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LinkedIn's CEO on the Future of Work

Small Business Labs

LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner, recently shared his list of the 3 trends that will shape the future of work. These are: AI and Automation. The Skills Gap. Independent Workers. None of these are particularly new or surprising. They're all well known to anyone who has been following the future of work. But Weiner's role at LinkedIn provides him with a very large set of data on what's going on with work.

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Which Renewable Energy Source Has the Most Promise?

Eco-Office Gals

For years, there has been a push to find alternative energy sources that will replace the use of fossil fuels. However, there really has not been a lot of movement towards making the replacement permanently on a large scale. Yes, many smaller entities and even households are doing a great job relying on renewable energy sources, but as a whole, the United States has not made much progress and fossil fuels are still very much the energy source of choice.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

There are many methods a minute taker can use to take minutes e.g. Recording devices , laptop, iPad, and just plain writing. Those people who write the minutes probably use their own version of shorthand (tips on how to do this are covered in this post ), text language or EasyScript. But what about ‘real’ shorthand – Pitmans 2000 or Teeline? Shorthand a necessity then… .

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How to Get More Out of Professional Development Training: [PART 3] Leveraging Learning

Eat Your Career

This is part three of a three-part series where I’m covering the following topics: Part 1: Getting Leadership Approval. Part 2: Retaining Information. Part 3: Leveraging Learning. In this article, I’ll share some strategies to help you use what you’ve learned in training. Previously, I shared the importance of creating an action plan—a document that outlines the specific, incremental steps you’re going to take to implement what you’ve learned in training.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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What are Gene Editing and CRISPR?

Small Business Labs

Crispr is a breakthrough in genetic engineering that has given humans more power than ever to change nature. The name, Crispr, is an acronym for "clustered regularly Interspaced short palindromic repeats" And no, you don't need to know or remember this. What you need to know is Crispr is a gene editing approach that allows scientists to cut out a section of DNA and replace it with whatever they choose.

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Podcast 074: The power of labeling

Clutter Coach

by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! It’s to be expected that organizers like to label things. They run around with their little machines and slap a label onto anything that’s not moving. I don’t go that far, and not everything needs a label. Ease of finding things and ease of putting them away are two big reasons that getting organized matters, for anything you organize.

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How to Elevate Your Startup with an Animated Explainer Videos

Small Business CEO

Startup owners rarely have large marketing budgets at their disposal. But marketing your product or service is essential at every stage of growth. That’s why you need to capitalise on your resources wisely, and spend money on marketing techniques and tools that offer high ROI. Animated explainer videos bring plenty of benefits to startups that are short on money but want to make a mark on the industry by communicating their value in a unique way.

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Multi-Level Marketing and the Need for Highly Flexible Jobs and Supplemental Income

Small Business Labs

Despite a very robust jobs market, the need for highly flexible part-time jobs and supplemental income continues to grow. An example of this is the continued growth of the multi-level marketing industry. According to their trade association, the Direct Sellers Industry Association (DSA), 5.3 million Americans are what they call "business builders"  These are people actively managing and selling products to a customer base (think Avon, Mary Kay, Arbonne, Herbalife, etc.).

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This is What You Do

Productivityist

You get up at whatever time you need to get up. Maybe it’s early because you go to bed early and want those morning hours for yourself or maybe it’s later because you’re more of a night owl and thrive in the evening hours. You grab some form of breakfast. Sometimes it’s whatever you can throw together. Sometimes it’s something you prepared in advance.

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A sneaky peek at the Future Assistant programme

Practically Perfect PA

As you guys can imagine with two weeks to go to the Virtual Summit I am literally up to my head in videos, online event technology, marketing and social media. I’m not going to lie, it is pretty intense BUT, it is going to be so awesome! Today, I thought I would take a breather and send you a little update on where I am with the Future Assistant programme.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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How Your Personal Financial Decisions Could Affect Your Business

Small Business CEO

Life is rough all on its own. When you add money too it, sometimes it can be too much. However, as a business owner, you must learn how to balance your own finances before you can create success in the finances of your business. With so many businesses going bankrupt, it might be a wise decision to invest in a little know how when it comes to money.

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Go With the (Sales) Flow

The Marq

First, I apologize to everyone reading these blogs. I've been late on this and the previous post, as well as skipped one in between. As it turns out, not all of my weeks are as insightful as I thought they may be! Or may be I'm just not keen enough to tease out the insights!!! In either case, I missed the most recent post since I didn't have much to write or talk about.

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The Art of Taking Action with Gregg Krech

Productivityist

On this episode of the podcast, I welcome Gregg Krech to the program. Gregg is one of the leading experts on Japanese Psychology in the U.S. He is the author of 5 books including The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology, which has become an Amazon best seller and offer practical strategies for integrating ideas from Eastern philosophy with contemporary Western living.

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Why is B2B Market Research So Important?

Small Business CEO

B2B research stands for Business to Business research and is essential when it comes to developing your business. The difference between B2C and B2B is simple. B2B research refers to the end user be an individual while B2B market research is when the end user is another business/ corporation. Market research is never really finished or completed as the world is constantly evolving and changing, and as a society we are constantly updating our thinking and discovering new experiences.

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Unlock Your Productivity: Simple Steps for Every Professional

Unlock your full potential with our comprehensive guide on productivity. This detailed resource explores the three fundamental pillars of effective task management: Todo List Mastery, Time Management, and Habit Optimization. Learn to capture and prioritize your tasks effectively, schedule them using proven strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and maintain your productivity through consistent habit tracking.

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The Art of Taking Action with Gregg Krech

Productivityist

On this episode of the podcast, I welcome Gregg Krech to the program. Gregg is one of the leading experts on Japanese Psychology in the U.S. He is the author of 5 books including The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology, which has become an Amazon best seller and offer practical strategies for integrating ideas from Eastern philosophy with contemporary Western living.

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5 Money Saving Ideas Businesses Can Use To Attract New Users

Small Business CEO

Are you a businessman? Then your first and foremost objective should be to attract a huge number of customers and earn a massive profit. Right? But, for doing that if you end up spending a lot then is this worth it? Absolutely, NOT!! So, in that context, you need some smart and efficient marketing strategies through which you can save a lot and entice new buyers from throughout the world.

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How to Buy a Used Coordinate Measuring Machine

Small Business CEO

Buying a used coordinate measuring machine is a smart, strategic way to save money while improving your measuring capabilities. But it also raises a number of questions, including where you should buy a used coordinate measuring machine, what brand you should buy, and what you should expect. The good news it that the majority of coordinate measuring machines use frictionless air bearings , which means their mechanical structure wears down much slower than your CNC tools.

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4 Signs You Have Been Hacked

Small Business CEO

Massive hacking attacks make global headlines. These incidents typically affect governments and major corporations. Large organizations provide a bigger challenge, a larger payoff and, for some hackers, raises their notoriety in this underworld network. Yet, small business computers need extra protection too. Persons with unauthorized access can steal your confidential information, compromise your email accounts, siphon money or enroll your computers in a botnet for use in future large scale att

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

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.

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The Rise of Social Leadership

Small Business CEO

Social media is becoming a key leadership skill. Social media represents a real opportunity for leaders – a place where they can engage with employees, customers and peers alike. To create a personal brand, keep up to date and to lead with transparency and authenticity. On a practical level, most leaders can’t engage face to face with the people that work for them.

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Security Matters: Keeping Control of Your Site

Small Business CEO

Cyber attacks have now become a fact of life, and are now something that each and every one of us has to guard against. It’s no good thinking that criminals will only attack the ‘big boys’ – far from it. In fact, smaller businesses are seen as softer targets with weaker defenses to penetrate. In 2016, it’s said that hackers were able to breach half of all small businesses in the US.

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Improve Your Business Email List Management with a Reliable Email Validation Service

Small Business CEO

If your business maintains an email list, you need to make sure that every email is well-validated; or else, you risk your business with potential security risks, wasted resources for managing spams, and many other counter-productive activities. If you’re constantly looking for the right email validation service for your company, I’m sure that you’re overwhelmed with the available choices on the web.

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3 Ways To Use Your Phone To Become More Efficient

Small Business CEO

With the amount of money it costs to purchase a smartphone and then use it throughout the month, it only makes sense that you want to take care of that investment. And while you can always purchase protection for your phone , those exterior additions don’t necessarily make it any easier for you to use your phone. So if you’re interested in learning how you can use your phone to help make you a better CEO, read on – here are three ways you can use your phone to become more efficient.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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SMB CEOs: Here’s Why You Should Use a Telephone Answering Service

Small Business CEO

While it isn’t necessarily true for all businesses, answering the phone is right up there on the list of the most challenging daily tasks to overcome. If you’re running a (busy) small business, this job is likely made even more challenging by the lack of staff available to answer the phones and do all the other things that are important to the success of the business.

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How to Effortlessly Control and Track Your Inventory

Small Business CEO

Savvy inventory management is crucial to streamlining business operations, meeting customer demand, and improving profitability. While many business owners start selling without a clear inventory strategy in mind, keeping track of and controlling inventory levels effectively is vital to growing over the long term. Here are some of the inventory management considerations every retailer or wholesaler should know.