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Your 10-Step Checklist for Starting a Small Business

Your 10-Step Checklist for Starting a Small Business Many people romanticize entrepreneurship. Starting a small business is actually going to be one of the most challenging experiences in your life, as you are responsible for the success of your company. There are a lot of boxes to check off to get yourself established and aligned […]

Steps for Becoming a Successful Forex Trader

Steps for Becoming a Successful Forex Trader As you likely already know, lots of people have managed to make pretty good money by trading in Forex. Nevertheless, there is undeniably still some risk involved. If you dive in head first without making any preparations, there is a good chance that you’re going to land yourself […]

Call from Unknown Number

Sprint and T-Mobile Split Up for Good Sprint and T-Mobile officially called off their wedding over the weekend. The two had been in negotiation for months, but in the end “the companies were unable to find mutually agreeable terms.” A similar incident between the two occurred in 2014, but the merger was called off due […]

5 Ways to Ensure Secure and Easy Sharing and Storing of Sensitive Information

5 Ways to Ensure Secure and Easy Sharing and Storing of Sensitive Information In any business, there’s going to be information that needs to be shared and stored securely, some more than others. Financial, legal and highly personal info are the top priorities. However, when it comes to your clients’ information, you should be able […]

Becoming the Community Engagement Standard Using Social Media

Becoming the Community Engagement Standard Using Social Media Between social media, a veritably endless list of “news” sites, and everyone having a camera in their pocket, it’s impossible to get away with anything. There is no such thing as deleting an image from the internet or righting a social media wrong — someone, somewhere, has […]

How to Compete with Big Business | Increased Traffic Tips

How to Compete with Big Business | Increased Traffic Tips If you really want to compete with the large players in the industry you are in, it is important to increase your web traffic back to your business website. This can take time, effort, and money to do so, but in the end, it can […]

6 Tools to Amplify Your Team’s Productivity

6 Tools to Amplify Your Team’s Productivity Research from Salary.com found that two-thirds of employees waste at least half an hour at work every year. Unfortunately, the study understated the problem, because many employees stay on task but don’t work productively. Their actual productivity scores are much lower. Choosing talented employees for your team is important, but […]

5 DIY Steps to Stop Poor Website Speeds from Destroying Online Sales

5 DIY Steps to Stop Poor Website Speeds from Destroying Online Sales The speed of your website matters. As internet speeds increase across the globe, it seems that we are becoming more and more impatient. Research now suggests that users become frustrated when they have to wait more than 2 seconds for a website to […]

How to Craft a Narrative that Inspires Behaviour Change

How to Craft a Narrative that Inspires Behaviour Change We all want to make a change, and something that helps enormously when a company is looking to implement behaviour change for their audience is narrative. A storyline. If your message is paired with a storyline that is compelling, relevant, engaging and believable (or even better, […]

ARe you going to buy it?

Amazon Introduces AR We love the convenience of shopping on Amazon, but it can be hard to buy online if we can’t imagine how the item will look in our home. It’s easy to buy a box of La Croix that will go straight to our bellies; it’s not so easy to buy a lamp […]