Great Management Tools Your Business Should be Using

As a manager, it can feel sometimes as though your job is not just to make sure a company moves forward efficiently but to keep abreast of the latest trends in your industry.

Building Sales Relationships through a Focus on Customer Satisfaction

You've worked hard to build your business. You have been selling effectively and adding new customers but in all the euphoria you may have forgotten about the importance of post-sale follow up. Neglecting this vital step may mean that your business is so focused on sales numbers that you have not extended the sales efforts  towards repeat sales, customer  referrals or building brand recognition.

Everything You'll Need on Your Next Business Trip

Packing for a business trip calls for some careful consideration. After all, the last time you went somewhere, you probably remember forgetting that one important item, or the other time when you brought too much and had to carry it with you everywhere. This article will serve as a primer for everything you NEED for your next business trip.

Recharge Your Creative Battery

You're staring at a blank screen. Or worse, you have been avoiding the computer entirely. Suddenly the laundry and the litter box have taken on a sudden new urgency. The deadline clock is ticking on that new project, but you are stumped for inspiration. What do you do on days like this, when you just can't seem to jump start your creative battery?

Seven Ways to Make sure Your Business Meets Local Safety Standards

For all businesses, safety should always a top priority, and not only for the obvious reasons! Local safety standards and ordinances may come with substantial fines for noncompliance. Even if it costs you money, it's best to ensure compliance early to avoid paying much more in fines, or worse, injury or property damage settlements. Here's seven ways to make sure your business meets local safety standards.

3 Reasons Buying Followers Is Hurting Your Company

We judge people by the company they keep. If you surround yourself with fake friends, for example, you’ll be perceived as shallow and dishonest. A genuine person is someone who has real relationships.   

The same principle applies to social media. Surrounding your brand with fake followers damages your credibility. And in today’s complex social media landscape, credibility is all that matters. Without it, you simply can’t compete.

Tax Help for the Self-Employed

Being your own boss means not having to answer to anyone, right? Not exactly. In addition to yourself and your customers, you have tax obligations that require you to answer to the government about your income and expenses. The IRS considers you self-employed if any of the following apply:

Five Tricks from Consultants to Lower Fixed Costs

Among the many expenses that eat into a company's profits, like death and taxes, as the saying goes, fixed costs are among the most certain parts of life: Every business needs to pay its bills and keep certain supplies to run, and those expenses will be a consistent cost to a company every month. That doesn't mean that fixed costs have to be a burden, however. A recent article in The New York Times went so far as to suggest that fixed costs can be a treasure trove of profit when properly reduced. Here are just a few ways consultants advise businesses to reduce fixed costs and increase total profit.

Sparkly Jewels - Putting the Idea Cafe grant win to work!

Editor Note: As a rule, all Idea Cafe grant winners provide monthly reports on how their business is doing since winning Idea Cafe's Grant. Here is the first update from Rachael Loving-Painter, the owner of Sparkly Jewels Boutique. Enjoy reading, and don't miss out on the opportunity to be inspired by her entrepreneurial spirit and business wisdom. In a six-month period she will share thoughts on how she uses the grant money in the best possible way in order to take her business to the next level.

5 Things You Should Know Before Starting A Small Business

Nowadays, setting up and running a small business requires energetic and enthusiastic people with the ability to work hard, appreciate challenges, adapt easily and generate massive returns within the shortest time possible. However, with the current dynamic, competitive and demanding business world, there is need for adequate skills to aid in translation of entrepreneurial visions into viable actions. Therefore, being an entrepreneur with the resources to start a small business in a favourable business setting there are certain things you should know before implementing your dream.

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