Here you will find blog posts, articles, case studies on more on how to innovate small business management with new tools, theories, and practices.
Technology offers us a plethora of solutions to make our lives easier as HR professionals and business managers. Or at least it tries. It doesn’t matter if you’re migrating from an outdated system or looking to implement from scratch for a new business. Sometimes the main challenge is choosing the right solution from the vast […]
To every business, there’s a lifecycle. For construction companies, your business lifecycle starts with the cost estimate. As the starting point for all construction jobs, the cost estimate has a direct impact on everything that will follow. An estimate that is clear, concise, accurate (as can be), and on time will have a direct effect […]
When starting a carpet cleaning business there are a lot of aspects to consider. Should I franchise? How do I choose my location from which to operate? Which tools do I need to buy? How can I attract customers? All these are very valid concerns and you will no doubt encounter them more than once […]
Still using pen and paper for employee time record keeping? Relying on shift schedules for payroll calculations? Then your company is leaking money and you’re probably open to lawsuits and IRS penalties. If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. 33% of employers make payroll errors costing billions of dollars annually, according to the IRS. The American […]
It may sound surprising, but when it comes to employee management, the challenges that small local cafe owners and large international chains managers are facing are pretty much the same: How to create clear and robust HR policies and make your staff respect and follow them? How to make sure your people are engaged and […]
Change. It’s all around us. From the way we buy groceries to the way we wake up in the morning or even the way we communicate with family members – things are different. In business too. If you’re a technophobe, all this talk of change has beads of sweat starting to appear on your forehead […]
So you want to develop a workplace safety training program. Okay, you do not so much want as you are required to. Like most business owners. But you’re not the type to neglect things like employee safety. Because you know well that training for safety is the most cost-effective way to protect your most precious […]
“Time is money” goes the saying. Yet, contrary to what many small business owners assume, the integration of a time clock solution in your business doesn’t have to be a complex and costly project. Affordability, ease of use, and implementation speed are just a few of the reasons why web-based and mobile time clock apps […]
Shopping around for business software can be overwhelming. Google search results can feel like walking down a market street bazaar. Search results act as market vendors displaying their fresh produce and shouting at you to buy here. Therefore it can get very generic and overwhelming quickly. And when pretty much every software vendor claims to […]
Are you still using pen and paper timesheets to track attendance? It’s time to climb off your dinosaur and look around. It’s 2019, and the use of antiquated timesheets in your attendance management and payroll calculations is costing you money. It also has the potential of costing you much more if you don’t stay ahead […]
As your business grows, getting stuff done gets cumbersome and challenging. You become part of the statistics the Project Management Institute discovered in its 2018 study: On average, over a third of projects don’t meet their goals – the same as it was in 2012. Source: Project Management Institute And just as Project Management […]
