The well-being of today’s small business landscape is vital in terms of economic growth. Employment, employee wages and the overall forward trajectory of a company can all be affected by a wide variety of factors. But there is one factor in particular that has been
Name one business that became a successful simply on the efforts of one individual. If you can’t name any, there’s a good reason for that; successful teams are built on the foundation of many people. The old adage, ‘There is no I in team,’ is
Small business owners often cringe whenever there’s public discussion or a great deal of media coverage about wage increases. The initial reaction when government legislation forces minimum wages higher -especially by relatively large increments- is that companies will either raise prices (passing the cost onto
“Michael, I need the report from last Tuesday.” “Heather, bring me Donnelly’s assessment.” “Brad, get me some coffee!” Assistants make the business world turn. Without them, we’re going to spend more time on menial tasks. We’ll waste more minutes with the minutia than tackling the
Getting ‘Smarter’ with Your Office How ‘smart’ is your office? Let me rephrase that … how technologically smart is your office? Innovation is a powerful force in the business world and if you’re not capitalizing on it, on the best, the latest, and the greatest
Perhaps you’re not quite familiar with the term ‘blockchain’, but you’ve no doubt heard of Bitcoin, right? Well, Bitcoin is the cryptocurrency that revolutionized an entire financial industry. Though it’s still early and there are doubts about how much of an impact Bitcoin, Ethereum, and
When was the last time you had to replace a key employee? It doesn’t matter whether you’re a CEO, mid-level manager, or you work in HR for a major corporation, hiring employees is time consuming and expensive. Did you know that just keeping your employees
In the past few decades, environmental issues have risen to the forefront of our national discussion, and it’s easy to see why. Concerns about human-caused climate change and pollution have many people (understandably) worried about the future of our planet. With this in mind, many
We’ve talked previously about going green around the office, which has benefits for the environment and your bottom line. Today, we want to give you some ideas for some new tech that you can incorporate into your office to help minimize your environmental impact, while
What’s with all the buzz about crowd funding, does it work and if so how can you tap into this cash to fuel your new business idea? The “Jumpstart Our Startups Act” In April the president signed in the JOBS Act enabling entrepreneurs and small
