Professionalisms
Why You Should Background Check Your Business Partner
If you don’t perform a background check on your potential partner before doing business with him, you’re setting yourself up to get duped, argues Kenneth Coats, founder of eKnowID.
Team Up Right: Three Tips To Pick The Perfect Partner
By working together, businesses can build upon their individual strengths and brands to maximize their efforts and create a completely new experience for all of their customers, argues Whitney Keyes, author of "Propel: Five Ways to Amp Up Your Marketing and Accelerate Business".
Mobile Site: One Of Your Company’s Biggest Assets
Mobile devices are quickly becoming people’s preferred choice for web browsing, getting directions, sending emails, updating Facebook pages, checking Twitter feeds, and, most importantly, shopping. Barry Sloane, President and CEO of Newtek Business Services offers some thoughts on enhancing your mobile platform.
9 Ways To Give Effective Feedback
Founder & CEO of 15Five David Hassell offers 9 steps to effective employee feedback you’ll have a motivated and focused workforce; and you and your employees will benefit from working in an open and more communicative environment.
Back To Basics: Document Management Best Practices
Finding effective solutions for managing business data is one of the biggest obstacles businesses encounter in reducing costs, improving service, increasing productivity, and meeting regulatory requirements. Here are some tips from Matt Peterson, President and CEO of eFileCabinet.
Five Tools for Getting Along With Difficult Colleagues
Difficult co-workers add to your workplace stress and the happiness you experience in your work. Robert V. Taylor, author of "A New Way to Be Human" offers five tools for replacing negative energy and conflict in the workplace with life-enhancing energy and productive relationships.
Do You Put Clients Last? Ten Ways You May Be Failing Your Customers
Joseph Callaway points out ten ways well-meaning business owners may be selling their customers short — and shares the deceptively simple solution to erasing these habits once and for all.
3 Tips For National Advertising On A Small Business Budget
Looking to advertise on national TV? Here are 3 tips from Brian Cristiano, CEO of BOLD Worldwide.
Seven Key Steps To Achieving Maximum Brand Loyalty
To create a compelling brand, you have to capture more than just the market share, you capture the total mindshare – that is, minds, hearts, soul and the hence the unimpeachable trust of your customers, explains Libby Gill, author of "Capture the Mindshare and the Market Share Will Follow: The Art and Science of Building Brands"
Are Summer Fridays Working For Your Business?
Summertime brings with it dreams of vacations and summer hour policies have become increasingly popular in recent years. Barry Sloane, President and CEO of Newtek Business Services, recommends several ways for a business to determine if such a policy is worth it.
[Infographic] That (Annoying PR) Thing You Do
Mynewsdesk and boutique PR firm PRecious Communications' Brands and Media Engagement Survey Report 2013 reveals some of the preferences and pet peeves of reporters and bloggers across Southeast Asia.
Hiring A Key Executive – Tips For The Hands-On CEO
The new hire process, particularly at the executive level, is a significant decision. Ali Behnam, co-founder of Riviera Partners, says there are there are some key factors that need to be taken into consideration for CEOs facilitating a successful search.
Six Pitfalls To Avoid When Launching Your Startup’s Website
Amy Johnson, community coordinator for A Small Orange, highlights some of the pitfalls startups should avoid when launching their websites.
Pinterest Is For Small Businesses, Too
Pinterest should be an accessible channel for everyone - not only brands who can invest millions in building up their presence. Danny Maloney, CEO and co-founder of PinLeague, offers 8 critical tips for small businesses on Pinterest.
How To Reject A Job Candidate The Right Way
Need to say, “No thanks?” to an aspiring job candidate you know will not fit your organization? Barry Sloane, President and CEO of Newtek Business Services, offers some tips on doing so humanely and with respect.
5 Ways The Superman Entrepreneur Isn’t A Team Player
Your Superman Complex may be turning off the very people you most rely on, says Prasad Kaipa, CEO Advisor and Coach of Kaipa Group, and coauthor "From Smart to Wise: Acting and Leading with Wisdom".
5 Traits To Look For When Promoting A Millennial
For millennials in management positions, it’s more about collaboration than command and control, shares Courtney Templin, Chief Operating Officer at JB Training Solutions and co-author of "Manager 3.0: A Millennial's Guide to Rewriting the Rules of Management".
4 Tips For Marketing… To Your Employees
You spend a lot of time and effort marketing to your customers and prospects: do you spend any on marketing to your own employees? If not, it's time you change that, advises Nilesh Bhojani, co-founder of Markitty.
4 Common Paperless Mistakes Business Make
At this point most businesses are aware that making the shift to paperless is necessary, but many are going about it all wrong. Matt Peterson, President & CEO of eFileCabinet, points out four common pitfalls.
Twelve Not-So-Obvious Tips To Help Small Business Owners Prosper
Starting a small business is hard work. Joseph Callaway has been there, and he shares twelve unexpected tactics — all centered on putting clients first — that will help your company to succeed.
Critical Marketing For Startups
Building a business from the ground up can be a difficult process, and every entrepreneur knows the importance of marketing. Chris Garrett offers a few thoughts.
Six Things You Do (Or Don’t Do) That Make Employees Feel Unloved
Few leaders set out to make their employees feel like they don’t matter. But Christine Comaford says even the most well meaning among us may be doing it accidentally — and the repercussions can be severe.
5 Tips For Fair Business Deals
How do you make fair business deals? Here are some proven techniques that could give you the edge you need.
Seven Reasons To Perform A Half-Year Review
If you’re a business owner and you’re thinking about kicking back and taking it easy this summer, think again, says Bill McBean. He recommends using the season to do a half-year review of your business and take advantage of emerging opportunities while your competition rests.
From “Mommy” To “Drill Sergeant” And Back Again: Why Leaders Must Be Flexible
Do you want to do a better job at influencing employees? Then get more flexible in your behavior. Christine Comaford lays out six powerful behavioral stances that truly get results and explains how (and when) to use them.
Five Healthcare Changes To Plan For In 2014
While a number of changes regarding Obama’s healthcare law have already gone into effect, a number of new changes are still on the horizon at the start of January 2014. Companies can begin preparing now for how these future changes will impact both business and employees. Rob Wilson, president of Employco USA, shares how.
Five Under-Utilized Sources That Businesses Can Tap Into For More Sales
When you start a new business or have been trading for some time and are looking for new sources for sales, it can be hard to work out where you can move your attentions to next. Carlo Pandian suggests five potential sources of additional sales.
Seven Interview Tips To Make Sure You’re Hiring A Grad Who Plays Well With...
The job market is flooded with brilliant, high-performing new grads. Unfortunately, says Bruce Piasecki, growing up in an era that celebrates the individual (think Facebook and Twitter) doesn’t tend to make one a coachable, loyal team player—and that’s the kind of employee your company needs the most. Here’s how to find him or her.
Does Your Workplace Meet These Three Powerful Human Needs?
If you want to outperform, outsell, and out-innovate the competition, first take a cue from Maslow (yes, the one with the hierarchy). Christine Comaford explains how to give your employees the three things they deeply crave — safety, belonging, and mattering.
10 Steps To Quality Website Content
A simple way to think about your business’s website content is to break it into two categories: core content and fresh content. Cassie Crudo, operations manager at HubRunner, suggests how you can look at both to help grow your business.