Hiring the right remote virtual assistant is much tougher than most entrepreneurs initially think. Forget the fact that they’re often continents away from you, which presents its own set of challenges. Remote assistants are just like any other employee you hire – some are good and still others are a nightmare waiting to happen.
Like Tom Hank’s Forrest Gump character famously said “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” If you’ve ever hired employees before, it’s quite likely you’ve pulled a bad apple or two out of the bag.…
A virtual office is a great way to add legitimacy to an online business and gain access to physical office space when you need it, while saving loads of money you’d otherwise spend leasing or renting a permanent business location. While the selection process is fairly simple, there are a few things you’ll want to consider before making a final decision.
Here are 8 things to consider when choosing a virtual office:
1. Flexibility
Ask yourself what your virtual office’s ideal business hours should be.…
Superheroes are ridiculously awesome; I think we can all agree on that. But what if they had to work normal jobs like us average, non-super people?
Would they be able to cope with working 9:00 – 5:00 like Dolly Parton and us? Maybe, maybe not; but that’s not what we’re here to find out. We want to take an educated guess at what they’d be good at in the real world.
Nick Fury
Without a doubt Nick Fury would be in some sort of directing, managing job.…
When you attend an entertaining, informative and memorable business event, it seems like everything happens automatically, just when it should. If things go smoothly, you can be sure there was a mammoth amount of preparation and planning behind the scenes.
Here are three vital behind the scenes things you have to put plenty of thought into:
Logistics Planning
Early stage planning can make or break an event. Things to consider include choosing the date, which ideally won’t clash with any other local or national major event.…
Businesses around the world have moved unto the next big thing which is doing businesses online. No business can survive in the overcrowded and competitive business world without the internet. It is important to quickly figure out how to succeed online. Understanding the basic facts about running a successful online business will guide your decision making. Online business may sound convoluted to you when you first start out because of the complicated terms that are used including search engine optimization, video marketing, email marketing, building websites, and social media marketing.…
Many people don’t like their job, don’t like their boss and always wanted to work for themselves. But something holds them back. Often what holds them back are many of the myths about starting a business. Fortunately, many of these myths about how hard it is to start a business aren’t true.
One deep misconception that people have is that to start your own business you need to be someone special. Maybe you need to have been born as an entrepreneur, perhaps launching a lemonade stand before going to kindergarten, or selling off family possessions at a big yard sale when your parents first left you at home alone, or starting to assemble and sell your own computers while still in college.…
Ideally, you want to have your business finance organized from the start. It is the easiest way to maintain control over the business itself while keeping expenses in check. You also have plenty of information to work with when you do business accounting correctly, including whether the business is growing. These details are crucial for decision making.
Unfortunately, not all businesses have the luxury of good accounting. If your business finances are in a mess, it is time to regain control and start organizing things properly.…
Fleet management was once an exceptionally difficult prospect for many reasons, especially before any sort of technology was added to the mix. When the wheel was first invented thousands of years ago, it introduced an entirely new method of handling large loads. A set of four wheels controlled by one man can easily transport much more than even 100 men could transport without the aid of wheels. There were other major developments during the life of the fleet management industry, but the advanced technology of the modern world has once again reshaped the fleet management industry.…
Outsourcing compensation management has become a very popular option for many businesses, thanks to the numerous benefits they provide. If you’re running a startup company, there’s a good chance that you’re already thinking of outsourcing your payroll to help improve your business processes. But what exactly should you be expecting from it? Let’s take a quick look to find out.
1. Outsourcing Provides Focus
Among the most resource-intensive aspects of running a business is compensation management. Keeping employees paid on time, ensuring that incentives are properly implemented, and making sure that all rules and regulations pertaining to employment are observed requires a significant amount of manpower and resources—two things that startups don’t always have.…
It does not matter if your small-to-medium business owns a single company car or if you are taking care of a dozen vehicles of different kinds – you need to know at least the basic stuff about fleet management. Today, we have compiled a list of tips that will help you do exactly that – manage a reliable and efficient fleet that does not hemorrhage money.
Safety above everything
Some people will say that this is being idealistic and that cost-effectiveness is the only thing that matters, but they are simply not right.…
