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6 Keys To Selling On Social Media
To sell with success on social media requires a radical change in perspective. Grant Leboff, author of "Digital Selling: How to Use Social Media and the Web to Generate Leads and Sell More" shares 6 ways to do it.
Expansion Tips: Pros and Cons Of Franchising Your Growing Business
Many entrepreneurs work hard to establish a brand and a business model that brings success, only to find they've hit a plateau where further expansion seems difficult. One solution that merits serious consideration is turning your operation into a franchise-focused business.
Marketing Your App This Holiday
December is a critical time for app marketers. if the holiday season is indeed an important opportunity for you, you may want to check out these three tips from Vitaly Petritchkovitch, Director of Marketing at Audiobooks.com, for marketing your app.
The Top Ways Women Can Overcome Workplace Inequalities
While it’s important to continue fighting for equal pay, it’s also crucial for female employees to push toward their own personal leadership and growth opportunities. No matter how far up the ladder you want to climb, it’s possible to reach your personal career goals and rise above workplace inequalities, says Robyn Melhuish, Communications Manager at MedReps.com.
6 Steps To Avoid Growing Advance Fee Fraud
Today the stakes for fraud have never been higher - because new commerce platforms enable fraudsters to reach you in more ways, the dollar amounts keep rising, and the liabilities have increasingly shifted to harder hit those who do business online. John Canfield, VP of Risk for WePay shares some best practices for platforms and merchants to avoid being that next victim.
Rules To Live By
We are often running from fire to fire and don’t think about the ways we can be more efficient, more balanced, more rested and more effective. With a little attention to your work day, you can vastly improve your performance - Michael Dermer, is author of "The Lonely Entrepreneur", shares how.
Cloud Computing Demystified For Small Businesses
Lewis Robinson demystifies for small businesses five misconceptions about cloud computing technologies to help make the choice to migrate simple.
Preparing For An Acquisition
Preparing for an acquisition as early as possible can help alleviate the stress of an unplanned opportunity as well as put your company in the best situation for the strongest offer when the decision is made to sell the enterprise. Jeff Stark, Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo shares some tips to stay ahead of the game and get ready for the perfect opportunity.
Limited Budget? Guide To Getting More Visitors To Your Site Without Spending A Dime
In this digital age where the world has been transformed into a global village, it goes without saying that a website is one of the first things you need to invest in when setting up a business. Senko DUras, co-founder of Diversis Digital and Point Visible shares some useful tips that you can follow to increase your website’s ranking, build authority online, and create brand awareness without spending a dime.
Five Ways To Maintain A Smooth Manufacturing Process
Manufacturing requires constant attention to ensure that costs remain low and quality and productivity stay high. David Estrakh, Senior Vice President at Express Trade Capital shares a few ideas for keeping your operation running smoothly.
6 Ways To Encourage Honest Feedback From Your Employees
Receiving honest employee feedback requires a culture of openness, honesty, respect and trust. Chris Lennon, Vice President of Product Management at BirdDogHR shares some ways you can build this culture and get your employees to tell it to you straight.
Top 3 Insurance Considerations When Launching A Food Startup
When you are in the process of launching a food startup, it is important to take insurance into consideration, as it can enable you to mitigate the plethora of risks involved in starting your business and working with customers. Maxime Rieman, Director of Online Channel Product Marketing at CoverWallet looks at the top 3 areas of risk that insurance could protect you from.
Take Your Website Performance To The Next Level
When it comes to finding success as a small business on the internet, having a website set up is merely the first step. Roger Chen, Vice President, Asia for GoDaddy shares how you can go from merely having a website, to rip-roaring success online, simply by putting a little attention towards a few simple matters: mobile, performance, and security.
Content Marketers: Ever Feel Like Nobody’s Listening? Here’s Why.
Nicole Ertas, author of Free Range Brands says it seems nearly every brand builder, business builder, or content marketer, in his or her quest to create endless content, has forgotten the obvious: Connections are made emotionally.
Knowing When To Hire An Accountant
If you’re considering outsourcing your company's accounting but are unsure whether this is the best route for you to take, Jay Connelly explores some of the typical scenarios in which business owners decide to delegate - and if any of these sound like you, now is the time to find a chartered accountant for your startup.
Building A Loyal Customer Base Starts With A Simple ‘Thank You’
When it comes to customer satisfaction, saying “thank you” is a key component. But making appreciation feel personal can be tough for larger companies who lack the agility to quickly react to customer issues or struggle to build personal relationships with customers.
3 Ways To Resolve Business Conflicts Without Going To Court
Litigation isn’t the only option to resolve a business conflict. In fact there are several alternatives available to businesses that are significantly less time consuming and costly. Stephen McDonough, founder and lead attorney/mediator at Next Phase Legal looks at some of those ways.
Taking The Plunge – 5 Steps To Recruiting Your First Employees For Your Business
One of the crucial steps in getting your business up and running is to hire your first employees. How do you find the exact person that you are looking for? Maria Borg, director of Thinking Forward shares 5 key steps to help you get started.
10 Sales Interview Questions You Need To Be Asking
Having the right interview questions for potential account executives can make all the difference in making good or bad hires. Here are ten such questions worth using.
Getting Organized: Business Cards
A business card’s effectiveness as a marketing and networking tool depends on how well it is organized. Try some of these professional organizer tips for getting your cards out and managing incoming ones.
Workplace Laws Most Important For Entrepreneurs And Emerging Companies In 2017
Independent contractors, interns, wage exemptions, hiring and firing, trade secrets… these are the most common concerns that impact entrepreneurs and emerging companies. Jason Brown, associate in the San Francisco office of Fisher Phillips shares his thoughts on some of the areas small businesses may want to take note of when it comes to workplace laws.
4 Ways Restaurant Entrepreneurs Can Get Ahead Of Competition Using Technology
by Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com
With the development of technology and tech industries, all aspects of our lives are irrevocably and permanently changed. Just think about our...
5 Hacks For Streamlined IT Efforts
IT problems can create major setbacks for small and medium businesses. Ashley Walsh, VP of Marketing for Formstack shares five time-saving hacks to streamline IT efforts and enhance overall performance and success throughout your business.
Ten Holiday Fulfillment Tips For Small-To-Medium-Sized Sellers
In e-commerce, the holiday season is now beginning in earnest. Though shoppers aren't quite flocking to make holiday purchases yet, the time to prepare for the seasonal rush is now if you're an online seller. Aron Hsiao, Marketing Communications Manager at Terapeak shares ten key tips to help small-to-medium sized sellers who fulfill their own orders to make the most of the coming holiday shopping season.
From Lab Bench To Market Potential
Healthcare companies typically face tougher challenges in their start-up years than those faced by their counterparts in other sectors, due to heavy up-front capital and, at times, lengthy high risk research. Dr. Shawn Watson, Chief Executive Officer at Senescence Life Sciences shares some tips to navigate those initial, difficult years.
5 Tips To Find Diverse Candidates That Make Dollars And Sense
There is an ever-growing business case for maintaining a diverse workforce including studies from MIT and McKinsey that show a gender neutral and diverse workforce is correlated to increases in revenue. Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting shares 5 tips to find diverse candidates that make dollars and sense.
Managing Your Small Business Cash Flow This Holiday Season
The end of year holidays is a time of joy, good cheer and, too often, cash flow headaches for small businesses. If your small business is going to get through the holidays with its cash flow in the black, Stephen Sheinbaum, founder of Bizfi offers these five tips.
Congrats On Your Acquisition! Some Thoughts On Data Integration And More.
Earlier this year, data management services provider Datacastle acquired another company’s assets. Datacastle CEO Ron Faith shares his company's journey in integrating the data of the two operations.
Five Office Updates You Can Make To Boost Culture And Productivity
Considering that your employees spend more of their waking hours at work than they do at home, the environment that you provide for them makes all the difference. Catriona Harris, CEO of Uproar PR shares a few simple tips you can use to improve your existing office space in order to increase employee productivity.
5 Ways To Instantly Add Credibility To Your Digital Presence
As a business owner, you only get one chance to make a first impression with your target audience, so it’s important to take advantage of that opportunity as best you can. Brett Bastello, Digital Business Manager with Inseev Interactive highlights five ways you can use your website to quickly and easily establish credibility with your user base.