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3 Ways to Keep Female Employees from Leaving Your Small Business
Earlier this year, Susan J. Fowler published her exposé, “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber,” sending Uber into some turmoil, and bringing the tech industry under scrutiny. For those unfamiliar, Fowler documented…
How to Thank Customers for Their Business
Customers are the backbone of your small business; without them, your business would cease to exist. This is why customer acquisition is crucial, as well as keeping them as returning customers. The easiest and often…
How to Prevent Office Supply Theft
Office supply theft is a problem at lots of offices, both big and small, around the country. Theft occurs when employees take something from the supply closet for their own personal use. It could be…
Could You Be the Next Ford, Jobs, or Musk?
Well, it’s a fair question. Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who find a new marketplace or niche – or how to reach the mass market…
10 Ways Small Retailers Can Build a Successful Supply Chain of the Future
We are about to enter a new era of supply and demand but a number of global supply chains are not well equipped to face it. Although they are capable of handling high-volume, stable production…
5 Tips for Improving Online Materials Management
You use an online portal for your brand material ordering to simplify and unify. But how can you ensure your portal is really helping you save time and money while at the same time, keeping…
3 Simple Steps to Help You Win the Customer Service Race
Excellent customer service is a hot commodity in today’s challenging economic environment. Your customer relations are truly your only sustainable competitive advantage for growth and profitability. The brutal fact, however, is that 75 percent of your…
5 Effective Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Frauds
Nearly half of all small businesses experience fraud at some point in their business lifecycle. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the total loss as a result of business fraud exceeded $6.3 billion…
5 Tips for Planning a Professional Event People Will Remember
In my business, there’s an art and science to creating a great event experience. As the co-founder of a New York-based, women-owned brand experience agency, I’ve produced over 250 events. In the last six years,…
HR Disaster: 4 Mistakes That Could Bankrupt Your Company
It’s said that we should see mistakes as an opportunity to learn, but in business you can’t afford to make too many mistakes. HR can be a complex and demanding role that bears the responsibility,…