At the end of 2012, the economy showed some signs of improving. More people were going back to work, and fewer people were being laid off from their jobs than in previous years. While many job markets have experienced an uptick in job creation, few have rallied like the tech sector. This is particularly true [...]

Networking has changed drastically in the past decade with the development and popularity of social media. Although some of the same rules apply to online networking as “old fashioned” networking, savvy professionals need to learn a few new rules to be successful in this brave new world. Create professional profiles- In the social media world, [...]

As a small business owner, you’re going to be faced with daily challenges such as management, competition, product delivery, quality control and all sorts of other fun details of successful business administration. And if these aren’t enough, there is always the looming specter of legal problems suddenly landing on your company or even you personally [...]

Owning a franchise is a great way to take advantage of the expertise and marketing of a parent company while still running your own business. More than 1,500 companies in the U.S. offer franchise opportunities to entrepreneurs who want to meld their know-how with the franchise company’s time-tested methods. However, there are some personality traits [...]

Google+ is fast becoming one of the most active social networks on the Internet. If you do not have a Google+ account, you probably have not heard of Google Hangouts. Most people haven’t realized the potential at their fingertips with Google Hangouts.  From offering consultations to free advice to small group webinars, there is much [...]

The past decade has experienced an explosion of new technology innovations within the telecommunications world – from mobile phones to business class IP PBX unified communications platforms replacing outdated analog systems. The same holds true for the softphone market, despite it’s somewhat decline in overall acceptance.  Softphones originally provided PC users with the ability to [...]

All businesses start out as small entities with a few employees, a few products and/or services, and an endless amount of dreams and hopes of success and prosperity. During the time when a small business is just starting out and is slowly growing, it isn’t uncommon for the business owner to take care of any [...]

Being self-employed is inherently challenging, and while it offers freedom and unlimited possibilities, it also leaves you in a position where you will often have little support. This can apply from an emotional perspective, though hopefully not, but also from an administrative one. Indeed, working in a fully serviced office provides you with so many [...]

If you’ve ever thought of running a business, but lack the financial or business acumen to start one up, then investing in a franchise could well be the answer.  But, before you commit to anything, you’ll need to know the ins-and-outs of running a franchise, in order to make it a success. What are the [...]

Keeping up with social media can be difficult.  Even if your company has a dedicated social media team it can be hard for the employees on that team to keep up with the endless stream of tweets, emails, posts on your Facebook page, and messages on other miscellaneous networks.  There are, quite simply, too many [...]