When designing and organizing an office, it’s incredibly important that you think about the noise that will be in the office regularly. Regardless if your staff is merely entering data or doing creative work and making phone calls, noise will drastically reduce their productivity, which is something that you should definitely not allow. Fortunately, there’s so much you can do … [Read more...]
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5 Things First-time Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Startup Finances
In theory, a sustainable business is one that makes more money than it spends. The problem with this oversimplified view lies in the fact that it assumes that you start from zero. This is not the case with most startups that have to get in debt to even launch. Aside from this, the ways in which you spend your money, reinvest and make financial projections affects the efficiency … [Read more...]
Top 5 Skills for a Digital Workplace Leader
Inspiring, organizing and, overall, leading people in the digital workplace is not the same thing as doing so in person. Displaying charisma over a message is substantially harder, monitoring their work is easier and less invasive, while coordination happens to go either way. In other words, leadership is not necessarily simpler or more difficult in the digital workplace, it’s … [Read more...]
Top 5 Startup Challenges and How to Overcome Them
If you’ve been paying attention lately, you probably noticed that more and more people are launching their own startups. That being said, if you have a good business idea, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t give it a go as well. However, running a startup can sometimes seem way easier than it actually is. In order to take your startup to the next level, you’re going to face a … [Read more...]
Gadgets to Boost Your Productivity
While most people claim that productivity is something exclusively related to our own habits and personality traits, it wouldn’t be fair to assume that this can’t be fixed with the help of some well-placed and cleverly-chosen gadgets. They range from those that can give you a slight, barely noticeable boost, to those that directly help you focus on the task at hand. So, here … [Read more...]
4 Stepping Stones to Dazzling Startup Success
Startups do not have it easy these days. It is estimated that 90% of all new startups fail and only the selected few ever reach the dizzying heights foretold. Even those that survive the crucial initial period are often strapped for cash and struggle to reach clients. Well, many entrepreneurs have been there and done that. They have plenty of actionable tips for you and one of … [Read more...]
Habits All Successful Startups Should Follow
Old habits die hard and bad ones even harder. When we put startups in this context, it’s easy to guess how damaging bad habits can be. The sooner you get rid of them, the better results your startup will achieve. In order to replace the bad with the good habits, here is what your startup should be doing. Choose Your Clients Wisely Satisfied clients are your best … [Read more...]
5 Tips on Recruiting Top Talent for Your Startup
One of the most important things every startup founder needs to do is to find the right talent. If chosen poorly, your employees can cost you a lot of time and money, which is definitely something you want to avoid. Therefore, what you need to do is make sure that you recruit only top talent for your startup. And how do you do this? We came up with 5 tips that are guaranteed to … [Read more...]
How to Improve the Human Capital of Your Company by Investing in Employees
Did you know that disengaged employees can cost companies as much as $500 billion every year? Even though better engagement can lead to a more than 20% increase in profitability, only one-quarter of businesses have an engagement strategy in place. Knowing this, it is vital for companies to devote more attention to employee satisfaction and retention. However, typical worker … [Read more...]
How to Organize a Corporate Event
These days, it may seem like all business marketing is happening online and like all of it is tech-related. This isn’t really the case and there are still very useful and lucrative marketing techniques that are happening offline. Corporate events are probably the most beneficial and the most complex of all. An amazing business event can launch a business or a new product and … [Read more...]
