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Bundling for Convenience, Service and Profit Bundles offer convenience, streamline sales, and introduce new offerings effectively. They also help clear slow-moving inventory and ease service delivery, benefiting both customers and businesses.... more Proactive Time Management for Busy Entrepreneurs Efficient time management is crucial for entrepreneurs to avoid burnout and maximize productivity. Align tasks with business goals, break down complex projects, organize resources, and maintain a proactive stance to lead effectively and achieve more in less time.... more Internal or External Hire? Where to Look for Your New Employee Internal hiring offers familiarity, cost savings, and career development but may lead to competition. External hiring brings diverse talent but involves higher costs and longer settling-in periods. Choosing depends on company needs and balance of existing and new talent.... more Moving On Up: Choosing & Setting Up a New Office Space A Guide to Choosing the Right Location, Size, and Configuration. Explore key factors such as location, space size, configuration, furnishings, and decor to create a productive, efficient, and professional workspace that leaves a lasting impression on employees and clients.... more Can Experience and Education be Equated When Hiring Employees? Balancing education and experience in hiring is complex. Education shows technical skills; experience reflects practical ones. The right mix depends on the job, candidate, and organizational needs.... more Teambuilding for Fun and Profit (and a Better-Performing Work Environment) Build a stronger, more efficient team! Explore the benefits of team building in fostering communication, trust, problem-solving, and decision-making. Tailor activities to your team’s needs, ensuring engagement and continual improvement for a more productive workplace.... more

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Evaluating Business Technology for Greater Impact with Less Overwhelm Streamline technology selection with Gina Blitstein’s guide. From needs assessment to deployment, make informed decisions.... more Up and Coming Business Trends That are Here to Stay Embrace evolving business trends: AI integration, innovative employee benefits, skill-based hiring, and flexible career paths. Adapt for a productive workforce.... more Sales as Service: An Effective Marketing Perspective View sales as service: identify needs, offer solutions, build trust. Foster long-term relationships for business success.... more

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Is Allowing Pets in the Workplace Right for Your Business? Having your employees’ pets in your workplace can be a perk for all. Here are some ideas to help you determine if pets in your workplace is right for you and your employees.... more Single Tasking Your Way to Greater Productivity There is a breakthrough for productivity that utilizes what science has discovered about the human mind to help accomplish greater efficiency and effectiveness. Learn to single task!... more Strong Company Branding Helps You Keep - and Gain - Ideal... Take full advantage of the power of branding to attract your ideal customers. Here are some ideas.... more Hiring a Virtual Assistant Can Free An Owner to Grow Their... Hiring a virtual assistant can be a prudent, more affordable way to fill a company’s need for executive support to facilitate growth than a full-time assistant.... more Leading from Behind Could Propel Your Business Forward Traditional leadership in business tends to be structured from the top down. But could a progressive leadership style benefit your business? Although not right for every business, elements of it may help you.... more "Cruelty-Free Capitalism": Changing the Face of Work as It’s Been for... Work has changed since the era directly following WW2. Workers are ready to experience more self-expression and combining work with life and life with work values.... more

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Head? Gut? Heart? What’s the Best Source of Intel for Business... Your head, gut and heart are all valuable sources of intel for business decision-making - but none of them alone tell the whole picture. Here are some ideas for using all of them.... more Should ChatGTP Take Over the Writing Duties in Your Business? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in the news and being debated in the halls of congress. Hereis one writer’s thoughts on the value of AI... more Remote Work: A Temporary Pandemic Solution - or the New Norm? Post pandemic workforce favors some level of hybrid work by combining onsite and remote work.... more Choosing a Project/Workforce Management System to Improve Collaboration Could your business’ productivity benefit from a well-considered collaboration solution? Here are some tips for choosing the one right for your business.... more Avoiding Entrepreneurial Mindset Traps Keeping an agile mindset in business can make you aware of traps that could keep your business from being all that it can be.... more Set Healthy Boundaries to Avoid Having Your Professional Brain Picked Clean Fostering and nurturing business relationships by providing some free advice in your professional realm may lead to acquiring clients. You need to know the limit of being helpful but not taken advantage of.... more

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Embracing the Power of Our Defects is Key to Excelling in... How can our deficits improve our performance when used along with our more positive qualities in business? This article will provide some insight.... more New Values, New Attitudes in the Evolving Modern Workplace The value and attitudes of workers have changed. Learn why business owners are offering environments, culture and opportunities today’s employees are looking for.... more Not Ready to Retire? Convert Your Professional Experience into a Consultancy If you feel that your career has not yet run its course, consulting is a smart way to keep yourself vital and useful while providing the benefit of your seasoned wisdom to up and coming businesses.... more How Creatives Can Build Successful Businesses ... more Could a 4-day Workweek Work for Your Business? Learn what the pros and cons are to a 4 - day work week and determine if it is right for your business.... more Devise (or Hone) a Sharp Competitive Edge How do you keep competitive? Here are some tips for honing a sharp competitive edge... more

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Modern Networking - a Whole New World of Opportunities to Connect Revamp networking: polish your pitch, leverage contacts, target specifics, be authentic, serve others, make it a habit, cast a wide net, experiment, and collect contacts for follow-up. Success awaits.... more Identifying, Attracting and Retaining Your Ideal Customers Discover, attract, and keep ideal customers for business success. Define target demographics, offer tailored solutions, and anticipate future needs for lasting loyalty. Ideal customers are the key to satisfaction and business growth.... more Say NO! to Inefficient, Ineffective Derailed Meetings Maximize Meeting Efficiency: Transform Meetings into Productive Sessions with a Well-Planned Agenda. Learn How to Keep Your Meetings on Track and Effective.... more The Importance of Thorough Job Documentation to Ensure Uninterrupted Business Functioning Article highlights the crucial role of comprehensive job documentation in maintaining business continuity during employee absences.... more What’s Your Story? The Importance of Your Business’ Story to Your... Unlock the potential of your business story in marketing. It fosters familiarity, trust, likability, relatability, and recognizability. Discover, tell, and live your unique narrative for lasting impact.... more Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Taking Some Sting Out... Layoffs are an awful reality in business. Be prepared, upfront and open about the situation. Here are ways to mitigate the pain and help ease an uncomfortable and emotional experience.... more