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Get Your Head Out of the Sand! Learn How to Use Data in Business

Maria Tanski-Phillips | Apr 22, 2022

Many businesses (31% of them to be exact) claim to be data-driven. Does yours? And if so, do you actually know how to use data in business? Or, are you just flying by the seat of your pants? If you want to learn how to use business data the right way and find out how […]

  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Performance
  • Productivity
  • Small Business
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Want Your Company to Succeed? Set Some SMART Goals for Business

Maria Tanski-Phillips | Jun 11, 2021

When you start a business, you have plenty of goals. Maybe you want to reach a certain customer count by year-end. Or, maybe you want to make a profit by a specific month or year. Whichever goals you strive to achieve, make sure that they’re smart—well, SMART goals, that is. But, what exactly are SMART […]

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Workplace Trends: Modernize Your Business for Success

Jena Kosinski | Mar 19, 2021

All in all, 2020 was a doozy of a year. The new decade brought with it a number of new workplace trends for many employers, including new sanitary needs, social distancing, and even a transition to work-from-home options. Here’s how you can use workplace trends to remain competitive.

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  • Small Business
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Building Business Resilience in the Age of Coronavirus and Beyond

Rachel Blakely-Gray | Apr 29, 2020

With COVID-19 continuing to wreak havoc on company operations nationwide, we need business resilience now more than ever. So what is business resilience, why does it matter, and how do you get it? Read on to find out.

  • Performance
  • Small Business
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How to Improve Business: Achieving Better Results in 2020

Rachel Blakely-Gray | Jan 07, 2020

Another year, another chance to grow your small business. So, do you want to know how to improve business? Unfortunately, there’s no magic formula for achieving better business results. You can, however, set yourself up for success now and throughout the year.

  • Performance
  • Small Business
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4 Ways to Attract and Retain Top Sales Talent

Matt Shealy | Dec 13, 2019

The famous saying, “Always Be Closing,” only rings true when you have the best salespeople on your team to get the job done.

  • Employee Management
  • Performance
  • Small Business
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What Is an Employee Performance Improvement Plan?

Rachel Blakely-Gray | Aug 09, 2019

Is one of your workers going down the rabbit hole of idleness? If so, you may consider putting them on an employee performance improvement plan (PIP).

  • Employee Management
  • Performance
  • Productivity
  • Small Business
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7 Staying Healthy at Work Tips

Rachel Blakely-Gray | Apr 19, 2019

If you work 40 hours per week, you spend nearly a quarter of your time in the workplace. Spending so much time in one place can make you susceptible to illness, fatigue, and poor eating habits. Do you struggle with staying healthy at work?

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  • Productivity
  • Small Business
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How to Build a High-performing Team: 6 Steps to Springboard You to Success

Rachel Blakely-Gray | Mar 29, 2019

You’ve likely heard the saying, Nothing worth having comes easy. When it comes to developing your workforce, understand that you won’t just happen upon the perfect team. As the leader of your business and staff, you need to know how to build a high-performing team.

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