Keeping Tabs on Employee Performance: 5 Key Factors to Measure

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How productive are your employees? Are they meeting your goals and expectations? As a small business owner, it’s imperative to know and understand how your employees are contributing to your business. To do so, you need to be measuring and tracking each employee’s work performance. This … [Read more...]

5 Keys to Choosing an Asset Management Solution for Your Small Business

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Accurately managing your assets is a key component to the success of your small business. Whether you are tracking IT assets, vehicles or rental equipment, keeping all of your important assets in check can make or break your business. If you’re new to asset tracking or just not sure where to go … [Read more...]

Keeping Your Business Data Secure for Telecommuting Employees

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Telecommuting, or the notion of employees working remotely, is becoming a popular option for many small business owners. It is cost saving to not only you the business owner, but the environment as well. In addition, it helps keep employees happy by allowing them to work from home, which can be a … [Read more...]

How To: Tap Your Small Business’ Social Networks to Find Top-Notch Talent

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As a small business owner or entrepreneur of a new start-up, finding the right talent to bring your vision alive can be a challenge. While it may seem easy with an unemployment rate at a near all-time high, filling the gaps with the most qualified and talented candidates can pose as a challenge to … [Read more...]

The Game of Life: How Can You Leverage “Gamification” For Your Small Business?

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Believe it or not, the notion of playing games has been around for quite some time. From rudimentary Egyptian board games to the early days of electronic video games, such as PONG, the competition and desire to achieve pre-determined goals that comes with playing games is programmed in our DNA. … [Read more...]

Giving Back: Ways Your Small Business Can Give Back to the Community

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In a recent study by Ernst & Young and the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, 62% of small business owners say that giving back to their community has made their company more successful in the long run. Of course, we know it’s not easy for all small business owners to give back due to tight … [Read more...]

Industry Statistics QR Codes

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QR Codes, otherwise known as "quick response codes" are part of a whole new way of connecting with consumers via their smart phones and mobile devices. The following infographic provides a brief history of how bar codes and QR codes came into existence as well as some statistics on how they are … [Read more...]

Great Talent Begins with a Great Job Description

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With the economy in its current state, there is quite a bit of competition for jobs. The positive side for businesses is that there is a huge selection of candidates interested in the opportunity you have to offer. When you’re looking for a new employee for your small business, it can be difficult … [Read more...]

Wasp Inventory Control Results in Immediate ROI for TopGolf

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TopGolf is a dynamic entertainment facility that combines the basic elements of golf with cutting-edge technology to create an easy-to-play game for players of all experience levels. This state of the art driving range is open year-round and has four facilities throughout Illinois, Texas, and … [Read more...]

Getting Organized | Tips on keeping track of business receipts

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Having organized records of purchases is essential to operating a successful business. So before you pull out your hair this tax season, take some time to organize your expenses and follow these quick steps to better track your business receipts. Separate business and pleasure As a small … [Read more...]