How To Change Your Perspective And Create Innovation
In today’s fast moving world of business startups, learning trumps knowing every time. What established businesses know through experience keeps them from looking for the new and innovative ways to do what they do better, cheaper, and faster. I’m convinced that’s why most mature companies are slowing down or buying their innovation through acquisition, rather than building…
Read MoreDoing What Works in Troubled Times
Everyone is struggling to understand what they should be doing in these very difficult times. We are struggling to understand what works, whether it’s how we lead our people, how we work on a daily basis, how we engage our customers, how we move forward. The crisis has created a heightened sense of urgency around…
Read More4 Best Ways to Cultivate Customer Relationships Online
There’s absolutely no denying the sheer importance of building strong customer relationships, and thanks to the internet, the means of cultivating these relationships has become a lot simpler for business owners, sales, and marketing departments. As the internet continues to innovate businesses, especially during these difficult times, you should be using online means of developing…
Read MoreCoronavirus (COVID-19) — Key Resources for Small Business Owners
US Small Business Resources COVID-19 information The main US COVID-19 website outlines the American Government’s response to the coronavirus. Currently, the primary source of business information is US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has a guide to the outbreak. Key sections include: CDC COVID-19 Guide Resources for Businesses and Employers Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist…
Read More4 Ways To Train Employees On New Software
Business owners and managers are scrambling to digitize their operations and equip their workforce with the tech literacy they need to thrive during Covid-19 and beyond. But many are stumbling or failing outright when it comes to introducing new software to their workers. Thanks to shoddy introduction strategies, a failure to follow up on initial…
Read MoreFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act: What Does it Mean for Small Businesses?
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is one of several acts passed in response to the COVID-19 crisis but the first bill to directly address the economic crisis and the challenges faced by individual taxpayers and businesses. While the first legislative response focused on emergency preparation and measures in response to the coronavirus, the new coronavirus aid package aims…
Read MoreHow to Become a Digital Nomad: 6 Practical Tips
Until recently, digital nomadism was an excellent alternative to the traditional model of working for those bored with their daily routines. Nowadays, as we observe the COVID-19 pandemic evolve dramatically at a global scale, work online has turned from a trend into a public health need and an effective security measure. In this situation, if…
Read More3 Simple Ways A Small Business Can Save Money
A small business usually operates on some very lean margins to be able to price competitively, but now so more than ever. Overprice and then lose business to your competitors. Price too low and you can’t survive on the meager profits. Though you should always be looking to grow your business to get through that,…
Read MoreFighting Burnout At Work During Stressful Times
Ever slump into your chair and wonder when all the crazy stress at work is going to go away? Well you’re not the only one, 51% in the U.S. say they have felt burned out more than once. Without having to look further, pop-culture often reflects current sentiments, so it’s no surprise acclaimed group Twenty…
Read MoreCongratulations, You’re Now Working From Home. But Are You Productive?
In order to reduce the spread of the novel virus, the act of “social distancing” has become a critical part of containing the COVID-19 outbreak. For obvious reasons, this affects countless offices and workplaces with a large number of people and their ability to work in the same space. More and more companies are forced…
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