Monthly Archives: February, 2014
Your Employees Should Understand Their Value
Aside from work pressures and other related concerns, some employees leave their company because of their managers, according to experts. Managers or supervisors have one of the biggest impacts and influences on any employee. Therefore, it is essential that small business owners and managers understand the value of their employees and make them feel it…. Read More…
Increasing the Engagement Levels of Your Employees
Many business owners are facing multiple challenges and one of them is increasing the engagement levels of their employees to become more productive and increase their profitability. One of the ways to encourage engagement of your employees is to constantly innovate and improve to keep your team on board. A president of a franchisee system… Read More…
The New Obamacare Report
Small business owners should be concerned about how they would be affected by Obamacare. The newly released report on Obamacare has further raised concerns. People are afraid that it would have a negative impact on workers and employers alike. One of the biggest concerns about the law is that it will force employers to cut… Read More…
Achieving a Successful Social Business
It’s important for businesses to bridge the digital gap that exists between those who are embracing the technology of social, mobile, and cloud and those who still haven’t in order to innovate and thrive in today’s changing environment and become social businesses. But what are the benefits of bridging the gap? The benefits include increase… Read More…
Small Businesses in Arizona Hired More People in January
The statistics have come in for the past month. It’s now confirmed that small businesses in Arizona hired more people this past January than they did in December of last year. To be exact, hiring rate in Arizona rose by 0.14%. That figure came from Intuit’s latest Small Business Index. According to an article bizjournals.com,… Read More…
Small Business Owners Are Hopeful
A new survey about small business owners have been released. It shows that most small business owners are optimistic about the economy. Many of them expect to hire more people in the near future. But despite the optimism, there is still some lingering fear. According to an article from courant.com, “While the survey was national… Read More…
Effects of Rising Minimum Wage on Small Businesses
The minimum wage is starting to go up. While this is a welcome news to workers everywhere, it is causing a problem for many employers. Apparently, such increase is causing a strain on their budgets. The rising wage is sowing fear among employers. According to an article from nytimes.com, “On Jan. 1, 13 states raised… Read More…
Network Marketing Tips
For many people, starting a business is extremely easy. The only difficult part is achieving a long-term success. If you want to build a business, you should step outside your comfort zone and embrace the networking world. To grow your network of connections, you should know the right approach to meeting suitable people and learn… Read More…
Using Social Media to Generate More Customers
Small business owners are now using social media to build rapport with their existing and potential customers. Social media has also become a powerful tool in generating more customers. But still, many business owners are still in the dark when it comes to using social media effective in promoting their businesses or services. One of… Read More…
Importance of Delegation to Reduce Your Workload
A lot of small business owners often ignore the word “delegation.” As a result, they continually carry a heavy burden of responsibility than is good for them and their business. Though trust and the willingness to delegate should be part of a business owner’s technique if they want to lighten their workload, it takes more… Read More…
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