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Should You Hire the Person or the Degree?

With only 60% of college students saying they feel prepared for the workforce and only 23% of employers agreeing, it’s probably a wise idea to focus on more than just the college degree when hiring….

10 Effective Real Estate Marketing Ideas to Jumpstart Your Business

In the real estate business, success depends on plenty of factors, but effective marketing strategies are (or should be) top of the list. In our day and time, if you want to jumpstart your real…

5 MailChimp Tools to End Your Marketing Worries

Why MailChimp? Gone are the days when your marketing team gained customers by making unsolicited cold calls. Today, every marketer is making optimal usage of the digital world to market & sell their products. Among…

No Need to Overreact About Automation Replacing Jobs

Experts estimate that 35% of the jobs of today will be eliminated within the next 20 years. The industrial age is coming to an end, and being replaced by the technological age. For many businesses,…

Customers Appreciate Green Businesses and It’s Easier Than You Think

Consumers are making more informed choices about what they choose to purchase, compared to a decade ago. More people than ever are looking at environmentally friendly products and services in every industry. So, as an…

How to Choose a Location for Your Small Business

The location you choose for your business can be a make-or-break decision going forward. In Business Centers Make a Perfect First Office I discussed location a little but because it is so important, I thought…

A Simple Guide to Setting Up and Marketing Your Business on a Shoestring Budget

Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make ~Bill Bernbach Every business, at some point or other, has operated on a shoe string or non-existent budget. But of…

4 Ways Your Business is Wasting Money

To err is human. Many entrepreneurs make mistakes when starting a new company, and that can often result in the downfall of a company. It’s not because they pigheadedly or recklessly jump on a new…

Turning Support into a Strategic Resource for Your Business

In traditional business, customer support teams focus solely on satisfying the customer. They enable a pain-free, enjoyable customer experience while sales and marketing teams drive home revenue and create new customers. Right? Not so fast….

Why Your Retail Business Needs to Start Accepting Chip Cards Right Away

Your customers don’t really care if they have to swipe or dip their card. So why should you? While EMV (which stands for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) is standard in Europe and elsewhere around the…