There are many things that we need to cut down on in business. Corners isn’t one of them, but cost is. Costs are ubiquitous with a sense of “bloating” in business, and so we all need to find the right areas to cut back on. And when we want to increase revenues, and increase profits, what areas do we really need to trim back? Technology As far as in-house teams
In the not too distant past, the way a company worked was very simple. All employees would gather together in an office every day, usually between the hours of 9am and 5pm, and they would work as a collective group. If an employee couldn’t attend the workplace for some reason, they did not contribute to that day’s discussion. 2018 brings us a business world that looks very different. It is
Business events such as conferences and tradeshows can be the perfect places to find new clients and grow your portfolio to the next level. Business professionals from all different fields will use events as the perfect place to connect to other businesses as well as show off their brand to the general public. Events can be incredibly useful for all types of businesses and will often be the perfect way
It goes without saying that your business should be offering a great product or service that people actually want- it would be pretty pointless otherwise! However there’s more than goes into business than just this, and there are certain things that customers will expect of you as a company. When the market is saturated with businesses and you have competitors at every turn, you need to make sure you’re giving
Getting handed that pink slip is probably the most soul-destroying thing to happen when you show up for work. You rely on your job for your day to day living expenses and it’s also a big part of your social life. Call it what you want, but being fired/laid off/dismissed doesn’t make the situation any easier. For some people, panic is the first thing that they feel, with failure a
It’s ironic. To get your business to operate with simplicity and clarity requires going down a very complex route. While so many companies are striving for “growth” or “expansion”, these terms imply the very opposite of simplicity. But other terms are being bandied around nowadays, “transparency” is one, running a business with a “holistic” mindset is another, but these all are party to the same ideal. Simplicity is the best
Entrepreneurs are some of the busiest people out there. There are many hats that an entrepreneur wears, and yet there comes a time where too many hats are too heavy for the business head. There are pros and cons when it comes to outsourcing, as there is with any large business decision. The biggest pro is that you can free up your time to work on tasks that are of
Growing a business takes time, effort and usually, money. While bigger businesses can afford to spend a fortune on marketing and advertising and hire the best people to help them, for new startups or smaller businesses, it’s not always this simple. As much as you know that you need to spend money to make money, it’s easier said than done when your income is low, and you’ve started with nothing.
There’s no denying that we live in a world where the internet is the number one place to reach out to customers and audience members for any business. It doesn’t matter what kind of business you’re running; you need to be online if you want to find the right number of customers. The sheer prominence of online video in the last couple of decades demonstrates that beyond a shadow of
If you’re a boss, chances are you get on with your employees, you laugh with them, and you’re understanding when they have problems that interfere with their work. Even with all these considerations on your side, is there more you could be doing to support them? Employees are often considered the pump behind the heart of the business, a title so often passed to customers in lieu of making them