Smartphones for Business: Tips and Best Practices
Many of us still think of the web as a portal for entertainment and work orbiting inside our desktop and laptop computers. But watch out, smartphones are taking over—and fast! Today, the majority of internet users are accessing the internet on smartphones. Smartphones of all types, including Apple, Samsung, Android, and others. We still sit […]
BUSINESS: Learn to Network like a Boss
The word “networking,” for some people, is cringeworthy. Maybe you don’t really enjoy talking to people or maybe, just maybe, you aren’t good at communicating with others. You’ve been fine without attending sponsored happy hours so far, right? Don’t always depend on things to remain as such. The most business eventually leads you to need […]
Small Business Tips: How to Build Customer Loyalty
Running a small business isn’t child’s play. If it were, everyone would be doing it. However, the fact is that most people aren’t opening their own businesses and profiting. Your business is a unique butterfly, and you are the boss, the leader, the respected entrepreneur who directs the ship across even the most treacherous waters. […]
Remote Employee Management: Tips for Leading a Remote Team
We have remote employees at Check Issuing. Heck, I’m remote! It’s fabulous, let me tell you! Being remote means using my own toilet and snacking whenever I enjoy doing so (I’ve gained a pound or 10, though). Hiring remote employees can be great, but they can also often feel a little insecure, almost ‘out of […]
Business Motivation At Its Finest (inside)
Are you afraid of failing? You should be, because failing sucks badly. If you are someone trying to make a small business work, I doubt you consider failing an option. But look, sometimes we wake up and just feel as though the world is against us. Or that we hate what we are doing. Or […]
Most Important Aspect Of Management is Managing Yourself
As people and manager, we tend to focus on everyone else and forget about managing ourselves. How others live, how they thrive, how they fail, are all aspects we follow. Learning from other people is a notable strategy for survival. This is normal behavior. But it needs to be improved for managers when they are […]
Managing Stress Like A Pro To be Successful and Calm
Managing stress is an undeniable part of the business world. We all have stress if we own companies or have jobs. Our clients prior to hiring us had all the common payroll problems. It is an inescapable part of life. Stress would not be stress if it weren’t for being a royal pain in our […]
What’s a Wallet-Safe Check? Your Guide to Secure Checks
While I was on vacation in Puerto Rico several years ago, I was having the time of my life. Until my wallet and check got stolen. Yikes.. Until then, it was just my wife and me, these pristine beaches, and economical fruity drinks, along with big fun hats to protect us from the glorious sunshine. […]
Why Create Your Own Business Website?
That headline almost felt a bit silly to write. It seems obvious as to why you should build a website for your company. But in some ways, it just isn’t that simple. Asking this question can help you in your journey to build the right site for you, your customers and your clients (however that […]
How To Improve Your Business Creativity and Writing
I’m not always sure exactly how much business sense I have naturally. That seems like a strange assertion, considering I work in business, but the truth is, the “business mind” and the “creative mind” are almost inseparable. The problem is, we often forget that truth. We think of business minded people as boring, suit-wearing, briefcase-toting, […]