Companies spend a crazy amount of money each year training their employees — on average, $1,208 per employee, as of 2013. A lot of time and resources are sunk into developing better leaders within organizations. But does it have to be such a process? Not always. Publishing and materials that once would have cost a fortune and been available […]
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Most individuals interested in starting a small business are not interested in putting in all the necessary efforts because they want to be their own boss. In the beginning, all business owners work hard. They pay special attention to the requirements of customers and assure that they provide the best quality services. However, as soon
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“Everyone is doing the same types of things. It’s not that the underperforming aren’t doing it well, it’s just the higher-performing companies are doing it much more effectively. They are doing it much more consistently across all the winning strategies.” — Joe Galvin, Vistage In this recent Quotable podcast, we hosted Joe Galvin, chief research officer
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“Ecommerce Briefs” is my occasional series of news and developments from online merchants. In this installment, I’ll address the competition between Walmart and Amazon to acquire Flipkart, India’s dominant marketplace. I’ll also review the closing of Etsy Wholesale, the company’s brick-and-mortar partnership, and Adidas’s decision to shut down hundreds of physical stores to focus on
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Massachusetts-based Battic Door is 15 years in the making. With a credit-card investment of $5,000, owner Mark Tyrol has turned his home-insulation ideas into $1.5 million of annual sales. “I found a manufacturer locally, and I created the website to sell the product on. The first day I turned on the website I sold my
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The connectivity today’s technology offers means you can connect with your team anytime and anywhere. But remeber your emplotees need off time too and a new regulation in New York City may see they can get it. New York City Council member Rafael Espinal has proposed a bill to protect employees from any retaliatory action if
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Small businesses using Skype or other Microsoft services will soon have to mind their Ps and Qs — and just about every other letter or word transmitted or published as content on these platforms. A new Microsoft Service Agreement going into effect May 1, 2018 includes many changes many changes. But the one raising the
Hiring staff can be a resource-draining process for any business, but it can be especially difficult for small businesses with limited means. For a small business, each new staff member can impact the company much more than a new staff member at a larger company with 200 or more employees can. But the costs associated
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Alexa skills are voice apps that enhance Alexa-driven devices. With the right skills enabled, Alexa can help merchants tracks sales, get industry-related news and tips, monitor communications, organize tasks, and much more. There are over 25,000 skills in the U.S. alone. Here is a list of useful skills for merchants from the Amazon skills library.
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Ecommerce is disruptive. It has changed the way millions of people shop. But the management of many ecommerce businesses has not evolved. It often operates, seemingly, as an old-world dictatorship or a fiefdom. Managing a business, especially in an industry as dynamic as ecommerce, can be stressful. It requires strategy, vision, and day-to-day, if not
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