If your business isn’t investing in location based marketing campaigns, you could be falling behind your competitors. 91% of brand executives indicated that they planned to invest in location based marketing campaigns in 2013 so the majority of them will have followed through on their promise in 2016. 72% of …
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Top 5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Starting a Business
Do you know the statistics on how many startups fail? Around 50% of startups fail in their very first year, and there is multitude of reasons as to why, but in this post we will look into the top 5 startup mistakes and how entrepreneurs can avoid them. You read …
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5 Must Have Apps for Active Lifestyles in 2016
Just because you own a small business doesn’t mean you can’t be healthy. If you currently have an active lifestyle or want one, here are five must have apps for active lifestyles in 2016. There’s no need to download bulky software either. Instead, you can download an app straight to …
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7 of the Most Common Tech Mistakes New Businesses Make
Starting a new business can be a very challenging situation. Even experienced business professionals can have trouble starting a new business. While there are a variety of issues that business owners can face regarding the start of a new business, one of the areas where many business people make mistakes …
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Budding Entrepreneur: How to Market Your New Small Business
One of the biggest challenges for most budding entrepreneurs is how to market your new small business. It is no easy feat to stand out and establish a small business among all the other competitors in the marketplace. It does get easier with a few strategic moves and consistent execution. …
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The Good, Bad or Ugly? Payroll Quiz
How good is your company’s payroll? If you’re managing your payroll processes in-house, it’s very likely that you’re feeling overwhelmed with the complex, costly and time consuming tasks involved. For SMEs, payroll can be particularly stressful – especially as the costs of specialist software and employing qualified professionals are often …
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Best Manager Ever! 5 Simple Ways to Show Your Employees a Little Appreciation
Take the time to show your employees a little appreciation and you might find that employee retention and morale improve at your company. If you’re looking for ways to show your employees how much you value their hard work, considering the following five employee appreciation ideas: Create a Wall of Fame …
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Innovations in Trucking Technology
Everyone these days expects prompt and efficient shipping, and truck drivers are the backbone of the overland shipping industry: “You bought it, trucks brought it,” as the saying goes. Moreover, tractor-trailers are ubiquitous on our roads and our constant driving companions. That’s why technologies that allow truckers to do their …
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7 Things You Should Do Before Investing In a Home
Great news! Your small business income is steady, and you’re ready to purchase a home. It might be a home you want to live in yourself or a second home for an investment property. Regardless of the reason for your move, here are seven things that you should consider doing …
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Should Your Business Get a Hydraulic Lift?
A hydraulic lift is utilized extensively within automotive, waste removal, and shipping applications and industries. They provide for a particularly effective means to raise and lower equipment, people, machinery, and cargo, and are frequently used in the automobile repair industries, too. Many trucks use hydraulic lift technology in order to …
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5 Myths About Programming
Often I hear people say things like “I’m not a tech person” or “I just don’t get computers.” While there are indeed difficult areas of programming that require lots of knowledge to understand, we should in general have more faith in ourselves. Some of the popular areas of programming, for …
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What’s Missing from your 2016 Marketing Plan? Probably Offline Marketing
You can be forgiven for thinking that the answer to ‘is offline marketing dead?’ is yes. It is. The problem with assuming that we because we live in a technological age that everything from shopping to promotion must be done online is missing the point. You may only run your …
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Time to Start Your Online Business and Make Good Money from Home
Many businesses have, in the recent past, availed their services online. This is because more and more people are finally waking up to the revelation that they can make good money online. The internet is home to many opportunities and most of these involve making money. So, get your entrepreneurial …
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Go on a Retreat to Reset Your Perspective and Boost Your Business
Sometimes the hustle and bustle of a business can wear an entrepreneur down. When that happens, we need to recharge. A spiritual retreat can do that. Taking time to yourself away from your current environment can help you relax, recharge and be ready to execute your next set of business …
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How to Prepare for Buying Your First Business Building
When building up your own company, you as the owner have much to consider, such as when to increase market size, how to start an online presence, and when to hire employees. As the business grows, it may be necessary to purchase a building. The benefits of owning one’s own …
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Building the Fleet: Finding the Best Truck for Your Business
When you buy a pickup truck for personal use, the brand, model and feature set that you choose certainly can involve enough complexity to warrant engaging an expert. Most people simply do their own research, though, and make a decision by their own best lights, though. They do often make …
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