Category: Starting a Business

Few workers relish in the thought of punching the clock week after week -- hence the popularity of the office lottery pool. But there’s a stark difference between not wanting to work and despising every minute spent doing so.   A poor office culture can do a lot more than decrease employee satisfaction, though that alone should be concerning. When employees aren’t happy, productivity drops, negativity spreads, and turnover increases -- all things that can, directly and indirectly, eat away… Read More

Growing your business and expanding your brand typically requires at least some type of capital investment, and if your budget is thin, you may feel that you're in an ad-less corner. Fortunately, that’s not the case. Today’s business owners have several advertising avenues, many of which are free or pretty close to free. If you’re trying to build your business but can’t sink tons of money into your advertising efforts, then you’d be wise to add a few of these spots… Read More

The stats behind workplace loyalty aren’t what they used to be. The latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that the median length of time a worker has been with their current employer (for both wage and salary careers) was 4.2 years in January 2018. This number varies wildly between generational groups, with the median tenure of workers ages 55 to 64 at 10.1 years, while those aged 25 to 34 had a median tenure of just 2.8… Read More

Looking for top talent? Join the club. Hiring has become an ultra-competitive sport, with a talent shortage emerging as a number one risk for organizations, according to Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Survey. With so many companies searching for highly qualified candidates, it can be difficult to remain seen in what has become a flooded marketplace. However, there are a few ways you can increase your presence and remain relevant and visible to skilled job seekers. Develop a strong company culture… Read More

PayPal is a big name in small business payment processing, handling most of the payments for sites like eBay and Etsy – as well as many freelancers and those with online side hustles. Users of the platform were alerted to another set of changes to the PayPal Terms of Service on April 14th, leaving some sellers upset at the updates. Here’s what you should know about this newest round of revisions to their policies. Refunds Will Cost More Prior to… Read More

“Tariffs.” It’s kind of a dirty word to some small business owners, and we’ve discussed the negatives that paying more for foreign products and commodities can bring. Higher-priced raw materials, such as aluminum and steel, can push up the cost of domestically-produced goods; on its face, that’s not a welcome change. Add in the fact that complicated trade relations are causing some countries to stop buying American altogether, and U.S. businesses are right to worry. There’s another side to the… Read More