Management

Small Business Owners Ready to Hire, GrowBiz Survey Shows

By Rieva Lesonsky Small business owners are feeling increasingly optimistic about the economy, and as a result, more than half of them are planning to hire in the next 12 months, according to The GrowBiz Media Small Business Hiring and … Read More

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Hello, Sunshine

By Rieva Lesonsky How are you feeling about your business and our economy? Well, if the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index is an accurate measure, the answer is “pretty darn good.” According to the latest study, U.S. small business … Read More

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When It Comes to Customer Service, Do You Really Know What Customers Want?

What customers value most changes constantly, and the pace of change has increased exponentially with the economic recession, says marketing/management expert and best-selling author Jaynie L. Smith. “The businesses who become relevant by addressing what customers really value at any … Read More

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5 Spring Training Tips for Businesspeople

If you’re a baseball fan (or even if you’re not), you can learn a lot from today’s guest post. Dr. Jason Selk reveals lessons he used to train the World Series winning Cardinals—and how the same principles can help your … Read More

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Seven Dumb Mistakes Managers Make (and What to Do Instead)

Do you ever find yourself making a stupid management mistake? Today’s guest post by Darryl Rosen will help you avoid making it again. Have you ever glanced down at an incoming text while an employee is talking to you? DUMB! … Read More

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Are Facebook and Twitter Destroying Your Business?

By Rieva Lesonsky Have you missed any of my blogs this week? Read on for the quick recap. Could Facebook and Twitter actually hurt your business and keep customers from buying from you? Get the truth in my post on … Read More

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3 Ways to Keep Your Employees Happy

By Rieva Lesonsky You’re not worried about your employees leaving you–not even when the economy picks up and big companies start hiring. Your workers love your company and they’re loyal and true…right? That may have been true a year or … Read More

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Spring Clean Your Office and Be More Productive

Today is the first day of spring. Celebrate by checking out guest poster Lindsey Amos’s five tips for spring cleaning your office. Then celebrate how much more productive you are by taking a quick stroll outside! Whether you’re working at … Read More

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10 Ways to Build Corporate Philanthropy At Your Company

By Lain Hensley, COO and Cofounder of Odyssey Teams Corporate philanthropy might bring to mind company executives handing over big checks to deserving charities, but a new breed of giving is making philanthropy a much more integrated part of corporate culture … Read More

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How to Profit From March Madness, Mobile Users, Marshmallow Day and More

By Rieva Lesonsky Have you missed any of my blog posts from around the Web this week? Keep reading and you’ll be all caught up. March Madness is coming. Is it going to take your business productivity down? It doesn’t … Read More

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