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How toTurn Every Employee Into a Salesperson to Boost Your Business

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] I have always believed that everyone is in sales regardless of their position and corresponding responsibilities: The receptionist who answers the phone and greets the visitors that come into the office The accounts receivable employee who speaks with clients about collection matters The technicians who are in the field attending to service issues. Yes, everyone...

The 3-Point Plan to Evaluate Your Web Presence and Fine-Tune Your Local Marketing Plan

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Its a well known fact that your next customer is going to come from a source you know very well - your existing customer. This is not a coincidence. You worked hard, created a successful business and made sure you provided the best service and satisfied your customers. Your customers did...

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The Best Tips, Tools and Tech to Make Business Travel More Productive and Stress Free

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] You really, really need to work during your trip. Your destination is only an hour away, so you only have that much time to put the finishing touches on your client presentation and notes. But you're exhausted, your laptop battery is dead and you're not even sure if your next stop has...

How to Create a Business Budget: A 13 Step Process [Infographic]

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Launching and growing a business is all about taking action. However, without the right budget and financial plan, no amount of action can drive your business in the right direction for steady long-term growth and trading. Whether you’re interested in starting a small business or building a large company, budgeting is the...

5 Essential Aspects of Building A Multilingual Website

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Multilingual websites were once something that only large corporations could invest in. As web technology becomes more accessible, and affordable, to smaller businesses and ecommerce stores the opportunities are now wide open for them to take advantage. With websites being the first port of call for many, all over the world...

10 Tools to Help Entrepreneurs Track Billable Hours

The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. Members took the time to share with us their answer to the question: What's your current favorite technology to track billable...

Cash Flow Part II: How to Take Charge of Your Bank

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Last month, in the first post of the series on Cash Flow,  I shared some important lessons I learned about finance by playing the game Monopoly. This month, I want to conclude the two-part series by sharing how to take charge of your bank and four strategies I've found can help...

6 Strategies for Boosting Your Network Security and Keeping Your Business Safe

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Security is on everyone's mind these days, especially with so many high-profile hacks happening to companies such as Sony, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Target and more. In 2014, more than 145 million email addresses, physical addresses and login credentials were absconded during an attack on eBay. The prospect that your business could one day...

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4 Website Design Trends Small Business Should Follow

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Today’s digital economy requires a strong website in order to succeed. In addition, the trends are changing and in turn, so are the client’s needs. Businesses often focus on their products or services; yet do not grasp the importance of staying on the cutting edge of website design trends. Persistence is...

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YouTube Founder Shares Advice on How to Succeed in Business

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Yesterday I was at the Sage Summit in New Orleans and one of the key speakers was Chad Hurley, YouTube founder. Chad shared tips with the audience on how to succeed in business. Some of his key points were: All ideas won't always work Have a strong belief in what you...

10 Pieces of Accounting Software Perfect for a Rapidly Growing Small Business

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. Members of the YEC took a few minutes to share their answer to: Which accounting software is...

Why You Don’t Need To Read Another Time Management Book

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] I have a spot quiz for you: Is multi-tasking a bad habit? Should you make a work plan? Do interruptions kill productivity? If you answered ‘yes’ to all three questions you don’t need to read another time management book. You see, most people don’t need to learn more about time management, they just need to...