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Legal

IRS Issues Guidance on Emergency Savings Accounts for Employees

January 24, 2024

Via: Small Business Trends

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released initial guidance to assist employers in implementing pension-linked emergency savings accounts (PLESAs). This development follows the authorization of PLESAs under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, aimed at encouraging employees to save for […]


Management, Strategy & Planning

Business Lessons from Hallmark Christmas Movies

November 27, 2023

Via: CO

Every year, about 80 million viewers tune in to The Hallmark Channel during the holiday season to catch one (or all) of their dozens of original Christmas movies. These holiday staples, which often feature an aspiring entrepreneur or a struggling […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

4 Approaches to Make Employees Feel Psychologically Safe

August 15, 2023

Via: Small Biz Club

It’s usual for businesses to want to take calculated risks to maximize business output and reap the rewards. But there are a number of repercussions of this, most notably the impact on our employees. Employees want to feel they contribute […]


Legal

Best Small Business Health Insurance

July 18, 2022

Via: Small Business Trends

A small business owner easily might become overwhelmed when it comes time to buy health insurance. With so many types of small business health insurance from which to choose, and so many companies offering those benefits, where is one to […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

Why Your Small Business Should Not Avoid Conflict on Tough Issues

April 18, 2022

Via: Small Business Trends

A lot of small business owners don’t like conflict, so they avoid it. There can be problems inside your company between employees or controversial policies with your staff or customers. But more progress can be made in your company if […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

5 Causes of Burnout in Employees

January 19, 2022

Via: Business 2 Community

The professional world has done a rapid U-turn when it comes to burnout. Just a couple decades ago, it was regarded as trivial, probably a sign of weakness – arguably nonexistent. As studies began showing the massive economic costs of […]


Finance

8 Things Venture Capitalists Evaluate When Deciding to Invest in Your Startup

December 15, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

More and more startups are springing up across almost all industries every year as the internet continues to democratize the business environment. But as the number of startups increases, the more difficult it becomes for aspiring entrepreneurs to find suitable […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

Keeping Your Best Employees During the Great Resignation

September 15, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

Now that restrictions around the pandemic have loosened, companies are asking employees to resume working from their offices again. But the result is not what’s been expected. Instead of returning, droves of highly skilled workers are quitting instead. This widespread […]


Marketing, Sales Experience

How to Handle Rejection at Work

September 2, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

Rejection is never easy to discuss and yet so many of us go through it. At work, rejection can lead to us feeling unmotivated, unproductive, and sometimes lose hope. Rejection at a workplace can look like anything, from not receiving […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

3 Great Ways Leaders Can Connect with Employees

August 23, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

It’s not always easy for leaders to figure out their employees’ needs, wants, or struggles. If you fail to crack the code, you could lose top talent, allow toxic attitudes to fester, or even imperil your entire business. Having a […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

Why Are Values Key to a Conscious Business?

August 20, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

Values have become a focal point for forward-thinking companies. They feature on their websites, in their annual reviews, as well as being incorporated into their processes and practices. So why are values so important? Primarily, values say a lot about […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

What Do Employees Want When They Return to the Office?

June 28, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

What do employees want in returning to the office after the pandemic? It’s easy to assume we know what they want. Our assumption is that they want what we would want in their circumstances. In other words, we place ourselves […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

How to Make Employees Adapt to Learning at Work

June 1, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

Even though 87 percent of millennials believe learning and development in the workplace are significant, only 29 percent are satisfied with the career advancement opportunities available within their workplace. However, employee training is becoming increasingly important, and companies are recognizing […]


Leadership & Career Development, Management

How Workforce Management Creates Competitive Advantage

May 26, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

n a supermarket, at peak hours, you either see closed entry doors or long queues. The same occurs in banks and call centers. How many times have you had to wait for a long time in line at a bank […]


Marketing, Software and Tools

How a Little Marketing Push Can Equal a Big Revenue Bump

May 25, 2021

Via: Entrepreneur

My CPA’s office overcharged me for my tax preparations last month. When I brought it to his attention, we realized it was a juxtaposition of the numbers. Simple to solve. He had it handled immediately. To thank him, I went […]


Management, Proposal Management

The Truth About How Motivated Blindness Affects Business Decisions

April 19, 2021

Via: Business 2 Community

There is a well-documented cognitive bias that says that people see what they want to see and easily miss contradictory information. A particular type of cognitive bias is when a person suppresses information when it’s in their interest to remain […]


Management, Proposal Management

Is Your Team Better With or Without You?

October 14, 2020

Via: Business 2 Community

There are two viewpoints to take when answering the question; is your team better with or without you. It all depends on what is more important to you as a manager. Let’s break both sides down. Is Your Team Better […]


Management, Proposal Management

Which Employer Brand Channels Should You Use?

September 4, 2020

Via: Business 2 Community

No matter how great your employer brand is, if you’re not active in the right channels, you won’t be able to reach the candidates you want, engage with the employees you have, or build the reputation you deserve. Visibility is […]


Management, Proposal Management

Energize and Motivate Employees with Effective Communication

August 20, 2020

Via: Business 2 Community

It’s not an understatement to say that 2020 has been as unpredictable as any year that any of us can recall. Likewise, businesses have faced an array of challenges, volatility, and unprecedented adjustments. And we still have more than four […]


Management, Proposal Management

How Target creates a great workplace for millennials

August 6, 2020

Via: Fortune

Target is hitting the bullseye when it comes to creating a millennial-friendly workplace culture. The giant retailer ranked 10th on this year’s ranking of the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials, large company category. The ranking is based on research and […]