You know your company needs to innovate in a certain area — maybe it’s hiring, product design, customer service, event management or all the above — but you aren’t totally sure how to execute. Scheduling a brainstorming session can be great way to ignite a flow of creative energy from your staff members. While exciting […]
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Small business owners often find themselves pulled in several different directions at once to keep their companies working. They might even be expected to cover the responsibilities of boss and active employee at the same time. Steve Martin, CMO of DaySmart, spoke with Small Business Trends on 10 ways to simplify your life when you’re
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You want to be as hands-on in your businesses as possible, but sometimes delegating certain tasks to other people is the best solution. Answering your own phones, for example, is one of those tasks that’s better handled by a receptionist or answering service. If you’re answering your own calls yourself instead of delegating to a
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Using employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS), BambooHR is going to offer the tools which were originally designed to measure customer and client satisfaction and apply them internally within your small business. Business owners will have actionable data about the satisfaction of their employees. This will allow them to make informed decisions about how to make
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Inventory control is a critical component of any retail business affecting operations and the bottom line. And if you’re experiencing shrinkage not related to sales, it means you are losing your inventory. A new infographic from Se-Kure Controls titled, “Common and Costly Inventory Mistakes to Avoid” looks at 10 of the most common mistakes retailers
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As transparency becomes increasingly important in business, more and more consumers prefer businesses with values that support their own beliefs and causes. How can your business promote its values? Supporting charitable organizations is one way, of course: In a recent study conducted by Euclid, Brand Perception Effect, 85% of consumers say they prefer to patronize
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Many people dream of having their own business. Not everyone gets to realize that dream, of course. However, for those that do, there inevitably comes a time when they must give it up. It could be that they pass it on to someone else, such as a relative. Another alternative is to simply close up
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By the time I reached age forty, I had never really traveled too far outside of the United States. As a kid living in South Texas my parents used to take me across the border into Mexico to do shopping, and once on vacation, we crossed the border at Detroit to spend the night in
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For small business owners, especially first-time business owners, delegation doesn’t come easily. This is because owners want to do everything to get it right, and they might not have the experience to avoid micromanaging tasks they have delegated to their workers. A new infographic by ScaleTime titled, “The Art and Science of Delegation” shows you
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Artificial intelligence is powering the world’s most powerful learning machine: Google. As the search engine gets deeper insight into what makes people tick, it’s adjusting search engine rankings to bring the most relevant, engaging content to the top of the search rankings. AI, voice, user engagement… the search engine optimization industry is seeing some seismic
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