Practically Perfect PA
JULY 3, 2018
I hate meetings. Long or short, large or small, food or no food, outside or inside, morning or afternoon — it doesn’t matter. Meetings drain the life out me, and I’m guessing most of you feel the same. There’s even a book called, Meetings Suck by Cameron Herold. Unfortunately, meetings often resort to nothing more […].
Small Business Labs
JULY 2, 2018
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) dug through social security data and found the number of self-employed grew between 2000 and 2015 (the most recent data available). Their chart below shows the increase in share of earners reporting self-employment earnings. The EPI article Social Security data confirm same old pattern: Self-employment headcount has risen but economic impact remains small reports 3 key findings from this work and other recent EPI research looking at
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Eat Your Career
JULY 2, 2018
This month, here in the U.S., we celebrate Independence Day. Technically, the fourth of July commemorates our founding fathers’ declaration of freedom from British rule. But practically speaking, it’s just an excuse to barbecue and watch fireworks. In the spirit of the holiday, I’ve been thinking a lot about independence and how it relates to work. When it comes to professional development, we often focus on things like teamwork and collaboration.
Tips From T. Marie
JULY 3, 2018
With the July 4 th holiday tomorrow here in the U.S. it only seemed fitting that I pen a post about independence. Specifically, independence as it relates to your business. And yes, I know I’ve written about it before, but it’s a subject worth repeating. If your business is coming between your life, liberty and pursuit of happiness keep reading. It’s time to claim your business independence.
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.
Productivityist
JULY 4, 2018
David Allen joins me on this episode of the podcast to dive deeper into the Getting Things Done methodology. The meat of our conversation gets into how it has evolved over the years since it first was introduced in 2001. There’s a bit of noise at parts during our discussion, but even still this episode is a winner. Some of the highlights of this episode include: How much of a role he had in writing the new book, Getting Things Done for Teens.
Small Business Labs
JULY 3, 2018
We're behind on our reading, but did manage to get to Gigged - The End of the Job and The Future of Work. It's written by journalist Sarah Kessler, who's been covering the gig economy since 2011. The book profiles a mix of gig workers, including an Uber driver, a computer programmer, someone working via Mechanical Turk and a few others.
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Small Business Labs
JULY 5, 2018
Crunchbase's Investors Unleash Millions Into Pet-Tech Startups covers the surge in pet industry venture funding over the past 5 years. Key quote: Funding in pet startups surged by 334 percent to $291.8 million compared to $67.2 million in 2012, according to Crunchbase research. So far, funding totals in pet-related startups have already reached $519.3 million in 2018—78 percent higher than all of last year.
Small Business CEO
JULY 2, 2018
Modern courier system is the lifeline of any business line of the current era. Parcel prices have been treated as the vital aspect of this system. These prices are now getting influenced by lots of factors and if you can analyse those factors easily then only you will win a budgeted rate. Things that can increase parcel rates. 1. Customised solutions.
Small Business CEO
JULY 6, 2018
Australia was the world’s 13th-largest economy in 2017 according to IMF estimates and it hasn’t suffered a recession for over a quarter of a century. Melbourne, Australia. If you’re flexing your entrepreneurial muscles Down Under, Sydney’s a popular choice, but don’t dismiss Melbourne too swiftly — the state capital of Victoria punches well above its weight.
Small Business CEO
JULY 2, 2018
If you are looking at how to start your own UK based telephone answering service either from your spare room at home, or by hiring a small local office to run your business from, then theanswercentre.co.uk have some great information for you to help think more deeply about making that move. We have to say that anyone approaching this idea with previous experience as a virtual PA or who has worked in a call centre or offered some business services over the telephone will certainly have an advanta
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.
Small Business CEO
JULY 6, 2018
Sometimes the best thing that you can do around your commercial building is to make it more interesting to the people who see it. Regardless of what you do inside, making the exterior visually compelling can bring in a different kind of clientele. You may be so focused on internal workings of your company that you don’t recognize this truth to be evident.
Small Business CEO
JULY 3, 2018
If you’re a native speaker of English who wants to escape the rat race and start your own business, you should consider TESOL entrepreneurship. Whether you want to start your own English-language school, teach English online full- or part-time or tutor students in person, TESOL entrepreneurship could be for you. As a TESOL entrepreneur, you’ll be able to teach the way you want.
Small Business CEO
JULY 4, 2018
A web platform is one of the most crucial aspects underlying any modern organization’s operations. This provides your connection with the outside worlds; your communication hub where you keep in touch with stakeholders at every level. Depending on the scale of your enterprise, your web presence might be a dynamic site, encouraging thousands of individual visits per week, or it could be a single-page blog aimed at disseminating pertinent information on a regular basis.
Small Business CEO
JULY 6, 2018
One study estimated the “ average cost of starting a new business from scratch at just over $30,000.” Additionally, research has found that the “average small business invests about 1 percent of its revenues into advertising.” It’s obvious that starting and running a small business is not cheap. Many small business owners are forced to make important decisions on essential spending each and every day.
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Small Business CEO
JULY 4, 2018
The mention of ‘wellness’ can bring to mind visions of new age healthy living hysteria, avocados and yoga. But if you ignore the hyped-up Instagram influencers and ‘naturopaths’ and take wellness for what it is, advocating and promoting better health and wellbeing, there are in fact a great many benefits that businesses can realise by implementing health and wellness programmes.
Small Business CEO
JULY 3, 2018
Blockchain Technologies gained a real foothold in our society today. Over the past several years, blockchain industry and cryptocurrency have made their way into the mainstream, going from the early days and early adopters of Bitcoin to the mainstream news press headlines. Along the way, blockchain technology has threatened to disrupt several industries and drive new waves of innovation around the globe.
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