Be it business, family or relationship, trust is one of the basic building blocks that can either make or break your growth. When it comes to business practices, trust is an unspoken ethical practice that helps a buyer to make subliminal decisions.
So how are you doing on the unspoken Trust Contracts that you sign? Read More…
After two decades plus in industry and holding titles from salesperson to Veep and all points in between, I’ve been in charge of a project or 20. Yup, I’ve organized crews on the back of a diner placemat and produced MS Project Gannt charts as big as a middle-school blackboard just like you may have. I have come to realize that there are many characteristics to getting stuff done and done right, on time and on budget, yet there is really only one that will keep you sane in the process. Read More…
Making a data migration of business information from Oracle to another software is an involved process. Small businesses that are displeased with Oracle’s performance or the expense of licensing and support will find many options available in other relational database management systems. However, you must consider that not all databases will meet your needs. Before completing that transition, it’s essential to consider your needs as a small business and how a new database will meet them. Read More…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock and playing poker with salamanders you are aware that the American economy, indeed the world economy, is in a state of uncertainty, to say the least. There are some signs of recovery, but there is convincing evidence that since 2008, nearly all fiscal recovery has come from massive governmental money printing, and that spells trouble long term with a capital T. Here are 8 key strategies for you as a small business owner or entrepreneur to consider in the next 12-24 months. Read More…
For small business owners, there’s nothing like taking a business trip to try to acquire new clients. It’s exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. As you fly to your destination, you have high hopes about how much more your business is going to grow. You’re flying because an opportunity is on the horizon, and many more are probably on their way. Read More…
For most businesses, relying on the internet has become a necessity of the current economic climate. This can be a big struggle for very small organizations, because of the high cost concerned with hosting a server and employing IT professionals to maintain it. An ideal solution to this problem is colocation hosting. It enables businesses to keep their servers in secure data centers which offer state of the art technology and specialist support, and colocation host centers are becoming more popular than ever in major cities right now. Read More…
Mobile apps and social media are the two terms dominating the landscape of digital marketing these days . Social media advertising as measured by dollars spent is growing by leaps and bounds while other forms of marketing are seeing less and less greenbacks. We all know Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are the big men on the social media campus, but what are the up and coming tools that, in a very splintered way, will be a big part of 2012? Read More…
It seems silly to state, but the number of implemented laws in the U.S. at both the state and federal levels is far beyond what any human being could know. Laws that affect businesses alone are far beyond what any law enforcement, business owner, or consumer could know. However, there are some that every business owner should be aware of and adhere to in order to prevent committing illegal business practices. Here you’ll find 4 of those laws and how to comply: Read More…
By Patricia H. Valtierra
One phone service that is rising in popularity today is known as DID (Direct Inward Dialing) numbers. Both business owners and individuals are choosing to use these numbers for a variety of reasons each day. With the acquisition of these numbers, a company or person is given a set of their own trunk numbers. This will save you money because you have no need to hire additional employees to take care of your telephone calls.
So what can DID numbers do for you? Read More…
The Hatfields ceased battling the McCoys nearly a century ago, King Kong didn’t really mix it up with Godzilla , and the war between on-site and off-site SEO has not left so many bodies in the field that they cannot co-exist. The truth is, on-site SEO and off-site SEO are forever linked, joined at the hip, and you cannot have one without the other. However, search engine results this year are pointing to an overall champ in terms of importance and SEO page rank. Check it out! Read More…
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