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Turn Your Genealogy Hobby Into a Side Business
By Chad Brooks | June 02, 2025

Have you ever considered starting a genealogy business? This guide will walk you through the steps of starting a home-based genealogy business.

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Things to Consider Before Presenting Your Idea to Investors
By Jennifer Dublino | June 02, 2025

Investor presentations require careful planning and organization. Learn what to consider before presenting an idea to investors and signs you're not ready.

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Best Goal Setting Apps and Goal Tracking Software
By Tom Anziano | June 02, 2025

Goal setting and tracking tools enable you to project achievements, record progress, and establish key performance indicators. Here are some of the best.

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A Good Investment: How Keeping Employees Happy Benefits Business
By Miranda Fraraccio | June 02, 2025

Happy employees can benefit your business in many ways. Here are five strategies to keep them happy.

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Changing Perception: Simple Ways to Improve Your Customers’ Waiting Experience
By Jamie Johnson | June 02, 2025

Here are five tips for upgrading your reception area and making waiting a more positive experience for your customers.

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How to Utilize Big Data for Human Resources
By Skye Schooley | June 02, 2025

Big data can be an effective tool for HR professionals to hire and retain top talent. Learn some smart ways to use big data in human resources.

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6 Effective Strategies for Communication in a Crisis
By Julie Thompson | June 02, 2025

Crisis communication strategies include being transparent, acting quickly, training spokespeople and using social media to maintain trust and control.

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Do Results-Only Workplaces Really Work?
By Nicole Fallon | June 02, 2025

Here’s everything you need to know about results-only work environments, and whether it’s right for your business.

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Decision Support Systems Applications and Uses
By Mark Fairlie | June 02, 2025

Decision support systems use AI and data analysis to help businesses predict trends, optimize decisions and tailor strategies across key operations.

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The Cost of Cybersecurity and How to Budget for It
By Andrew Rinaldi | June 02, 2025

Small businesses spend 13.2% of IT budgets on cybersecurity. Experts suggest focusing on employee training, MFA,and practical defenses over costly tech.

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Leading With Transparency Promotes Customer Loyalty
By Austin Mac Nab | June 02, 2025

Transparency builds customer trust, boosts loyalty and profits, and sets brands apart by fostering honest pricing, open communication and accountability.

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From Conflict to Cooperation: Building Stronger Cross Cultural Teams
By Julie Thompson | June 02, 2025

Cultural intelligence, communication training and empathy help global teams overcome conflict and foster stronger cross-cultural collaboration.

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Management Theory of Frederick Herzberg
By Max Freedman | June 02, 2025

Charles Handy’s theory outlines four organizational cultures — power, role, task and person — each shaping how companies operate and employees interact.

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Southwest Airlines: A Case Study in Great Customer Service
By Sean Peek | June 02, 2025

Southwest Airlines excels at customer service by empowering employees, eliminating fees and maintaining a fun, people-first culture across all operations.

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Management Theory of Edgar Schein
By Max Freedman | June 02, 2025

Edgar Schein's theory defines culture through three levels: artifacts, espoused values, and basic assumptions that shape how organizations truly operate.

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Can You Make a Profit and Be Socially Responsible?
By Jennifer Dublino | June 02, 2025

Corporate social responsibility increases customer loyalty and cuts costs through sustainable practices like solar energy that pay back in 3 to 5 years.

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What Is the Triple Bottom Line?
By Paula Fernandes | June 02, 2025

Triple bottom line measures success via people, profit, and planet. John Elkington coined the term in the mid-1990s. Examples include Patagonia and DHL.

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Classical and Scientific Management Theory
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | June 02, 2025

Classical and scientific management theories emphasize efficiency and task specialization through systematic study of workers and processes by Frederick Taylor.

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Stress and Productivity: What the Numbers Say
By Sean Peek | June 02, 2025

Half of North American workers report daily stress, causing burnout and absenteeism. One million Americans miss work daily due to stress, hurting productivity.

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Technology Should Enhance Communication
By Sean Peek | June 02, 2025

Technology enhances workplace communication through tools like Slack, Zoom, and email, but must balance face-to-face interactions for effective collaboration.

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How to Do Payroll for a Small Business
By Matt D’Angelo | May 30, 2025

Payroll processing requires an EIN, pay schedule, gross pay calculation, deduction management, and tax withholding. Follow these steps to run payroll.

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What Is Scheduling Automation? How to Use It for Your Small Business
By Nicole Fallon | May 29, 2025

Here’s how scheduling automation can streamline your appointment booking process and make life easier for you and your small business’s clients.

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14 Ways to Improve Your Local Marketing Strategy
By Stella Morrison | May 23, 2025

Learn how to target customers in your neighborhood and turn them into loyal clients.

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Do You Understand the Fine Print of Your Loan Agreement?
By Siri Hedreen | May 23, 2025

Important information is tucked away in the fine print of a loan agreement. Learn what to look for and what you're agreeing to before you sign it.

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Unique Ways Small Businesses Can Increase Cash Flow
By Mark Fairlie | May 22, 2025

Looking to increase your small business's cash flow? Follow these tips to make sure you have enough liquid capital to keep growing.

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11 Accounting Mistakes That Cost Small Businesses Significant Growth
By Jamie Johnson | May 22, 2025

Minor small business accounting errors can have a significant effect on your business's finances. Learn the most common accounting mistakes to avoid.

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Splashtop for Business Review and Pricing
By Nadia Reckmann | May 21, 2025

Splashtop provides remote PC support solutions with fast connections and multiple levels of security.

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The Survival Guide to the Decline of Facebook’s Organic Reach
By Jolina Landicho | May 21, 2025

: Facebook has seen an organic reach drop recently. Learn about Facebook's algorithm changes, what it means for marketers and how to improve your reach.

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Financing Your Retail Store
By Julie Thompson | May 21, 2025

Most entrepreneurs turn to small business loans when seeking startup cash, but there are other ways to raise working capital for a store. Learn more here.

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Understanding and Utilizing Total Compensation Packages
By Patrick Proctor | May 20, 2025

Determining total employee compensation is critical to keeping employees happy and attracting top job candidates. Here is how to calculate it.