Coming Back From a Bad Hire
So, you’ve hired a couple of employees that have turned out to be complete failures. Now, since you’ve tasted failure, you may be afraid to hire anyone else, even when you need them. Every mistake …
Should You Be Friends With Your Employees?
The title of the article is somewhat of a loaded question because it implies that there is a controlled choice in the matter. If an employee and manager are friends prior to hiring, that situation …
Updated Facebook Features Can Help Your Small Business
Facebook is the central marketing tool for many companies, and even if it isn’t exactly central at yours, it should be incredibly important as a customer relation tool. The platform has added a couple of …
Why Being Transparent As a Business Matters
It’s true; you’ve probably heard the word “transparent” used more as a buzzword than an actual concept behind running a business. This can make it difficult to figure out just exactly what it means and …
4 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Just Harder
While working hard will bring results over time, it’s a misconception that the more successful someone is, the more they work. If you work like a draft horse, you’ll wear out just as fast as …
Invoice Payment Terms to Consider for Your Business
If you are a large business, you can afford 30 and 60 day net in most cases. It doesn’t affect your everyday overall picture. However, most small businesses are on a much tighter timeline, and …
Rethinking Your Emails to Customers
It’s true that social media and mobile marketing campaigns are, in fact, gaining tons of traction. However, email marketing is not only still relevant—it’s still effective and a popular channel to get the word out. …
New Apps Reduce Typing Frustration On Mobile Platforms
We’ve all been there. We fire off a text to someone before we realize we have either mistyped a word, or the built-in autocorrect features have decided we meant to say something entirely different without …
Rebranding Your Business: More Than Just a Name Change
Hundreds of companies have rebranded successfully, and thousands more have not. However, a proper rebranding can make all the difference for a company. In some cases, it can mean more profit, or even company survival. …
How to Perfect Your Work-at-Home Policies
Now that you’ve decided it’s okay to enact a work-at-home policy, maybe you aren’t quite sure what should be included in it. That makes sense; the entire frontier of work-at-home was just pioneered, and it …
