Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Love isn’t something most of us think about at work. We’re professionals after all. But, with Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. You see, love doesn’t have to be about romance. I actually believe the essence of love is much more profound than that. I also believe we can bring the spirit of love with us everywhere we go, including to the workplace—and when we do, I believe we have the power to change our experience of work.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Yardi Matrix , a provider of real estate industry data and research, has released an interesting coworking study.  They've also written an article - Shared Space: Coworking's Rising Star - summarizing their results.  Key quote from their report: A study by Yardi Matrix of coworking leases in 20 major markets found 1,166 coworking sites with 26.9 million square feet of space.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“Be Impeccable with Your Word”—one of the four agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz in his book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Here’s a twist on this agreement. In business, being impeccable with your “word” sent through email counts for a lot. After all, you want more than replies; you want results. To give you a greater chance of receiving what you need from each email you send, apply these five tips for composing messages impeccably.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I have just arrived back in Barcelona after a pretty roller coaster week in the UK, which included running the two day Future Assistant Conference in Camden and an overnight stay at the Royal London Hospital with my one year old. He is fine, me not so much! Life can throw a lot at you sometimes, […].

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Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

Skills

Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In November of 2017 I launched a program for local businesses to help them adopt remote work options for their office staff. Living in Maine, when winter weather hits it can have a huge impact on office productivity. Winter weather, school cancellations and sick children can leave the office looking like a ghost town. It. Read more. The post Adopting Remote Work Options for Businesses appeared first on T.Marie Hilton's Clerical Advantage Online Business Technology Services.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The Top 20 Reasons Startups Fail from CB Insights is based on their postmortem review of 101 failed startups. Their infographic below lists the 20 reasons. Their research brief goes into detail on each reason.  Based on our experience researching as well as working for and investing in startups, we think this is a good list.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Back in December (I know, it feels like a while ago now) I spent a few weeks travelling around Australia; meeting friends and family, attending some work stuff and generally doing some sightseeing. We travelled a lot! In three short weeks we visited Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide again. It was a whistle stop […].

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Until recently, I really hadn’t given much thought to an online collaboration tool. I’ve used Slack a few times and I’ve tested various online project management apps, but they all seemed like overkill for my little business. Dropbox just changed my mind. For the past 11 years I’ve slowly transitioned from storing files on my. Read more.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

When I create a table in Word I like to see the gridlines (the faint lines that tell you there is a line there, but if you print the document you won't see any lines). I like this especially for minute taking as I use a minute template document created by using a table. I prefer creating it this way because I don't want to be fussing with formatting while in a meeting.

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Google UPS 100

Productivityist

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.” – Thomas Edison. The word “busy” has become as taboo as another four-letter word that I’ll refrain from using here.

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Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Many small businesses dread filing their quarterly taxes, but deductions help owners lower their tax burden. In addition to the standard deductions that most businesses take, there are lesser-known write-offs that can reduce tax bills even further. 1. Home Office. If you run your business out of a dedicated home office, you may be able to take the home office deduction.

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In November of 2017 I launched a program for local businesses to help them adopt remote work options for their office staff. Living in Maine, when winter weather hits it can have a huge impact on office productivity. Winter weather, school cancellations and sick children can leave the office looking like a ghost town. It can also bring productivity to a screeching halt.

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Until recently, I really hadn’t given much thought to an online collaboration tool. I’ve used Slack a few times and I’ve tested various online project management apps, but they all seemed like overkill for my little business. Dropbox just changed my mind. For the past 11 years I’ve slowly transitioned from storing files on my computer hard drive to using a combination of removable storage and online file storage.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This episode of The Productivityist Podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to healthiq.com/vardy to support the show and see if you qualify. Tyler Tervooren joins me for a new episode at the Productivityist Podcast!

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

It’s easy to say that the way to manage stress is by exercising, eat well, etc. – but for some of us, stress is the by-product of ‘bad’ environment, full of stressors that we just can’t handle. This is particularly prevalent in the workplace. Stress in the workplace leads us into various health problems and bad habits. Unmanaged, work stress can cause depression, anxiety and addiction.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Investment can be done with any worldly thing. But it should provide you an assurance of positive growth with respect to the asset value. If you are an investor, you get a variety of options to make decent investments. There are segments like real estate, stocks, gold, industries etc. The real estate industry is a booming industry where people buy and sell the property to increase their assets and earn profits.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Answering the question in the title is like comparing a cherry to an avocado. While both belong to the same family, they’re very different and appeal to varying taste buds! Virtual offices and coworking spaces often get lumped together and confused for being essentially the same concepts. However, as you’ll soon learn, each have significant differences and appeal to an entirely different type of entrepreneur.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Professional industries have to approach search engine optimization differently than other businesses. Creative industries and ecommerce businesses have the benefit of versatile freedom when it comes to marketing their products and services, while professional industries are expected to stay within the lines of, well, professionalism. Of course, the basics of SEO are the same regardless of your industry.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Poor service costs companies billions of dollars every year. When it comes to phone service in an ecommerce business, the level needs to be top-notch. Disappoint or downright annoy a prospect calling you from the other side of the interwebs, and you’ll never get another chance to get their business. That’s the digital world we’re all now living in.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

If you’re running a small business, you’re likely trying to figure out how to accomplish all your goals and get everything done for your business without losing your sanity. So when you hear that you should also be blogging on top of everything else, you might be wondering how you’re supposed to find the time and what the real benefit of these efforts will be.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

When building a website, businesses are typically focused on design and ease of use. While these are both very important aspects, they pale in comparison to the importance of calls to action, or CTAs. If you don’t have at least once CTA on each page of your website, you’re missing out on sales. CTAs Boost Conversions and Tell Visitors What to Do Next.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The entire Supervisory Control and Data Acquisitions Industry was first developed out of the need for a user-friendly interface to remotely control devices in an industrial environment. This sounds like a mouthful, and it is. However, one of the original keys to SCADA is the words user-friendly. As interfaces became more advanced, at times the emphasis in systems control was placed on the sensors and the devices being controlled, but not on the user and the ease with which they could interact wi

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

Skills

Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

With the “gig” economy well underway, it’s a given that freelancing and other forms of entrepreneurship are the future of employment everywhere. Never has it been so obvious than now that the traditional J.O.B. is about to die a quick death over the coming next few decades. As machines take over most labor and many desk-based jobs, all of us mortal humans need to find ways to provide value to the marketplace and make money all on our lonesome.

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