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February, 2016

Make It Your Business to Safely Browse the Web

Submitted by Dave Thomas on Wed, 02/10/2016 - 10:33

Whether you are a hands-on boss or someone who doesn’t monitor all that much of what your employees do on a daily basis, making sure you have Internet security is crucial in today’s world of hackers and identity theft thieves.

As too many business owners have discovered in recent years, it just takes one hacking event to throw one’s business into disarray. When that happens, not only can it turn into a financial nightmare, but the negative public relations fallout can be equally devastating.

The Risks and Rewards of BYOD

Submitted by Liz Greene on Thu, 02/11/2016 - 10:06

Before the advent of smartphones (and the public’s subsequent obsession with them), office technology was controlled by the IT department. However, now that tech culture has shifted from the educated few to mainstream society, it seems that almost everyone is carrying the latest technology — and they want to bring those devices to work. While there are a number of benefits to allowing employees to use their own laptops and smartphone, there are also some concerns to be addressed.

Start-Up Success: Five Different People You Want On Your Team

Submitted by Anita Ginsburg on Fri, 02/12/2016 - 11:55

Business start-ups require a multitude of individuals in order to operate successfully. Here are five examples of people who you want on your team.

Visionary

Any venture needs a strong idea in order to be started, and ideas don't simply grow on trees. An innovative visionary is not only able to challenge his or her team, but is extremely active and passionate about their idea. Furthermore, a visionary will know what to get done, along with when and how to do it, and they will not allow the start-up to run without a clear plan-- for the present and future. They are ultimately willing to take risks, but only calculated and rational ones.

Loan Your Business Some Good Advice

Submitted by Dave Thomas on Fri, 02/12/2016 - 14:39

For the man or woman running a smaller business in 2016, there are countless things to be on the lookout for, one if which is how well your finances are holding up.

While there are countless success stories dotted all across this nation, there are also numerous ones that are not as rosy. As a result, those companies can be nearing the red or even in there currently, potentially just weeks or months from having to close their brands down.

4 Best Ways to Digitalize Your Notes

Submitted by Dan Radak on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 09:36

Marc Prensky claimed that digital native children have different requirements when it comes to learning than the digital immigrants. If we take into consideration that the Millennials are the first generation of the digital natives and that they are born between 1980 and 2000, we can see that those are people that are in school or working right now. (Nielsen Norman Group, Kate Meyer, 2016) This further means that their way of taking notes may vary. Some may still take hand written notes, while others use other types of technology to do it.

4 Helpful Ideas for Improving Your Leadership Skills and Qualities

Submitted by Rachelle Wilber on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 10:30

When it comes to leadership skills, adding and improving upon them could mean great things for your personal and professional lives. Those who know how to lead are often promoted to higher positions at work, commanding a higher salary and winning accolades from professional organizations. In private life, you may be named a leader at your church, synagogue, civic organization or fundraising event. If you're hoping to improve your skills and take the lead, here are some considerations.

Tips for Managing Remote Software Development Teams

Submitted by Ved Raj on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 09:45

Effective management of a remote software development team is the key to successful project implementation. Communicating with the team regularly and ensuring that they feel like a part of the core business is very important in the long run.

Here are tips to manage remote software teams effectively and efficiently:

5 Details to Pay Attention to On Your Business Website

Submitted by John Horner on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 09:52

When you are building your business’ website, you might focus on design, the site URL or a photo gallery to show your work. Building an entire site for your company is a lot of work, and there are thousands of tiny details that can help make your site the best. In today’s global digital marketplace, people are looking for all of their information online before picking up the phone or making a purchase.

Resources Your Small Business Isn't Taking Advantage Of

Submitted by Brooke Chaplan on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 09:38

Small businesses are the leading employer in the country. This fortitude is a direct result of entrepreneurs who believe in their products and services. Traditional strategies have served them well including business cards, store fronts, and websites. However, there are several resources they are not taking advantage of. Most of them are new technologies and here is a look at five to consider. 

Training Of Employees Is Crucial To Your Business. Learn Why!

Submitted by Daniel Clark on Fri, 02/19/2016 - 08:57

If you were given two choices between two - educated and un-educated employees, what would you choose? But what if the uneducated employee is available at low salary and other at high salary? You still wouldn’t do it? Right…? But, what if you train the underqualified employees? Training?

Surely the question pops out – Why to invest into employee training amid monetarily difficult times? The short answer is because training and developing your workers could be essential to the future accomplishment of your business.