5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Take Information Security More Seriously

What comes to mind when you think of identity theft? Probably someone stealing your credit card info or social security number, right? How about fraud? Maybe sketchy corporate employees hacking into their systems or engaging in illegal stock trading. Right?

You’re not alone. Most people associate data breaches with individuals and big business, but fail to make the small business connection. However, small businesses are at bigger risk for data breach than ever before.

5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Take Information Security More Seriously

Here’s why you need to take your data security seriously:

1. Most small businesses that experience data theft end up shutting down. Data theft isn’t cheap. In fact, it can cost you millions in recovery fees, fines, and more.…

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5 Ways to Keep Your Employees Happy

5 Ways to Keep Your Employees Happy

True and successful team management involves more than just the time and effort you invest once you step into your office or workplace. Naturally, you need to keep your employees as happy and comfortable as possible. Most employees would rather choose a great work environment with high employee morale than a bigger paycheck. Let’s take a look at some ways you can do that.

Allow Them Free Will

Don’t give employees the illusion that their work and decisions are linear. Offer them a chance to influence a decision or two. A good example would be to provide an opportunity for them to choose their incentives and rewards for a job well done.…

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The Mantra You Should Abide By To Make The Most Of Your CRM System

There are certain aspects of business that we all agree on and must abide by. There are the formal, law-abiding practices we must all follow strictly to ensure we keep our noses clean and avoid run-ins with the taxman.

And then there are the more tried and tested routes to market such as creating and maintaining a USP, differentiating yourself in the industry and ensuring your employees are kept satisfied in a productive and motivating environment.

The Mantra You Should Abide By To Make The Most Of Your CRM System

Present day priorities such as creating a loyal customer base via social media and getting your website to rank no.1 on Google came later – when people had new visions on how to promote themselves.…

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10 Reasons Why Brand Training Is Important For Your Employees

10 Reasons Why Brand Training Is Important For Your Employees

Most companies provide initial orientation training, where employees learn about the company’s brand. After this, they get few opportunities to form a cohesive bond with the company’s brand.   In this article, we explain why ongoing brand training is important for your employees.

1. In-house Brand Ambassadors

If you want your employees to sell your brand to clients, you have to first sell your brand to them. Arm them with the knowledge, skills and expertise to represent your brand the way you want it represented. Watch them transform them into whole-hearted brand ambassadors for your business.

2. Greater Involvement

Your employees will feel greater loyalty towards your brand and feel more involved when you personally train them on your brand.…

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Turnover Of Both Mobile And Cloud Computing Exceeds Expectations

Turnover Of Both Mobile And Cloud Computing Exceeds Expectations

When it comes to mobile and cloud computing, anyone can observe an ascending trend in terms of individual and business use. These environments have become a standard in the industry, being able to revolutionize the market as we know. In this regard, attention needs to be paid to a few important chapters:

Cost and Scalability

These two components are important for a business’s ascending, as they are able to define the limits up to which one can go. Fortunately, both these environments offer efficient deals, being very easy to observe how they delimit from the other solutions.

Cloud Service

Using cloud eliminates the need for a company to have its own IT infrastructure and also facilitate access to information with minimum effort from the users who only need an internet connection.…

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4 Essentials To Get Right In Your First Year Of Business

4 Essentials To Get Right In Your First Year Of Business

Ask any entrepreneur and you’ll get the same answer: starting a business is hard.

The first year in business is toughest, then all of the hard work, blood, sweat and tears begin paying off. But how do you make it through that first year?

1) Be passionate about your product

Your products or services are the reason you’re starting your business in the first place – that unique, life changing benefit that your business adds to the world. If you think that statement is far-fetched, then so will everyone else.

You must start out as and continue to be the most passionate person about your business.…

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4 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Be Embracing Social Media

With the recent Penguin and Panda updates, websites in every industry have begun to change the way they approach SEO and marketing in general. Instead of focusing on impressing  search engine algorithms webmasters and marketers are now focusing more on genuinely impressing  people  so that they will want to share content with  other  people through the social web.

4 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Be Embracing Social Media

There are a number of obvious advantages to using social media and we  could  simply leave it at “it’s necessary because all your competitors are doing it”, but to really give you an idea of  why  you would be missing out if you fail to  utilise  social media in 2013 we’ve compiled the following list of reasons:

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Small Business Budgeting, Insurance Renewal Checklist

Business insurance is designed to protect you against unexpected and unmanageable losses, but it can’t do that if you don’t keep your policies up to date. Although the laws and regulations regarding insurance coverage are many, and at times can be confusing, it’s important to make sure your policy is up to date at least once a year.

Small Business Budgeting, Insurance Renewal Checklist

The following questions will help you know what information to collect before renewing your policy.

  1. Type of Business – Has the type of business you do changed since you started? If you’ve grown your business to include a new industry, or have taken on a partner, you may not have sufficient coverage.
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Point Of Sale Systems – Automating Your Business For Greater Efficiency

The constant pealing of the cash register, that distinct “cha-ching” sound, may spell success for an entrepreneur. But there are several reasons why the death knell has been rung countless times for the cash register.

For one, cash registers are one-trick ponies. Apart from registering sales, they are not much good for the host of other needs an entrepreneur faces, particularly in managing a retail system.

Whether a particular business owner is handling just one business outlet or has expanded into a few branches, point of sale systems can help him effectively manage his business operation. One particular aspect of running a business where a good POS system can help is in the area of inventory.…

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Are You Ordering From A Legitimate Website?

In today’s society, anyone can create a website and sell products online. It’s turned into a fairly simple process – so much so, that more and more spammers find their way into the e-commerce world – and your computing device – every day. If you aren’t careful, you’ll really end up paying for it later.

Using security software – e.g. SearchLock – to protect your online activities and detect problem websites can help, but with so many misleading information (such as SearchLock that is accused as being malware) it’s not an easy task for you to decide.

Are You Ordering From A Legitimate Website?

Here are some tips for avoiding illegitimate online sellers:

Before you even consider pressing “Add To Cart” it’s important to look at the quality and design of the website.…

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