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5 Tips for Planning a Catered Business Event by Eric Youel
A business event planning checklist to help you create an unforgettable event menu to capture your audience Planning a catered business event can sometimes seem like a daunting task. It is often hard to know what the guests will enjoy and there are always those who have special dietary needs. You can make life easy…
Read More8 Tips To Leverage Social Media For Your Events
Are you an outstanding event influencer or is your mark made in the virtual community in engaging the audience? Making your presence or brand recognized through social media is a big challenge. Some of the most powerful strategy B2B marketers strive to capture markets and carry out business events flawlessly. In this virtual world, in…
Read MoreIs Office Sharing Right For You?
Office sharing is a phenomenon that’s on the rise. It’s a handy option to have if you’re a business looking for office space. It’s also a great way to make a bit of money if you’ve got some spare space in your office. But, is it right for you? Peter Ames from Office Genie answers…
Read MoreThe Nuts & Bolts of Operational Planning, part 1 – by Kathie Nelson
A crash-course in mapping your path to a solid business plan. You want to make money doing what you do best. A sure path to struggle is giving it a go without a plan. Having no plan equates to working much harder for more hours and for less money over a longer period of time…
Read MoreTips to Create an Online Presence You Can Be Proud Of
I hate getting my picture taken. Yep, I said it. Loud and proud. And I’m a photographer! I’ve had people come into my studio saying they’d rather go to the dentist then get their picture taken. And leave saying,”Huh, that wasn’t bad at all! It was kinda fun!” As a (ahem) thirty something mom who…
Read MoreCreating a Sense of Welcoming
Seeing how business and hospitality work together. Today’s blog comes to us from Linda Moxley, owner of Welcome Home Girlfriend. She is the epitome of a welcoming person, and has built her entire business on the idea of hospitality. We can’t think of anyone more qualified to write about this topic! Her personal story and…
Read MoreThe Half-Year Check-In by Steve Abrew
In this fast paced small business world we live in time flies! As the sheet s fly off the calendar a small business owner and team should pause and reflect (financially) on a Monthly or Quarterly basis. If that did not happen for your business so far in 2013, now is a good time for…
Read MoreExactly What You Want by Brittany Bennett
How to know when you need a custom website instead of WordPress for your website I sell custom websites for a living and I often speak about the benefits that a custom design can offer versus using a template design such as WordPress. That said, I am still a fan of WordPress and sometimes I…
Read MoreBenefiting Your Assets by JR Hinds
A Business Owner’s Guide to Employee Benefits As a business owner, you have a lot on your plate: marketing, budgets, forecasting, product development, and human resources are just a few of the issues you may have to tackle every day. Insurance benefits can be incredibly important to your employees. But you have to be mindful…
Read MoreAll the Bells and Whistles by Sheldon Penner
A look at what a digital sign can do for your business Many years ago when the first caveman (small business owner) decided that he did not want to hunt anymore, he had to chisel out his specials on the cave wall for his customers to see. When inventory or specials changed, he had to…
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