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Is it Time For Outsourced Accounting?
Scott Anderson, Small Business Services Partner-in-Charge at Sensiba San Filippo, shares 6 steps to help you go from burden to benefit when it comes to accounting for your small business.
Why All Great Business Leaders Are People Artists
People Artists cultivate meaningful relationships with colleagues in order to foster work excellence. They are what an organization needs to combat the epidemic of toxicity in the workplace, argues Jennifer Lumba, Chief Marketing Officer of Rideau Recognition Solutions.
[White Paper] 7 Simple Smartphone Privacy Tips
Losing a phone can be disastrous. It's a lot worse if a phone meant for business use is the subject of identity theft. Here are 7 simple smartphone protection tips by identity theft expert John Sileo.
4 Questions Entrepreneurs Can Challenge Themselves With To Grow Their Business
Jeffrey Kadlic, co-founder & managing partner of Evolution Capital Partners shares four questions entrepreneurs can constantly be asking themselves to set their organizations up for significant growth.
Is Employee Cynicism Killing Your Culture? Ten Strategic Ways to Re-Configure It Around Trust
Hipness, snark, and cynicism are hallmarks of modern culture. But what about your company’s culture? Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard says employee cynicism is a red flag signaling a serious dearth of trust—and explains what you can do to fix it.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: Preparing Your Small Business For The Holiday Season
A holiday time can impose pressures on a small business which may stretch it to breaking-point. So, what can you do, in your small business, to prepare for the holiday season? Heather Foley, consultant at etsplc.com shares five areas you may want to look at.
Small Business But Mighty In Service
Usually I rant and rave about poor customer service (such as the one against a particular local bank), but I'd like to share about extraordinary...
Build, Buy Or Build To Buy
With the right partnership in both platform functionality and allied business models, you may find that “buying to build” may produce the winning combination, argues Mr. Gerhardy of Pitchly.
How To Use Your Small Business Marketing Budget To Deliver Big ROI
Leverage on the reach of internet to spread word around about your business. If you are a small business owner with limited budget then this should be your go to medium for marketing your product or service, argues Azhar Katib, founder of WebSell Solutions Ptd Ltd.
Taking Advantage Of Opportunity Zones In 2024
Opportunity Zones present a compelling option as an effective real estate investment strategy for you in 2024.
4 Steps To Register A Trademark In India – The Fast And Cost Effective...
While the Indian Trademark Office has been constantly trying to complete the mammoth task of clearing several thousands of trademark applications pending before it at various stages of prosecution, Raja Selvam, Managing Attorney with Selvam and Selvam shares four steps that would help you to protect your trademark in India quickly and cost-effectively.
Ten Ways To Keep Cash Flow Problems From Putting You Out Of Business
Cash flows pose an unending challenge to business owners and managers, says Tage C. Tracy and John A. Tracy, authors of "Cash Flow For Dummies®". Read on to learn what you can do to make 2012 the year of the cash flow reboot for your business.
Where’s the Loyalty?*$!
President of OneLife Leadership Jeremy Kingsley recommends how you can get the most out of your team even in the most trying times.
How SMBs And Startups Can Utilize The Cloud To Increase Their Bottom Line
Cloud computing offers many compelling advantages that can be game-changers. Mitch Wainer of DigitalOcean shares why.
Five Legal Tips For Startups
Unfortunately, in an effort to get the business off the ground, many new founders overlook the importance of legally protecting their business and themselves. Matthew Horn, Esq., President and Co-Founder of Legal Services Link shares five important legal tips for startups.
Five Common Website Content Pitfalls To Avoid
by Jason Hennessey, CEO of Everspark Interactive
Every website, especially small businesses needs some tender love and care when it comes to finding success and...
Reznick Group: Top Ten Ways To Succeed In An Uncertain Economy
Leading accounting firm Reznick Group’s Growth Markets Practice offers some pragmatic tips to growth-oriented companies.
Eight Ways To Reignite Your Passion So You Can Reignite Your Company
You know your people are struggling and—not coincidentally—so is your company. And if you’re trying to harass them into productivity, you’re fighting a losing battle. If they’re to compete in the global economy, you’ll have to light a fire under them — but first, says Mohan Nair, you must light one under yourself.
12 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website
You’ve done all of the heavy lifting, and you’re nearly ready to launch (or relaunch) your website. Nikole Haiar, Director Marketing, Retail & Partner Services at Hostway Corporation recommends you double-check these 12 things before showing your website to the world.
Help Me, Help You: Time Management Strategies For Small Businesses
As a small business owner, you have a lot on your plate so time is of essence. John Oechsle of Swiftpage shares the following steps you can take to ensure that your team is put in the best possible position to effectively manage their time.
The Long-Term Costs Of Mass Job Cuts… And How To Avoid Them
Layoffs don’t just hurt displaced employees; they have a severe long-term impact on companies. Dan Adams lays out the evidence… and offers some practical ways to avoid wielding the axe.
Are Your Customer Service Scripts Naughty Or Nice? Five Quick Responses To Customer Complaints.
The last thing a stressed, dissatisfied customer wants to hear you say is:"You're wrong." Ron Kaufman, author of ”Uplifting Service: The Proven Path to Delighting Your Customers, Colleagues, and Everyone Else You Meet“, offers a few quick scripts to use when responding to customer complaints.
5 Myths About Building A Successful Brand And Business
To help you steer clear of the myths that abound, Rachel Strella, founder of Strella Social Media shares some of the misconceptions when entrepreneurs build their brands.
Addressing Common Enterprise Application Pain Points
In the current business environment, applications are everything. Employees use a slew of apps — from those involving resource and customer relationship management to those for the financial and human resources departments — in order to complete their mission-critical tasks. However, when it comes to these important applications, many companies run into their fair share of problems, says John Enright, General Manager of Web and Application Services at Hostway Services, Inc.
Curing CEO Disease: Six Tips For Getting Great Feedback
Dan Quiggle, author of "Lead Like Reagan: Strategies to Motivate, Communicate, and Inspire" , offers six strategies inspired by Reagan’s example to help business leaders fight and eradicate "CEO Disease" in their own organizations.
Handling Irate Customers
When dealing with an irate customer, most employees want to turn and run – but service strategist John Tschohl says this is actually a great opportunity to win a customer over for life if you know how to take control of the situation.
What To Do When Your Customers Won’t Pay
Small business owners and entrepreneurs are particularly prone to seeing their invoices go unpaid for a number of interconnected reasons. However, there is plenty that you can do as a small company director, a self-employed operator or an entrepreneur, if your invoices are going unpaid. Conrad Ford, Managing Director of Check Business offers some ideas.
A Guide To Establishing And Maintaining Good Business Credit
Nothing is more important to the health of a business than having access to credit. You should begin building a good business credit profile so that your business is in the best position to obtain credit when the need arises, says Brian Manson, Credit Manager at Balboa Capital.
Don’t Let Slow Load Times Limit Your Potential
An e-commerce website earns or loses business in part based on how quickly it responds. So how do you ensure that your e-commerce site runs at optimal speed while still delivering the graphics-intensive experience that sells your product? Josh Hatfield, Senior Manager, Digital & Cloud Sales at Hostway Services, Inc. highlights five elements to consider to get the most speed out of your e-commerce site.
Security Challenges Posed By An Increasingly BYOD World
Mobile device management (MDM) software can prevent some of the problems surrounding BYOD, argues Andre Boyson, Executive Vice President of Marketing at SecureKey.