productivity Archives

Dell Offers Top Tech Solutions to Boost Productivity Remotely

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byStartupNation

February 3, 2021

Creating a Weekly Business Plan

One of the things that holds people back is that they don’t start mapping out their day until they get to work. It’ll take them 30 to 40 minutes to figure out what’s going to...

byJon Dwoskin

February 1, 2021

Thinking of Starting a Business with Your Spouse? 5 Tips to Ensure Success and Productivity

It’s not uncommon for couples to consider going into business together. After all, your life partner is an easy pick, as many spouses are loyal, supportive and even share the same dreams and goals. Plus,...

byStephen and Michelle Kohler

January 5, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: How the COVID-19 Crisis May Create Long-Term Positive Change for Businesses (Episode 143)

As disruptive as the COVID-19 pandemic has been to society, the economy and to most businesses, believe it or not, there are some positives to count as a result of this crisis. On this morning's...

byStartupNation

November 17, 2020

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic (So Far)

Hundreds of thousands of American deaths and counting. Staggering unemployment numbers nationwide. Unprecedented hardships for small businesses and their owners. Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear — perhaps now more than ever —...

byJack Wolstenholm

November 6, 2020

6 Steps for Choosing the Right Co-Founder for Your Startup

People are naturally more driven to achieve their goals when journeying with others. Studies have shown that effective collaboration delivers five times more productivity than acting alone, resulting in higher-performing teams. When working with others,...

byWesley Cherisien

October 14, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Office Space Changes (Episode 129)

While work from home is here to stay in various ways, the great migration back into offices and workspaces around the country is underway. The trick is going to be how to get people to work...

byStartupNation

October 13, 2020

3 Reasons Why Growing a Business Remotely is Beneficial for Your Company

With advancements in collaboration tools and technologies, it's now easier than ever to become a remote entrepreneur. While many entrepreneurs have been forced to take their companies fully remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic, startups...

byJoe Chin

August 19, 2020

5 Remote Workplace Technologies That Will Help Your Startup Communicate More Efficiently

Unless your job is considered "essential," you've been parked at home throughout the pandemic. You're not alone, as approximately 29 percent of the U.S. workforce have jobs that allow them to work from home. And recently,...

byElijah Masek-Kelly

May 29, 2020

8 Tips to Keep Your Startup Team Connected During COVID-19

For my startups, the majority of my team members have always worked remotely. When the announcement came to shelter-in-place due to COVID-19, there wasn’t much we changed about our work environment. However, I did recognize...

byJohn Rampton

April 29, 2020

9 Habits Successful Entrepreneurs Use to Increase Productivity

There are always those successful entrepreneurs and small business owners who check so many tasks off of their to-do list, it seems they must have extra hours in the day. But since they’re only human,...

byMeredith Wood

April 13, 2020

5 Must-Read Books Successful Founders Say Helped Them Get Ahead in Life

Need advice on how to succeed? Turn off the computer and start reading. A good book can be informative, entertaining, inspiring and in some cases, life-changing. These business leaders and advisors from The Oracles say the lessons they...

byThe Oracles

March 17, 2020

7 Project Management Essentials for a More Streamlined Finished Product

The nature of entrepreneurship involves many moving pieces. Without an organized system in place for managing your company, it’s easy for it to go off the rails. Luckily, there are project management best practices you...

byKeith Shields

February 29, 2020

How to Build a Recruitment Strategy That Attracts Millennials

Any startup that hopes to survive for more than five years needs to both attract and retain talent. However, job seekers today have radically different priorities than they did just 15 years ago. Millennials are...

byJessica Thiefels

February 25, 2020

Set Your Wanderlust Free: 11 Ways Travel Will Make You a Better Entrepreneur

Travel can be exhilarating, life-changing and reinvigorating. It can also be daunting. If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s nothing more unnerving than the thought of being away from a business you’ve meticulously built from the ground...

byKimyen Wan

June 6, 2019

7 Proven Ways to Beat Burnout

Overwhelming workloads, toxic office environments and social media overload are leading to more burnout than ever before. These bosses and advisors from The Oracles share how they handle the stress — and prevent it. Delegate My job...

byThe Oracles

May 17, 2019

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

When I launched my business 35 years ago, I had a strong business idea and motivation to work for myself. I also had so many external challenges and worries facing me from the get-go. Could...

byBrian Winch

February 27, 2019

Co-Founders of TheMuse.com Share the New Rules of Productivity

The following excerpt is adapted from "The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career" Copyright © 2017 by Alexandra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Minshew. Published by Crown Business, an imprint of Penguin...

byKathyrn Minshew and Alexandra Cavoulacos

January 8, 2019

5 Time Management Tips to Help Get Your Business off the Ground

“How can I manage my time better?” is a question that crops up with alarming regularity. For entrepreneurs, this can have serious implications on their business. Luckily, there are steps they can take to prevent...

byInstant Offices

January 6, 2019

Important Tasks for Entrepreneurs to Complete Before the End of the Year

As 2019 lurks around the corner, entrepreneurs everywhere are scrambling to address tasks that have been on the back burner for longer than we’d like to admit. From website updates and filing restructures to customer...

byJessica Thiefels

December 10, 2018