• Coffee Machine
    Business Tools

    Factors to Have in Mind as You Choose a Coffee Machine for Your Business

    A coffee machine is one of those must-have appliances for your business. As such, you need to get one that your staff can use for their coffee breaks. It will also provide convenient refreshment for your visitors. When it comes to getting the coffee machine to use for your business, you may feel overwhelmed by the many brands and types that are in the market. You therefore need to decide the best one that will suit your business. When it comes to getting a coffee machine for your office, you need to make many decisions that go beyond the type of machine that you want. At the end of it…

  • Business Lunch
    Management

    Tried and Tested Tips for a Successful Business Lunch

    In the modern money-driven world, business seems to mysteriously find its way through to all of our once private rituals, hobbies and other everyday habits, so having a lunch with a business partner, boss or office superior has become a commonplace way to tie up loose ends job-wise. Still, having a business lunch is not the same as having a successful business lunch: at times, things can go awfully wrong and irreparable damage can be done to our reputation, self-confidence or even career. That’s why we have some useful tips for you right here on how to painlessly survive a business lunch with your colleague, associate or boss without risks,…

  • Happy Employee
    Management

    How Businesses Have Been Focusing on Mental Health

    Looking after the mental health of employees should be a top priority for business owners. The average 9 to 5 Monday to Friday worker spends more than 25% of their lives at work, so it’s imperative that their mental health is looked after. Talking about mental health issues isn’t always easy, however. Although an increasing amount of people have been opening up about their mental health when compared to previous decades, we still have far to go; employees are often afraid to speak out about their issues due to the potential stigma that still surrounds mental health. 1. Communication It’s easy to get caught up in the tech bubble if…

  • Startup Office
    Management

    5 Hot Desking Tips to Increase Productivity

    Are you always looking to make efficient changes in your business to be more productive? Do you like to stay on top of business and general working trends? Hot desking is starting to become a very common practice in a lot of office spaces, and for a good reason. The practice makes people communicate more and gives smaller spaces a lot more efficiency. If your workplace is going a bit stagnant, hot desking may be the answer you are looking for. Hot desking is essentially taking away assigned seating for some, or all, of your employees. You have to keep up with workplace innovation to succeed, so consider switching things…

  • Success Employees
    Management

    4 Non-Financial Benefits to Lure the Best Workers to Your Business

    As we all know, we are in the age of the start-up. Even though the economy may have been a little shaky over recent times, this seems to have propelled a lot of entrepreneurs who have started their own enterprise and ultimately prospered. There’s just one problem with a lot of these young and ambitious companies; they don’t tend to be awash with cash. It means that even if they do attract very good workers, the chances of retaining them can be tricky. Or, they might not attract them at all. This is where you have got to think outside the box. Let’s take a look at some of the…

  • Unemployment
    Corporate Law

    5 Things You Can Do If You Were Released from Your Job

    Being employed does not guarantee you permanent placement unless a bargaining agreement or employment contract covers you. If not, the employer can fire you at will. Your employer can release you with a valid reason, for example, if you breached company policy. This painful to a worker, knowing that they just lost their income. This is not the end of your career, so instead of panicking and stressing, you need a recovery strategy.

  • Business Growth Arrows
    Management

    3 Common Business Problems and Their Solutions

    Anyone can start a business. A simple e-commerce website can be set up in a few minutes. However, everyone doesn’t have the expertise to avoid the common pitfalls new business owners fall into. Navigating the ins and outs of commerce is tricky. No business is perfect. Even if you do everything right, there will be issues that you have to deal with. The way you handle them determines how well your business will do. If you’re easily discouraged, being successful will be a struggle. Below are five common problems your business may face. Possible solutions are listed as well. 1. Cash Flow In one sense, finances are simple. Make $5…

  • Upset Tired Employee
    Management

    3 Ways You Might Be Holding Yourself Back in the Workplace

    It’s natural to feel stifled in the workplace from time to time; most people have bouts of feeling like their efforts go unnoticed or they’re not as far along in their career as they’d like to be. Nevertheless, it’s important to look at the ways your actions contribute to that frustration before you start blaming external sources. Whether you feel overshadowed, under-appreciated, or unmotivated, it’s important to make sure that you’re not guilty of practicing these three habits that hold you back and stifle your personal development. 1. Not Communicating Your Ideas and Suggestions Even if you show up on time and deliver positive results on a consistent basis, it’s…

  • Kenworth Truck
    Management

    3 Strategies to Build a Profitable Trucking Business

    If you think starting a trucking business can be highly profitable, you’re right. Unfortunately, many of  the people who try every year will fail. This happens for a simple reason: they are good truckers, but not good business owners. If you want to start a profitable trucking business, then you need to know a lot more than how to drive a truck well and how to choose the fastest and safest route. To be successful in the trucking business, you must get good at running a business. To do well as a business owner in the trucking industry, focus on developing good money management strategies, good marketing strategies, and good…