7 Essential Teamwork Strategies for Small Business Success

March 22, 2015

Teamwork
“Teamwork is an individual skill.” – Avery, 2001

When team is effective, emotions of enjoyment overwhelm us leading to everyone in the team feeling satisfied. As productiveness increases, trust grows stronger and satisfaction enhances success and efficiency. The result is a productive team which easily reaches goals.

The question is how productive can teamwork be in a business setting? The answer can be quite simple: since we are egoistic beings and find content in success, if we commit ourselves to our team to that extent to be egoistic about it, our actions will be oriented toward the team succeeding.

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Want to Sell More Online? Have Quality Product Descriptions

March 22, 2015

e-commerce
Having a good product description is imperative to the success of you selling your products online. If you have a bad description of your product, you are likely to lose potential customers before they purchase anything simply because they cannot see the product for the potential uses it may have to them. You want a product description to help show the potential customer why he or she should purchase your product, and only a good product description can do that.

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The Fruitful Benefits of Healthy Eating at Workplace

March 21, 2015

Fruits
There is a growing trend among businesses to promote healthy eating and exercise for their employees, and for the right reason. Unhealthy employees and sickness related to that costs businesses billions of dollars in health related expenses and lost productivity. Fruits and vegetables are proven to be the most healthy food choices.

Fruit boxes delivered to your work encourages healthy snacking and helps workers avoid vending machine temptations. Having fruit at work means that you are more likely to reach for an apple or a banana than something fattening and unhealthy from the vending machine. Fruit is nutritious, delicious and you can enjoy it anytime. The benefits of eating fruits are numerous, and doctors recommend eating five servings of fruit per day for optimal health.

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UK Politicians Aim to Cut Cost of Waste Crime

March 21, 2015

Waste
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appears to have seriously underestimated the true cost of waste crime. When launching the Liberal Democrat Party’s Zero Waste Bill earlier this month, Clegg announced that fly-tipping and landfill tax evasion costs the UK taxpayer an average of £500m a year in lost revenue.

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Improve Employee Productivity Significantly with Minor Office Improvements

March 19, 2015

Creative Office
What if someone told you that you can improve the productivity of your employees by up to 25% simply by making few changes in your work environment? I know, I wouldn’t believe them either. But it is supported by studies and facts that the office space and surroundings can have profound impact on how well employees collaborate and contribute to the success of the business they work for. No wonder, companies such as Google and Facebook spend enormous money on their offices to create the environment from which their employees simply do not want to go home. Now, you don’t have to spend the fortune to create a similar environment, but with few simple changes you can achieve the same result, or close to it.

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3 Items You Must Address Before Taking Self Employment Plunge

March 19, 2015

Entrepreneur
Going from being employed to working for yourself is a major transition. To many it looks like a dream – you get to set your own hours, take holidays when you like, work from home, and set your own wage. It offers unparalleled freedom to do your own thing and control your own destiny, and yet it also comes with an awful lot of responsibilities and complications.

These responsibilities and complications are overlooked by many, but they are just as important as the rewards in terms of how they’ll shape your lifestyle and the impact they should have on your decision making process. Here are 3 important items you need to consider before taking the plunge.

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4 Fundamental Strategies to Maintain Healthy Cash Flow for Subcontractors

March 18, 2015

Subcontractor
As a subcontractor, you have a challenging job that requires great deal of patience, leadership, and planning for unexpected events that happen almost every day. Maintaining a healthy cash flow and keeping enough cash on hand to pay vendors and employees is one of the most important items subcontractors need to focus on. With some common sense, good strategies in place, and attention to details you can begin to improve your cash flow cycle and maintain better control of your budget. Let’s take a look at some points you need to consider before you take the next job for your contractor.

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3 Ways to Make Your Business Energy Efficient

March 17, 2015

Energy Efficient
Carbon footprint is one of the most talked about topics in the business community lately. Humans have made significant impact to the environment in the last 50 years in the name of industrial progress. For individuals and business owners alike, it behooves to pay attention to the carbon footprint they generate and find ways to reduce it to at least stem the deterioration of earth’s atmosphere, if not reverse the adverse impact from global warming. What can small business owners do to play their part in this effort? Here are 3 simple ways you can help by becoming more energy efficient:

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Effective Ways to Reduce Stress Levels at the Workplace

March 16, 2015

Stress
Do you feel anxious while working? Are you feeling that you work too much, and you simply do not feel happy? Are you afraid of losing your job? If the stress from your job is starting to seep to other areas of your life, then it must be time for a change. If you found yourself in the statements I’ve mentioned above, I have to tell you that even though a little bit of stress is natural, and it occurs daily only to remind us of important things in life, a lot of it can have devastating effects on both our mental and physical health. Understanding the importance of such a problem can give you enough time to start repairing things immediately, as stress will negatively influence everything you do.

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How can Small Business Owners Save Business Drowning in Debt

March 15, 2015

Debt
Companies don’t just go under because of poor management or difficult economy. They also fail for many other reasons such as accepting more orders than they can service, and running out of cash as they try to keep up. Unfair laws are another possibility. For instance, in Britain, utilities have the legal right to underestimate the energy consumption of their small business customers for years, and then back bill them for thousands. Since British businesses are often maximally credit-leveraged, they quickly founder in debt when they are subjected to business shocks of this kind. How do you handle such a situation?

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