The Small Business Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Considering cloud computing but you’re concerned about the pitfalls, like security and flexibility? What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is a method of managing and storing data in the same way you would on your computer or local server but via the internet in a virtual environment called the cloud. There are different types – public clouds are owned and operated by third party service providers, private clouds are built for an individual enterprise.

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MAY 16, 2016

What are you going to do this summer that you’ve never done before and have always wanted to do? Are you having a hard time getting yourself going this morning? Well, this will wake you up. I’m jumping right into this week’s topic. FEAR! Fear can prevent you from progressing in your career and in your personal life. It prevents you from opening up to experiences which could be rewarding.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 17, 2016

Bloomberg's I'll Never Retire covers the trend towards people working past the traditional retirement age - or at least the recent traditional retirement age. As the article chart below shows, the percentage of Americans aged 65 and older who are still in the workforce is at an all-time high. The shift towards older Americans staying in the workforce is not new.

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On The Job

MAY 18, 2016

For a while now, you’ve noticed that you are falling more and more behind at work, even though you’re exhausted at the end of the day because you’ve been so busy. It’s not like you’re goofing off – you just have too much to do! So, you figure maybe a couple of the new apps you’ve heard about will do the trick as they’re designed to make you more productive , organized and efficient.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Job Advice Blog

MAY 17, 2016

One of the biggest problems we at JTL Services see in the job market is the phenomenon known colloquially as “Job Hopping”. When a candidate spends only about a year and some change with each company one can’t help but ask the question, “What are they really in it for?

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 20, 2016

What is Canned Emails? Canned Emails is a simple website that has a load of pre-written emails for a variety of circumstances from emailing in sick, letting down a supplier to breaking up with someone…(I promise I haven’t used it for this one. However, it is great!). What does it do? Really that is all that it does but it is pretty handy!

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On The Job

MAY 16, 2016

I was born and raised in Oklahoma, and although I moved away a long time ago, I still have a bit of that Okie twang. The accent becomes stronger if I'm talking to a native Southerner. I become even more "Southern" when I get upset or excited. I start using phrases like "I'm fixin' to." or "ya'll." Early in my career, I landed a big job in Washington, D.C.

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Clutter Coach

MAY 19, 2016

by When I taught this class a few months ago, it was a big hit! I’m bringing it back in June at a private studio in south Berkeley. Go here for details and tickets. In the meantime, here’s a joke quiz I wrote about paper. See how you score! Top Ten Ways NOT to deal with paper. Keep your junk mail to look at later. Save coupons for things you do not need or want.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MAY 16, 2016

There are a variety of reasons I love it, and several shortcuts I’ve picked up with time. One of the most interesting things I’ve learned—cooking is a lot like writing. There’s the KISS principle: “Keep it simple, stupid.” If I don’t have a lot of time, I can’t plan anything fancy. And oftentimes, simple taste better, anyway. So I’ve practiced a few simple meals that we rotate through the week.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 15, 2016

Branding campaigns are a great way to increase brand awareness and develop or strengthen a brand image. Often these are the main aims of branding campaigns, as opposed to bringing in leads or increasing your conversion rate. photo credit: Behance.net. One of the most popular ways of enhancing a branding campaign is through promotional products, a proven method for improving brand awareness.

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Productivityist

MAY 19, 2016

Today’s guest post is by Stephen Parato (aka Stevie P). Stevie P is your friendly, neighborhood Earth traveler, intuitive coach, Reiki master, Siddha healer, kinesiologist, philosopher, writer, poet, positivity connoisseur and Pokemon master. Stevie P’s internet home base is his blog Feelin’ Good, Feelin’ Great. Do you capitalize on your idle travel time?

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Productivityist

MAY 16, 2016

On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Ben Fanning. Ben is a “burnout specialist,” the author of The Quit Alternative , and someone I’ve had the pleasure of seeing regularly at the World Domination Summit in Portland. Ben and I spend time discussing how to create to do lists that work and really dive into how he helps people stave off overwhelm and burnout.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 20, 2016

Owning and running an SME is not an endeavour for the faint of heart. Grit, determination, hard work, and endless toil are required to make a success of your venture, and challenge after challenge must be met head on. Business law is just one of the obstacles that you must overcome, and abiding by its numerous, intricate rules and regulations can seem daunting – but it shouldn’t.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 19, 2016

Mobile BI helps businesses to spot, collect, analyze, and use valuable business data to improve sales and revenues, while managing costs. Although the concept of Mobile BI shows monumental growth in businesses, incidences involving employees compromising sensitive company data are on the rise. This explains why the use of apps for spying on cell phone of employees is necessary for business owners across the world.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 17, 2016

Having a well-defined business idea is necessary if you want to have a breakthrough in your entrepreneurial journey. Many can generate business ideas, but not many can have a well-defined one. Just ask around, and you’ll learn that even seasoned entrepreneurs are often having a problem in generating a proper business idea ready for act upon, e.g. in the form of a business plan.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 16, 2016

SEO is one of those tasks that can quickly feel as if it’s never done, or the work is endless. Especially in some areas where there are relatively few benchmarks or easy ways to organize your SEO efforts. It’s also unfortunate but true that working mostly from a computer can lead to several distracting habits, like obsessively checking email or social media updates.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 17, 2016

More and more businesses are outsourcing the management of assets and in the process allowing other companies to take care of and manage investments and resources. This relieves a lot of stress and increases productivity while saving money. A win, win! Are you wondering, what are asset management services? This is a simple yet complex answer. Asset management is the systematic process of operating, positioning, maintaining, improving or disposing of assets in a cost effective manner.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Productivityist

MAY 17, 2016

My mind is always brimming with ideas. They come to me all the time. Whether they are related to some kind of article that I want to write (like this one) or a task I want to complete, my mind is always generating something. I’m sure that I am not alone in this. The thing is…I’ve learned to cultivate a workflow that allows me to get ideas out of my head and into a place where they can be evaluated later.

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