5 Reasons Why Talented Employees Leave Their Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]
Recruiting talented employees is one of the most difficult (and most important) responsibilities of a small business owner. Your people are your brand, product, and culture. However, once you find your core team of people- what are you doing to keep them happy? The answer isn’t money. Sure, you need to pay your people what […]
3 Tips for Using Groupon to Grow Your Business (Without Destroying It)
Our friends at Salty Waffle recently published an article written by Cameron over at Synotac. If you’re a small business owner- I definitely recommend checking out Cameron’s daily deal sites for business blog series. There has been a lot of buzz about Groupon, LivingSocial, Google Deals and all the other online deals sites over the last year because of […]
Tech Tuesday- Sales for Startups by Matt Heinz Recap
Yesterday, we hosted a Tech Tuesday talk discussing Sales for Startups by Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. Matt spent an hour sharing his startup sales expertise with our community. If you were unable to join us for the event. You can check out yesterday’s slideshare presentation below: [slideshare id=9348353&doc=2011-9-20salesforstartupsdeck-110920163001-phpapp01] Matt Heinz recently published his newest […]
Discover Your Top 5 Strengths With StrengthsFinder 2.0
Strengths Finder 2.0 is a fantastic book designed to help individuals and teams discover their untapped talents. The StrengthsFinder book is complete with a unique access code, which allows you to take a 30-minute online assessment. The results of the assessment will reveal your top 5 strengths. After discovering your strengths, you can flip through […]
Healthcare’s Gone Mobile with MobiSante – Smartphone Ultrasound Imaging
MobiSante CEO and Co-founder, Sailesh Chutani picked up a smartphone and told me it was an ultrasound machine and I could use it. I was beyond excited. Ultrasound technology has moved into our pockets and MobiSante made it happen. Amazing? Yes. But practical? You bet.MobiSante has honed in on how mobile devices can impact healthcare. They’ve […]
Carolann Joy Salon – Small Business Success & Entrepreneur Not Afraid to Fail
Carolann Joy Salon is a boutique hair salon in Redmond, WA and the small business of a true artist. Named after its owner Carolann Joy Schmidt, Carolann Joy Salon is almost impossible to get into—almost. Why the high demand? Joy says she owes her success, in part, to her clients. “[Carolann Joy Salon] clients are […]
What to do When You Drop Your Phone in Water
As a professional, you are constantly using your cell phone. You’re answering calls, emails, tweets, accessing files, checking in, taking pictures, checking the weather… with the millions of apps available for smartphones the options are truly endless. So, what do you do when you accidentally drop your phone in the lake? your cup of coffee? or in the sink? […]
Tools to Eliminate Unnecessary Emails Between Coworkers
Email. Yes, we all get a lot of it. If you haven’t taken a few moments to set up filters and priority lists in your inbox, sorting through your unread emails can be quite the time-consuming chore. Many small businesses rely on email as their main form of internal communication. This can be problematic. First, […]
Why Having A Social Media Department Is A Bad Idea
When you think about the rise of social media and it’s prevalence in today’s business world, you would think that a company with the right resources should have their own social media department, if not only as a part of the marketing team. That’s just plain wrong. A dedicated team for social is not the […]
Your Social Life Is At Risk, Save It With SocialSafe [Back Up Facebook and Twitter]
It’s something most of us don’t think about on a regular basis, but the safety of your online data is always at risk. Twitter has well publicized up-time issues and even the behemoth’s like Facebook and Google have a little kinks in the line once in a while. When you start thinking about the possibility of losing […]