Month: January 2018

Does Technology Make Professionals More Productive?

AllBusiness. comIf you’ve ever ran in place, marched up and down your stairs, or did laps around your house late at night trying to get to the coveted 10,000 step mark, you’ve probably worn some sort of electronic fitness tracker. Wearable technology, such as Fitbit bracelets or Apple Watches, have quickly increased in popularity since they made their debut a few years ago, and this trend isn’t one we anticipate going away anytime soon. People are infatuated with hitting daily goals and seeing how much their fitness efforts pay off.

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If you’ve ever ran in place, marched up and down your stairs, or did laps around your house late at night trying to get to the coveted 10,000 step mark, you’ve probably worn some sort of electronic fitness tracker.

Wearable technology, such as Fitbit bracelets or Apple Watches, have quickly increased in popularity since they made their debut a few years ago, and this trend isn’t one we anticipate going away anytime soon. Continue reading “Does Technology Make Professionals More Productive?”

20 SEO Techniques You Should Use In 2018 [Infographic]

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an essential part of ensuring people can find your website and land on the most relevant pages at the right times. The challenging part of SEO is that Google seems to change the rules every week, and it’s hard to keep up. What worked last month might not work this month. In fact, what worked last month could get you completely banned from Google search results this month! Which SEO techniques should you use in 2018?To answer that question the team at SearchEngineMagazine.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an essential part of ensuring people can find your website and land on the most relevant pages at the right times. The challenging part of SEO is that Google seems to change the rules every week, and it’s hard to keep up. What worked last month might not work this month. Continue reading “20 SEO Techniques You Should Use In 2018 [Infographic]”

What My Blind Husband Taught Me About Preparation And Resilience – And How It Can Enhance Your Company

Most people assume blindness is all or nothing, and they associate visual disabilities with guide dogs and canes. Until I met my husband, I guess I did, too. At first, I didn’t believe he was blind. He was a restaurant manager, and he’d hired me as a server.

Most people assume blindness is all or nothing, and they associate visual disabilities with guide dogs and canes. Until I met my husband, I guess I did, too. At first, I didn’t believe he was blind. Continue reading “What My Blind Husband Taught Me About Preparation And Resilience – And How It Can Enhance Your Company”

Square Pegs: 10 Things To Try When New Hires Don’t Fit In

AllBusiness. comEstablishing and maintaining a strong company culture matters to the success of a business. “It affects everything from product branding, to the hiring process and employee productivity, plus all the details in between,” according to the Carson College of Business at Washington State University. But what happens when a new employee disrupts the current culture and is not a good fit? To find out how to deal with this, we asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council the following question:Culture clashes offer an opportunity to reflect: Is our culture too strict or inflexible? Do we need to reshape ourselves? If the honest answer to that question is “no,” then you can explore whether the new employee is embodying something that doesn’t synergize with your company.

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Establishing and maintaining a strong company culture matters to the success of a business. “It affects everything from product branding, to the hiring process and employee productivity, plus all the details in between,” according to the Carson College of Business at Washington State University. Continue reading “Square Pegs: 10 Things To Try When New Hires Don’t Fit In”

Can I Change My Registered Agent?

Your registered agent is the entity—an individual or business in the state(s) in which your company conducts business—that will receive legal documents on your behalf. While it’s not uncommon for businesses to maintain the same registered agent year after year, you might decide you would like to change yours at some point in time. You designated someone from your company as your registered agent—and it’s not working out. While most states allow you to appoint yourself, another member of your LLC, another shareholder of your corporation, or an employee as your company’s registered agent, it may turn out to not be such a practical choice as their name and address information will be considered public info as it will be listed on the secretary of state’s website as the registered agent of record for the corporation or LLC.

Your registered agent is the entity—an individual or business in the state(s) in which your company conducts business—that will receive legal documents on your behalf.

While it’s not uncommon for businesses to maintain the same registered agent year after year, you might decide you would like to change yours at some point in time.

You designated someone from your company as your registered agent—and it’s not working out. Continue reading “Can I Change My Registered Agent?”

Accounting Forms For Small Businesses

AllBusiness. comAccounting may not be your favorite topic, but it’s a necessary part of running a legal and functional business. You must report your business’s income and expenses, report payments to workers, and more. You might be wondering, What tax forms do I need for a small business? To get the ball rolling, here are a few basic accounting forms you should know about.

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Accounting may not be your favorite topic, but it’s a necessary part of running a legal and functional business. You must report your business’s income and expenses, report payments to workers, and more. Continue reading “Accounting Forms For Small Businesses”

Worry You’re Not Creative? Here Are 10 Proven Ways To Change That

AllBusiness. comEvery organization needs to find some way to be creative. And this is true for business in any industry, even the most traditional ones, and particularly relevant for startups. As creativity expert Cyriel Kortleven famously once said: “Out of the box or out of the business.

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Every organization needs to find some way to be creative. And this is true for business in any industry, even the most traditional ones, and particularly relevant for startups. Continue reading “Worry You’re Not Creative? Here Are 10 Proven Ways To Change That”

Succeeding Behind The Scenes: Becoming A Female Chef

Now, more than ever, women can become whoever they want to be. Whether it’s a stay-at-home-mom, working a physically demanding job, or being the next big CEO, you can strive for anything. How about a top chef? More and more you’ll find influential female chefs running fast-paced, successful restaurants. It may not be easy, but it is doable.

Now, more than ever, women can become whoever they want to be. Whether it’s a stay-at-home-mom, working a physically demanding job, or being the next big CEO, you can strive for anything.

How about a top chef? More and more you’ll find influential female chefs running fast-paced, successful restaurants. Continue reading “Succeeding Behind The Scenes: Becoming A Female Chef”

How Getting Involved With A Charity Could Make Your Business Newsworthy And Admirable

No matter what kind of business you have and how long it’s been operating, you probably have a great deal of respect for companies that regularly make news headlines for the impressive things they do. Maybe your business has been mentioned in news articles too, but it doesn’t command the headlines as much as you’d like. Getting involved with a charity is an excellent way to expand your reach — both in terms of news coverage and recognition from your target audience. People often see businesses as massive entities and find it difficult to view them as organizations that have real people working in them.

No matter what kind of business you have and how long it’s been operating, you probably have a great deal of respect for companies that regularly make news headlines for the impressive things they do. Maybe your business has been mentioned in news articles too, but it doesn’t command the headlines as much as you’d like. Getting involved with a charity is an excellent way to expand your reach — both in terms of news coverage and recognition from your target audience. Continue reading “How Getting Involved With A Charity Could Make Your Business Newsworthy And Admirable”

5 Surprising Facts About Small Business Marketing

AllBusiness. comThink you know small business marketing? Think again; it changes fast. Here are five fun facts to list off the next time you want to sound smart at a meeting—or the next time you want to adjust your marketing strategy. Given how much business is done online—but more importantly, how often consumers search for local business services online—it’s surprising so many businesses don’t have websites, especially given how important websites are to customers.

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Think you know small business marketing? Think again; it changes fast. Here are five fun facts to list off the next time you want to sound smart at a meeting—or the next time you want to adjust your marketing strategy. Continue reading “5 Surprising Facts About Small Business Marketing”