• Print Shop
    Management

    5 Things You Must Know Before Opening a Print Shop

    Almost every business could benefit from customized banners, more targeted print advertising, and promotional products. Whether you’re talking about screen printing or digital printing, print shops offer particular services and economies of scale that other businesses need but probably don’t have the time, equipment, or expertise to do themselves. Even from the perspective of someone wanting to open a print shop independently, equipment and training can be serious impediments to getting it right. Opening a print shop from scratch entails getting your financials in order and ensuring that—if you don’t have a mountain of liquidity at your disposal—you have good enough credit to secure private loans. 1. Startup Capital Requirements…

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    Marketing

    Putting Your Business on the Map

    When you run a retail store, the last thing you want is to be undiscoverable. There's a certain prestige when it comes to running a hidden store that's full of great gems, but ultimately that's not good for business unless you run a niche store that sells expensive products. If that's the case, then be as obscure and hard to find as you like!

  • Driving Simulator Game
    Video Games

    Games to Improve Driving Abilities

    One of the places in which children learn various kinds of life skills is the playground. Almost every game allows children to learn problem-solving and team spirit. All these skills and more come in handy even when the child grows up. But the playing does not have to stop! Games can help an adult as well - may not always be on a traditional playground but video games can help in abilities and skills needed for driving.

  • Employee Personality Team
    Management

    5 HR Policies to Decide Before You Hire

    You’ve been running your startup or small business on your own, and it has grown enough that you now need to hire employees. Before you go down the exciting and sometimes stressful road of hiring and onboarding new people, you need to have HR policies in place. Designing HR policies isn’t easy, but with the right research and preparation, you can create solid documents that will prepare your business to have more staff members. Vacation and Time Off Your small business has lots to consider regarding vacation time. How do employees accrue it? How many days, at most, can your employees take each year? Consider whether it’s paid vacation and…

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    Management

    You Can Say Goodbye To Open Plan – The Future Of The Office Looks Like This

    The open plan office was supposed to be the future (just like flying cars). But the more employers experimented with it, the more they realized it didn’t work. The open plan ideal is slowly but surely being supplanted by flexible working spaces that have zones for both concentration and communication. For many employers and workers, this will come as good news. For years, employees in the business of writing reports and data entry have had to listen to music to drown out the general hubbub of the office environment and get their work done. It’s a shame, and it reveals just how badly open plan office design got it wrong.…

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    Travel

    How to Save Money on Food While Traveling

    Though flights and hotels can make up the bulk of your traveling costs, you’ll spend a sizable chunk of your holiday budget on food. Without actually letting yourself go hungry, there are a few ways you can reduce your travel expenses in the food department. Not only will you reduce your costs, some of these ideas will actually help you to enjoy your trip more by getting more immersed in the local scene. Pass on Tourist Spots Big chain restaurants that operate in hotel areas are going to be more expensive than smaller locally-run places to eat. While it can be comforting to have the same menu that you’re used…