Generating sales is, of course, important to every retail business. But while your focus may be on how to get more sales, it’s important to spend some time determining the best approach to handling transactions. Having a good point of sale (POS) system is a crucial asset for a retail business of any size. Without investing in the best POS system for your retail operation, you … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
The Perks and Perils of Using Social Media in Career Building
Perhaps you've come across a lot of reading on how social media can build a career or how it can help you land a job. However, while these topics seem to be saturated, only a few sources actually have discussed how social media can have both positive and negative effects on career development. Yes, you read it right. Social media may increase your chances of landing a job, … [Read more...]
Should You Throw out Your Business Plan?
Sponsored by BusinessTown: If you’ve been in business for a few years, chances are that you are more or less following the same business plan year after year -- targeting the same type of customers, competing on more or less the same criteria and likely getting more or less the same results, perhaps with some incremental improvement. But suppose you want more? Suppose you … [Read more...]
The Most Entrepreneurial Countries in the World Might Surprise You – Infographic
Which are the most entrepreneurial countries in the world based on the percentage of people who start their own businesses? The answer might surprise you. If you consider only businesses started by people between the ages of 18 and 64 that have been in operation for four to 42 months and pay employees salaries, the countries that rise to the top aren't the United States, … [Read more...]
5 Products You Can Create for Your Online Business
Creating products for your online business is crucial for your business growth, yet often times, we struggle with knowing which products will ultimately benefit our business. Here are five products that you can create for your online business to gain the success you desire. 1. Content Upgraded Product Doing a content upgrade is one of the ways that you can create a product … [Read more...]
Get into the Psyche of Your Web User to Improve Website Sales
Sponsored by Fidelity Steel Buildings: Web user habits are not that different from customer habits in your physical store. Web visitors tend to glance at new pages, scan the text, and click on the first link that vaguely seems to offer what they're looking for. As a result, a huge part of your website goes unread. Many users are on the web for interesting, useful, and … [Read more...]
Women, Business and Tech: What We Need To Do Now
Tech dominates our business lives now; if we don’t master it, we will be at the mercy of those who have - including our competitors. Decades in the tech industry have taught me a few lessons that might be helpful. I’ve been rubbing elbows with tech guys since I started selling machine shop tools at 17, for a Pratt & Whitney distributor, who proudly told me that I was the … [Read more...]
3 Fundamental Secrets for Mastering Time Management
It can often feel that the thing that stands between you and your goals is lack of time. How often have you wished for more time in the day? How many times have you thought that if you had just one, two, three more hours you could get everything done? But alas, time is the great equalizer – it’s the one thing we all have the same amount of. And so the key is not to wish for … [Read more...]
Sales Territory Mapping and the Importance of Gender Equity
Sponsored by KickStart Search: Most organizations that rely on outside sales implement some form of sales territory mapping. Depending on the company’s goals, it could set its strategy geographically, by the specific strengths of each sales representative, or another unique strategy. Salesforce, a well-respected leader in customer relation management (CRM) and developer … [Read more...]
Carrie Wheeler Joins the Women on Business Contributors Team
Please join me in welcoming Carrie Wheeler to the team of contributors at Women on Business. Carrie is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in technology and leadership. You can learn more about Carrie in her bio below. About Carrie Wheeler Carrie Wheeler has served as the chief operations officer of Liquid Web since July 2015. Carrie brings more than 25 … [Read more...]