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How Could Your Business Become More Productive And Successful?

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How Could Your Business Become More Productive And Successful?

If your business is still brand new then it can be hard to settle into the industry. You’re probably an entrepreneur with raw passion and determination to succeed in the business world, and you’ve likely hired a small team of equally as determined individuals to help make that a reality. Of course, you’re swimming in a sea of like-minded businesses; standing out requires not just intelligence and passion but a willingness to break the rules and push past what your competitors are doing. Here are some tips on making your small business even more productive and successful than it may or may not already be.

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Health & Safety In the Workplace: 4 Golden Rules

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Health & Safety In the Workplace: 4 Golden Rules

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All business owners need to work hard to ensure that their employees are safe at all times. Today, I’m going to highlight four golden rules you’ll need to consider. Failure to take health and safety seriously in the workplace could have drastic consequences for your business. One example of this is that injured workers can make a compensation claim of some kind. Depending on where you live this can involve court cases, investigations and / or fines. That would mean you’d have to find the money for expensive legal fees if you have to go to court or end up having to pay fines. You might also have to take your focus away from the growth of your company. So, it’s sensible to try to avoid them as much as possible by using some (or all) of the advice below.

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Every Freelancer Needs These Top Things To Be Successful

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Every Freelancer Needs These Top Things To Be Successful

It’s always hard getting off the starting line if you decide to become a freelancer. After all, unlike guaranteed work with a permanent 9 to 5 type position, it can be challenging to get a steady stream of work coming in to create a more stable income. And as one freelancer in a pool of thousands, it can be hard to compete to secure more work. It can potentially lead you to give up on their freelancing career before you even get started. However, there are some ways you can make a success of your new career. In fact, here are a few top things every freelancer needs to be successful.

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3 Signs It’s Time For A Career Change

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3 Signs It's Time For A Career Change #Infographic

Although many people train for years to be in a job they plan on being in for years and years, there’s no shame in going for a career change. People don’t stay the same. People develop and evolve. They get new interests, likes and dislikes, and all kinds of other things change about their life situation. Of course this means that getting a new job makes sense in many instances – you spend a large portion of your time there, so you need to do something that’s right for you at the time. Here are 3 signs you should look for to work out whether it’s time for a career change:

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Book Review: Back Pocket Coach and Guest Post – How To Diplomatically Critique Another

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Back Pocket Coach provides 33 power-packed communication strategies to support you in creating satisfying conversations that result in good outcomes for you and others.
 

 

Book Details:

Book Title: Back Pocket Coach: 33 Effective Communication Strategies for Work & Life
Authors: Diane Brennan and Alexandra Ross
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 104 pages
Genre: Communication, Self-help
Publisher: New View Press
Release date: January 2017
Tour dates: June 5 to 16, 2017
Content Rating: G

Book Description:

Have you ever been in a situation that was emotionally charged and the stakes were high? And it was difficult to find the right words? Back Pocket Coach provides 33 power-packed communication strategies to support you in creating satisfying conversations that result in good outcomes for you and others. These just-in-time strategies will help you move through conversations masterfully –whether you’re engaging with one person or a team of people.

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The Payment Tools Small Businesses Need to Know About

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The Payment Tools Small Businesses Need to Know About

Billing and actually taking payment from your customers is obviously one of the most important aspects of your business, especially when you’re a small business, so it stands to reason that you’ll want to do all you can to make the payment process as simple as possible. Luckily, there are a number of tools that can help you with this.

Here are some of the most important payment tools that small businesses need to know about:

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Be Prepared: Business Edition

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Be Prepared: Business Edition

Dealing with surprises is a part of life. Sometimes they are fun and a demonstration of how much those around you care about you, like a party. Other times, they can be rather tragic and stressful.

Some surprises, especially in business, can be just inconvenient though. To keep your business running all the time takes a lot of patience, hard work, and dedication, and that is when things are going your way. If something goes awry, you have to be prepared and be willing to respond dynamically to the problem. This sort of versatility is what allows businesses to weather the storms of the often tumultuous world of business.

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