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Hiring The Right People Is Critical For Business Success – Here’s How To Do...
When employees recommend working for you, it’s often because they enjoy their work and the environment. And they value you as a boss, says by Alastair Brown, Chief Technological Officer at BrightHR.
Eight Ways To Ensure That Your Talent Won’t Quit You
The economy is on a hot streak, and that means your top employees have lots of options. The good news? People are less likely to leave great bosses. The authors of Mind Tools for Managers pinpoint a few of the skills you need to master to be one.
Set Your Business Up For Tax Season Success
For a better, more organized 2019 Tax Day, small businesses should consider an efficient and organized process in 2018, says Kevin Miller, CMO at Neat.
Captive Insurance Can Free Up A Business In Costs, Coverage
Unlike commercial plans, captive insurance is tailored to fit the exact coverage needs of the insured. Peter J. Strauss, author of "The Business Owner's Definitive Guide to Captive Insurance Companies" explains how captive insurance can help startups.
4 Ways Employers Should Show Their Employees They Care
It’s vital that company leaders show they care about their employees – especially when a life event, such as a family tragedy or a personal challenge, happens to the worker. Kerry Alison Wekelo shares four ways business leaders can show their employees that they care.
5 Legal Mistakes To Avoid
Vivek Jayaram, founder and president of Jayaram Law Group highlights five common trademark-related mistakes made by entrepreneurs and tips for how they could have avoided them.
Four Factors To Motivate Your Employees Daily
Neuroscience has mapped the ideal conditions that can make employees more productive, healthier, and happier in the workplace. Don Rheem, author of “Thrive By Design: The Neuroscience That Drives High-Performance Cultures“, looks at four places where employers and leaders in a company should focus their efforts.
5 Ways Small Business Owners Plan Intelligently For Retirement
Preparing financially for retirement can be complicated for anyone, but for small business owners the process often poses even more challenges, points out Troy Bender, President and CEO at Asset Retention Insurance Services Inc.
How To Fund Your Business When A Bank Loan Isn’t An Option
In the vacuum created by the big banks, many innovative and attainable alternatives have emerged that are much more suited to small business need, argues Mike Prendergast, Finance Director at Quick Capital.
The Seven Elements Of Business Development
Clients aren’t sold services. They buy on reputation, relationships and referral. Along the journey from not knowing you to engagement, they ask seven questions - Tom McMakin, author of “How Clients Buy“ shares what they are.
7 Powerful B2B Content Marketing Trends For 2018
With 89% of B2B marketers using content marketing in their organization, the stakes for content marketing this year are no different. Uzair Khan, VP of Sales & Marketing at Enterprise Monkey looks at the trends content marketing has in store for 2018.
Top 5 Ways To Market Your Startup On Instagram
With its tremendous popularity, creating a standout account can be difficult, but these 5 steps shared by Pamela Webber, CMO at 99designs, will have you well on your way to establishing a commanding presence on Instagram.
7 Critical Tactics To Lead Your Business To A Better Future
The key to being able to deal with unforeseen changes in the future lies in increasing the capacity of yourself, your team and your business to meet any disruption head-on, says Otto Scharmer, author of "The Essentials of Theory U".
5 Steps To Hiring Your First Employees
From legal requirements to onboarding, there is plenty to think about as you hire your first employee. When you get it right the first time, you avoid any potential issues or legal fines in the future.
[Interview] Cindy Dayman, Founder of Take Time Home Cleaning & Lifestyle Services
Cindy Dayman is the founder and owner of Take Time Home Cleaning & Lifestyle Services, a multiple award winning, full-service Winnipeg cleaning company established in 2009.
Don’t Mix Business And Personal: Tax-Time Tips For Small Business Owners
Lisa Henken, Chief Customer Officer at Netspend shares a few tips small business owners can follow to effectively and efficiently separate their personal and business expenses, easing some of that tax-time stress.
With New 21 Percent Corporate Tax Rate, S-Corps Are Taking A Second Look At...
So shouldn’t the new corporate tax rate spur S-Corps to become C-Corps, too, especially when considering that pass-through owners, on average, will now be taxed at much higher rates? The short answer is - not necessarily, says the experts at Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP.
How To Build Trust With Potential Clients
Trust is the sinew that binds communities together, enabling them to do together what they cannot do as individuals. It is also a critical prerequisite to selling consulting and professional services successfully, says Tom McMakin, author of "How Clients Buy".
[INTERVIEW] Peter Tassiopoulos, President Of Sphere 3D Inc.
Toronto’s Peter Tassiopoulos has spent pretty much his entire career both advising startup businesses on management, strategy and funding and also applying his knowledge, expertise and vision to lead businesses on the path to becoming innovative powerhouses.
SMEs Must Plan For Peaks As The Norm Not The Exception
Planning for these one-off spikes in heightened sales must now become part of ongoing operational planning and not a one-off project, argues Dr. Karen Reddington, President of FedEx Express, South Pacific.
You Are Only Worth This Much On The Dark Web
Your entire online identity can be bought for $1170. Matt Tatham, manager of content insights and data analyst at Experian Consumer Services shares why you should be careful about personal information online.
How To Choose The Most Efficient Office Layout For Your Business
An efficient office layout is extremely important for any startup company. You want a layout that will save you money now as well as in the future and encourage maximum productivity from your employees and improve their satisfaction in the workplace, says Colby Fisher of Skutchi Designs.
How To Make Your CRM Big Data Small
As the sheer volume of customer information captured through CRM continues to increase, businesses must evaluate whether they can truly capitalize on the valuable data their CRM software delivers, says Lorcan Malone, President and COO of Swiftpage.
Improve Your Physical Store Traffic With These Tips
With more and more businesses choosing to go digital, brick-and-mortar stars are searching for new ways to improve their own sales and traffic.
Why Good B2B Content Marketing Is Not A One Man Show
No matter which side of the fence you are on, B2B content marketing can only be successful when you have an internal team or have sourced a good content marketing agency to make sure your content delivers what it should: RESULTS.
4 Keys Perspectives Of The Millennial Soul
A true millennial wants to know that she/he is in service to something greater, a purpose worthy of life energy and precious time. Robert (Dusty) Staub, President of Staub Leadership International and author of "The 7 Acts of Courage: Bold Leadership for a Wholehearted Life" shares more.
How Content Marketing And SEO Create Online Business Success
Content marketing and SEO should complement each other in a way that allows you to market to your target audience using SEO techniques for Google while providing rich content for people, shares Robert Harden, founder of PDX SEO.
Rebel Against Business Norms To Build Employee Engagement
How do organizational leaders implement practices that will result in a culture of engagement? For starters, act like a rebel with regard to management behaviors, and apply that rebel spirit in key areas, says Glenn Elliott and Debra Corey, coauthors of "Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement".
The Five Myths Of Leadership
Many myths about leadership cause significant problems and can throw you off course in your leadership journey. Ken Pasch, author of "On Course: Become a Great Leader & Soar!" looks at five top leadership myths.
6 Reasons You Need PR For Your Startup
There is no doubt that public relations (generating positive media stories) can be impactful to your startup. Jennifer Fortney, President of Cascade Communications shares why.