The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

While Millennials value high starting salaries and financial security, they also value flexibility in their work schedule and benefits. Millennials grew up in the era of evolving technology, usually being the first ones to try out new tools. Whether you like it or not, Millennials are the future of your workplace. Offer flexibility.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The key is that an employer connects with you via technology while you do the same work you would as if you were sitting in a cubicle at an office. Census data show that more employers are letting workers set up home offices to get work done with 61 percent more workers considering home their primary workplace in 2009 compared with 2005.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary. They most likely will stop using your product/service, but also, they would end up telling their friends. Providing excellent customer service is crucial. Imagine what would happen if a client was treated poorly.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Where employees are encouraged to voice their complaints, where learning experiences are based on following other good examples, and where employees are encouraged to volunteer and have fun when not working adds up to a working environment that revolves around happiness.

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Eco-Office Gals

MAY 11, 2012

While they’re certainly a large part of it, building a green office literally begins from the ground up. Having employees work remotely saves a business money on office space and even more so on salary costs because employers don’t have to factor in transportation costs into paychecks to make a commute worth it to their employees.

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On The Job

MARCH 26, 2008

You're on your Blackberry at the dinner table, you get up at 4 a.m. You will say it's to please the boss, keep up with the workload, further your career or simply because you have no idea what to do if you're not working. Something came up. This is above and beyond the long hours you put in at your desk. It always does.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 26, 2007

We can’t leave the training up to companies alone. It's obvious that e-mail is here to stay, yet you say few companies really educate workers about how and why to use it. Is that the only reason that e-mail has gotten so out of control? No, there are other reasons.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Instead company policy intended to streamline and reduce costs wind up costing an organization more money. One size does not fit all in the people pleasing category, but all too often customer service jobs start out as entry-level positions with entry-level salaries.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You have to consider ergonomic choices, cubicle types, new vs. used, and whether to buy from a broker, dealer, or even an auction. In the end, office furniture should be a consideration right always with finances, marketing, PR, and whatever else it is that takes up a lot of your time. The decision is more than “what looks good.”

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This is now a more grown up generation,” says Dan Finnigan, CEO of Jobvite. Finnigan says recruiters, who often called young job seekers “challenging,” now report Generation Y job candidates are more willing to compromise on salaries or job duties. Today, more than 50 percent of candidates say they will take the salary offered.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

This is a harsh truth, and the sooner we all own up to it, the better. STEAMY) and he mentioned that his parents were wishing he’d leave LA and take up elsewhere. And then one day we grow up and allow life, negative people and bad situations to stop us from dreaming. We’re afraid of success. Think about it.

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