Well, you have to agree the economic doldrums of 2007/2008 are still being felt all around you.  Folks are still struggling with debt, others are trying to set up mortgages after losing their homes but the most pressing problem for most household owners has to be balancing their income.

Indeed, an article on Business Insider says that about 67% of consumers rate budgeting as their main weakness.  In its own study, U.S Money found that 78% of credit card holders fell in to debt due to poor budgeting.  This is where technology comes in handy to save you from future economic blues.

Every business, both large and small, faces the likelihood of having to recover from a public-relations nightmare. The scrutiny can come from customers, the media, and even the courts. Being able to successfully handle such circumstances will help protect a company's bottom line as well as its reputation.

You have a lot to focus on when you are working on a new startup.

You can't expect to accomplish everything at first, but putting your attention on developing a mobile program is a worthwhile investment of your time.

Statistics Regarding Mobile Use

Whether it's a small local business or large corporation, company events are a key part to keeping employee morale high and workers productive and happy. While many people believe it takes a big budget to make a company event entertaining, the opposite is often true. By using large doses of creativity along with some planning well in advance of the event, everyone attending can find themselves having plenty of fun, while also learning a thing or two along the way.

Three Cash Crunch Realities and How to Deal

For a majority of small businesses, maintaining cash flow is an exhausting part of the job. Consistent cash is elusive and stressful, relying on the whims of the economy, vendors, customers, suppliers, employees and of course the bank. Today the working capital merry-go-round is more up and down than ever, further complicated by the steady departure of traditional lending and credit resources since the financial crash of 2008. Three trends in particular shape the cash flow strategies of small business today. It’s a good idea to evaluate the success of your cash flow efforts – and make necessary adjustments to achieve financial control of your business.

With the bad economy and ensuing job cuts, most people are opting for alternative methods of earning income. One of the popular methods that many have adopted is earning money online. As you prepare yourself to be an online worker, you should know that most sites offer small payments for individual jobs, but these small amounts add up to bigger sums as you get more jobs.

Below are the few online money making alternatives.

If your business wants to build its client and employee relationships, then gift giving is definitely a smart move.

Whether you want to please your employees or keep your clients coming back, corporate gifts are the perfect way to show some appreciation.

Here are just a handful of corporate gift ideas that will benefit your business relationships:

Technology is all around us, from the medical devices that help save lives to the smartphones that our kids are glued to. With the vast amount of technology society has access to, it seems that everyone has some piece of tech they can benefit from, and this is certainly the case for business owners. Running a business can be a physical and mental tribulation, but by wielding the right technology, processes are simplified and can even be made more efficient.

Love him or hate him, one thing’s for sure: all entrepreneurs can all learn a few things about success and leadership from Donald Trump. While The Donald continues to make headlines for his aggressive campaign to clinch the GOP nomination in the race to the White House, politics aside, it’s easy to see why Trump is a natural born leader and huge business success. 

We’ve got a problem over at our house. A problem that involves barking.

Now fortunately, this barking thing relates to our dog, not one of our children, so I suppose I should be thankful for small favors.

Nevertheless, it seems that Abbie, our 10-year-old (more or less) Lab/Golden mix (more or less), has developed a penchant for making noise outside, late at night and early in the morning.