Category: Business
4 Tips to Name Your New Business
Taking the huge step of starting your own business can be incredibly daunting. But it is also a very exciting time and your chance to make your mark on your industry. Choosing your business name is a large part of this. Select the right name, and you’re able to pitchRead More
3 Tips for Conducting Large Scale International Employee Training
With employees wearing more hats than ever in the workplace today, it’s imperative that proper training sessions be implemented. Workers in the 21st century are expected to show bigger results with fewer resources, know more with less educational opportunities and work faster with less time. Basically, the more skills youRead More
5 Reasons No One Wants to Join Your Meetings
If we were on Family Feud and the category was Things People Complain About at Work, I would be willing to wager a hefty amount that Meetings would take the top spot. Just the word “meeting” can get people’s blood boiling and quickly raise the tension in a room. OriginallyRead More
Who’s the Best Democratic Candidate for Entrepreneurs? (Part 2)
In Part One, I took a look at the economic policies of Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley. I broke their ideas into the categories of wages, banking policies and taxes. I also noted other policies relevant to entrepreneurs, small businesses and related freelance types. Now, on to theRead More
Who’s the Best Democratic Candidate for Entrepreneurs? (Part 1)
The field of candidates for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016 is small and manageable — populated by folks with platforms aimed to help the little guy. If you’re a one-person work machine or the owner of a small business, do Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley or Hillary Clinton haveRead More
How to Be Liked & Respected at Work
If you think that work is just about getting the job done well and within deadlines, you better think twice. Working is not just about what you do, but also how you get it done — these two ingredients combined make up your reputation. And by now you must realizeRead More
5 Ways to Improve Company Culture
A lot of businesses have a hard time quantifying their company culture. In the absence of a formal vision and a strategy to support it, culture usually devolves into variations on the “golden rule.” Be nice. Respect your co-workers. Avoid gossip. Or, as Michael Scott of NBC’s The Office eloquentlyRead More
11 Tips for Better Brainstorming
What’s the first recommendation you get when you ask for advice on creative thinking? Brainstorm! This technique has received so much attention over the years that we’ve forgotten all about its foundational principles. Not all online guides and resources have it figured out. Brainstorming is much more than launching anRead More