Small Business Labs

JANUARY 21, 2021

McKinsey's Ecosystem 2.0: Climbing to the next level summarizes ecosystem 2.0 as: In the emerging world of Ecosystem 2.0, data are the holy grail, the breakdown of sector borders is a given, and successful players try to lock in control points to expand horizontally and vertically across the grid. The article chart below, which shows the 7 largest companies in the world by market capitalization, really jumped out at us.  The reason is small businesses and independent workers are import

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 22, 2021

Ways to Improve Your Organizational Skills as an Administrative Assistant It is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to thrive in chaos. It feels disorganized, unscheduled, and without direction. If you’re unable to effectively organize your work and resources, you’ll likely find yourself twisting in the wind, unproductive, and unable to catch up.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 21, 2021

Understanding your personality and communication preferences Understanding your Executive's personality, behaviours and communication preferences are crucial to building an effective relationship and partnership. But! Before we do that you also have to do the work to understand your personality, behaviours and communication preferences! Being self-aware, understanding your personality and communication [.].

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Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 17, 2021

10 years ago, if you wanted to eliminate meat from your diet, you had very few options. You could obviously go with salads, nuts and crucifers, but if you wanted a more dense source of protein, you were out of luck. And I’m talking mostly about engineered protein-rich foods. Producers were just starting to understand. Read more. The post What’s Left After The Messy Beginning appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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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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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 20, 2021

There were 1.15 million applications to get a business tax ID (EIN) in Q4, 2020.  This is an impressive 27% increase compared with Q4 of 2019. As the U.S. Census chart below shows, business applications fell from Q3 by 28%.  But Q3 of 2020 was a blow quarter by any measure.  So despite the quarter over quarter decline, the Q4 numbers still show very strong growth by historical standards.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 22, 2021

Running a small business, even if that business is just you acting as a freelancer, isn’t easy, especially when you’re just starting out. It takes capital for initial expenditures like office space, utilities, equipment, advertising, and office supplies. Of course there are a number of business items you can get for free, like business cards, websites, and even free business phone numbers and services.

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Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 22, 2021

One of the reasons for moving to Valencia was that here you get more 300 sunny days per year. The temperature is most of the time above 25 degrees and, overall, you get an astonishing weather. Well, “overall” should come with a little bit of a disclaimer. While it’s true that for the vast majority. Read more. The post El Viento Viene, El Viento Se Va appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 19, 2021

Poshmark is a social e-commerce platform where people buy and sell secondhand goods, mostly used clothes.  It went public last week and closed its first trading day worth $3 billion.   In the Barron's article Poshmark CEO Sees Huge Market for Used Goods. Investors Agree  the firm's CEO described the trends driving their growth and opportunity.  Key quote: In a Zoom interview on Thursday with  Barron’s  from his office in Redwood City, Calif., Pos

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 19, 2021

January kicks off a new calendar year, but also a fresh fiscal year for many organizations. This means new budgets, updated plans for projects, and goals for the year. As you review your budgets and plans for the coming months, consider the various business processes currently in place within your organization. Evaluate what needs to be improved and how you can upgrade it.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 20, 2021

Good email templates help you in providing all the information candidates need to be successful and comfortable during the process and it's vital for a recruiter to be aware of them. However, it’s easy to fall into the trap of copy-paste-send when using a template system especially in terms of tone, content & presentation. This makes your communication less noticeable as it's poorly personalized, harming the cordial relationship you might have built with your candidates early on in the recru

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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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Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 21, 2021

Lately, I’ve been struggling at work with a 3 year old React Native project, which kinda fails to work anymore. It is the standard type of spaghetti code on top of last minute features, which eventually leads to a dead end. Add to this the frequency of iterations for React Native itself, which brings breaking. Read more. The post When Is Something Becoming Obsolete?

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The Marq

JANUARY 18, 2021

This morning, while doing the usual, asking myself whether I’m ready to die, I realized I’m not. I’m certainly ready in the sense that I have nothing that weighs me down. I have regrets, but those regrets inform me on my decisions. They don't burden me. However, I feel like I have so much more to do. I still want to leave a mark on this life for everyone else who’ll come after me.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been an eventful year in many aspects. Many businesses survived while many incurred losses. The pandemic has been a reality check for most business owners. The most important lesson that all of us learned is that the world is going online, and we need to keep up with the pace. Hence, if you have had a business idea for a long time, you need to reevaluate it now.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 22, 2021

Recruitment podcasts have been the talk of the staffing town since long now and last year, Recruit CRM had launched its podcast with a special series called "Recruitment Entrepreneurs" where we have been featuring amazing entrepreneurs from Human Resources, recruitment startups and even talent acquisition managers and leaders. Here we are with our 4th episode today.

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Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 20, 2021

Every 3 years or so, a certain part of media gets hyped about a seemingly unexplainable appreciation of a certain asset. The media we’re talking about is mainly business and economic related, and the asset is Bitcoin (or crypto-currencies, if you prefer). This sudden appreciation, if you really take the time to look into it, Read more. The post The Yet To Be Fulfilled Promise Of Blockchain appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s reasonably cold and daylight is starting to dim. The park where I’m running is slowly blending into that uncertain shape, when it’s not fully dark, but contours are fuzzy. It’s a nice Saturday evening and I’m enjoying my come back run, after about 2 weeks of pause. The running path is not as crowded. Read more. The post Hard Resets versus Soft Resets appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 16, 2021

A few months ago I started a promotion experiment. I wanted to see if Facebook / Instagram are still worthy of that, or – as my hunches were telling me – these outlets are already so opaque that they don’t even serve their initial purpose, which is connecting people. My conclusion is at the end. Read more. The post Is It Still Worth Promoting Your Blog On Facebook Or Instagram?

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 17, 2021

Pay per click or PPC is quickly gaining popularity as a strategy for online marketing. It allows advertisers to buy a spot on search engines. When users type a keyword, the ad will appear on top. It’s an excellent strategy for businesses that are yet to make their online presence felt. The good thing is that the advertiser will only pay if users click on the ads.

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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.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 18, 2021

Whether you are a new blogger or an experienced one, you might be wondering what changes 2021 will have in store. If you’re looking to renew your mindset or just find some new tips in the trade, this article was written for you. In this article, we’re going to break down some of the main tips you need to keep in mind when you’re starting a business blog or improving an established one in 2021. 1.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 21, 2021

Beyonce said “girls run the world” and we don’t disagree. But here’s to people who run teams, the Project Managers. Several qualities of excellent project managers differentiate them from their other team members, and rightly so. It’s no big secret that being a Project Manager is not everybody’s cup of tea. Almost everyday, you face several challenges that you must overcome with patience and discipline.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2021

Graphics design needs come up all the time, from marketing materials to websites to social media. While it might be tempting to use someone in-house for your graphics design needs, you’ll quickly find that this is time consuming and might not always produce the most professional impact. You might then turn to outsourcing for your graphics design needs, but this is also a costly and sometimes time consuming process.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 22, 2021

Starting a business is a monumental endeavor, and there are a few natural first steps to keep in mind to create a successful and long-lasting venture. Of course, it all started with an idea, but testing that idea’s validity and conducting research will help you tweak and refine that idea into a working business plan. From there, you’ll need to get your finances in order, determine your business structure, apply for licenses and permits, put together a team, and then brand and promote your compan

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2021

Content is king, yet one of the biggest challenges websites face is the creation of consistent, quality content. There are so many options when you’re looking for SEO writing services, but which ones are superb? Which ones are qualified? A content writing subscription can help you get the quantity of content that your brand needs, but will it get you the quality?

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2021

Choosing a vehicle for business is a slightly different exercise than choosing on for personal use. You’ll need something that’s practical, economical and comfortable – especially if you’re putting in a lot of miles. But you’ll also need to think about how your vehicle reflects on the business and its brand. Let’s take a look at what you should be looking for when expanding your business fleet.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2021

Business travel can throw up a range of challenges that might take even the experienced by surprise. But even if you aren’t bowled over by any of them, you might find yourself exhausted by the time you get to the hotel – and therefore not at your best when you come to conduct the actual business. You might take some reassurance from the fact that this is a common problem, and that there are a few effective measures you might take to limit the stress, and to ensure that the journey doesn’t take t

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 19, 2021

Mark McMahon is the Founder and President of McMahon | 10s , that helps find growth and prominence. They guide clubs in recruiting Director of Tennis or Racquet Sports Professionals who will lead their particular tennis program to maxima. McMahon | 10s also coaches sports professionals, managers and Racquet Sports Executives on how to establish a career strategy and take relevant actions required to achieve victory, and reach their fullest potential- in life and career.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 16, 2021

It bodes well that having alternate points of view and foundations in your group will add to more current and different plans to help tackle issues and drive advancement. It's no big surprise, at this point, organisations around the globe are focusing on building up their diversity hiring process. The subject of diversity hiring goes past business results and execution.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 16, 2021

It bodes well that having alternate points of view and foundations in your group will add to more current and different plans to help tackle issues and drive advancement. It's no big surprise, at this point, organizations around the globe are focusing on building up their diversity hiring process. The subject of diversity hiring goes past business results and execution.

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