These days, green business practice is the phrase on everyone’s lips. While this new mode of socially conscious business might seem foreign and intimidating to some, the fact is that many sustainable practices couple environmental concern with saving money. Here are some of the best ways to reduce your energy use while also helping your bottom line. Telecommuting One popular ... Read More »
How do you create a successful business? While there are many functions to any organization —Administration, Production, R&D, Purchasing, Marketing (including the sales function), Human Resource Management, Accounting and Finance–marketing is the linchpin that makes everything work. This is because you can do everything right in all the various departments of a business, but if you get the marketing wrong, ... Read More »
Invoice factoring services give businesses money for their outstanding invoices. This can be a helpful tool for business owners who find cash flow management to be the most difficult aspect of their work. This is a tactic frequently employed by some of the most successes trucking industry businesses. If you want to experience similar advantages for your freight business and ... Read More »
With women soon making close to 50 percent of the global population, they are also nearing half of the labor force in the United States. But while the female population has made great strides to tackle a variety of employment opportunities, women are still being paid significantly less than men. You can help your business knock down gender barriers and ... Read More »
As the Republican Senate discusses health care reform, many freelancers find themselves facing the prospect of rising health insurance costs. A new version of the health bill would permit insurers to market all types of plans, as long as they also offer ones that comply with Affordable Care Act standards. The measure would also allow small businesses and companies to take ... Read More »
Your website is very important. Not having a competent website for your small business means that you will have a real hard time adapting to today’s market and expectations. More than that, you won’t be able to attract nearly as many people towards your business. Since the company website is what most people value most, it’s how they know that ... Read More »
Can your company achieve the seemingly impossible: make employees look forward to coming into work? After the Second World War, working for a company was about making a lifetime commitment. In return for the promise of financial security into retirement, employees were willing to show up for work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to pitch in and move the enterprise forward. Now, ... Read More »
The vulnerability of small businesses isn’t lost on many. One aspect that contributes to a businesses vulnerability is the employees who make the small business run. The right person can boost a businesses success and move the business down the right path to meet its long-term goals. I recently spoke with one small massage company in Toronto to get their ... Read More »
What are the most popular companies in the world? We can analyze the most profitable, highest volume or fastest growing. However, to determine the popularity of a business, we need to account for the perception of the public. If you didn’t know, there is a Reputation Institute that sorts companies after the public perception of their performance in regards to ... Read More »
Cryptocurrencies were born in 2008 with a published paper by Satoshi. It relies on blockchain transactions that get confirmed by an entire network of miners. To invest in concurrency, you can simply sign up at an exchange and buy some digital coin. However, the intricacies of trading digital currencies are attracting experienced traders from penny stocks, options and commodities. As ... Read More »
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