One of the best ways for employees to communicate with each other is through personal interactions. Unfortunately, time spent in meetings is time that’s not used to generate revenue or create new business ideas. It’s not necessarily the time spent during the meeting that creates inefficiency. It is the time employees spend organizing, traveling to, […]
There is a story of an American recession and a car dealership that struggled to sell the latest models. They sat on the dealer’s lot and few people visited. The way the dealership solved the problem of declining sales was to figure out where the wealthy people hung out (golf clubs) and then to drive […]
The year 2020 started with a major global health emergency which was not expected to emerge. The novel coronavirus pandemic initially started in China with the country’s Hubei province of over 58 million people being the epicenter. The capital of the region Wuhan was the first major region globally to go under strict lockdown, with […]
Businesses are born everywhere whether they were begun as a side project to part of another company, started at a business forum, or even started at a college dormitory or home garage. It’s actually not as hard as you might think to keep a business running for as long as a whole year. But the […]
Freelance work can be very rewarding on personal and financial levels. Many people are already enjoying the benefits of working from home, as there are 57 million freelancers in the US alone. If you’re thinking about choosing this career path, you’re also probably worried about how to find customers. Expanding your customer base and actually […]
There’s a lot of talk about VPNs these days, and both businesses and individuals are increasingly using them. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the cybersecurity threats that keep rising in number. But many businesses, especially smaller ones, still don’t quite understand all the ways a VPN can help them. If you’re thinking about […]
While having your own business, you may sometimes come across some difficulties. Almost everyone has loans, credit cards and lines of credit to pay for. Thus, it’s really easy to miss a few payments every month, and unconsciously get into debt. Then, your unpaid debts are sent to the so-called collection agencies, which are chasing […]
When you tell someone that you are a writer or a graphic designer or any other type of freelancer, are you met with questions and interest? You may get excited talking about what you do and this person may even claim that they need someone like you to fulfill certain jobs. Unfortunately, somehow you never […]
Every workplace should ensure that it is accessible to the employees with disabilities, as the law has imposed it. It is the legal and ethical rights of people with disabilities to be able to participate in every aspect of society. The Government of Ontario passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) in 2005, […]
Despite the plethora of online markets today, the opportunity to display your products via a trade show to a wide audience of physical potential clients remains irresistible. But the question is – how prepared are you for your first trade show? Would you be able to maximize this chance when you eventually get it? Here, […]