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How Your HR Department Handles Workers’ Comp Claims
Workers’ compensation claims are more vital towards the contemporary economy than ever before, with many businesses of all shapes and sizes seeing a notable increase in the amount of claims they have to handle. Despite…
How to Keep a Good BBB Rating (and Why It Matters)
The Better Business Bureau is the go-to resource for verifying a business’s credibility. They receive complaints about accredited businesses from consumers, and a business’s ability and willingness to respond to those complaints is factored greatly…
Wages vs. Perks: Millennial Startup Culture Meets Traditional Biz Practices
Hiring and retaining quality employees should be a core concern for any company. As the workforce shifts and unemployment drops, it’s especially important to consider both the wages and perks your business offers. Traditional business…
Drowning in Data: 4 Tips for Managing Metrics without Going Under
The problem with too much information is that you think you’re swimming when you’re drowning. A decade or two ago, one of the biggest challenges organizations faced was getting their hands on useful data in…
In-House HR & Payroll vs. Outsourcing: The Key Decision
Every business owner will have to decide at a certain stage of organizational growth whether to create and maintain an in-house HR and payroll department, or to delegate these services to an outsource provider. Why…
How Cloud Communications Can Help During Disasters
From fires to floods, natural disasters can strike at any time. June 1st through November 30th is hurricane season, which brings an increased risk of potential flooding and water damage. Businesses that rely upon their technical…
10 Gracious Ways to Manage Angry Customers
At one time or another, I’ll bet your customer service has gone awry, no matter how much you work to avoid it. Whether mistakes are your fault or not, angry customers can get … well,…
7 Growth Hacking Strategies for a Successful Real Estate Business
In today’s tech-driven world, a lot of businesses in the real estate industry are taking advantage of the enormous benefits of growth hacking—a concept used to explain tech innovation for more powerful marketing. Small businesses…
Robots on the Rise: 5 Examples of Innovations in Industrial Robotics
The term industrial robotics might conjure huge, fast-moving machines engaged in the kind of repetitive, dangerous work that humans used to handle: building automobiles, welding parts, and so on. Although those machines will certainly continue to take…
The Booming Economy, Driven By Tech
For too long, a creative career was far away from what career success should look like. It was too often relegated to a childhood dream, with many artists taking distance from their craft as time…