photo credit: la_cola_de_mi_perro Some businesses find it necessary to go out of town for business wether it be for a meeting, obtaining new clients, making sales pitches, etc. And all of them know how expensive traveling out of town or state can be with the airplane tickets or train, hotel, food, gas if traveling by […]
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photo credit: Marcus Vegas How can you tell if your employees are truly happy at work? Obviously most would answer this with “ask them”, however, any employee with half a brain and a strong desire to have a job the next day will most definitely always answer “yes I am” whether they are or not.
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photo credit: i:tzharr Many new and young managers today truly want to be great managers as well as mentors to their team, the problem is that most of them feel they don’t know how to or don’t have the time to spend with each person. Don’t get trapped into thinking that leadership is an extra
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photo credit: James Jordan While big businesses and corporations are making layoffs and cutting staff left and right everyday and cutting pension plans to offset high debt costs, small businesses are going fishing — fishing for new employees that is. All those hard working people being fired and laid off, well, they have to go
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The Associated Press: As the recession forces small businesses across the country to cut expenses, some are making a dramatic shift — they’re laying off employees and using independent contractors instead. Back in 2006, Ron Gold had only full-time employees in his advertising agency, but business began to slip and he began using freelancers. Last
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photo credit: DownTown Pictures Staying focused on the good during difficult times is by far the hardest and most challenging part of doing business today. But you have to remember that the the one person who must concentrate on staying focused is you! If you lead, your people will follow. Your staff members can waste
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Inc: In the current recession, it’s more important than ever to take stock of your business. As the year comes to an end, determine how the business is going, what you are doing that’s working and what you need to change. Employees are the number one asset of an organization and are critical for business
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Rhonda Abrams – Gannett News Service: For years, I’ve advised readers to make the most of this time of year, and get out there and market. Yes, “marketing” took the form of parties, gifts, and cards — but that’s still marketing — a way to build and enhance a relationship with customers and referral sources.
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Marginal Revolution: “Who would have guessed that when taking drive-thru orders at a McDonald’s it’s more efficient to send the order not 25ft into the restaurant but 900 miles away to a call-in center which then relays the order via computer to the workers inside the restaurant making the food. To avoid errors, the system
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