Ensure Sustainability in the Office with These 7 Steps and Everybody Wins
Once upon a time not that long ago, going green was considered little more than a niche lifestyle choice. Nowadays, we all feel the increasing weight of responsibility of doing our bit to help look after the planet—both at home and at work. The savvy business owner will also have realized that introducing sustainable practices…
Read More3 Surefire Tips for Identity Theft Guards and Fraud Protection
Few people realize the amount of information available online or in electronic data caches that reveal specific details about our lives and financial transactions. Although you may feel that some of the more intimate details, like your shoe size, shampoo preferences, and tunes for singing in the shower, are hidden from the general public, think…
Read MoreText Marketing Basics: How to Create Great SMS Marketing Campaigns
Did you know in 2017 more than 15 million texts were sent every minute of every day! I’m sure that number will only climb in the next few years… This tells me one thing… texting is incredibly popular! So, if you’re a business owner or doing digital marketing, it means you need to use texting to…
Read More6 Tips for Success When Advertising on Facebook
Every day more than 1.5 billion people log onto Facebook, with over 2.4 billion people logging in monthly. If you’re not advertising on Facebook, you could be missing out on a huge chunk of potential new customers for your business. If you are advertising on Facebook, it’s important to make sure you’re setting up your campaigns properly and…
Read MoreTop 7 Areas Where Chatbots Complement Live Chat
Customer relationship is the focal point of a successful business. Whether you are a small business or an enterprise, delivering great customer service is the lifeline of your business. Hence it becomes vital to implement the latest technologies to enhance your business communication with your customers. So, how do you respond to your customer needs…
Read MoreShould Your Small Business Hire Recent College Grads?
Most people know how unpredictable the future feels when you’re a new college graduate. 33.4% of the US population has a bachelor’s degree or higher. Many college graduates are starting their careers, entering a job market with a current historic low unemployment rate at 3.7%. The question is if you want your small business to…
Read MoreWhat an LLC Can Mean to Real Estate Agents
For real estate agents, setting up an LLC is absolutely essential in forming a real estate business. The majority of real estate agents work as self-employed, independent contractors; even those agents who work for brokerages operate in a similar capacity, filing 1099 forms for their tax returns. Independent contractors usually have more freedom and a greater earning…
Read MoreHow 5 Big Moves Kept a Small Manufacturing Business Alive
Phil VanderKraats is an artist, first and foremost. His milieu is crafting intricate, custom signs for businesses. For many years after starting Signs by Van in Prunedale, CA, Phil experienced success and supported his family with his passion-meets-means occupation. But when 2008’s Great Recession hit, his small manufacturing business—which served businesses and municipalities since 1981—took a hard…
Read More4 Strategic Hiring Tips for SMEs to Beat the Tight Global Labor Market
Right now, economies all around the world are still performing reasonably well. At the same time, though, recession fears have started to ripple across the world, fed by an unstable global political climate. All the while though, businesses have to go on working, trying their best to account for the uncertainty. That’s no easy task.…
Read MoreIs Logistics Management Important to eCommerce?
ECommerce is typically seen as a technology business. In reality though, online commerce involves as much physical world logistics management as its offline counterparts. Managing operations is one of the key KPIs that govern the success of eCommerce businesses. This is especially true in modern times where market leaders like Amazon pride themselves on same…
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