.

o With reference to our meeting scheduled the other day,

• Next you should state what you want. It could be for apology, confirmation or an inquiry.

o I would like to apologize for not being able to join you.

• The next statement should be written in a different paragraph.  It should contain a request or a confirmation for a request, if you have any.

o Could we make an appointment once again for another date?

• If another contact is to be made or if the mail has an attached document, address it before the closing. 

o If you are interested, please give us a call immediately.

• Close your letter with a thank you.

o Thank you for your consideration.

• Finish the letter with a formal valediction with your name, and signature.

o Yours Sincerely, Yours Truly etc.

Forms and Spacing. 

• Use block style, paragraphs should not be indented.  

•  A single line should be used to separate two elements or paragraphs.

• Use two to three lines to separate the sender’s information and the date.

• After the date, use three to four lines before the details of the sender.

• After the valediction, use blank lines for the sender’s signature.