When you started your business, you likely had goals and dreams of running the perfect business. It would have all the must-have items, excellent customer service and quick shipping, all wrapped up into one amazing package. As your company has grown, you’ve found it’s been a fight to do more than just break even. Rest assured you’re not alone. Forty
Knowing exactly what information to give away to your new or prospective communications agency can sometimes be tricky. No, you don’t need to tell them what happened at the office Christmas party last year. BUT no, they’re not mind readers either. They don’t know what you want to get out of a campaign or your partnership unless you tell them
90% of online small businesses expect to grow their revenue in 2017. 45% expect to grow more than 25% year over year. This data, collected from a survey of 596 BigCommerce customers, mirrors that of the National Federation of Independent Businesses’ report, which found small business optimism and confidence in the economy is at a 12-year high. While the NFIB’s
One simple tactic on LinkedIn can lead to your absolutely ideal job. This approach is especially important if you do NOT have the qualifications, work history, education or experience that would make you a perfect candidate. So, if you have a strong interest or great enthusiasm but nothing on your resume that qualifies you, here’s your LinkedIn job hunting hack.
Premise: Everywhere you go on the internet, there is one thing that is prevalent. No, I am not talking about Donald Trump, though he seems to be prevalent almost everywhere as well. I am referring to “Digital Transformation”. I have been reading about digital transformation everywhere i go on the internet for sometime now and yet, I don’t yet see
I’m in my 19th year working with the human side of business. Within that duration of time and exposure to a variety companies, you’d think nothing related to human resource or talent managment would surprise me. But still, there is. One of the most significant relates to leadership development. For years now, the same ineffective approaches and practices have been
If you look at the lives of people 50 years ago you’d see that the change experienced by their generation, the generation before them and the generation after was pretty much linear. What do I mean? Let’s consider your grandfather. There’s evidence that his parents, his grandparents, and his children (i.e. your parent) were used the same tools, lived similar
For almost all businesses, invoices play a very big part in keeping the cash flowing in. While they are small documents done occasionally, if they aren’t done properly, it can mean the difference between a business meeting its financial obligations and one having to take more drastic measures, even closing down for good. However often business owners and freelancers interact
Yearly reviews are commonplace in many organizations, but they are often dreaded by both the reviewers and the employees being reviewed. Managers feel uncomfortable giving out negative feedback, while those reporting to them stress while anticipating the feedback. The main problem of annual reviews, aside from their negative connotation, is that they are largely ineffective. A study found that job
“Strategy without execution is meaningless. Execution without engagement is impossible.”– Me Sounds pretty profound, doesn’t it? When you read the words, and look closely at their meaning, they’re so true. Think about it… if you have a strategy and you don’t execute on it, who cares that you even had a strategy to begin with? And if you try to
