If you need to hire a consultant for your small business, it can be a daunting task. You may need the services of a lawyer, an accountant, a software designer, a graphic designer or a network engineering company. Or maybe you just need a trainer for a week to teach your staff better customer service … Continue reading How to Find the Right Consultant for Your Business Project
Category: Business
To succeed in today’s competitive marketplace, it’s essential to have the right tools and knowledge for business. Our expert tips, advice, and resources provide practical insights into entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, and management. Whether you’re starting a new business or looking to grow an existing one, our comprehensive resources cover a wide range of business-related topics to help you achieve your goals.
How to Run a Successful Business Meeting
The boss called and asked you to run the next staff meeting. You might know where the coffee supplies are kept and even where to buy the best croissants but in order to shine on the job, keep these meeting tips in mind: Conducting a Business Meeting Tips 1. Know the goal of the meeting. … Continue reading How to Run a Successful Business Meeting
Business Etiquette: Mind your P’s and Q’s
You might do your job exceptionally well but if you lack good business etiquette then your career will likely get stalled with the crew hanging out at the water cooler. Here’s ten things you can do to be poised and professional in business protocol and etiquette: 1. Arrive on time for meetings. If you really … Continue reading Business Etiquette: Mind your P’s and Q’s
Choosing Small Business Software
If you are looking for software for your business, you may be at a loss as to how to pick the best solution. After you read three or four product brochures, or websites, all the software features start to seem the same. How much money do you need to spend to get something that will meet your … Continue reading Choosing Small Business Software
Taking Clues : An Innovative Approach to Goal Setting
Do you have a dream or do you have a goal? If you are thinking about something you want in life but not working to make your dream come true, then you need to shift from dreaming to action. Taking action is the key to making dreams turn into reality. But how do you know … Continue reading Taking Clues : An Innovative Approach to Goal Setting
Managing Your Daily Activities Effectively
In today’s fast-paced environment, it’s easy to forget things that we believe we just HAVE to accomplish. To keep your sanity and your schedule in check, here are a few tips on how to manage your daily activities more effectively: Make a list. At the beginning of the week, make a list of everything that … Continue reading Managing Your Daily Activities Effectively
Public Relations: Success Dealing with the Media
Success with the media begins with knowing how to do your job. It also involves understanding the media knows how to do its job. Dealing successfully with the media begins with forging reliable and professional relationships with reporters, editors, and producers. Achieving that goal also includes knowing how to let them do their job. A … Continue reading Public Relations: Success Dealing with the Media
Public Relations: Getting Media Coverage
Getting the media coverage or community response you want isn’t always easy. But less than successful results don’t always have to keep you from achieving your goals. It happens to the most well-known of organizations from those consistently in the news to others that are less familiar: Media coverage is lacking for reasons ranging from … Continue reading Public Relations: Getting Media Coverage
Public Relations: Managing Crisis and Focusing on the Issues
Crisis Management Sooner or later, every public relations practitioner will have to deal with a scenario they wish would just go away. But navigating the waters of a potentially disastrous situation requires more than wishful thinking. Responding to bad news effectively can mean the difference between success and failure. It is bound to happen eventually. … Continue reading Public Relations: Managing Crisis and Focusing on the Issues
Conducting Successful Press Conferences and Marketing your Message
The time has come to announce your big news and the press conference is set. Conducting successful press conferences takes more than just designating a time and place. True success involves planning before, during, and afterward. Accommodating the media in terms of press conferences begins beforehand and continues until after their stories have run. How … Continue reading Conducting Successful Press Conferences and Marketing your Message
Public Relations: Publicity Beyond the Media
There are infinite ways besides the media to get your message out to the community. From advertisements, community events, promotional items, the options are endless. But deciding on how you are going to share your message isn’t enough; you also have to decide on the right target audience. It goes without saying your company will … Continue reading Public Relations: Publicity Beyond the Media
Working with the Media: Cultivating Contacts
Getting your message out involves many factors. Making sure you are organized and accommodate the media is at the top of the list. To the point — are you someone the media looks forward to hearing from, or do they cringe when they hear your name on the other end of the telephone? Have you … Continue reading Working with the Media: Cultivating Contacts
