Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 12, 2018
A few years ago I was working as an EA in a large insurance firm. I’d been there a few years, I know the job inside out, I liked my colleagues and the work was okay. I would go into work every day, do my thing and leave at 5.30pm without a backwards glance. Good […].
Office Dynamics
APRIL 13, 2018
Do you ever find yourself asking “Why Good Writing Skills Are Important In The Workplace? Why home in (or is it hone in?) on the technicalities? Who notices? Who cares? Those who care about productivity, for one. Studies show that 6% of productivity in corporations is affected by poorly written communications. And that number is probably low. Still, it reflects the time wasted going back and forth, back and forth, to clarify messages that should have been clear, concise, and complete in the firs
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Small Business Labs
APRIL 8, 2018
Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood was until recently a rundown section of this lake front city in Minnesota, with many empty storefronts and buildings. But now Lincoln Park is the center of a new artisan business boom. Key quote from the head of economic development for the city of Duluth: A new wave of creative entrepreneurship is taking over Duluth and it’s happening in Lincoln Park.
Productivityist
APRIL 11, 2018
On this episode of the podcast, I spoke with Andy Murphy , the founder of Mindset by Design. Andy has helped world champion athletes, multi-millionaire entrepreneurs, Hollywood producers and actors, and even royalty design their mindsets. We discussed what changing and designing your mindset can do for you, how NLP can help you when it is used for good, why it matters who is in your network, and more.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 11, 2018
You know when you’ve just got an absolute load of stuff on your plate and you have no idea where to begin? Yeah, I can see you nodding – hello, isn’t every day like that?! I’ve been feeling like that a lot lately, so what tends to happen is that nothing gets done and I […].
Office Dynamics
APRIL 12, 2018
OfficeTeam just-released research in time for Administrative Professionals Week about the changing administrative profession and the role’s impact at work. The survey found that today’s administrative professional assistants save their bosses an average of 101 minutes a day. That’s more than 8 hours each week – the equivalent of a full workday.
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Small Business CEO
APRIL 10, 2018
Study after study seems to confirm that happier employees tend to perform better at their job. Beyond this, a happier employee is more likely to work harder at their job. There are plenty of books on personal motivation and success from Chet Holmes to Tony Robbins. But what about motivating your own employees to work harder? As much as we hate to agree, some of us do bring our personal problems into work.
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 9, 2018
I thought I would start the week by sharing another video from last year’s Virtual Summit. This is one of my favourite panel sessions, we had a brilliant line up and some really honest and thoughtful conversations around time management and dealing with interruptions, which as you will know, is a constant battle for Assistants. […].
Office Dynamics
APRIL 9, 2018
Dreams do come true and I am so excited this week that I can hardly contain myself. This week I am living a dream that I had about 20 years ago! I am going to work with one of the most highly respected and well-known companies in the world! I am going to be teaching our flagship training program for assistants, the Star Achievement Series ®. And I won’t only be teaching this week, but I will be going to this company six times between now and September.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 12, 2018
The invest and mutual fund firm T. Rowe Price study Financial Attitudes & Behaviors Toward the Gig Economy found that "participation in the gig economy makes workers more financially accountable" As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), 78% of the surveyed gig workers said they are more involved in their finances due to gig work.
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Small Business CEO
APRIL 9, 2018
When it comes to buying a business server, your startup have many options to choose from. The overall process can be confusing and down right frustrating if you are unsure about what your startup needs. Meanwhile, many business technologists will claim that you should just go straight to the cloud. Yet, you still want to have control of your own dedicate server hardware configurations and ability to maintain cost savings as the business gets larger.
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 13, 2018
Today’s Technology of the week: Get The Flight Out. Here are all the details… What is Get The Flight Out? Get the Flight Out is a website that scours the internet for cheap, low-cost, often short lived airfares from airports in the United States. What does it do? Basically the guys behind Get the Flight Out […].
The Marq
APRIL 9, 2018
I recently met someone at a social hour event who claimed to be a LinkedIn expert. After speaking with him in-person, even though I had some initial reservations, I thought I’d give his services a try. After all, I knew I needed a better presence on LinkedIn. After holding a video conference call, reading his website, exchanging numerous emails and texts, as well as talking a few more times with him on the phone, I realized I was dealing with a Professional Thug.
Denise Aday
APRIL 8, 2018
As any digital marketer knows, we can get so invested in our clients’ communications that it’s all too easy to let our own slide. And slide. And slide. But we really should walk our talk, right? Lead by example. So I’m busy refreshing things around here and deciding what would be of the most value in a new blog and newsletter. I would love to hear what would be helpful to you.
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Small Business CEO
APRIL 9, 2018
Almost every part of our lives is in some ways enhanced or modified by digital technologies. The way we communicate has changed. So did the ways we gain knowledge, spend our money, and entertain ourselves. Thanks to new, innovative technologies, we live in a world where we can access almost anything we want with a couple of clicks. The world of business is not immune to this transformation.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 12, 2018
Getting your business website up and running is never the end of the journey in web design. Consider your business website a living, breathing creature that is constantly growing and evolving. The content of your website should be cycled and renewed on a regular basis to maintain the interests of web users. There are also plenty of tips and tricks that will help you to optimize your online visibility as an organization, and stir up more traffic on your website.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 13, 2018
In initially forming your business, you might have decided to hold off pouring a lot of your time and attention into marketing for the time being. However, this could be a surprisingly costly mistake; in fact, much research you have already carried out could feed directly into your marketing efforts. You might fear that learning how to market like a master could require extensive time and resources you simply don’t have – but that doesn’t strictly have to be the case if you fol
Small Business CEO
APRIL 11, 2018
Website design is evolving. Hosting is cheaper. Design is faster. Screen sizes are many. And your visitors are expecting a lot more from your small business website than in the past. You need to be at the forefront of the industry. Small businesses need a website that not only sells the potential customer but also informs them. 1. Customer Journey Basics.
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Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 10, 2018
Are you barely staying above water making the minimum payments each month? This might seem like the only viable strategy available but in reality, you’re only spending more money in interest each month. Financial freedom is nowhere near. What are you to do? Sell all your things? Set a strict budget? Move in with family? All these measures are good ideas if your debt has gotten out of control, but depending on the amount you owe, they might not be enough to save you.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 9, 2018
If you ask a hundred people when they think the world is going to end, you’ll get a hundred different answers. Nobody could possibly know, right? And, as the old saying goes “Opinions are like (insert expletive).” Is pay-per-click (PPC) advertising dead? For some people, it definitely is. That’s because it’s no longer the set-and-forget marketing method that it was in the mid-to-late 2000s.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 12, 2018
As an ecommerce vendor, you face a common challenge with and brick-and-mortar stores, namely, how to measure the success of your marketing programs. You however, have a number of significant advantages in addressing this challenge. Online applications give you almost instantaneous feedback to track and adjust marketing campaigns. In other words, you have a wide variety of metrics of success by which you can measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 11, 2018
Challenging as it is, getting your small business off the ground can be one of the most rewarding endeavours, however, it is a never-ending race. Once you have found your footing, the next thing should be to grow outwards and upwards. While there are various directions you can go in terms of growth, there is one core technology that can help you scale as needed: the cloud.
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