Thu.Jun 02, 2016

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The future of recruitment for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

At the recent Assist Conference we held a great panel session about the future of the assistant role. We asked Claire Grant, Head of London Talent at the new recruitment firm, specifically for assistants, Sidekicks onto the panel and she provided a great insight into the future of the role from a recruitment perspective. For those that couldn’t attend the conference, here are the thoughts of Jessica Williams, Founder (and former assistant) at Sidekicks… .

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Coworking's Continued Boom

Small Business Labs

We've written several times over the past couple of weeks on coworking's continuing growth. But news of interesting new spaces - and major investments in coworking - just keep coming. Crain's  Level Office plans one of Midwest's largest co-working facilities  jumped out at us for several reasons. First, it's going be a big space with Level Office expecting to have over 1,000 coworkers at this location.  Second, the article says Level Office paid $4.3 million

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How to Work with Colleagues You Don't Understand

On The Job

What happens when you ask a bunch of left-brain thinkers to work with a bunch of right-brain thinkers? If you answered chaos, mayhem and a whole lot of frustration, you might be right. But as more companies begin to merge the creative thinkers in a company with the technical side, they’re finding that if done correctly, such a working relationship doesn’t have to be frustrating or chaotic.

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The Power Of Quarterly Goals

Productivityist

Recently I had to start a small decorating job in our house that involved clearing a room. I had to take all of the waste that was created to the local rubbish dump. There was a metal cabinet that needed to be disposed of in it’s own recycling container that was for scrap metal only. When I reached the container, I was quite surprised at what I saw inside.

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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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Can You Do Business From A Phablet? 4 Reasons To Choose A Mid-Size Device

Small Business CEO

A few years ago, we couldn’t have imagined the phablet as a device format. The device, which is somewhere between a smart phone and a tablet in size – hence the moniker – developed in response to the expanding functionality of the smartphone. Smartphones could do a lot, but the screens weren’t quite big enough. At the same time, tablets were larger than many people wanted to drag around.

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Content Marketing – Optimise your Article for Search Engines

Small Business CEO

Writing articles and posting them to your website can be extremely valuable to your business. Some of the benefits of content marketing include: It keeps your network and current customers informed of what’s happening. It engages new customers as news about your company is shared and liked on social channels. It creates an active and busy website which can lead to higher engagement and conversions from your visitors. it can improve your rankings on Google when done correctly.

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First Impressions Matter: The Importance of Effective Signage

Small Business CEO

When we first look at another person, commonly we will look at their face first. A person’s face is where emotion, mood and feeling is communicated, and can tell us a lot about a particular person. Signage is the face of your business. It’s where customers gain their initial impression, and decide if they want to buy your goods and/or services. To break it down, we’ve put together the top 5 reasons that indicate the importance of effective signage.

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3 Tips for Opening Your First Store Location to Accompany an Online Business

Small Business CEO

Many businesses who started out as purely online business are now branching out and trying their hand at opening physical locations to accompany their already successful online business. However, just because you’ve found success online doesn’t mean that opening your first brick and mortar store is going to be a walk in the park for you. photo credit: Yahoo!

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The Importance of Access Point Management of Tech for Small Business

Small Business CEO

If you own or run a small business, then you know just how important your ability to leverage technology is to the success of that business. As the business world continues to see the development of communication technology improve in leaps and bounds, the use of it has become a critical component of the smaller business CEO. We all know how the advent of email has increased the pace of business.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.