Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia 
I missed National Relaxation Day (August 15, 2015)! ACK! Just my luck Βto miss an excuse-worthy motive to kickback, put my feet up, and do absolutely nothingβ¦but relax. Ahhhh!
Isnβt every Saturday relaxation day? Should we really be working on our so-called βday off?β As any entrepreneur knows, Saturday is often a solid catch up workdayβone without the constant interruptions and distractions of the typical business day.
Over the last three years, John has been an integral part of your small business, helping grow it from a tiny number of people working from home to a moderately successful corporation just starting to really get noticed. Yesterday, he announced that he was quitting. For a small business like yours, without much time to spare, is giving him an exit interview really worth it?
Yes. It is definitely worth conducting an exit interview, and here’s why.
Keeping employee retention rates high is a major concern for any businessβafter all, it’s hard to get through long-term projects and expand your business if you can’t ensure that people will stay around. Here are some of the best ways to inspire employees, encourage them to engage, and make sure they stay around.
No matter how advanced our technology or the number of new marketing avenues invented, thereβs one time-tested path that enhances business growth: the referral. Most business owners think of current clients when they hear the word βreferral,β but thereβs another group that can launch your brand to success through referralsβyour Centers of Influence (COI).
If youβre in business, youβve likely heard the term βbranding.β But, what does it mean forΒ business growth? How do companies like Starbucks, whose coffee is highly overpriced for its quality, get away with increasing prices without experiencing the slightest drop in loyalty? Theyβve mastered the art of creating a brand that resonates.
Itβs a common conundrumβhow do we offer health benefits without breaking the bank? In fact, this is such a common small business challenge that only 54% of small and midsized employers (with fewer than 200 employees) even offer traditional health insurance coverage today.
As small businesses strategize how to afford health benefits, an increasingly popular approach is defined contribution.
Recently I wrote about the latest trends in blogging that make your blog more appealing to your readers (Stay Abreast of Small Business Blogging Trends to Cultivate More Readers). Although itβs important to please your reader, itβs equally important to make sure your blogging efforts net resultsβ¦especially when you want to make certain your blog achieves (or exceeds) benchmarks.
Itβs Saturday. My list of things that needed my attention was not only createdβit was logged into my calendar complete with time projections to complete each item. Grocery shopping. Walk. Clean house. Bake cake. Create salad. Clean garageβa project started two weeks earlier. And, be ready by 5 pm for dinner and a play with my husband. Ta Dah! It was ambitious to say the least.