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There is one thing that is 100 percent in our control. It can be viewed as “freedom” in its purest form because no one can steal it from us. In a word, this freedom is our attitude — our ability to choose our thoughts and the way we respond to something. It’s a positive mindset also known as “abund Read More
By now, you may have heard or read the recent New York Times article shining a negative light on Amazon’s company culture.
The report claims the company uses “purposeful Darwinism” to regularly purge employees. The newspaper characterizes this as an “experiment in how far it can push white-collar Read More
Training is the backbone of workplace success, safety, and performance which serve as the catalyst for employee skills improvement and development. Instituting a concrete and comprehensive workplace training program will provide any company with charted results and measurable success. Read More
Nothing. Doing nothing.
Your Business Professor was advising a CEO after a train wreck caused by his team.
It was a case study on how to derail a project on each of the four parts of management. Usually crashing one part of management is enough. I marveled at the thoroughness of the wreckage. Read More
Business conversation is becoming more informal these days with the use of email and texting. The need to respond quickly has given birth to an entirely new vocabulary and acronyms. Many small business owners need to look them up to understand what people are talking about. Read More

9 Sales Apps to Help Small Businesses Sell Better

Avatar Posted by maplesummit under Sales
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3394 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on August 16, 2015 1:28 pm
Luckily, there are many fine solutions available to help you navigate and leverage customer data successfully. We’ve gathered a list of some of the best sales apps below so get your sales hat on and take a look. Read More

10 Sandwich Franchises that Might Replace Subway

Avatar Posted by maplesummit under Franchises
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3394 days ago
Made Hot by: advertglobal on August 14, 2015 10:02 pm
For years, Subway has been the king of the sandwich industry. But with some recently declining sales and controversy surrounding its former spokesman, that could be changing. Luckily, there are plenty of other emerging brands within the sandwich shop franchise market. Read More
Online publishers and developers are trying to come up with their own set of guidelines to protect consumer privacy. The latest effort on this front is the recent publication of the new Do Not Track Policy by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Disconnect and other advocacy groups. Read More
As Google Plus continues to undergo regular changes, users are wondering what will become of this platform, and is it going to suffer the same fate as previous social media attempts by Google? Read More
Businesses tend to use the same Internet connection for years, blithely oblivious to the speed of technology’s progress. Bandwidth problems can slow down your company’s productivity, waste your employees’ time and result in lost sales. Before you can figure out how to ensure your operation is Inter Read More
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