Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 14, 2021

How can you be sure that it’s time to let a client go, time to change your business model, time to find training or sit for a certification, or time for…well, anything, really? When do you really know that you’re ready? Even when there’s a problem that seems irresolvable and you feel pushed to do something different, how do you ever know you’ve worked at things hard enough, or looked for enough solutions, or even completely addressed things (if another person’s involved).

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Delivery and dispatch logistics can be a pain to deal with, especially in retail and the field service industry. And you know how much your business will benefit once you figure out how to optimize and make it efficient. You know that you need to ensure you can accomplish three crucial things: First, deliver the goods and services to each customer as soon as possible.

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The Assistant Room

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In a recent survey we opened to Personal and Executive Assistants around the world, over 2000 business support professionals answered 'As a PA/EA, what are some common misconceptions that you have either heard of or experienced from others regarding your role?' The answers did not surprise or shock us.and not in a positive way. The post The Truth About the PA Industry first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

We often credit Henry Ford as the benevolent figure behind the five-day workweek. In 1926, Ford Motor Company became one of the first businesses in America to institute that standard for its workers. But the events leading up to that concession stretched back some 40 years. On May 3, 1886, a large group of workers gathered at Chicago’s Haymarket Square to support a strike for the eight-hour workday.

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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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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The Poynter Institute is a non-profit that explores "the intersection of journalism, technology and the public interest."  They also provide training for journalists and programs that support their role in society.  They recently released a series of articles on freelancing.  These include: Why journalists are leaving their full-time media jobs to go freelance : this article covers one journalist's freelance journey, which started less than a year ago.  Key qu

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 12, 2021

You can. You should. If you always do what’s best for your biz, there’s no way around doing it. And guess what? There’s never a reason to feel guilty for doing what’s best for you. You can’t please the world all the time, but you can and should please yourself. Saying no to things that don’t fit for you (for whatever reason) is a very good way to say yes to yourself, and to craft a business and life you adore!

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Happiness is a tricky thing to master. After all, the joy we feel can be replaced by emotions that grip us even tighter, like fear, uncertainty, anger and doubt. In this episode of Brilliant Thoughts , SUCCESS People Editor Tristan Ahumada talks to Jenn Lim about true, lasting happiness. Lim is the co-founder and CEO of Delivering Happiness , a coaching company for businesses, governments and health care systems.

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Go Burrows

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Nick Ginsburg is a passionate and innovative Executive Assistant and mental health advocate. By day he is the Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice-President at Monash University and by night he is the host of The Open Drive Podcast and Founder of The Collective, a judgment-free community for administrative professionals worldwide. Nick and I talk about authenticity, building and cultivating a community, and more!

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Here is some much-needed great news: you do not need a dedicated home office to work successfully from home. With some creativity, you can set up a functional workspace in a variety of unused and often overlooked spaces in your home. For example, the following ideas will help get you well on your way to a positive telecommuting experience: Transform Your Stair Landing Area.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Pamela Slim uncovers how to connect with potential clients and customers using the true breadth of the marketplace. Pamela Slim is an author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving the small business market such as Infusionsoft, Progressive Insurance and Prezi.

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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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Success

OCTOBER 12, 2021

However big (or small) your platform is, you’ll get so much more out of it if you use it to do good in the world. Sadie Robertson Huff became an accidental influencer before the term was even in common use. Between 2012 and 2017, she starred in her family’s reality show Duck Dynasty , about their family duck hunting business. Since then, Sadie has claimed the spotlight in her own name, occasionally in a literal sense: She came second on Dancing With the Stars in 2014.

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Go Burrows

OCTOBER 12, 2021

What does it take to land a job with Oprah Winfrey? Libby Moore was lucky enough to realize her dreams and work side-by-side as Oprah’s chief of staff for years. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Libby had a decade-spanning career as an assistant to Maury Povich, Jane Wenner at Rolling Stone, and, of course, Oprah. These days she encourages others to unlock their self-worth and reach their full potential.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The buck usually stops on the CEOs table, especially for small businesses, and marketers who do the main job of converting and retaining customers don’t find their task easy; it takes ingenuity to convert a customer, and the effort that goes into retaining customers can at best be described as herculean. The conversion rate has become more of a mirage now that customers mostly do their shopping online.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Barry Prost is the Managing Partner of Propel Consult and Yala. He specialises in providing recruitment, employer branding services to employers in Ireland, Europe and the Middle East. Presently, a committee member of the National Recruitment Federation and member of the SFA Skillnet / SME Productivity Board, he talks about his early days in our podcast right out of Trinity College, Dublin.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

I was so fired up by this week’s conversation on SUCCESS Line. I talk to Mehdi, an ambitious young entrepreneur living in Iran. He has long dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and recently quit his job in order to go all in on his new business. He has a business idea, and he has a business partner. So now, how does he actually sell the product? How do you get prospective buyers to see the value in your product, especially when it’s costly?

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 14, 2021

How to Improve Online Security In Your Remote Office Space. By Spence Witten, a senior advisor at 38North Security. Those lucky enough to work remotely at the start of the COVID era were able to keep themselves . and their companies going, despite the intense pressures of that challenging time. This shift to remote work fundamentally changed how we use IT.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Setting up a business might seem easy for many, as you’ll only need funds and a good plan. However, to survive in the cutthroat world of commerce, you’ll need more than just these two. photo credit: Fauxels / Pexels. Making sales every day is what will keep your business running, and this is where most companies struggle. While others have a marketable product, some lack the skills to sell it, or they just don’t know the best way to approach a customer.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Be it your LinkedIn community, your passive candidates or even your clients, we understand the hard work it requires to prompt engagement. But, unfortunately, there are hundreds of emails and InMails already bombarding your clients and candidates. So, in this vast competitive sea, how do you keep your engagement rate high? How can you manage to grab your candidate or client's attention?

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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You hear investing advice about how to time the market or make big gains before an inevitable market drop, but that information isn’t usually beneficial to the average long-term investor. You want to do what’s right, but with so much contradictory advice coming at you, you might be making decisions out of fear instead of level-headed thought. One way to mitigate this volatility is to focus on investing consistently over time, no matter what highs or lows the market experiences.

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Jennie Lyon

OCTOBER 12, 2021

You’re busy. I get it. As a busy entrepreneur, you know that delegating tasks is the best way to grow your business. But then come the daunting questions: How do I find someone reliable? What if they don’t have the skills or experience to get the job done right? Where in the world do I… The post How to Successfully Delegate Your To-Do List + Free Download appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing & Virtual Assistant Services.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Website safety is a fundamental issue connected with the loss of high-quality business resources and data of registered website users. There are several ways to understand that something is wrong. Some Browser can inform you about hacker attacks by message, which will significantly decrease users’ traffic. It is straightforward to understand. A decrease in website loading is another sign of problems; it could also be pop-up messages with technical mistakes.

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Why should your company hire an EOS-capable executive assistant? EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) refers to the set of concepts and tools that are helping businesses worldwide to level-up in terms of growth and productivity. A key concept is maintaining a balanced life so that leadership in the company is healthy and cohesive. EOS-capable executive assistants are wired for success.

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Success

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You need problem-solving skills to succeed in work and in life. Whether you are an entrepreneur or an employee with an entrepreneurial approach, solid decision-making is paramount. We recommend each of these books to hone your problem-solving skills and level up in business and life. Cracked it!: How to Solve Big Problems and Sell Solutions Like Top Strategy Consultants.

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IAAP

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Where do you land on this list? Hint, if it's not toward the bottom you need some practice.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Moving from one place to another is a part of life, be it due to job or education. Even if you have to move to a new place within your city, this is a hectic activity and can be financially straining. Indeed, your finances matter when moving. Therefore, understanding the costs upfront helps avoiding ‘surprises’ along the way. While some costs may be very clear to you while you are pondering over your move to your new home, some are not so obvious.

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AdminUniverse

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Summary: It’s not a secret that our society is in dire need of learning how to think and interact without racial or gender bias, but how does that apply to you personally and is it possible that we unconsciously contribute to the issue? Let’s talk about how we need to have discussions about reprogramming unconscious. Read more. The post Can You Reprogram Unconscious Bias?

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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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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Standing out from the competition is a constant endeavor. Decisions regarding business hours, marketing automation, or ordering and finance all attempt to gain a tactical edge over our competitors. But what are your strategic competitive advantages? And how can you develop yours? Here, we will look at seven. And although they address best business practices, they can apply to other aspects of your life too.

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Success

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In the early years of our marriage, the holidays used to throw a wrench in our financial plans. We’d spend the majority of the year being diligent budgeters and ignoring our desires to take lavish vacations, spend heavily on meals or buy the newest gadget. And then November would roll around. Once the holiday-themed marketing campaigns started, we would be bombarded with messages that we needed more stuff and the fact that we already had one didn’t matter.

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Success

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Problem-solving is hard. Resolving complex issues is certainly too complicated to be automated with software tools. You’re better than a robot, of course. But you’ve already done the heavy lifting. You’ve established a plan. You’ve set the criteria. And you’ve sourced the necessary data. All that work requires a savvy mind. That’s the hard part. The smart part.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 13, 2021

While there are several ways to make a new small business successful, there really is only one way to do it right. That would be to follow the tried and true guidelines that have been set forth by the millions of successful entrepreneurs who have already succeeded. As you set forth to start your new business, you would be best served to follow the aforementioned guidelines.

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Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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