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8 Simple Rules to Keep Your Business Running Smoothly
Running a small business is no easy task: juggling customer demands, inventory, employee schedules, and other tasks. But with the right tools and advice, you can get on top of your small business management and…
5 Reasons Backup Power Is Critical for Your Business During Emergencies
Global energy demand continues to rise, and various challenges affect the total supply. This has resulted in significant outages in some cases. Emergency or backup power solutions are becoming more instrumental than ever for anyone…
3 Project Management Principles Small Businesses Can Use Right Now
These days, most small business owners have at least a passing familiarity with the concept of project management. And they know that using some of the principles of popular project management methodologies in their operations…
8 Main HR Functions To Focus On In Any Business
Human resources departments have a lot of responsibilities. They are responsible for hiring and onboarding new employees, managing payroll and benefits, and ensuring compliance with employment laws.Image Credit However, not all HR functions are created…
Specialty Food Businesses: Why Innovation is Key
Restaurants and food-related businesses have been hit hard during the pandemic. The National Restaurant Association found that restaurant and food-service sales were down $240 billion in the USA from their pre-pandemic forecasts for 2021. Not to mention…
5 New Rules For Getting Customers To Advocate For You
Have you noticed that more companies beg you to participate in their business today? It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews,…
Why Soft Skills Are Just as Important as Hard Skills in Customer Service
To any business owner, it would seem like a no-brainer that customer satisfaction is a top priority. With the advent of technology such as AI chatbots and online knowledge bases, it might stand to reason…
Customer empowerment? Blame the Internet.
Customer empowerment is moving so fast nowadays that many of us are running to just catch up. Yet if we don’t or can’t, it is a sure thing that someone else will. Yes, we can…
Retail Trends You Won’t Want to Overlook in Q2
The pandemic drove retail sales in 2020 and 2021, particularly in essential items and online shopping. The economy continues to shift and change as the world moves into 2022 and figuring out how to move…
Top 3 Business Tips From Billionaires Like Bill Gates
In today’s world almost every experience has been documented about before. Stories abound about the how Bezos started Amazon or how Bill Gates developed Microsoft. But all these stories have something in common–every founder had…