Georgia: New Sales Tax Compliance Requirements for Online Retailers
Georgia will require online retailers to file sales tax compliance returns beginning January 1, 2019, if their annual Georgia revenues exceed $250,000 or if they have more than 200 separate retail transactions within the state per calendar year. As an alternative to collecting Georgia sales tax from its customers and filing sales tax compliance returns,…
Read MoreDoes Team-Building Really Work? Here Are 4 Ways to Know
When it comes to your workforce, productivity, engagement and morale go hand in hand. How do you motivate your team to perform to the best of their abilities? What makes a high performing team? How do you instill a culture of team delivery? Interestingly, one way to tackle low productivity issues may be to have…
Read More4 Business Changing Lessons I Learned from a Day with Mohnish Pabrai
The annual Pabrai investment funds meeting in Aliso Viejo, California, began with a 12.6-mile bike ride around beautiful Newport Bay. So I rented myself a bike, and arrived at Starbucks ready to mingle with my fellow riders. We were about to meet the man responsible for this expedition, and most of Pabrai’s investments. Arguably one…
Read MoreSales Heroics are Actually Sales Failures!
All of us revel in stories of the deal where we took dramatic actions and ultimately won—hopefully not by discounting. We get an Adrenalin rush in talking about this things that we did to pull the opportunity from the ashes and into the victory column. When we get together with our colleagues, over beer, we…
Read MoreGoing Through a Rebrand? Here’s How We Approached It for a Large International Client
So, you’re going through a rebrand. There are a variety of reasons a company could go through a rebrand, such as being sold to another company / investor or simply needing to hit the reset button on your image and reputation. Whatever the reason, it typically is a LONG, COMPLICATED process and can be a…
Read MoreReach Out to Employee Relations Committees
In our ongoing series on direct sales bookings tip #74: contacting employee relations committees. As a home business owner and professional sales consultant, you should be employing as many creative marketing strategies as you can to reach the widest audience possible. Reaching out to employee relations committees is an extremely effective way to get in front of…
Read More3 Solid Ways to Create Lasting Employee Loyalty
Would you be surprised to discover that more than half of the workforce is unhappy about their work environment? For decades we believed that the monetary rewards for the jobs they do is enough incentive for the employees to be happy and loyal to you or your company. Now we know that’s not the case.…
Read MoreContractor or Employee? 7 Things to Consider Before Leaving Your Day Job
Being your own boss sounds great, right? Make your own hours, nobody to tell you what to do, no more office politics. While being an independent contractor, such as a consultant or freelancer, can offer many life-changing benefits over a regular day job, you might want to think twice before you take the plunge. Here…
Read MoreWhy Your Business Needs a 90-Day Plan
The economy is booming, and businesses everywhere are thriving, but many small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs aren’t making good use of today’s bounty to invest in tomorrow. As long as you have some extra capital at your disposal, you should be continuously investing in your future, and the foundations of any good investment begin…
Read MoreWhat Would Your Business Lose in a Cyber-Attack?
Today’s market is underpinned by a fragile digital world that’s more vulnerable to outside hacking and attacks now than ever before. Modern business owners and aspiring business professionals need to have an extensive understanding of cyber-attacks and the risk they pose if they want to remain secure well into the future. Do you really know…
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