Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

When most people hear the term "gig economy, they think of Uber. But Uber is hardly the only gig economy company. In fact, it may not even be the largest, at least in terms of the number of independent workers using its platform. According to a recent GigWalk press release : "Gigwalk’s Cloud Market solution instantly connects businesses to a network of over one million Gigwalkers in North America …" GigWalk's gig walkers are mobile independent workers who execute a variety of tas

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I’m very excited to announce that following the success of the Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summit I have decided to live stream the Future Assistant Conference which is taking place in London on the 8th and 9th February 2018. So, now you can come to the event, interact with the other attendees and speakers. Or, […].

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says that the first nine minutes of a space mission account for at least 50% of a mission’s risk, which is why the crew spends so much time asking themselves how they will react if there’s an inadvertent engine shutdown or a loss of staging rockets. “A nice way to keep reminding yourself is: ‘What’s the next thing that’s going to kill me?

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Time Theming works really well when used in the broadest of senses. You can define your day, have a specific focus for your month, or even have a clearly assigned block of time set aside during the day to work on something that only you can work on. (For example, I like to use a Horizontal Theme of writing). It works in those cases because it can be consistent…and you need it to be consistent.

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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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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Whether or not to outsource certain business functions has always been a topic of discussion amongst business owners. The pros and cons are weighed back and forth, often with no concrete decision for or against it. The key advantage of outsourcing is the ability to remain professional even in areas not directly related to your industry. Content creation, for example, is key to every business, but it is not necessarily relevant to the business’s core functions.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A plethora of small businesses the world over have used the Internet to good effect, by reaching out to customers from different parts of the world. While the growth is welcome, the process of selling services or products internationally comes with its share of challenges. A commonly faced problem is that of having to deal with poor exchange rates and paying steep currency exchange fees.

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