Your employees are the essential elements that keep your small business running smoothly and successfully. In the competitive, creative market; fresh ideas and innovative focus are crucial to the development and growth of a company. Therefore, it’s vital that you invest in your team’s talents and ensure that they’re happy and fulfilled in their workplace; they will appreciate … [Read more...]
You’re Probably Overlooking These 5 Business-Friendly Social Media and Directory Sites
You’re “on LinkedIn,” as they say. You’ve got a Facebook company page up and rocking. Your corporate Twitter is firing on all cylinders, hashtagging up a storm (on brand, always). What are you missing? Among other things, these five business-friendly social media and web directory sites whose audiences — captive or otherwise — don’t entirely overlap with the “Big Three” … [Read more...]
Checklist: Features You Should Check When Buying An Ecommerce Business
The eCommerce industry continues to grow immensely across the globe. Unlike in the early days of eCommerce when there were just a handful of online stores that would only deliver to specific locations, today anyone with a connected device has the opportunity to start an online business and scale. If you are looking to buy an eCommerce store, there are standard business … [Read more...]
5 Benefits Of Hiring Temporary Staff For Your Small Business
When you run a small business, you have a lot of things to think about. You’ll need to manage the finances, the stock and most importantly the employees that you hire. For some small businesses, the idea of hiring a lot of employees from the get-go can seem daunting as you don’t know how fast your business is going to take off and you don’t want to risk over hiring. This is … [Read more...]
Succession Planning: What Principles May Go Wrong
About a decade ago, the U.S. seasonings firm McCormick & Co. won plaudits for executing a successful succession plan that had long been in the works. The CEO, who’d served in his role for more than a decade and had come to be associated quite closely with the firm’s brand, stepped aside with nary a hitch. Unfortunately, for every such “success” story, there’s a painful … [Read more...]