Lower Your Healthcare Costs with Employee Wellness Plans
The year 2017 has already started out rocky in the United States. With the new Presidential administration, the Affordable Care Act is on the chopping block, and many Human Resource professionals are wringing their hands waiting to see what happens. If the ACA is gutted, insurance companies could change their contracts drastically. But this could…
Read More5 Ways Managers Should Support Their Employees
It’s essential that staff receive support or they can’t do their job properly. Support isn’t limited to merely work-related aspects of the job but to other things such as morale and recognition as well. There are plenty of different ways employers can support their staff. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind in your…
Read MoreInfluencer Marketing is Hot But Not New
Influencer marketing seems to be the “newest” buzzword in marketing. If you haven’t heard the term, here are some definitions to review: “Influencer marketing is the practice of engaging internal and industry experts with active networks to help achieve measurable business goals.” (Lee Odden, TopRank Marketing Blog) “Influencer marketing is simply the action of promoting and selling…
Read MoreHabits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs
Small business are hard to start and even harder to run. Most small businesses fail in the first year. The most successful small businesses turn into bigger businesses. The owners of those successful businesses often have traits that allow them to be successful. Some of the most common traits of highly successful entrepreneurs include a…
Read MoreThis Groundbreaking New Device Gets Stores More Customers
This little device is putting brick-and-mortar retailers back into the consumer spotlight where they belong and helping drive more customers to their stores. This innovation has the potential to transform the retail landscape and allow even the smallest independent retailer to gain a competitive advantage over online retailers in the digital age. Built by technology…
Read MoreHow to Handle 5 Common Sales Scenarios
The most successful entrepreneurs are great salespeople. Have you ever seen Steve Jobs, Elon Musk or Mark Benioff presenting in front of thousands of people, all eagerly listening and buying into their vision? If Jobs, Musk or Benioff weren’t true masters of sales and fantastic storytellers, there would be no Apple, Tesla or Salesforce. Here’s…
Read MoreWhat About Business Schools and Creativity?
I’m generally an advocate of education over ignorance, but there is the issue of business schools and creativity. A business professor’s wisdom The best class I took at the Stanford Business School during my MBA years (1979-81) was taught by Professor James March, co-author of the book An Introduction to Models in the Social Science. It…
Read More6 Easy Ideas for Better Cyber Security
Cyber attacks against all businesses are continually increasing in number and frequency; small businesses would be naïve to believe they are safely tucked away from exposure in this area. In fact, data from Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report showed that 43% of all cyber attacks were on small businesses in 2015. According to IBM,…
Read MoreIs Your Business Building Its Competency in Software Development? It Should Be
You might think you’re in the automotive, architecture, manufacturing, or engineering business. But soon enough, you’re also going to be in the software business. That doesn’t mean you’re going to start writing code or slinging mobile apps. But whether you’re in construction or precision machining, in the future, your business will need to develop some…
Read More4 Questions Bosses Should Ask Their Employees During One-on-One Meetings
As a boss, you have the responsibility to be a leader. Part of being a leader is checking in with individual members of the team. That is because when individual parts of a whole are strong, the group will be stronger and more cohesive as a result. It is a good idea for you to…
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