Improve Employee Productivity Significantly with Minor Office Improvements

March 19, 2015

Creative Office
What if someone told you that you can improve the productivity of your employees by up to 25% simply by making few changes in your work environment? I know, I wouldn’t believe them either. But it is supported by studies and facts that the office space and surroundings can have profound impact on how well employees collaborate and contribute to the success of the business they work for. No wonder, companies such as Google and Facebook spend enormous money on their offices to create the environment from which their employees simply do not want to go home. Now, you don’t have to spend the fortune to create a similar environment, but with few simple changes you can achieve the same result, or close to it.

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3 Items You Must Address Before Taking Self Employment Plunge

March 19, 2015

Entrepreneur
Going from being employed to working for yourself is a major transition. To many it looks like a dream – you get to set your own hours, take holidays when you like, work from home, and set your own wage. It offers unparalleled freedom to do your own thing and control your own destiny, and yet it also comes with an awful lot of responsibilities and complications.

These responsibilities and complications are overlooked by many, but they are just as important as the rewards in terms of how they’ll shape your lifestyle and the impact they should have on your decision making process. Here are 3 important items you need to consider before taking the plunge.

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4 Fundamental Strategies to Maintain Healthy Cash Flow for Subcontractors

March 18, 2015

Subcontractor
As a subcontractor, you have a challenging job that requires great deal of patience, leadership, and planning for unexpected events that happen almost every day. Maintaining a healthy cash flow and keeping enough cash on hand to pay vendors and employees is one of the most important items subcontractors need to focus on. With some common sense, good strategies in place, and attention to details you can begin to improve your cash flow cycle and maintain better control of your budget. Let’s take a look at some points you need to consider before you take the next job for your contractor.

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3 Ways to Make Your Business Energy Efficient

March 17, 2015

Energy Efficient
Carbon footprint is one of the most talked about topics in the business community lately. Humans have made significant impact to the environment in the last 50 years in the name of industrial progress. For individuals and business owners alike, it behooves to pay attention to the carbon footprint they generate and find ways to reduce it to at least stem the deterioration of earth’s atmosphere, if not reverse the adverse impact from global warming. What can small business owners do to play their part in this effort? Here are 3 simple ways you can help by becoming more energy efficient:

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Effective Ways to Reduce Stress Levels at the Workplace

March 16, 2015

Stress
Do you feel anxious while working? Are you feeling that you work too much, and you simply do not feel happy? Are you afraid of losing your job? If the stress from your job is starting to seep to other areas of your life, then it must be time for a change. If you found yourself in the statements I’ve mentioned above, I have to tell you that even though a little bit of stress is natural, and it occurs daily only to remind us of important things in life, a lot of it can have devastating effects on both our mental and physical health. Understanding the importance of such a problem can give you enough time to start repairing things immediately, as stress will negatively influence everything you do.

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How can Small Business Owners Save Business Drowning in Debt

March 15, 2015

Debt
Companies don’t just go under because of poor management or difficult economy. They also fail for many other reasons such as accepting more orders than they can service, and running out of cash as they try to keep up. Unfair laws are another possibility. For instance, in Britain, utilities have the legal right to underestimate the energy consumption of their small business customers for years, and then back bill them for thousands. Since British businesses are often maximally credit-leveraged, they quickly founder in debt when they are subjected to business shocks of this kind. How do you handle such a situation?

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Is it Worth to Buy a New Phone Every 6 Months?

March 13, 2015

Smartphones
With plethora of mobile phones hitting the market, you will be bewildered at the new launches and updates releasing frequently. Even if you buy a brand new phone today you are guaranteed that it will become obsolete within few months. This is a bitter truth that most mobile phone owners are living with. For example, if you bought a Samsung S5 today, you will be elated, but will you feel the same after seven or eight months? Not really. With the advent of latest mobile hardware and software, customers are getting a taste of technology, which they find very hard to digest. With the addition of features, you will find the costs scale new heights as well.

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Is Your Business Missing Out On these New Technologies?

March 12, 2015

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If your Business is running on computers from 1990s, on Windows XP, and browsing with something that has the word “Explorer” in the name, you are definitely missing out on the benefits of modern technologies. In fact, you should hand your IT critter his final paycheck, and go boldly into the 21st century.

Technology is no longer some mysterious black box that no one understands. It is an integral part of our daily lives. Eschewing technological advancement is like rejecting indoor plumbing. If your business is not taking full advantage of today’s tech, you don’t look like the sage, cautious master of industry you envision. You just look like an idiot.

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10 Email Subject Lines that Grab Customers’ Attention

March 10, 2015

Email
Email marketing is a powerful tactic for many small business owners to promote their products and improve sales. Emails can be created and distributed without incurring much cost. It can even be customized for a group of customers to ensure you target the right group. The problem is customers are bombarded with emails like never before. They have limited time and attention span to open, let alone read the email. So how do you grab their attention and make them open the email? The key is what you put in the subject line. Boring subject lines that put readers to sleep will never make it to the content. Use the 10 tips below to create attention grabbing subject lines that will compel the reader to open the email.

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Three Strategies Successful Entrepreneurs Use for Business Success

March 9, 2015

Entreprener Success
These days many people from all walks of life are getting interested in leaving their jobs and pursuing their business dreams. If you have the will and desire to start your own business you should know that beginning to think and act like an entrepreneur is the first step to bring your vision to fruition. With that thought in mind, remember that there are a plethora of success habits that entrepreneurs need to cultivate in order to ensure that they are successful at becoming an entrepreneur and a businessman. Here are three characteristics of a successful entrepreneur:

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