Helpful Tips for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses.
Big E-Z, known for their bookkeeping products, has moved their legacy small business accounting software from desktop to the cloud. The desktop version is still available, but for those who need easier mobility and collaboration can use the new cloud version. While the desktop version was originally built on top of Microsoft Excel, Big E-Z cloud version is built on Google Sheets. In fact, the …
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There are millions of small businesses in the United States. If you’re thinking about starting one, you’re not alone. Over 627,000 new businesses open each year. Some are very small, with no employees, while others have staff from the beginning. Almost every new business owner has to operate leanly and efficiently, but that’s not usually enough. Most companies also need outside funding. It can …
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In 2018 alone, there were 2.8 million nonfatal work accidents reported across the country. Some of the industries that saw the highest number of injuries included retail sales, stock clerks, laborers and freight workers, and shipping and receiving clerks. There are also careers that present a higher risk of fatality from being injured on the job, including: Agricultural workers …
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According to Salesforce, 60 percent of sales reps report an increase in virtual meetings since 2015. Think about that for a second. Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold this year, sales reps would typically engage with prospects in a variety of ways - through emails, calls, online meetings (with video) and in-person meetings. The in-person meeting was often a critical component of the …
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While calling someone seems old school in our fast-paced digital world, the majority of consumers—60 percent—still initiate their first contact with local businesses via phone after finding them online. That’s according to a report from BrightLocal, which surveyed 500 U.S.-based consumers who shared their opinions about how they choose to communicate and engage. Yet, for many small business …
Every business grapples with two sides of customer reviews — the approvals and the complaints. As much as everyone prefers the approvals over the complaints, the latter cannot be avoided. Whether it’s a customer concern on your promotions, a tweet about your service, or an unsatisfied review, every business is forced to face an unhappy customer at some point. While it might seem exhausting to …
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Starting your Amazon business is a very attractive prospect. You get to sell your products without worrying about shipping, handling or storage. You only have to focus on selling. Starting your Amazon business is not that difficult once you figure out how to find products to sell on Amazon. You can actually start your business in just a few weeks, with as much as a few hundred dollars. All you …
Everything comes and goes. It’s easy to forget that when you spend every day building a company and positioning it for the future. One day, you’ll have to pass the torch. If that day comes before you have taken the necessary precautions, your business just might fade away. That is why life insurance should be a critical part of any succession plan, particularly for small businesses. While large …
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The business world continues to experience major changes as a result of the new normal imposed by COVID-19. Event organizers are adopting different approaches in event production to keep events safe and save costs. Some of these approaches include hosting virtual events or hybrid events instead of …
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Across the business world, big changes are underway—from the way people run their companies, to the technologies we invest in, to the way we work in general. The writing is on the wall. Companies like Facebook and Twitter have announced that they’re allowing employees to work from home indefinitely, …
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Delivering a top-notch experience to your customers directly impacts how much money your business makes. This is why [according to Bain & Company]: It costs 5x more to attract new customers than to keep existing ones -and- Retaining only 5% of your existing customers increases profits …
