January, 2013

Top Benefits of Mobile Payments and Apps for Small Businesses

We’ve been hearing every mobile SEO company talk about it over the past few years – how there are more smartphones on earth compared to toothbrushes, that mobile traffic will overtake PC/desktop traffic in a couple of years. It’s living a virtual life on the go.

The Big Secret to Being a Brilliant Negotiator

I think negotiation has to be one of the most ill-advised subjects in business. You hear so much rubbish about how to win a deal. You hear that where you sit at the table matters, that you should listen carefully, that you should set a low price and that you should ask certain questions.

Avoiding Mistakes With Payroll Pays Off

Running a small business requires most men and women to wear a number of different hats.

With that being said, making sure payroll is done efficiently and effectively is one of the most important responsibilities a company can have. If done late or incorrectly, it can provide problems that will not only throw the books in disarray, but can also create issues with office morale.

The Future of Social Gaming: The Next Online Craze

Social gaming is all anyone has been talking about over the past year in the tech industry with a number of major social gaming companies becoming public. This boom was not simply a result of the mobile phone revolution as social media outlets continue to gain massive amounts of users. As the industry-leading social media site, Facebook, has boomed, so has their promotion of social games. People who play social gaming apps through Facebook stay on the site longer and play the games more often. This translates to more ad revenue and possibly more indirect buys.

Starting a Children’s Entertainment Business

Children’s entertainment businesses can be excellent start-up opportunities because, if you have the creativity and drive, you can get the ball rolling with a relatively small investment. To make a children’s entertainment business a success you will need to establish a niche, promote yourself in the right circles and perform all the legal checks that are required to work with minors.

Your Niche

Kids thrive on imagination so to make a success of entertaining them you must apply a similar level of imagination to your business. Clowns are ten-a-penny in this business and unless you are really good you will not stand out; you can take legitimate college courses in clowning so unless you are that dedicated don’t even think about it. Magicians are also incredibly popular so, like clowning, you will have to be very good at magic to stand out from the crowd and make a living in this niche.

Designing Your Home Workspace

Too often we’re forced to work in inhospitable, inconvenient, or simply uninspiring environments. The beauty of designing your own home office from the ground up is the opportunity to tailor the space to meet your own specific needs. When designing your own perfect workspace, it’s important to include small touches that will help you get the most productivity and enjoyment out of your office.

Who Is Watching Over Your Small Business?

Those who own small businesses must feel like there should be 25 hours in a day, as it seems there is never enough time to complete all the work that must be done.

With that being said, one thing small business owners should not have to worry about is company theft, yet most know and understand that it can happen at anytime right under their noses.

The Top 5 Entrepreneurial Conferences

In the past couple years, networking has become a very important part of business. Conferences from all parts of the globe have promoted networking greatly. Entrepreneurship is becoming more and more popular as the years go on. It makes sense that with so many new budding entrepreneurs developing their own start ups that there is going to be a conference where these like minded individuals congregate.

Steps To Writing A Small Business Plan

A business plan should be able to talk about your company, its functions and the growth prospects in different markets. It is not something that is prepared only when you are planning to start a new business. An entrepreneur can write a business plan at each growth stage of his business. It will act like a map and guide to managerial level people and help them in moving in the right direction to achieve specified targets.