Massive geographic expansion and the need for specific professional skills and competencies have driven many organizations to develop virtual teams that are spread across the world. Virtual teams can be a group of people working for you in various locations or a single person working flexi time from his/her home office. Managing virtual teams is easier said than done. Here … Continue reading
The motto of any business is profit. “At what point will my company start making a profit? When will I be able to take home my salary from my company?” These are the questions asked by all new entrepreneurs. To give a fair idea about when your company’s marketing and sales graph will show an upward curve, we will discuss … Continue reading
QR Code Generator is a simple and convenient tool that help you create QR Code image displayed on the screen.QR codes or also called the Quick Response codes, are a powerful marketing tool which is still a novelty in North America. However, QR codes are widely used in Japan and Europe. Today many small, medium and large businesses in the … Continue reading
Small businesses have proven to be the spine of any economy. According to the report published by Small Business Administration, for more than a decade, 64% of the new jobs have been generated by small businesses. In the year 2011, Startup America was launched by the government to boost the growth of small businesses. Though there’s expert advice available to … Continue reading
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Buffet In the current economic scenario, small businesses and startups would welcome any financial help they can get. Once they have tapped funds from their friends and family, they may turn to find investors who are willing to invest in their business. However, one must keep in mind … Continue reading
“If you wait until there is another case study in your industry, you will be too late.” Seth Godin (Author of Permission Marketing) If you want to remain in business, marketing is the key. It is not about having a great marketing plan in hand, you need to have a marketing strategy laid out. The reason being, once you have … Continue reading
“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and relentlessly drive it to completion.” – Jack Welch (former chairman and CEO of General Electric Co.) Leadership styles of small business owners are different from that of the large corporations. The approach for running a small business is different from that of running a large organization. … Continue reading
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.” – Bruce Barton (American Author and Politician) If you want to put in place an effective retention strategy, it is mandatory that you do something to boost your employee’s morale. It is a fact that if the morale is poor … Continue reading
Although the government and pundits alike have spent the last couple of years talking about a turnaround in the economy (wishful thinking at best, blatant lies at worst), it looks like 2012 could actually be the year that the Great Recession begins to loosen its grip on the global economy. If holiday sales and travel estimates in 2011 were any … Continue reading
All small-medium businesses may not have an accounting department but the accounts would be taken care of by the entrepreneurs themselves. Here the business owners would be in direct and close contact with their clients. As a business owner, it is necessary that you be friendly towards your clients. However, ensure that you are professional while sending them your monthly … Continue reading
