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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Life Saving Tips for Death By Meetings
If you’re like me or pretty much anyone else in corporate America, you’ve suffered through endless hours of information overload, a rotation of long-winded blowhards in love with hearing themselves speak and major time wasting sessions…also known as “meetings”. At times you feel held captive for days, weeks and even …
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Cooking at Home for Cash: Smart Steps for Small Food Businesses on the Rise
Believe it or not, many food-related businesses start in a home kitchen. Yes, even with all the FDA regulations, OSHA and food safety, you can start up a food-centric business in your home. Here’s what you need to know to be part of the many new small food businesses that …
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How to Survive Your First Year as a Start-up
With one in four start-ups failing within the first year and only half making it to the five-year mark, it’s safe to say the first few years of your new business will be far from easy. You’re likely to experience a number of challenges within your first year that will …
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How to Handle Accidents in the Workplace
Accidents in the workplace may be common, but they are never a welcome occurrence. Nobody wins when an employee falls, trips, or ends up crushed in a piece of industrial machinery. Minor injuries heal quickly and the only cost to the employer is a few days absence from the workplace. …
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Is Your Social Media Marketing Strategy Really Working?
Like many business owners, you’ve probably spent a lot of time creating your social media marketing strategy, then spent just as much time implementing it. If you have the resources, you may have even hired a social media specialist to run your various profiles. But is your strategy really working? …
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