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5 Ways to Be a More Productive Employee
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Another year is here, and many people choose to make a goal to be better versions of ourselves. Our work lives are an easily quantified place to start– we are given formal reviews and rewarded for jobs well done in promotions or pay raises. There are other aspects of our career too...
How to Build a Successful Business – DIY Tips and Tools
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]With all the resources available today, it has never been easier to build a successful business from the ground up – even if you decide to go it alone and take a DIY approach. Although there are many aspects of building your business (too many to list here!) we’ve found quite...
Why Your Small Business Needs to Pivot
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] When Jim Kolb bought a floral shop in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he decided to name his business Oshkosh House of Flowers. But over time, Kolb and his team felt that the word “Oshkosh” in the name of the business limited his shop to an Oshkosh customer base. With the growth of...
Crush It in 2016 With Your At-Home E-Commerce Business
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Start-ups are booming: more and more people are setting up an at-home business selling physical goods via e-commerce. If you are considering starting an at-home e-commerce business in the year ahead, whether it's sourcing trending items on Alibaba, making one-off jewelry pieces or selling t-shirts with your own designs, below we have...
How To Best Manage Time From Time Management Consultant Tor Refsland
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Time is an abstract concept. It’s not something we can see or touch, but it has a tremendous impact on our lives. We talk about spending time and wasting time as if it is some invisible form of currency that we can use to reach our goals and to get the...
3 Unconscious and Blind Biases of the Hiring Process
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Hiring the right people is crucial to the success of your business. It is also one of the most difficult tasks of business operations. We are taught that things like the amount of education, the prestige of the school, the applicant’s past roles and specifics about their former responsibilities are what...
3 Effective Ways to Keep Your Devices Safe While on the Road
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Thanks to cloud technology, professionals can connect to their files from anywhere, using a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Whether they’re spending the morning working at a coffee shop or checking email in an airplane 30,000 feet above the Earth’s surface, the ability to get extra work done is crucial for today’s...
How Leveraging Expertise and New Technology Will Make You More Successful in 2016
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]As we enter the New Year, many business owners are taking a look back to evaluate their sales and efforts over the last 12 months and creating a plan for the next twelve. This includes looking for new paths and avenues to find additional business as well as strategies to strengthen...
Trademark Protection: How to Protect Your Business IP
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]If you created an innovative product, unlike any currently on the market, you would most likely go to work securing a patent. But what about the intangible? Have you ever considered the importance of legally securing your intellectual property – words, names, logos or symbols? As it turns out, trademark protection...
Reclaim Your Time: 4 Simple Steps to Delegate Like Branson
“As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without...
Sam’s Club SVP of Merchandise Business Services on the Importance of Supporting Small Business
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] We all know Sam's Club as the discount membership club where members can shop and get great value on bulk items for our home and everyday use. But what many of us don't know is that Sam's Club is quickly becoming one of the greatest resources supporting small business owners and...
5 Ways to Maximize the Value of Virtual Assistants in Your Business
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Whether they are referred to as freelancers, telecommuters or home based workers, virtual assistants are people who are contracted to provide services from a remote location. Over the last few years, the role of the Virtual Assistant has grown in prominence. Integrating virtual assistance services in the work force has proven to...