Picture Source As a business owner, you should make protecting your employees one of your top priorities. There are a number of reasons to do this that range from moral and ethical to financial and legal. We’re going to examine some of these issues in the hope that it will …
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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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Referral Leads: Honing Your Follow through Process for More Sales
Referrals are important to any kind of business; they are especially relevant to the B2B world, though. Marketing in the B2B world cannot be reduced to a few catchy advertisements the way it can in the consumer world. Referrals are one of the most effective ways of coming by new …
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Workplace Injuries: Reasons Returning to Work Sooner is Beneficial
It is understandable that anyone who has suffered a workplace injury may well be reticent to return to their job too quickly after the incident. Being in the very environment and potentially facing the same situation that created the injury in the first place can be stressful and demanding to …
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Blogging For Money: It’s A Lot Easier Than You’d Think
Photo Courtesy of Google Images Blogging is still a relatively new concept in terms of business. But there is no doubt that the money-making potential has grown exponentially. Online business has enjoyed a vast boom in general. But the idea of earning money for expressing your opinions on a passionate …
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Should Your Restaurant Consider Kosher Certification?
A lot of people make it a point to shop only for kosher items because, when a food is certified kosher, a shopper knows that it complies with a very strict policy that ensures the product’s quality, purity, and cleanliness. From food preparation to the sale of an item, kosher …
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Heralding the Rise of the Virtual and Serviced Office Space
This year, more than any other, we have seen a sudden surge in the amount of businesses taking up serviced and virtual offices in central London. Both serviced and virtual offices are types of ‘instant offices’. The main difference between them, is that a serviced office is a physical office …
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Getting into the Food Business: Tips to Fail-Proof Your New Restaurant Before it Opens
Everyone knows that a large portion of restaurants fail in their first year; however, all great restaurants have to start somewhere, and there’s no reason your venue can’t be among the restaurant successes from the moment you open your doors. With serious planning and unstinting dedication, you can live your …
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Differences in the Details: Metal Fabricating and Metal Stamping Compared
When you require a new metal part to be manufactured, there are two processes you may want to consider: metal stamping and metal fabrication. Both of these are used by many industries, but they are quite different. Each has certain advantages and disadvantages that can make them more suitable for …
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Where You’re Wasting Time and How To Fix It
Each year HR professionals waste precious time dealing with problems that aren’t part of their job description. Sometimes they’re time is used planning parties or dealing with legal issues, when it could be used for more productive things. Here is a list of the top 3 where HR is spending …
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What is Lean Management, and How Can It Help Your Small Business?
When you’re new to the world of business, it can be tough to navigate. It’s no longer enough just to have a solid idea, a smart strategy, and a business degree. If you aspire to grow from plucky startup to global powerhouse, you’ll have to learn all about the trends …
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8 Entrepreneurial Skills You Should Teach Your Kids
Children pick up on everything around them and can therefore learn a lot from the adults in their lives, good or bad. In terms of life skills it can never be too early to teach them the rights and wrongs, including in the business realm. A recent infographic has found …
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Why Funeral Insurance Is So Important
The average funeral cost starts at $6,000. Depending on how your family wants to memorialize you, it could be much more. As a small business owner, providing insurance to help your family when you pass on will be up to you. One way to help them is by purchasing funeral …
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Perfecting your Process: Where can you Improve Slow Business?
A company is only as strong as its bottom line when the times are tough. While the normal fluctuations of sales rise and fall with the economy, the ultimate goal of every business is to even these fluctuations out so even the lowest points aren’t harmful to the longevity of …
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How to Turn Contacts into Genuine Connections
One of the greatest challenges a business faces is to connect with their customer base and evolve these relationships into a brand community full of raving fans that live and breathe the products and culture of the company. This is no small feat, but once achieved it can mean a …
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