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Guide to Writing a Contract
The five steps to writing a contract are checking to see if there is an offer, accepting an offer, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the contract, putting it in writing, and printing, copying, and signing the contract.
8 Productivity-Boosting Tips for Prioritizing Your Work Day, Part 1
If you feel stuck, you may be able to get more revved up and accomplish more by pursuing some strategies to boost productivity and work smarter, not harder. Here are some essential ways to prioritize work, in order to move forward and break out of a rut.
Where Do Leaders Come From?
If you want to grow your business, you must grow your people. In the small and mid-sized companies that I work with, there is—not always, but more times than not—a sizable gap between the CEO and his or her direct reports. It’s not a skill gap. It’s a leadership gap.
How Big is Amazon.com?
From the number of markets it serves to the size of its inventory to the number of fulfillment centers, almost everything about Amazon.com is, well, big. Here’s the big deal on the world’s largest online retailer.
Rising Office Trends 2014 [Infographic]
LinkedIn surveyed over 7,000 professionals in 10 countries across the world and asked them which tools and trends would disappear from offices by 2017.
Taking Your Pitch on the Road: 5 Tips for Selling at Trade Shows
Trade shows can be tough if you don’t plan how you’re going to land prospects. To deliver your pitch, you must draw attention to your company and stand out from the competition.
6 Changes Your Business May Need to Make for Success
Businesses need to constantly change and adapt in response to the market, new technologies, and consumer demands. Operating under certain traditional business philosophies can actually stifle growth and increase expenditures.
4 Helpful Numbers Every Entrepreneur Needs on Speed-Dial
As a business owner, you’ll need to build strong relationships with other professionals who provide essential services and help you run your business. When launching your business, as well as in the first few years of running your business, you’ll run into problems and dilemmas that will require immediate assistance and advice from these professionals.
How to Secure a Living When Starting Your First Business
Starting a business is hard for a wealth of reasons, but the biggest thing holding most of us back is the big question: What am I supposed to live off while I wait for my business to become profitable?
5 Steps to Deal with Business Downtime
Unexpected downtime can happen at any time and accidents happen, though we should note that they should always try to be mitigated. Firstly, as it says on the back of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, “Don’t panic.”