photo credit: krossbow We have been spending a lot of time on advertising, sales, hiring, promotions and how to handle them, etc. But one of the most important factors in your company and what can be the most costly is safety. Below are a few key points that should help you establish safety in your […]
photo credit: ginnerobot A recent study was done on small business Optimism last fall. While most would think that the answers would be dreary in nature due to the economy, it turned out to be actually quite the opposite by surprise. It was shown that more than half of the small business owners responded with
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photo credit: liber Leading any business can prove to be quite a challenge for anyone, but during a recession, it almost seems impossible to some to lead in the right direction without panic striking amongst employees and colleagues. For the new year, there are a couple suggestions below from Harvard Business that may make leadership
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Mid-Market Innovators is a new site brought to you by Sun Microsystems and Intel that I’m participating in. It is a site for mid-market IT pros that offers advice from leading authors in business and technology on how to align your business and IT strategies to save money, plan for growth and foster innovation. In
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photo credit: Ordinary Guy When you fail to keep your domain current, or you let it lapse, someone comes swooping and purchases your old name and then attaches it to a site that is loaded with advertisements and collects all of the hit’s to the new site. To avoid letting your domain lapse, I’ve included
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photo credit: mudpig Today it is no surprise that business’ are facing uncertainty about their business all around. It is almost impossible not to face it at some point in a recession. However, maybe business’ are being held accountable for these uncertainties that are out of their control. Take for example the economy down turn,
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photo credit: Gaetan Lee When working in a group situation it is very important to evaluate the group on their performance, how they are getting along, the tasks they are able to complete and in what time frame they can complete them. Here are a few suggestions on taking the pulse of your group and
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photo credit: ArtemFinland Managers often ask the number one question that is sometime’s hard to answer depending on the company, how do we get our employees to become more committed and involved in the company? Judith Bardwick wrote a book regarding this matter and she had some suggestions that may help you. People are more
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USA TODAY: Each of us who runs a business has fixed expenses: rent, telecommunications, shipping, credit card fees. This monthly overhead takes a big bite out of our cash. Over time, these costs slowly creep up – and they certainly add up. At least once a year, sit down and go over all these costs.
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photo credit: F33 Most small businesses are able to have a personal relationship with customers. This is one advantage that huge corporations do not have. You need to focus on good quality products and services and aim on high customer satisfaction levels. Today there are many people contemplating the idea of starting their very own
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