A retreat motivates employees by allowing them to take part in decision-making. While retreats can be productive, they can have varied results. One reason that retreats fail to live up to their purpose is that they were not carefully planned. Here are some things to remember when planning a business …
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Essential Tips for Managing a Medical Facility
Flickr You don’t see a lot entrepreneurial articles aimed at medical facility managers these days, do you? But the fact is that the medical industry is a commercial one. Maintaining such a facility to the best of your ability to key to ensuring the strength of your profits. Here are …
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Everything a Modern Business Should be Investing in to Help It
As a business owner, you have to realize that there are a lot of things you’ll need to invest in. It’s important to consider what is going to make your company better in the future. The investments you make now may determine the course of your business future. So, take …
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How to Build Your Network in Online Classes — And Why It’s Important
Ask anyone who has earned an MBA about what they gained from their program, and chances are that many will mention the network that they built while taking courses as one of the most meaningful aspects of their studies. From instructors and advisors to classmates, the people that you meet …
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12 Things to Do Before Starting Your Startup
“Go for it!” is the refrain of every experienced business owner talking to a young entrepreneur. It isn’t bad advice; after all, fear is the most common reason people hesitate to launch their own startups. However, there is good reason to be hesitant of starting a new business. A staggering …
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Employee Satisfaction & Retention – What 4 Tech Companies Can Teach You
About a third of new hires quit their job within 6 months. Think about it: you spent a lot of time, money, and effort to find the right people for your company. And you sure don’t want all that investment to go to waste after 6 months. So how do …
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Startling Statistics: Reasons So Many Businesses Fold Within the First 10 Years
Most people who start their own businesses hear often about the 96% mortality rate that such efforts are subject to. Only 4% of new businesses last even ten years. It’s a depressing number, and it can put entrepreneurs off even trying. It only puts them off, however, because they don’t …
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Choose the Right Consultants
It can be a challenge to find the right consultants to guide you towards to making your ultimate business plan. After all, the business plan is the foundation of a successful and profitable company, so without the right instruction, things could take a turn for the worst. In today’s day …
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11 Steps Towards A Greener, More Ethical Business
The ways we do business are always changing. Whether it’s due to technology, the markets or a culture shift. Nowadays, that shift is leading consumers and business leaders alike to think in terms of creating greener, more ethical business. Not just money, but ecology. There is a push for business …
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Three Things to Think About When Your Business Uses Specialist Tools
These days a lot of people think of start-ups as internet based or tech companies, but there are still many traditional brick and mortar companies being launched. There are plenty of entrepreneurs who start businesses in industries or trades they are experienced in – such as plumbing, car mechanics, or …
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3 Advantages of Using a Mini Excavator
One of the biggest industries is the world is construction and in this industry there is a lot of competition. In order to get your company the reputation that it needs, you will need surround yourself with the right tools to get the job done right. On a construction site …
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How to Boost the Voice of Your Employees for Better Customer Experiences
A new journey has begun with an ongoing replacement of the traditional marketing strategies by a dynamic and more advanced approach. Consumers today expect a seamless experience, and would like to deal with competent and friendly employees, regardless of how or when they opt to interact with a particular brand. …
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How Listening to Customers Drives Innovation
Consumers are increasingly vocal about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to businesses they frequent and products they buy. Everyone has an opinion and every one of those opinions is important. When you learn how to listen to your customers early in the innovation process and how their …
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Tips for Training a Powerful Startup Team
When starting your new business with a startup team, things can quickly get out of hand. After all, no one has worked together for a long period of time and everyone probably has their own way of doing things based on personal and job history. From the very beginning when …
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The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Lessons from a Different Personal Finance Perspective
The entrepreneurial mindset is different from that of most people. Not only are they comfortable taking risks, many of them are risk-seekers. But, they aren’t blindly seeking risks. No, they take carefully-measured risks. Here’s what you can learn from them. Start Early Entrepreneurs don’t wait around for things to happen …
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Defending Your Business from Phishing
In a world where technology and the internet are evolving at an exponential rate, the techniques which hackers use to gain access to your company’s confidential data also continue to adapt to the latest security software. To counter this, you can invest in the latest secured wireless broadband solutions or …
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