“A blogger? Is that even a job?” Have you ever had a phrase of this sort directed at you in that irritatingly patronizing tone that makes you grind your teeth and dream of cosmic justice? I can feel your pain, comrades! But let us leave the ignorant to their ignorance and focus on what we, […]
Business
How to Better Protect Your Company’s Data
We live in an age of data. It allows us to offer better services, track our progress, and all-around improve our business internally and externally. However, like most things, it’s not all a bed of roses.
Why Mentoring Is so Important for Women in Industry
Mentoring provides a number of benefits for employees at all levels of the organization. However, it delivers a greater bang for the buck with women for several unique reasons. Let’s look at why mentoring is so important for women in industry, no matter what industry you’re in. We’ll also explain why mentoring for the women […]
How Your Manufacturing Facility Won’t Become a Victim of the Elements
What you normally see in the manufacturing world is business owners moving their operations outside of city limits. It’s common to see smokestacks from tall chimneys in the countryside of any developed nation. This is because manufacturing facilities are best located away from built up areas and given lots of room.
Busted! Standing Desks Are Just an Overrated Health Hazard
Everyone today knows about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle and how it literally brings you closer to premature death. However, office jobs prevail and even if you aren’t sitting for hours on end in an office, you are most likely sitting for far too long elsewhere. I know I am and I make a […]
Running Your Business While on the Mend
When running a startup, you might be prepared for all kinds of business risks, but there are some unforeseen circumstances that can really, truly blindside you. A perfect example is the sudden accident or injury that lays you on your back, the repercussions of which can be felt for weeks, if not months. But what […]
Happy Staff, Higher Productivity
Your staff is the beating heart of your company. They are the ones who usually deal with angry customers, they are running your production lines, handling accounts and so much more. So it is more than worth your time investing in things that will make them happy.
4 Temptations Successful Business Moms Must Avoid
Business Moms are pioneers. They are the women all around the world who refused to accept that they can’t have it all. However, in balancing the rigors of managing their very own business alongside the myriad responsibilities of parenting, business Moms wage an unceasing battle for productivity and motivation, even when they’re not in the […]
Staying Upbeat and Productive When Sick or Injured
For business Moms; be they entrepreneurs who have created their own opportunities and started their own enterprises or women who have climbed to the upper tiers of the corporate ladder, inertia does not sit well.
Developing Business Ideas from Growing Trends
One of the best ways to develop new business ideas is to look at growing trends. However, identifying trends and putting together a business plan is harder than most people think. In fact, a lot of people will incorrectly attach to trends and create a business that doesn’t represent the trend. Instead, the business will […]