Small Business Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Morningstar's 75 Must-Know Statistics About Race, Income, and Wealth covers a wide range of U.S. financial indicators by race.  Key article quote summarizing these statistics: "On average, people of color experience significantly lower levels of income, retirement savings, and rates of homeownership than white Americans. Those shortfalls contribute mightily to other ill effects: poorer healthcare outcomes, lower educational attainment, and shorter life expectancies, for example.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 30, 2020

Working with people has its pros and cons. When you work with others you are able to bounce around ideas, collaborate, get feedback, and share knowledge. However, when you work with difficult people, you may experience resistance.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 30, 2020

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of The Art of Career Crafting. Date : Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Time : 11:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Mountain | 1:00 PM Central | 2:00 PM Eastern. Sign up for the Eat Your Career Newsletter to receive registration information: [link]. No job is perfect. However, there are almost always things you can do to make an imperfect job a little closer to perfect.

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BioTeams

JUNE 30, 2020

Well, a-lot has changed in the last few months. I don't want to be cliched by saying this, but we are now officially living in 'unprecedented' and dynamic times. Economies have tumbled, organisations that relied on open office spaces and hot desking as modes of productivity have switched entirely to distributed and virtual working from home. Not to forget, other words in the mainstream have surfaced with strong degrees of truth, such as the fact that the need to adapt and pivot business models i

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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

JUNE 29, 2020

According to the National League of Cities (NLC) , 65% of cities are being forced to delay or cancel capital spending and infrastructure projects due to COVID-19.   Unlike the federal government, most U.S. cities are required by charter to run a balanced budget. This means revenue shortfalls have to be met with cost-cutting. The NLC says cities are projected to lose $360 billion in revenue over the next 3 years due to the economic effects of the pandemic.  If that happens

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 3, 2020

Like any other human being on this Earth, I got involved, for a few times in my life, in fighting. I’m using the term “fighting” in the sense of “violent verbal arguments”, not physical fights (might go there in another post, though). Wether it was an argument with a close one, or just some harsh. Read more How To Avoid An Unnecessary Fight.

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BioTeams

JUNE 30, 2020

Well, a-lot has changed in the last few months. I don’t want to be cliched by saying this, but we are now officially living in ‘unprecedented’ and dynamic times. Economies have tumbled, organisations that relied on open office spaces and hot desking as modes of productivity have switched entirely to distributed and virtual working from home.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2020

The U.S. Census Small Business Pulse Survey for the week of June 14th to June 20th shows small businesses continue to struggle.   43% of the small businesses surveyed reported a decrease in revenue from the prior week while only 21% reported an increase. Also, 11% reported decreases in their number of employees while 10% reported increasing employment.

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UPS 167

Brilliantly Better

JULY 2, 2020

This is the 47th article from my 230 days of blogging challenge. Change is difficult. Change is scary. And every time we’re forced to change, our first reaction is resistance. We try to hold our ground. We stick to the old ways of doing things, even if we do understand, rationally, that we may have. Read more Overcoming Inertia. The post Overcoming Inertia appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 3, 2020

Your employees may feel a range of emotions as the office reopens for business. Excited to see friends again, of course, but also nervous about new expectations and cautious amid new surroundings. Were those plexiglass barriers always there? The comfort and safety of workers is paramount as you return to an office setting, and you as a small business leader can take plenty of precautionary measures to alleviate many of the worries people have about clustering together again.

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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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Productivityist

JUNE 28, 2020

I took a Clarity Day this week. This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education. Established in 1962, UCI offers education for adult learners in Orange County. But thanks to technology, their courses and certification programs in various fields are now available worldwide and online for just about anyone who’s interested.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 1, 2020

We, humans, have this annoying tendency to over appreciate our own awareness. We like to think we act on our own will, whereas, most of the time, we’re doing almost everything on auto-pilot, without even realizing it. Take mornings, for instance. How many times you left the house half awake, but with all the morning. Read more The Most Important 3 Things To Do In The Morning.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 30, 2020

If you read my blog, you may be already familiar with the concept of reusable habits. In short, it’s about building those habits that have a better chance to be reused, based on your context. For instance, if you create the habit of aggressive budgeting, you may use this in any context where money is. Read more Gravitational Habits. The post Gravitational Habits appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 27, 2020

We work with approximations. Everything we do in our lives is based on an approximation of some sorts. We approximate the weather (hence, how we will dress for the day), we approximate the time needed to arrive at a certain place, we approximate the answers we get in a conversation and so on and so. Read more The Tender Place Between Oversimplification and Unnecessary Complexity.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 28, 2020

I was born in a very different world. I know, everybody at a certain age will tell you they were born in a different world and, to a certain extent, this will always be true. Each generation has its own specific. There are very clear patterns before and after each generational gap. But when I. Read more Algorithmic Emotions. The post Algorithmic Emotions appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 29, 2020

At the moment of writing, flying is permitted inside Spain, although some of the broader restrictions are still in place – for instance, you cannot fly in certain European countries or in the US. The other day I took a flight to Palma de Mallorca and what follows is a short description of what it. Read more Traveling By Airplane In Covid-19 Times.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 1, 2020

As an entrepreneur who is managing an online shop, you know that Ecommerce is always changing. It can be quite challenging to keep up with every trend that appears on the internet. But here are 5 trends that you shouldn’t ignore! Sometimes it feels like online selling trends are changing faster than you are able to adapt them into your business. While you read about one trend, you might find out it is already gone.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 1, 2020

An outdoor sign serves as the face of the company. These are usually placed directly at the place of business as the first introduction into who you are and what you have to offer. The message needs to make a powerful statement in very few words and images serving as an invitation to the potential customer to come in and find out more, which is where the interior signs take over.

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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

JUNE 29, 2020

Random email blasts have become a ‘thing of the past’! Gone are the days when a single email message was enough for all the subscribers. Current times are bringing in customization like never before. The moment your subscribers will feel that your emails aren’t bringing any unique value proposition to the table, they will start losing interest or worst still, will mark your emails as spam.

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 28, 2020

Quite contrary to popular belief, you can’t just add a ‘kart’ to your website and call it a start-up. It is not even a traditional business, or one-man-show either. A start-up is launched when it has a unique idea or product that fills the gap between demand and supply or is the solution that many people would like to have. A tech-enabled platform ( BharatSthali Sarees ) to bring handloom sarees at your doorsteps on a shoestring budget is a start-up, and so is a business trying to bring some man

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 29, 2020

Although landlord and tenant disputes are common, for the latter it can be more stressful and damaging. Fortunately, with the help of a tenant lawyer, tenants based in Los Angeles can expect their situation to ease and be manageable. Read on to know and manage your expectations when it comes to hiring a tenant lawyer Los Angeles …. How can a tenant lawyer in Los Angeles help?

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 30, 2020

Completed 4 years of grueling college work and graduated with the best of it? You are now able to join a job market that should ideally be ready to reward you for all your hard work, right? Well, congratulations may be in order but there are quite literally millions of other people just like you with the same dreams and aspirations. Did we mention that the job market that is so swift and cutthroat, barely recognizes your presence and does not create space for you?

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 30, 2020

Ever since the concept first made its way to the market, customised mugs have enjoyed raging popularity among users across the board. Be it creating a personalised gift for someone special or promoting your brand, a custom-designed mug always hits the nail on its head. Thanks to growing access to advanced tech tools and online resources, you can create a mockup for your personalised mugs with ease.

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Productivityist

JUNE 28, 2020

I took a Clarity Day this week. This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education. Established in 1962, UCI offers education for adult learners in Orange County. But thanks to technology, their courses and certification programs in various fields are now available worldwide and online for just about anyone who’s interested.

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2020 International UPS 52

Productivityist

JUNE 28, 2020

I took a Clarity Day this week. This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education. Established in 1962, UCI offers education for adult learners in Orange County. But thanks to technology, their courses and certification programs in various fields are now available worldwide and online for just about anyone who’s interested.

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2020 International UPS 52

Productivityist

JULY 1, 2020

My guest this time around is Jill McAbe. Jill is a business coach, high-performance expert and Amazon best-selling author of It’s Go Time: The ALL-IN System For Unstoppable Success in Business and Life. This episode is sponsored by TextExpander. With TextExpander, you can unlock your productivity with its many features. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more.

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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!

Collaborate

Productivityist

JULY 1, 2020

My guest this time around is Jill McAbe. Jill is a business coach, high-performance expert and Amazon best-selling author of It’s Go Time: The ALL-IN System For Unstoppable Success in Business and Life. This episode is sponsored by TextExpander. With TextExpander, you can unlock your productivity with its many features. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more.

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Lifestyle 2020 AT&T Skills 52

Productivityist

JULY 1, 2020

My guest this time around is Jill McAbe. Jill is a business coach, high-performance expert and Amazon best-selling author of It’s Go Time: The ALL-IN System For Unstoppable Success in Business and Life. This episode is sponsored by TextExpander. With TextExpander, you can unlock your productivity with its many features. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more.

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