Tag: administration

March 6, 2023

A reader asks: My workplace wants to start giving out annual profit share bonuses in lieu of salary raises. Basically, the base bonus (which is based on how well the company does that year) would be multiplied by the number […]

February 27, 2023

The other day, a young entrepreneur asked me for help with his newly acquired business: “We raised a million and a half in capital six months ago and have been meeting to strategize, but haven’t yet launched our product and […]

February 22, 2023

Thinking about getting involved with a franchise? You’ll be in good company using this rapid-growth business model. Consider there are 792,000 franchise units in America as of November 2022. And they employ almost 8.5 million workers. Read on to find […]

February 21, 2023

When my business partner and I started our company, we wanted to surround ourselves with the best talent. To us, that meant focusing on a candidate’s skill set through skills-based hiring. In recent years, skills-based hiring has gained momentum as […]

February 7, 2023

If I want my company to be successful, which of course I do, the first step is for me to be an effective leader. After all, the agenda is set by the leader, who also assigns responsibilities to other members […]

January 31, 2023

Both non-profits and social enterprises are trying to create positive social change in their various fields and have some similarities. However, they are actually very different in many regards. We’ll break down the key differences to help you understand why […]

January 10, 2023

If you’ve been feeling like your leadership contributions are underappreciated, add a copy of Why Managers Matter to your reading list. In it, Nicolai Foss, a strategy professor at the Copenhagen Business School, and Peter Klein, the W.W. Caruth Chair […]

December 22, 2022

What is intent, and what is impact? Intent is the idea or desire behind our language, behavior or lack of words or actions. It’s what we mean by our words or action. Impact is the effect our words, action, silence […]

December 21, 2022

1. Affiliate Marketing Business \Affiliate marketers earn income by posting advertising and affiliate links on their own websites. Each time someone clicks through one of these links and makes a purchase, the site owner gets a small commission. There are […]

November 29, 2022

People who work from home can sometimes feel as though they’re never off the clock. For entrepreneurs, especially those in the early stages of getting a business off of the ground, this can come as a huge detriment to both […]

November 17, 2022

2022 marks five years since we launched Dubai-based social media, public relations, and influencer marketing agency POP Communications. And while POP might have officially come into being in August 2017, planning the business framework and brand vision was something we […]

October 20, 2022

Financial-services companies face a significant challenge: they need to reduce costs while ensuring they have the talent necessary to both run the business and continue to evolve in a highly dynamic marketplace. The “great resignation,” remote work, and enduring labor […]

October 18, 2022

You’ve got a great small business story to tell, but how do you find just the right words? On today’s show, David Leonhardt, President of The Happy Guy (THGM) Writing Services, sits down with Shawn Hessinger, the Executive Editor of […]

September 30, 2022

As a company grows and expands, there is more opportunity for strangers to enter the premises, with possible access to all that’s there. In this digital age, it’s important to remember that data is just as sensitive as anything physical […]

September 28, 2022

You can find it in just about every industry: an entrepreneur who spreads themself too thin because they don’t wish to or they are simply unable to delegate critical tasks to others. But when is it time to stop doing […]

September 28, 2022

Making it in the world as an entrepreneur is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. However, with the right tools and information at your disposal, you can give yourself the best chance possible for […]

September 28, 2022

As a company owner, you have likely been dealing with all the effects of inflation as of late — the prices of raw materials have skyrocketed, shipping costs are way higher than usual, business commutes now weigh much heavier on […]

September 9, 2022

By now, you’ve heard about “quiet quitting,” the phenomenon of employees committing to not doing the extra work that goes completely unnoticed. And you may have even heard about “quiet firing,” where employers treat employees poorly so that they’ll leave. […]

August 26, 2022

When Kathrin Hamm first launched her weighted blanket brand, Bearaby, she didn’t have a team member who was trained in search engine optimization. But she knew someone who did. Her friend, Dannie Hansen, was well-versed in the topic. His Munich-based […]

August 25, 2022

With today’s employees seeking more say over where they live and work, hybrid work models are becoming increasingly popular. So, how can you make a hybrid workplace work for both in-office and remote team members? Hybrid has its challenges — […]