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Outsourcing Your HR Processes: Things to Consider  

When you’re a busy small-business owner, or the manager of a larger organization, it can be tough finding the time for you and your team to get every task done each week. This can be the case for human resources processes, particularly when you don’t have the budget to hire experienced and qualified workers to concentrate, internally, on areas such as hiring and promoting employees, payroll, terminations, and attendance tracking. As such, it often pays to choose human resource outsourcing so that an external firm can handle these tasks for you. To help you take this key step, read on…

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Don’t Let Bad Credit Stop You From Starting or Expanding Your Business

 If you’ve tried – and failed – to get a bank loan to start or expand your small business, you’re not the only one. Many small business owners are still feeling the bad credit repercussions of the Great Recession, and these days, only about 27 percent of entrepreneurs who apply for a small business bank loan actually get one. But if you need money to start or grow a small business, there’s hope. Just because you have bad credit, doesn’t mean you can’t get the money you need to make your business dreams come true. Bad credit business loans are…

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5 Tips For Improving Your Social Media Profile for Business

With a mind-blowing 3.8 billion people connected to the internet, you’d be crazy not to utilize this pervasive force to improve your personal brand. In a competitive environment, a well-crafted social media profile can catapult you away from the competition and help you forge powerful connections in your industry. Not sure where to begin? No problem. We’ve put together a list of five simple tips to improve your social media profile for business. Post consistently One of the signs of a healthy business or brand page is consistent updates. This tells other users that you’re still available and will be…

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What You Need to Know About Running An E-Commerce Business

E-commerce continues to grow in popularity as more customers turn to online shopping. Fortunately, more service providers offer intuitive tools to help you quickly and affordably set up your virtual shop. There’s a huge audience to tap into online, but you need to consider the distinct demands of e-commerce carefully before you jump in. Marketing is Essential Image via Flickr by schizoform It’s easy to get so lost in the design and implementation of your e-commerce business that you overlook the marketing aspect. However, this is an essential piece of the puzzle when you’re operating in the overcrowded online marketplace. It takes…

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How to Have a Very Successful Company

Overseeing a business today is typically stressful and demanding. The speed of change has moved into overdrive and companies are spending most of their resources trying to keep up rather than getting ahead. At the apex of it all is of course technology and its insistence that this change is absolutely necessary, leaving businesses with two choices: change or die. With change being the only option, you must understand what you need to do to be involved with that change. Here are some things that can keep your company up with the pack today: Outsource Where you Can These days…

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The Most Important Factors to Consider when Deciding on Your Restaurant’s Design

Running a restaurant is no easy feat. It isn’t just the fact that there’s often so much competition no matter which area you put a restaurant in. It isn’t even necessarily because of all the expenses that often go into building and maintaining a proper restaurant. One of the most overlooked things about running a proper restaurant, and often the secret to a lot of its success, lies in the design. Smart and subtle touches that, paired along with good food, go a long way to ensuring its success. From the look and feel of the space you purchase, all…

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Ways to Increase Your Warehouse Fulfillment Speed

Today’s consumers expect delivery orders to be fulfilled quickly, accurately, and efficiently. They want their packages to be on their home or office doorstep as fast as possible. Also in high demand is speedy in-store inventory. Faster delivery times increase profits. Therefore, every business should put warehouse fulfillment speed at the top of their priority list. Read on about four ways that you can do that. Item Placement Image via Flickr by KOMUnews According to detrack.com, 75 percent of customers expect their purchases to be delivered in two to three days and 33 percent will pay extra for next-day or same-day delivery. By…

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3 Reasons Why You Should Customize Your Display at the Next Trade Show

Trade shows are great place to introduce your business to the world and to gain new clients. Usually, at trade shows, there are lots of different companies present so it is important that your business stands out and attracts some attention. Here are some reasons why you should customize your next trade show display. To be different and unique As mentioned above, trade shows usually have many companies present, having a similar product or service. This means that your display and your company must be unique. By being unique and standing out, attendees will notice you and be interested in…

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5 Questions to Help Set Up the Right Business Phone System

Is your current business phone system unable to keep up with the increasing demands of your company? While the digital age has ushered in a plethora of choices in terms of communicating with employees and customers, the telephone continues to be a staple in many businesses. Gone are the days when the telephone was only capable of making and accepting calls. Now, you can use a modern phone system that comes with a variety of features that help fuel business growth. These questions should help you choose the right call handling solutions for your company. 1) How many employees need…

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