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How Web Technologies Help Businesses

David Moore — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:49:19 +0000

Guest Post by Jordan McPelt: A New Way to do Business Nowadays, any business can take advantage of the many advancements in technology. Small business owners can get great use from web-based technologies to get their business off the ground with successful results. Moreover, productivity and sales can increase significantly if the business owner is [...]

4 Gifts To Get Your Employees Motivated

Melissa Jeffs — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:00:45 +0000

While money is definitely a motivational tool, when you choose the right gifts to motivate your employees you can show your appreciation in a unique way. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different gifts that you can give your employees when they achieve goals to aspire them to continue to keep up their performance. [...]

5 Effective Ways to Ask For a Salary Increase

David Moore — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:38:44 +0000

Guest Post by Ruth Hinds: Do you want to make more money from your job? Many of us do, but negotiating a higher pay check can be tricky. The politics of the office environment often come into play, and having a discussion about money is never easy. Here, we look at five effective ways to [...]

Be a Better Team Leader at Work

David Moore — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:16:05 +0000

Guest Post by Diane Pierre-Louis: Leading is not the same thing as managing. A great manager might have little leadership ability, while a great leader can make for a poor manager. Motivational speaker and author, Marcia Wieder separates the two disciplines by explaining that “managers are focused on processes, methods and efficiency whereas leaders are focused [...]

Loan Origination Software Takes the Pain Out of the Paperwork

Michael Bickmore — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:47:29 +0000

Purchasing a home or property is such an exciting experience. The buyer can’t stop smiling, the loan officer is thrilled at getting the sale, and the office itself is positively giddy with excitement. Everything is great until the buyer sits down to complete all the paperwork. By the time the buyer leaves the office with [...]

Do Your Staff Really Tell You How They Are Feeling?

David Moore — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:29:31 +0000

Guest Post by Rob James: It can be a real problem for managers – despite attempts to engage staff, many employees may be too cautious about telling you how they are really feeling about their work and your actions. They might be deliberately holding back their comments out of fear for their jobs, which is [...]

How Sales Skills Can Be Applied to Customer Service

Melissa Jeffs — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:10:44 +0000

Large companies usually have separate departments to deal with customer services and sales. The surprising thing is that while nurturing existing clients is far less expensive than finding new customers, companies tend to invest more energy into the sales process and customer service is regarded more as an administrative process down the line. But are [...]

Cash Flow Management for the Aspiring Entrepreneur

David Moore — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:46:01 +0000

Guest Post by Mark James: Looking through the litany of failed start-ups, time and time again you’ll see that poor cash flow sowed the seeds of failure. If mismanaged, poor cash flow can cripple a business. Given the complexities involved though, it’s no wonder so many businesses struggle with cash-flow management. Achieving a good cash-flow [...]

A Dying Industry to Help Save Your Bank Account

Melissa Jeffs — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:40:10 +0000

Writing checks to pay company bills or daily expenses seems to be a dying chore. Today, many people use online bill pay, debit cards, credit cards, and PayPal to pay expenses. We are hardly ever dealing with cash and are also moving away from checks. Many argue that this electronic form of expense paying is [...]

6 Ways to Improve the Security of Your Business

Michael Bickmore — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:28:06 +0000

Whether you own a small, home-based business or a large firm, you probably want to do everything possible to make your business as safe and secure as possible. You probably already have state-of-the-art alarm and security systems offered by companies such as Vivint in place to guard against breaks-ins. Visit Vivint’s Twitter for more information. [...]