As a business owner, what are you doing to make sure your employees feel wanted and rewarded over time?

In many cases, a good salary is first and foremost the top item of importance of when it comes to many employees. Others, however, are more than happy to get some good amenities along the way, even if it means their salary is not the highest possible.

Your company's shipping process is vital, impacting everything from the total customer experience, to overhead, and more. Bottlenecks and other shipping challenges can increase costs, complicate experiences with vendors, and have other negative impacts on your business, and because of this, you may be focused on improving your process. Identifying common issues and finding a way to overcome these challenges are critical to your business shipping. 

Developing an app is one thing, but creating an app that actually represents your brand is something else entirely.

Fortunately, app developers can help give your business a boost by building branding directly into your app.

Here are just a few app development tips that will help you get the most out of your app:

A recent report from Think With Google about last year’s holiday shopping season showed the growing number of people doing research online before buying items, as well as doing most of their shopping before Cyber Monday. To drive home these stats and the 2015 holiday shopping trends small business owners should be aware of, Webs put together an infographic highlighting the main points from Google’s report. Enjoy!

The whole hobby-to-business proposition is a little misleading - primarily because we need to rethink the word “hobby.” When we hear it, we think of those fun, voluntary pastimes that bring us enjoyment and help us make the most of our free time: reading, collecting stamps, community theatre—they’re all things that we do because we enjoy doing them. But is simply enjoying stamp collecting enough to translate your hobby into a successful, thriving, and sustainable career?

The exponential growth of the digital commerce industry in recent years has sparked an unprecedented level of competition among businesses that deliver and sell products online. Many enterprises have begun to realize that in order to win the loyalty of customers, they must effectively deal with one aspect of the online sales process that has traditionally been considered as a source of frustration: product returns. Returns management is part of the wider process of reverse logistics, which involves the flow of products from customers back to their point of origin in a supply chain.

No matter what industry you are in, you can improve your efficiency with the right workflow management software.

The software must be designed to work with your need, and you will discover that the various aspects of your business will run smoothly and achieve better results.

A high employee turnover rate can impact everything in your business, from customer satisfaction to your bottom line. When you are constantly having to spend time hiring new staff members, you may be dealing with an under-staffed facility until the new people are hired and fully trained. There are also costs associated with training these individuals, as well as dealing with employee issues in the weeks between trainings and termination. As a business owner, you understandably want to do whatever you can to reduce the turnover rate. Below are a few tips to follow to generate better results from your hiring efforts. 

If you own or are employed in a business enterprise, then there’s no escaping presentations. Most of us have been at the receiving end of too many boring and pointless presentations and thus the art of making effective presentations should have been obvious but sadly, the wisdom still lays buried deep and largely unpracticed. A few pointers to making knockout presentations that have the audience clapping for more.

If you never spend time as a business owner worrying about the health and happiness of your employees, can you expect them in return to give 100 percent attention and effort to your company?

While many employers take the time to make sure their employees are healthy and happy in the workplace, some do not. If you find yourself in the latter category, why is that? Face it; employees who come to work with the right state of physical and mental happiness will best serve you, ultimately best helping to keep your customers happy.