If you’re looking for ways to motivate your staff to deliver better results, take your eyes off of the computer systems and think about the office itself. If you check out the headquarters of some of the most successful companies you’ll find that each and every one designed a unique and modern workplace. Gone are…
These days you simply cannot run a business of any size without reliable internet connectivity. This will hold true even if you don’t operate any sort of e-commerce web portal. Social networking is crucial to the process of attracting new customers or clients and branding your business, and a quality blog or website is now…
Whether you are starting a business, growing a business, having a sale or are even going out of business, blasting out a press release is your best bet in securing press. Besides getting press, however, there are a number of other reasons why sending out a press release is important, especially if you want to…
Between driving to work everyday, using the computers, the lights, and other electronic communication, the office is a little bit like one giant carbon footprint squashing out the earth’s resources and contributing to global warming. While about 70% of businesses are making more “green” decisions and purchasing more products, the problem still remains. This is…
Did you know that every single day 12 people will head to their jobs and not come home? This is a pretty frightening and morbid statistic, but it is true – your job can kill you. Some of these injuries are minor and recoverable, but many are not – some people are seriously injured and…
There are a lot of reasons why those old fashioned phone carriers that still rely on telephone wires and a dial tone want you to stick with them – mostly because they are desperately holding on to the last vestiges of a dying technology. VOIP phone services, or voice over Internet protocol, allow businesses and…
If you run any sort of small business that’s consumer focused, chances are you spend an awful lot of time and money processing credit card transactions. If your business is based on an e-commerce platform, this is probably the primary way you receive revenues. Even for Brick and Mortar businesses credit card transactions are crucial.…
Once you’ve slapped some paint on the walls, installed some durable laminate flooring, and procured the furnishings that will turn your extra room into a home office, it’s time to think about getting the equipment and supplies that will make your office functional. This could include computer components such as a PC, a printer, and…
Although there are certainly basic rules associated with business-casual attire, still there is a lot of latitude when it comes to what is technically acceptable. So it’s not uncommon to see workers in a professional environment flirting with that line, or even boldly crossing it when it comes to their work wardrobe. And there are…
The end of the year is often a stressful time for small businesses, not least of all due to the frantic mess that is the coming tax season. Handling your small business’s taxes shouldn’t be a nightmare, however. It doesn’t even have to be a chore if you know how to prepare. Remember these 5…