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How Can Entrepreneurs Remedy the 3 Biggest Remote Work Struggles?

The results of Buffer’s State of Remote Work 2018 Report have revealed (not-so-surprisingly) that remote work is here to stay. Ninety percent of remote workers that participated in the study shared that they plan on working...

byMyCorporation

September 20, 2018

What Startups Need to Know About Customer Experience

For startups of all types, it can be confusing how to best take stock of and manage the sales process from the customer perspective. Many outdated ways of thinking have either changed or become obsolete....

byTyler Hakes

January 4, 2018

Mastering the Digital Nomad Lifestyle: How to Be Productive When Traveling

Let's face it: Whether you're thinking about building a business or are already in the throes of entrepreneurship, you didn't get into it to spend your life behind a desk. When I realized I wanted...

byKean Graham

December 11, 2017

Tips for Successfully Leading Your Team Through Change

We all have our reservations and hang-ups about change. Change creates uncertainty, and in the human mind this drudges up fears of the unknown. Some of us are downright afraid of change and will avoid...

byJustin E. Crawford

November 28, 2017

5 Outsourcing Strategies for Startups

Startups nowadays have a lot of tools to streamline tasks. You can simplify bookkeeping with accounting software, stay on the same page with communication apps, or even automate marketing activities via email platforms. But despite...

byVikas Agrawal

September 30, 2017

How to Call Out Bad Behavior Within Your Organization

I know a leader, an entrepreneur named Marcia, who many years ago caught a staff member criticizing her to a couple of other members of the team while they were making coffee. Marcia suspected that...

byCatherine Plano

June 25, 2017

4 Ways to Improve Your Client Relationships Through Automation

The word automation doesn’t exactly evoke excitement. However, automation doesn’t have to mean mundane and robot-like. In marketing terms, automation can help promote brand consistency, which in turn, can create reliability and trust. As entrepreneurs,...

byAlbizu Garcia

June 22, 2017

Why 2017 is the Year That the Internet of Things Takes Over

The Internet of Things, which describes objects and devices that are connected to the internet via Wi-Fi, is more and more prevalent in our everyday lives. As we become increasingly reliant on our smartphones, computers,...

byKylie Ora Lobell

March 12, 2017

6 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders

Some people are born leaders; they’re naturally decisive and communicate with ease. Being a highly effective leader, however, is a learned behavior—these leaders don’t just communicate and make decisions, they improve the company’s bottom line...

byJessica Thiefels

March 4, 2017

The Killer Marketing Stack for Startups

Being involved the startup ecosystem, I regularly get the question: "what marketing stack do you use?” from fellow marketers. Using my data-centric product management background, I gave this a lot of thought and split marketing software into three...

byAlex Gauthier

February 12, 2017

Motivate Your Employees: 4 Creative Ways

Obviously, you hope to make your company's workforce as productive as possible. According to a recent study from the University of Warwick, you won't make your employees more productive by standing over them with the...

byJami Schwartz

February 9, 2017

Improve Your Startup with Strategic Team Management

Now is a fantastic time to start a business. The internet is full of information on how to get started, the marketplace is bristling with technology and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) can help you take care of...

byDaniel Matthews

November 14, 2016

15 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills

Every startup team needs a fearless leader to help them grow and to push them to be the best that they can be. But starting a business and heading a group of people are two tasks...

byInstant Offices

September 18, 2016

The Ultimate Startup Hack to Boost Productivity

Two of the most popular questions that keep a CEO up at night: Is our team doing enough of the right things? And, are my employees happy? It’s no secret how vital it is to invest...

byJessica Navarro

August 12, 2016

6 Tips for Transitioning Your Business to the Cloud

Nowadays, more and more businesses are beginning to rely on cloud technology. However, according to CompTIA’s Fifth Annual Trends in Cloud Computing Study, 63 percent of U.S. companies that transitioned to the cloud said that the process...

bySam Bradford

May 31, 2016

How Cloud Computing Can Help Your Startup Company

Cloud computing offers startup businesses plenty of competitive advantages in today's challenging business market. Most importantly, it helps cut costs, which is imperative to the success of oftentimes budget-ridden SMBs. Cloud computing provides these businesses...

bySheza Gary

April 25, 2016

When Barters Go Bad

Say you’re a photographer and a hair salon approaches you about taking before and after photos in exchange for free haircuts or styling. Or you’re a web designer who’s offered free tacos in exchange for...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

April 22, 2016

Top 10 Help Desk Software Programs for Small Businesses

A help desk software suite lays the foundation for customer support. It enables desk support agents to communicate with customers by responding, receiving and processing service requests. The top 10 help desk software that can...

byDavid Miller

April 15, 2016

5 Technology Tips to Grow Your Small Business

Technology tips to use to your advantage In the recent years we have all seen technologies increase incredible amounts and at a rapid pace. However, not a lot of businesses are utilizing these technologies to...

byDaryl Redman

March 16, 2015

Culture Clashes During Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions have now been cited by Goldman Sachs as the primary global growth strategy for large-cap companies. The last twelve months have seen the return of the strategic inquirer, with blue chip companies...

byMelissa Fisher

November 2, 2014