How many business-based sayings can you think of that make reference to teamwork in one way or another? There’s “No ‘I’ In ‘Team'” for one. “Make sure we’re singing from the same hymn sheet” is another. Then there’s “all on the same page,” and there are plenty of others. Even …
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Don’t Leave Staff Leave And Let It Become A Problem
Once you’ve gotten your business underway, and your big enough to hire some staff, you’ve got a lot to consider. You need to figure out payroll, sick leave, and of course, annual leave. Holiday is one of the biggest areas that can trip up small businesses. It’s incredibly easy to …
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5 Annoying Mistakes to Avoid in Customer Service (And What You Should Do Instead)
Customer service matters, regardless of the size of your business. Excellent service results in satisfied customers who will spread the word about your company and brand. Similarly, poor customer service results in negative publicity that damages your reputation and creates angry online reviews and comments that can go viral. When …
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Before You Start Hiring Employees – Things To Consider
Image Source The clients keep approaching you. The money keeps rolling in. Your business is booming and you’ve never been more proud. You’ve also never been more exhausted – how are you supposed to do all this work by yourself? Are you going to have to start turning away clients? …
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How an MBA Can Benefit Entrepreneurs
If you’re interested in starting your own business but you have no idea how to do it, you might want to take a few classes to ramp up your efforts. Not all business owners went to school specifically for business, but many end up earning a post-graduate degree to excel …
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The Frugal Office: Small Business Practices That Will Stop You Bleeding Money
We can’t deny that running a business is expensive. After maintenance costs, salaries, and other expenditures, there’s very little money left over to spend on growing the business. If you run a small business that fills a niche, you can’t expect to make huge amounts of money, but you can …
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The Creative Solution Of Outsourcing – Without Sacrificing Quality
Source Every business in the world at least considers outsourcing at some point or another. The thing with outsourcing is that it is a genuinely useful technique which often saves time and money. Business owners are afraid to do it, because they are worried that it will result in poorer …
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How Virtual Reality May Affect Virtual Offices
Are office spaces going away? Well, does anyone remember the personal office–complete with a door? Neither do I. The only time I see a personal office is in old movies. I do remember cubicles though–oh, I hated those with a passion. But, even cubicles are going the way of the …
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Three Basic Tips For Each New Marketing Journey
These days, even the savviest pro can find themselves bamboozled by the latest twist in the online marketing narrative. Things can change fast in an instant, and you never know what new development is lurking just around the corner. Still, there are certain truths that will always remain, and it’s …
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How You Can Get Cheap Personalised Company Shirts
If you are in charge of marketing for your company, you can get great value from personalised shirts. Let’s take a look at how you can get cheap company shirts printed to your needs. Your company’s image is always important, especially when it comes to clothing. That is why you …
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Why It Might Be A Good Idea To Mother Your Employees (Occasionally)
When business people start a business, the last thing that they want to do is spend the whole time nannying their staff. They’re not there to be their mother or their father. They’re there to get on with the job and make business happen. But given that adolescence is extended …
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How to Increase the Performance of Your Branded Mobile
People are obsessed with their new branded mobile phones. They guard it with their lives as if this is the only possession they have. And why not? Our phones are our tiny version of the whole world. Without it what would we do? Manufacturers have intentionally made the browser of …
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Introduction to High Risk Merchant Accounts
Merchant accounts are almost inevitable for people conducting business on and offline. If you want to process credit cards through a point of sale, then a merchant account will be essential to conduct transactions. However, many new business owners have to deal with bad credit because of lack of revenue …
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Four Tips for Expanding Your Business Through Online Platforms
If there is one thing that we have learned over the past couple of decades, it is that the internet is rapidly becoming the most commercially important medium. Companies that fail to harness the potential of the online world will quickly find themselves outdated and irrelevant. As online business becomes …
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Is It Worth Hiring Degree Educated Staff for a Startup?
In the early days of your startup, you might not need any staff. It will be just you and a lot of hours spent networking and brand building. As time goes on, however, and the business begins to grow, you will need to take on extra staff to help you …
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Put the Super in Your Supermarket With These Wonderful Tips
Running a supermarket or food retailers takes a lot of effort and dedication. You have to make sure you are well set to carry out the duties required. This means you need to consider what is involved in running the perfect supermarket. You’re in a fiercely competitive industry, and it’s …
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