Running a business can be a challenge for even the most seasoned entrepreneur, so when it comes to starting a new business, having an idea of the most important considerations to make is essential.
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Inspiring Quotes to Get You Through Your Startup Slump
Running a new business is one of the most daunting and stressful tasks you can do. It is something that will take up all of your free time while you build buzz around your brand and create a strong image for yourself.
Create a Buzz by Considering Why Customers Aren’t Talking About Your Business
We can’t stress this enough – word of mouth marketing matters! Even in the age of digital marketing, 74% of consumers state that hearing about companies from someone else is the key indicator in whether they buy. As if that weren’t impressive enough, an astounding 92% of consumers trust the opinions of friends and family […]
Things to Consider When Looking for Business IT Services
IT issues can be extremely frustrating and time-consuming for businesses of all sizes. Many opt to outsource their IT needs to a specialist company who can manage their IT needs and relieve the business of the stress that comes with IT problems.
Five Important Business Relationships to Nourish
It doesn’t matter how good you are in your job or in your position as an entrepreneur, you’re going to be lost without the right business relationships. Networking is important enough as it is, but whether you are thinking about starting your own business, or you already own one, your relationships need to be nurtured.
7 Branded Items That Can Help You to Promote Your Business
Customer acquisition is an aspect of business which many companies pay tens of thousands of dollars to achieve. After all, a business can’t scale without new customers, so it makes sense that a share of your business profits should go back into gaining new business to help your company grow.
Strengthening Your Teams Bond
If you employ staff, whether it’s one person or a whole group, you might spend time trying to find ways to make them more productive, more skilled, and generally better at their jobs. You may consider staff morale, team spirit, and the bond between your members of staff (and yourself), as ways to improve their […]
Hiring a Team? Look Underneath the Underneath Using Personality Tests
By now you know that you should look beyond the resume when hiring a person. One of the directions you can explore to understand your candidates better is personality tests. Please note, I’m not saying that they are a perfect way to learn about the person. But they can be helpful, so you shouldn’t miss […]
Lazy Employees? Or Is Something Else Affecting Their Productivity?
Let’s get one thing out of the way first. When you notice a lack of productivity from your employees, it might be because of laziness. Some people have a very poor work ethic, and this could be the case with some of the people on your team.
How to Make Technology Work for Your Business
There was once a time when technology was little more than a fringe part of business. But that’s all changed now. Today, technology is business – there’s no getting around it.