As a business-owner, you have the responsibility of bettering your community and the world by reducing your company’s carbon footprint. Continue reading for simple ways to go green and make a positive impact. Reduce Think about how you can reduce your business’s effects on the environment. The energy you use in your office is a...

A Social networking event is highly effective tool to further your business success. Learn how to prepare yourself for networking events to enhance your experience. Events like these are for professionals seeking connections within the market. Attending a networking event could better your business tenfold and lead you to like-minded individuals. This will benefit you...

As a startup founder or new business owner, your first hire might well be in a non-operations area. But how do you know when you’re ready to hire your first operations employee? First, let’s define the word: Your company’s operations consist of all those work activities that are designed to create products or services, market...

Consider some of these actual historical examples of tabloid headlines: “Headless Body in Topless Bar” (New York Post, April 1983) “Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious” (The Sun, February 8, 2000) “OVER £100M! Is this the rail price? Is this just fantasy? Caught up in land buys; No escape from bureaucracy!” (The Armagh Gazette,...

Adding exercise to your daily routine is a common resolution entrepreneurs make and quickly abandon months after starting. Exercise improves mental health, boosts productivity and has countless physical benefits, but creating a new habit is hard. A lot of business owners won’t stick to their new workout plan as soon as life gets “busy.” The...

Despite the many benefits tied to teamwork, research into the subject is contributing to conflicting ideas. It turns out that teamwork does not always work. Not in situations when absolute creativity is required, where people find it better to work alone, or times when teams are doomed to fail.  For instance, big teams tend to ...

Franchising can be quite intimidating when you’re first introduced to it. The upfront costs to invest, the responsibility of it all and, not to mention the stress, are all factors that make starting a franchise opportunity appear far less accessible than they actually are.  Despite all of this, many think that pursuing a low cost...

It goes without saying that technology keeps advancing at an exponential rate. It’s mind-blowing to think of how far we’ve progressed, even with everyday tools like smartphones, in such a short time. The same goes for business technologies. People now apply digital and software solutions like artificial intelligence and machine learning in more innovative ways...

Today’s businesses can no longer afford to stay silent on injustice. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others ignited a long-smoldering firestorm in the U.S. It triggered a much-needed debate and discussion about the ways systemic racism harms and holds back members of the Black community in this country and all over the...

Shopping for construction equipment requires vetting manufacturers. This simple step will ensure you’re getting the quality and reliability you need on job sites. Browse the list below to learn the top questions to ask your construction equipment manufacturer before each purchase. Can You Meet Job Site Specifications? This question might seem pedestrian to some, but...