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3 Tips for Allowing Employees to Use The Company Car

Depending on the type of business you’re running, you may be considering allowing your employees to either use their own personal vehicles for company activities and then reimbursing them or buying a car for the company that employees can use.

Driving company car

Whichever way you decide to go, it’s important that you plan appropriately and set up the right system so everything runs smoothly, both for your company and for your employees. To help with this, here are three tips for allowing employees to use the company car.

Pick The Right Vehicle

Just like with all other decisions about your company, the type of car you choose to associate with your business can have a big impact on your brand or reputation.…

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Continuous Learning: Are There Any Benefits to Online Education?

Continuous learning should the the mantra for every CEO.  With the convenience offered by the Internet, CEOs can no longer make any excuses not to expand their skills and skill-sets.  If you are one of those top-notch CEOs who continuously developing yourself personally and professionally, or a CEO who want your employees to grow internally, then you should consider eLearning.

CEO engaging on Elearning

Elearning has gained traction as a preferable method of education, especially since the quality has improved significantly in line with technological advancements. Online learning is an easily accessible option which aligns with societal trends, where people seek mobile solutions to further their understanding of topics.…

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How to Build Culture With Remote Teams

Culture is a hot button topic in today’s business world. Culture is the ideology of a business and what comprises its personality. It’s the entire ecosystem, and how people interact within in. It follows the idea that, in an encouraging environment built to sustain the organization, employees are much more likely to be happy, stay at the company longer, and do better work.

Remote working

And as modern workplaces continue to evolve, workplace culture is becoming even more important.

Remote work is another uphill trend. According to one survey of more than 15,000 adults, 43% stated that they’d done some form of remote work in the last year.…

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Virtual Office Services: What Separate The Great From The Good?

As a business owner, you know the different kinds of people you need to work with on a daily basis. Plus, you know about the different types of job profiles that these people need to handle to ensure the smooth workings of the company. But as time goes by and a company moves forward, the pressure of delivering quality products often clashes with the pressure of delivering quantity. And that is why it is important to use the fruits of technology which has made life easier in a business setting.

Using virtual office services

One such benefit of technology is the virtual office services which has allowed ambitious businessmen and leaders to set up their own business without the need for a full-fledged company space.…

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3 Tips for Breaking Into a Highly Competitive Market

For many people looking to start their own business, it can be very intimidating thinking about coming into an already established market or industry. It’s very likely that there are already business or organizations within that market that are highly successful and have claimed a large portion of the market share. So when you’re in this situation, should you just give up on your dream to create your own successful business in this industry? No! You just have to know how to get the system to work for you.

Happy pet shop owner

To show you how you can start doing this, here are three tips for breaking into a highly competitive market.…

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How to Make a Great Impression During a Business Meeting

First impressions count, especially in business. But how can you make sure that you make the best first impression possible when attending a business meeting, and land that great new client contract? Here are some tips to help you.

Business meeting

Arrive on time

It goes without saying that you should not arrive too late for a client meeting – but on the other hand, it’s not advisable to arrive too early, either. Arriving a few minutes early is ideal – but arriving too early and having to sit and wait can put unwanted pressure on your meeting partner when they might still be preparing for the discussion.…

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Delegating Business Tasks to Increase Productivity

Hiring people to work in your business can be time-consuming and stressful, but delegating work is essential, in order to grow your business. Many services can be staffed over time, which allows you to spend time on more critical work.

Delegating business tasks

Consider each of these important components of a business, which can be delegated in exchange for increased productivity.

Accounting

It’s important to stay on top of your accounting transactions because you always need to know where you stand financially. Many small business owners buy accounting software and post the accounting activity themselves. As your business grows, you’ll have more transactions to post, and you may fall behind.…

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The Culinary Tastemaker – 10 Tips For Effective Hospitality Management

Whether you’re new to the business of hospitality management, or looking to improve and develop your rapport with staff and customers, there may be factors you’re overlooking or unsure of approaching. The following 10 tips are aimed at making your management (and your business) more effective – without leaving any passive-aggressive notes.

Hospitality management

1. Look The Part (Without the Cost)

While it’s obvious that your personal presentation matters, it’s even more important that your business is well attired and stocked with supplies. Clean, matching glasses, crisp linen and shining cutlery are all signs of a well-run establishment. There’s no excuse for looking like your serving ware has been through a war.…

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3 Ways To Get More For Your Money When You Start A Business

It’s one thing to run a business and it’s another to grow your business. The difference between the two is the use of the Pareto Principle, better known as the 80-20 rule. According to this principle, 80 percent of your results will come from only 20 percent of your efforts.

Business operations

Since the aim of every business is to increase profits, a person who runs a business focuses on marketing and sales. Meanwhile, someone who grows a business will also focus on marketing and sales—but they will also apply the Pareto Principle to overheads. He or she will try to isolate the 20 percent of B2B services that increase 80 percent of the business’ performance.…

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4 Skills to Master for Improving Business Processes

Business owners often look for ways their companies can improve. After all, nothing is ever perfect and the more your company evolves, the more likely it is you’ll succeed long-term. Fortunately, improving your business doesn’t mean you have to make drastic changes. There are small skills everyone in your company can learn to help improve your business processes. You can inculcate these skills by offering green belt training and start focusing on these often-overlooked business skills.

Developing business skills

1. Problem-Solving Skills

Problem-solving skills are essential to every business, but it’s not something that comes naturally to everyone. Consider offering a Six Sigma certification program to your employees to help them improve their problem-solving skills.…

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