September 16, 2015
Small Business Tips
One thing that almost every employer is looking for is a team of employees who are well skilled, adaptable, knowledgeable and smart. Employee skill development should continue far beyond initial HR training when an employee first begins, and instead be something that extends for the full time an employee is …
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September 16, 2015
Marketing, Technology
One of the biggest questions I get from my small business clients is, “How do I stand out from the competition?” In this post, sponsored by Name.Kitchen, I’ll show you how two entrepreneurs used a not-com domain name to differentiate themselves from others in their industry. In 3 Tips to …
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September 15, 2015
Technology
More and more people are using tablets and smartphones for practically everything that they do these days. As this technology continues to grow and become more powerful, even more of the consumers you want to become your customers or clients are going to be visiting your page and accessing your …
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September 10, 2015
Money & Finance
Wherever in the world you are delivering items, international shipping will add to the costs that you incur. Careful planning, accurate forecasting, and good knowledge of the fees and taxes that you will face, can help ensure that you pass these charges on to your customers fairly, while employing a …
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September 10, 2015
Small Business Tips
Money is often tight when you have just started a new business. That is why you have to think outside of the box to ensure you don’t overspend. There are lots of ways you can cut back on essentials if you look for the best deals. However, there are lots …
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September 8, 2015
Resources, Small Business Tips
In Healthy Snack Ideas for Entrepreneurs, I introduced readers to Gourmet Gifter, a company that offers a wide variety of tasty treats that are perfect for gifting yourself or your clients. One product I raved about was the kettle corn. It tastes great, and with low calories and no additives, …
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September 7, 2015
Money & Finance
Investing can be a really smart way to secure your future and make your savings work harder. Saving money each month is a great idea, but there will come a point where you begin to wonder if you could do better. If you’re a beginner investor, these investment tips should …
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September 2, 2015
Small Business Tips
Regardless of our title, let’s start with a caveat. Clearly there is nothing simple about launching a construction business, especially in a competitive marketplace. There are ways in which this process can be simplified, however, through the application of clear thinking, reasoning and organisation. Common sense also plays a key …
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September 1, 2015
Small Business Tips
There are many very successful businesses out there firms that any entrepreneur can learn from. One thing you will notice about the biggest and most successful companies is that they all diversify. None of the most successful firms sell only one product or service. Take for example the Virgin Group. …
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August 27, 2015
Resources, Technology
Looking for affordable tools to make running your business easier? You’re in luck. In today’s age companies fight over ways to provide you the best, most reliable, and least expensive software around. Here are some of the best free technology tools you should introduce to your company today. Instant messaging While …
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August 27, 2015
Small Business Tips
While it is a little small minded to suggest that English is the world’s most dominant language, it is one of the most popular and widely used dialects across the globe. At the beginning of 2015, there were 67 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign entities where English was an official …
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August 27, 2015
Technology
If you’re reading this, you’re probably well aware of how meetings work. You spend precious time arranging them, corralling your colleagues into attending, and setting up the room in advance. Then, meetings are often waylaid by late arrivals, coffee runs, or prolonged decision making. By the time you’ve got through …
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August 27, 2015
Technology
It’s no secret that smartphone and tablet usage is on the rise. In fact, the use of mobile devices is set to take over desktop and laptop usage! We all use a variety of software or “apps” to carry out a wide range of functions. For example, we’ll use apps …
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August 26, 2015
Marketing
Over the past decade, marketing has had a remarkable transformation. It used to be based on physical marketing like TV and billboards; now it is all online. Social media has gotten its hand into the marketing industry, and it is not letting go. Take Facebook for example. Companies big and …
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August 26, 2015
Marketing
There are lots of strong reasons to consider marketing in the ‘real life’ world as well as online. It can give you a new way to learn about the audience you are targeting, through talking to them directly, and can allow you to cut through all of the competing messages …
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August 26, 2015
Money & Finance
Internal rate of return (IRR) is applied to evaluate an investment’s attractiveness by using discounted cash flow analysis to consider the time value of money. It is the interest rate at which the net present value (NPV) of an investment’s negative and positive cash flow equals zero. The rule of …
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