Everyone knows that success in a professional career can often hinge on networking. There is no price tag that can be put on having connections in business, not just for potential job opportunities, but for feedback, support, or potential business partners or connections you may professionally want later on. Just think of it like a tightrope walker. The wider your… Read more →
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Five Businesses You Can Start For Less Than $5,000
Five Businesses You Can Start For Less Than $5,000 from Irv Holmes Read more →
Clear Communication For Better Business
As you probably already know, communication is one of the biggest common denominators between people who are successful. You can be a brilliant strategist, an expert at streamlined workflow, or the most detail-oriented person in the room, but that isn’t all it takes to be successful in business. You also need to be a confident and concise speaker. Other people… Read more →
Good Reasons to NOT Take a Job
Often times, a job hunt in a professional environment can be grueling, exhausting, and depending on the circumstances of your current job, urgent. Even with great connections and a stellar resume, a professional trying to find the right fit can struggle for months with a job search. But this doesn’t mean that you should take the first thing that comes… Read more →
Refreshing Your Resume: Reconnecting With a Lapsed Reference.
It’s very easy when you are employed and busy to let old professional contacts slip away. Past colleagues, bosses, and business relationships get put on the back burner. It’s natural. But now you’re in the job market again, looking for the perfect opportunity, and you’ve realized that it’s been months, maybe years since you’ve been in touch with your former… Read more →
Leadership Goals for 2016
This list is by no means comprehensive, but focusing on these goals throughout the coming year could be pivotal to your growth and to the success of your business. Practise diversity. Don’t just do this for your HR department quotas. Do it because in this day and age, you need all the input you can get. The more… Read more →
Human Resource Best Practices
Everybody is familiar with the human resource department of an organization. Typically the human resource department runs a lot of work in a company that most people aren’t privy to. This work can consist of bringing on new employees, handling current employees affairs (payroll, insurance plans, etc), and overall management of foundation level processes among many other responsibilities. Just as… Read more →
Tips for Your Business in 2016
I know it is only October but it’s never too early to start preparing for the next steps in your business. 2016 is right around the corner and it’s important to keep your eye on the prize when it comes to setting your business, your employees, and yourself up for success. Time to get everyone excited for wrapping up the year strong and starting the next one even strong. In this article you’ll find a few tips that i’ve found quite helpful and very important. Read more →
Top Management Techniques
When you are managing people no matter the size you need to have certain basics under your belt so you can be seen an effective leader and gain respect. There are plenty of ways to show that you’re the boss but there’s even more way to mess it all up for yourself. It really all boils down to basic thinking… Read more →