If a corporate giant makes a mistake, we see it in the headlines for weeks. When small businesses make mistakes, we see it in the form of “For Sale” signs or company takeovers. Owning a small business can be an extremely rewarding experience. If successful, you can end up passing it down for generations or […]
Are you leading or micromanaging your projects?
How do you know whether you, as a project manager, are being attentive or whether you’re being overbearing? Here, we take a look at the difference between leadership and micromanagement, and how to best support your team. Anyone who works as a project manager will surely know from experience that the job certainly has its […]
How to Manage and Maintain Revenue During the COVID-19 Crisis
by Patrick Hogan Running a business is challenging enough as it is, but the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has definitely increased the difficulty level for small business owners. Not only has the pandemic affected day-to-day operations, but it has also introduced significant risks and threats to finances. According to a recent PwC survey, financial impacts—including drawbacks […]
Office Rebuild & Restoration Contacts Your Business Always Needs
In recent years, we’ve seen hurricanes in Puerto Rico and Florida, fires in California, and earthquakes in neighboring Mexico. All these disasters can be devastating for local communities and businesses. To ensure the survival of your business, you need to consider what steps you will take in case a disaster strikes. And, getting in touch […]
Building Maintenance Checklist for Facility Managers
As a facility manager, it is your duty to take care of different aspects of building maintenance. A building maintenance checklist is a must-have security tool for every facility manager. It will help you take care of preventative maintenance activities, checkups, and periodic planning. An irregular maintenance schedule can lead to serious safety and security […]
Small Business HR Tips for Remote Working Teams in 2020
by Jennifer C. Loftus The year 2020 has been unpredictable for everyone. With a global pandemic discouraging non-essential in-person meetings, small businesses like yours have likely moved to a remote working situation in order to keep up with health and safety guidelines. This can bring up some unique challenges for small business leaders in terms […]
How to Combine Change and Continuous Improvement in an Organisation
Change and continuous improvement within an organisation walk hand-in-hand but change management aren’t always used in the right way. Understanding the relationship between change management and continuous improvement is critical to making effective changes, but how can you successfully combine change and improvement in an organisation? A change management specialist will often despair at how […]
How An Accountant Can Actually Help Your Business
Many new entrepreneurs try to cut back on costs whenever possible when starting their business. This decision often involves trying to handle bookkeeping and accounting on your own. Perhaps you have an accounting background and maybe you’re great with numbers too. In this case, handling everything by yourself is the logical choice. However, if you […]
How Omnichannel Engagement Improves Customer Experience
By Daniel Bishop The emergence of new technologies has radically changed the way companies communicate with their customers and vice versa. Companies have gained a number of new channels they can use to reach new prospects, market their products, and create communities around their brands. As for consumers, they now have multiple new alternatives on […]
Ultimate Luxury Home Office Design
Have you joined thousands of people working from home? With self-isolation and social distancing measures currently in place, a lot of us have stopped commuting to our workplaces. For most people, working from home is new and challenging. Unfortunately, home offices are usually an afterthought when designing a house. Even when you do find some […]
How to Manage Critical Change with Little Notice
The pandemic of Covid-19 has thrown the saying “it’s business, not personal” out of the window. Let’s face it – our working and home lives are intertwined at the best of times but no occurrence in recent history has been as collectively hard hitting as the current Coronavirus health crisis. With countries all over the […]
How choosing React Native will Save Cost of App Development?
It is not a hard-hitting fact but choosing the right technology can affect the cost of app development. Looking at the types of the app development process they can be mainly divided into two categories. First would be native development which is obviously more expensive. In native development, the applications are made independently for different […]
Top Industry Adaptations for Restaurants During COVID-19
by Rebecca Graham According to a recent YouGov survey, once lockdown is over, about one third of Brits plan to spend more money eating out than they did before while only 15 percent will eat out less. In light of these numbers and the ever-changing proposals, regulations, and opinions of diners and government leaders, how […]
The Role of Project Management Within Small Businesses
Project management is often associated with large or complex projects but there is room for effective management of projects within the smaller business too. What role can it play and what benefits will project management bring to the small business? Every small business starts in the same way – the tiniest germ of an idea […]
The Only Cloud-Based Software Tools SMBs Will Need to Stay Competitive
(Image Source) If you want your small business to succeed, you can’t be a technological Luddite anymore. You must embrace digital transformation and jump on the cloud-based software bandwagon if you wish to stay competitive and grow your business. However, due to limited resources, expertise, and time constraints, it can be difficult for you as […]