What’s a Company Board Good for, Anyway?
Some of you have gotten along forever without a board of directors, or used your spouse as the “other” board member from the start. But there are some very good reasons to build a great board composed of some outside members. And good board members can add real value to you and the company. In other…
Read More5 Goals Every Small Business Owner Should Set
Goal setting is an important aspect of starting and owning a business—without them you may become lost, and head your business down the wrong direction. Business goals are to help keep you stay focused and get to where you want to go. Whether you have small or big goals; every business owner should set some…
Read MoreHow Can a Small Business Benefit from Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding has been the latest craze in helping people fulfill their dreams and turn them into reality. I am sure many of you have heard of Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that allowed for the most immersive video game experience ever. It was brought into the market through the help of generous people via…
Read MoreHow to Address the Root Causes of Unproductive Meetings
The “no-meeting day” has recently become a phenomenon of sorts. The idea is to give employees an entire work day that their company, department or team has designated 100 percent meeting-free. Companies in the technology, healthcare and business sectors have been eager to implement this practice to create space for employees to engage in focused…
Read More9 Beautiful Questions Will Validate Your Innovation
The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones. Perhaps hard questions need to come…
Read MoreHow Custom Career Paths Can Increase Your Retention, Revenue, & Efficiency
Three months ago I began a custom career path at Seer Interactive so I could follow my dreams of working remotely while traveling the world. It took three months of research and 100 hours to build a new role within Seer that can be accomplished in 20 hours a week from anywhere on the globe…
Read MoreThe Growth Secret: How to Stay Six Steps Ahead of Your Competition
Here is a fact that the best leaders understand but everyone else wrestles with: Innovation needs to be countercyclical. The best time to create the next big thing is when things are going well, not when you are struggling. When the economy is booming and their company is crushing it in the marketplace, most leaders tend to…
Read MoreSecurity Awareness Training
With the explosion of cybersecurity threats in the present era, it is imperative that you incorporate security awareness training into your employment process. This includes things such as webinars to which your employees have access, as well as training sessions conducted by security experts. Your employees’ facility with these techniques will help minimize the threat…
Read MoreCommercial Real Estate Platform Truss Launches in Austin to Help Startups and Small & Medium Sized Businesses Find & Lease Office Space
February 23, Austin, TX — Austin-based startups and small & medium sized businesses (SMBs) can now use AI-based Truss to find and lease their next office space with confidence. The Truss platform significantly simplifies and personalizes the office-search process for local business owners looking for spaces under 10,000 square feet. Endeavor Real Estate, CBRE and…
Read MoreWhy a Marketing Campaign Plan Fails—and How to Make Yours Succeed
It would be just fine and dandy if marketing were a fully-predictable animal. You plug in some good material and messaging, and you get new sales, more knocks on your door, and some modest version of fame and fortune as the output. Alas, that’s not always the case. Marketing campaigns, even those boosted by gargantuan…
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