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The Robot Business is Hard - Rethink Robotics Shuts Down

Small Business Labs

With all the noise around AI and robotics these days, you'd think this is a great time to be a company that makes robots. And in many ways, it is. According to the International Federation of Robotics, an industry body, worldwide sales of robots increased by 31% in 2017.  But it turns out the robot business is tough and making money isn't easy.  Because of this, robotics pioneer Rethink Robotics recently shut down.  Rethink made two robots - Baxter and Sawyer - that wer

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How to Make Your Office Kitchen Space Eco-Friendly

Eco-Office Gals

An eco-friendly attitude doesn’t have to end with your opinion. You can show your support for environmental conservation in the way you dress, drive, eat and shop. You can make it part of your home and even part of your workspace with a little effort and the right direction. Substituting conventional products for green alternatives is easy — and most of the time, it’s also affordable!

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What to expect at Friday’s Virtual Summit

Practically Perfect PA

The Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summit is happening this Friday. That is Friday 19th October 2018 from 10 am – 6 pm GMT+1. If you haven’t grabbed your ticket yet, the time is now! Here are all the details. The whole event is online which means you can watch it anywhere in the world. The Summit takes place […].

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This is the One Thing Every Boss Should Hear

On The Job

Is it really that difficult to be a boss? "It’s not easy," writes Andy Kessler in the Wall Street Journal. "Decisions come at you rapid-fire and, like it or not, you’ve got to make a call, potentially without knowing the consequences for years. Meanwhile, a bigger boss or a board of directors is breathing down your neck, prepared to can you if you screw up.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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5 Reasons Why Keeping Your CSRs Happy is Important

Small Business CEO

If you are in a position where you generally hire people and enable them to earn a source of income, it is also very important that you put effort into keeping these employees happy as well, and this includes putting in additional effort in order to make sure this is so. If you have customer support representatives it is even more important that you put some effort into keeping them happy.