Sponsored by BusinessInsuranceUSA.com: Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Did you include your business in those resolutions? The start of a new year is the perfect time to review your small business insurance needs against your existing coverage to make sure your business is fully protected in the event of an emergency. What if your office caught on fire … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
6 Ways to Stay Competitive in a Global Job Market
America's job recovery is finally in full swing. However, jobs with decent pay and benefits are still proving to be elusive -- largely due to the increased competition caused by the surplus of supply and the internationalization of the labor market. It's even more difficult for those with significant disadvantages such as being currently unemployed, re-entering the … [Read more...]
The Woman-side of Leadership
In business, women often bring a different set of leadership traits to the table than their male counterparts. These are considered more feminine traits such as collaboration, empathy, patience, and humility. Not all women leaders possess these traits and some women actually possess more masculine traits such as aggressiveness and competitiveness. But in a current work … [Read more...]
2 Pivotal Steps Women Must Take to Get Ahead in the Business World
While conducting a seminar for a major defense contractor in the 1980s (in a conference room connected to the executive dining room), I asked one of the executives, “Where is the ladies’ restroom?” “Uhh…there isn’t one,” he replied. Fast forward 30 years, and while I’m sure that company’s restroom situation has changed, the challenges women in the business world face are … [Read more...]
What Makes People Buy?
During the holiday you probably saw many people making purchases. Some people looked like they knew exactly what they wanted. They were on a mission. Others look dazed and confused as they wondered down the isles. It made me think of an episode of The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon did all kinds of research on the Xbox and PSP. He had this lengthy discussion over dinner with Amy … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Employees’ Morale High
Sponsored by Lawbite: Science shows employees are more productive when they are happy—researchers at Warwick University found employees were up to 12% more effective when they were in a good mood, such is the importance of office morale. So, how do you keep your staff chipper? Offer Rewards Employees need something to work for, and to feel valued. You can show your … [Read more...]
How Women Entrepreneurs can Overcome the Cash, Contracts and Connections Challenge
There are three challenges that can deeply hinder the progress and growth of a woman-owned business: access to funding, contracts, and resources. Fortunately, they are not impossible to overcome. It’s no secret access to capital has consistently been a thorn in the side of women entrepreneurs and prevented them from scaling to the next level, but so have scoring major accounts … [Read more...]
Entrepreneur’s 60-Second Guide to Trade Secrets
Sponsored by Kelley/Warner Law: Did you know that trade secret theft costs U.S. companies approximately $300 billion per year? As an entrepreneur, you need to protect your trade secrets because they're worth a lot of money to your business. Did you know that 50-60% of cases of alleged trade secret theft involve employees? Just last month, Nike sued three of its former … [Read more...]
3 Questions to Ask When Building an Emergency Fund
According to a recent Bankrate survey, only half of Americans reported that they have enough money to cover an unexpected expense. However, when the data is divided by gender, men appear to be more financially prepared in an emergency than women. In 2013, about 47% of women reported having an emergency fund, whereas 62% of men indicated they have a fund to cover unexpected … [Read more...]