January, 2017

How to Start Your Startup with a Bang – Throwing a Startup Party

The history of entrepreneurship is marked by myriads of startups with amazing ideas which never came to be because they didn’t know how to get off the ground. After all, not even the best idea in the world will be able to help you if there’s no one there to hear you. The answer to this problem is much simpler than one would assume. All you have to do is to use the ancient Roman wisdom and lure your audience with a little bit of panem et circenses. In other words, throw the best possible startup party. But how?

Business Budget: How to Keep Your Company's Shipping Costs Down

Business success relies on meeting sales goals, sustaining cash flow, and keeping your overall expenses low. Keeping shipping expenditures low means keeping an eye on shipping costs by examining supplier costs, packaging methods used, and shipping options available. Shipping costs are a necessary expenditure for most businesses and it's possible to keep shipping costs low with the following methods.

How Do You Make 60,000 Customer Records Disappear From A Locked Room?

Take 60,000 confidential customer records and lock them in a secure room.

You’ve stored the files on an external hard drive, but it’s offline so there’s no immediate threat from hackers.

Next thing you know, the records are gone. Vanished without a trace.

Sounds like a magic trick or the plot of the latest crime thriller, right?

Top Application Security Threats And How To Counter Them

Application Security is the use of software, hardware, and procedural methods to protect applications from external threats. In the world of software design, security is becoming an increasingly important concern during development as applications are more accessible over different networks and as a result, are more vulnerable to a wide variety of threats. Many applications are fundamentally flawed, making it possible for hackers to steal data, hijack user inputs, or deny service entirely.

Don’t Lead, Inspire: 8 Strategies to Get More Out of Your Workforce

Are you an inspirational leader? Even if you lack the oratory skills of a great politician or the impeccable grace of a royal figurehead, you can stir your employees’ souls and inspire them to produce transcendent work.


Not convinced? Perhaps it’s time to rethink how you motivate your team.

Hunger Games: Why Hungry Prospects Are Bad Clients

I live by two simple rules:

Rule #1: Never sit in the front row of a comedy or dolphin show. In both cases, you’re liable to be more involved than you’d like.

Rule #2: Never shop for food when you’re hungry. Here, you’re apt to buy things that you neither want nor need.

And yet there I was, just this past Sunday, strolling into the Hannaford Supermarket around 2pm.

How to Control the Finances in Your Business

Are you struggling to control your business's finances? This is an issue for many business owners and it has the potential to spiral out of control very quickly. This, in turn, creates more stresses and anxiety, which can be avoided by changing your approach to the way you handle your company's financial affairs. The tips below will allow you to control and manage your finances much more effectively.

Entrepreneurial Spirit: 4 Business Startup Ideas For The Young Millennial

Millennials are entering a world of innovative technology and pervasive social media culture. As young businessmen and women, they have to go with the trends and expand on their own personal interests. Look at 4 business startup ideas that work well for young entrepreneurs.

1. Online Marketing

7 Steps to Help Your Startup Orthodontic Practice Excel

Running a modern Orthodontic practice requires focus and high level patient care. There are many ways to make your practise stand above the rest and keep 

The day-to-day operations of your practice are just as important as the patient experience. The operations professionals at Orthosynetics, orthodontic consultants, based in Dallas believe leaving a lasting impression on your patients considerably improves your retention rate. It is also important that your business is organised, uses best practices puts the patient at the centre of its practice.

The Secrets to Growing Your Business Big, Fast

Just about every business owner I know dreams of making it big.  It could be having a building with their name on it, developing the next hot franchise opportunity, or growing a business which will change the world.  The dream and is a big reason why many business owners step out on their own in the first place.  However, the dream does not happen on its own, and here are some of the secrets to growing your business big and fast.