Being the boss can carry with it a great deal of responsibility. You are in charge of making sure things run smoothly, averting disasters, and making sure that your employees are well taken care of.
There are certain things that everyone can agree on that make a boss good or bad. Being a good boss is beneficial to you as well as to your team, and it is great for your company. Here are six things to avoid if you want to keep up employee morale:
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These days, owing to the popularity of online business administration degrees and MBA courses, there are more people than ever who have the opportunity to become highly qualified in business. This means that as an employer, even if your business is small, you are more likely to run into candidates with these qualifications on their resumes. However, just what do you learn on an MBA course or even an online bachelors in business, and just what can that bring to a business like yours?…
Business owners who wish to gain a higher level of education may be reluctant to do so because they’re too busy actually running their companies every day. But this is where online degree programs can come in handy.
Continue reading to learn more about how online degrees can help business owners have the best of both worlds: a career that they love and a great education that will help them achieve more than they thought possible.
Online Degree Programs Are Flexible
One of the biggest perks of online degree programs is the fact that they’re more flexible than degree programs at brick and mortar colleges.…
If you’re thinking of buying a franchise, don’t be tempted by what a franchise can do for you. Instead, think of what you like to do. Put passion before profit. Taking time to be introspective is not a waste of time. Unless you have a clear idea about your own likes and dislikes, wants and desires, strengths and weaknesses, you could make an expensive mistake.
So, how do you decide?
5 Questions to Ask
Imagine you were talking to a franchise broker, mulling that question over.…
For a startup, organizational structure must not be an afterthought, but a result of careful planning. Pay no heed to mythical origin stories that claim startups simply come into existence with a group of friends meeting at a basement or garage. Well, it takes much more than brainstorming and big dreams to launch a successful company. In fact, many of the pitfalls on the road to success are related to poor organizational planning and execution.
Cover all the bases
First of all, startup founders have to strategize on the structure of the company and lay the groundwork for daily operations.…
A good work-from-home program can save your company money, boost employee productivity and morale, and act as a perk to help you attract great talent. But to be effective, your program needs to have enough structure to keep your staff on task and bring out their best work without supervision, and it needs to have some elements to help you stay on top of employee performance. Here are some steps to help you create a well-developed, flexible work-at-home program.
1. Hash Out Eligibility
Which staff members will be eligible to work from home and which will need to stay in the office?…
Setting up a blog for your pet business can be a great addition to your online presence and consistently creating quality content is a hugely valuable asset. However, coming up with really interesting blog posts can be incredibly difficult. If you’ve got writer’s block or just don’t know where to start, try these ideas to generate fantastic content for your pet business blog:
1. Imagine your ideal customer
Your customers are the target of your blog, so why not start with them?…
It really does not matter what type of company you run, understanding its strengths and weaknesses is vital to success. Gathering relevant data about your business and interrogating it on a regular basis is by far the best way to stay informed about what is really going on in your firm.
This applies to all areas of your business, not just your finances. It is not enough to just pull off a profit and loss report every month, and review it.…
When you are in the field of information technology, you have to be on your feet at all times, because so much can change in the blink of an eye. Back in the day, computers were the size of entire rooms, and could only solve simple equations using punch cards. Now, they can do so much more than that, such as processing heavy multimedia, crunching heavy numbers, and even allowing you to talk to another person from all the way across the globe, all using machines that literally fit in the palm of your hand.…
ZipBooks provides a better than decent accounting software, and better yet, it’s free. For SMEs, it’s without a doubt the best software out there right now, given its functionality and price.
The ZipBooks iOS app was just announced—but is it worth downloading?
The answer is yes, but it comes with some qualifiers. I’ll share what makes the app so good, and some potential drawbacks to consider.
Advantages: Go-anywhere invoicing and complete business connectivity
Here’s a quick list of some cool features that connect you to your work:
Dashboard: The app dashboard allows you to instantly view your company’s billing & collections, revenue, customers and more.…
